Power Sector News Roundup for August 14, 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: August 18, 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: August 18, 2025
Global:
India:
India may open uranium mining and processing to private sector
First Solar sues Adani Group firm over alleged patent infringement
West Bengal clears two new supercritical power units in Salboni
PGCIL awards Rs 6.3 billion contracts to Siemens and CG Power
AIIB invests Rs 13 billion in Aditya Birla Capital for clean energy
India crosses 100 GW solar module manufacturing capacity under ALMM
Author: PPD Team Date: September 3, 2025 Global: China’s Hualong One becomes most deployed nuclear reactor design India: AMPIN commissions first open access solar project in Chhattisgarh Offgrid Energy Labs secures $15 million in Series A funding GK Energy raises Rs 100 crore in pre-IPO funding Nalco plans Rs 300 billion investment in new smelter and power plant Saatvik Green wins MSEDCL order for solar pumps in Maharashtra Greenzo Energy to build green hydrogen plant…
Author: PPD Team Date: November 15, 2025 India CEA issues guidelines for tariff bidding in WTE projects The Central Electricity Authority has released guidelines under Section 63 of the Electricity Act 2003 for tariff-based competitive bidding to procure power from new grid-connected Waste to Energy projects. The rules set a uniform process for procurement and apply only to projects that use commercially proven technologies. They define the responsibilities of the implementing agency, the developer, and…
Author: PPD Team Date: August 7, 2025 Global: IEA finds high cost of capital still a major barrier for clean energy in EMDEs India: Gentari signs PPA with AWS for Karur wind project Siemens Energy Q3 profit rises 80%, announces expansion at Aurangabad Adani Energy forms subsidiary for Vasai-Virar electricity operations Goa government rules out nuclear power plans, focuses on renewables Standing Linkage Committee recommends coal linkage for 660 MW Ennore plant Krishanveer Forge awards…
Author: PPD Team Date: October 14, 2025 Global: Australia awards 6.6 GW of projects under clean energy tender India: Ministry of Coal issues vesting orders for five coal blocks MSEDCL partners with GEAPP to digitise grid Crompton Greaves secures Rs 520 million rooftop solar order in Telangana Rajesh Power signs MoUs for underground power projects with Gujarat Punjab, IISc collaborate on green hydrogen pilot using paddy straw Toshiba JSW to implement centralised monitoring platform for…
Author: PPD Team Date: January 19, 2026 India Waaree group adds eight IPP-focused step-down subsidiaries Waaree Energies Limited disclosed the incorporation of eight wholly owned subsidiaries through its step-down arm, Waaree Forever Energies Private Limited. The entities were incorporated between January 13 and January 15, 2026, to hold specific independent power producer projects. Each subsidiary has been created solely for individual IPP assets and has not commenced operations, reporting nil turnover. WFEPL holds 100% equity…
Author: PPD Team Date: March 24, 2026 Tata Power executes supplementary PPA for Mundra plant Tata Power has executed a Supplementary Power Purchase Agreement (SPPA) with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) for its 4 GW Mundra thermal power plant. Identical agreements are set to be signed with Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana, enabling full capacity revival. The revised structure allows fuel costs as a pass-through, addressing losses that had led to a shutdown of…