Author: PPD Team Date: October 1, 2025
SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN Limited, has declared commercial operation of 128.88 MW from its Bikaner Solar Power Project on 30 September 2025.
With this addition, the project has reached a cumulative commissioned capacity of 629.90 MW out of the planned 1,000 MW. The balance capacity is expected to be brought online in the near term.
Author: PPD Team Date: September 19, 2025 The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) has announced that the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group will develop a renewable energy project in Sector 8B near Noida International Airport, with a planned investment of Rs 3,000 crore. The project will include a 3 GW solar cell facility and an integrated solar ecosystem hub. The plan includes a 60 MW captive solar and energy storage plant. Advanced solar technologies such as…
Author: PPD Team Date: May 22, 2025 Waaree Energies Limited has acquired 100 per cent equity in Kamath Transformers Private Limited and Green New Delhi Forever Energy Private Limited, expanding its footprint in both manufacturing and power project development. The acquisition of Kamath Transformers, valued at approximately Rs 2.93 billion, marks Waaree’s entry into the transformer manufacturing segment. Kamath Transformers was established in 1994 and has since grown into a recognised manufacturer and exporter of…
Author: PPD Team Date: January 2, 2025 Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) invited Request for Proposal (RfP) bids for setting up the 220 MW BSR (Bharat Small Reactors) Nuclear Captive Power Plant on December 31, 2024. The last date for bid submission is March 31, 2025. The 220 MW NPP will be a Captive Generating Plant (CGP) that will use pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) technology and will be built on brownfield/greenfield sites…
Author: PPD Team Date: October 8, 2025 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued two office memoranda dated October 6, 2025, revising procedures under the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. The updates focus on the payment mechanism for the Utility Led Aggregation (ULA) model and the structure of the scheme’s awareness committee. Under the new payment rule, Central Financial Assistance will be released only after the successful installation, inspection, and commissioning of…
Author: PPD Team Date: July 23, 2025 The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has approved a restructuring plan for the boards of NTPC subsidiaries THDC India Ltd (THDCIL) and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO), according to a communication reviewed by Mint. The move is part of a broader strategy to streamline operations as India expands its hydropower capacity along its eastern and northwestern borders. The DPE has agreed to redesignate the managing director…
Author: PPD Team Date: October 28, 2024 Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured a ‘significant’ contract, estimated between Rs 10 billion and Rs 25 billion, to implement advanced welding technologies for the ITER Organisation’s nuclear fusion project, the world’s largest, located in Cadarache, Southern France. L&T will focus on critical technologies for assembling ports and complex components within the ITER Tokamak’s vacuum vessel. ITER, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, is a large-scale scientific collaboration aiming…