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: February 6, 2026 SJVN Limited has announced the commissioning of its 70 MW Dhubri Solar Power Project in Assam. The project marks SJVN’s first operational asset in India’s North Eastern Region. It has been developed by its subsidiary, SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL), at Rs 367.44 crore and will supply power to Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL). The solar plant is located in Dhubri district and has been set up…
Author: PPD Team Date: February 21, 2025 The Government of West Bengal has allocated Rs 41,410 million for the Department of Power in the State Budget 2025-2026. A sum of Rs 816 million has been proposed for the Non-Conventional & Renewable Energy Sources department. Plans include the installation of static meters for 726,000 consumers, expansion of e-vehicle charging infrastructure at 187 locations, and a 125 MW ground-mounted solar power project in Goaltore, Paschim Medinipur. The…
Author: PPD Team Date: January 13, 2026 Solex Energy Limited has received a Rs 276 crore work order from a domestic independent power producer for the manufacture and supply of N-type Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon) solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. The order provides additional visibility to the company’s order book. According to a regulatory filing, the order covers the supply of 615 Wp and 620 Wp glass-to-glass (G12R) solar modules. Execution is scheduled between February…
Author: PPD Team Date: January 8, 2025 PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) incorporated Anantapur II REZ Transmission Limited, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for developing the Transmission System for integration of Anantapur-II REZ (Phase-I: 4.5 GW), on January 7, 2025. PFCCL has also been appointed as the bid process coordinator (BPC) for the selection of a transmission service provider (TSP) through a tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process.
Author: PPD Team Date: September 12, 2025 REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL) has launched a tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process to select a transmission service provider for evacuating power from the 450 MW Shongtong Karcham hydroelectric project (HEP) and the 150 MW Tidong HEP in Himachal Pradesh. The project, being developed by Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL), is scheduled to be commissioned by July 2026. The transmission scheme will be housed under…
Author: PPD Team Date: October 16, 2024 Japanese firm TOYO has announced plans to build a 2GW solar cell manufacturing facility in Hawassa, Ethiopia, with an estimated investment of $60 million. The facility will be developed on a 31,500m² site, with construction set to begin in November 2024 and production expected by the end of Q1 2025. The project will create up to 880 jobs in manufacturing and engineering. Ethiopia’s favourable investment policies and tariff…