Author: PPD Team Date: April 7, 2025
This information has been given by the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy Shri R. K. Singh, in a written reply to a question, in Lok Sabha.
Author: PPD Team Date: December 1, 2024 ABB India Limited has been operating in power and automation technology for over a century. Headquartered in Bengaluru, it has 25 plants across five main campuses in Bengaluru, Vadodara, Faridabad, Nashik, and Pune. The company operates through four major business areas: Electrification, Motion, Process Automation, and Robotics & Discrete Automation. In the Electrification segment, ABB provides advanced MV & LV switchgear, distribution boards, and digital power solutions….
Author: PPD Team Date: July 15, 2025 Only 11 per cent of India’s coal-based thermal power units are now required to install flue gas desulphurisation systems. This change follows a recent notification from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, reported The Hindu. FGD systems help reduce sulphur dioxide from flue gas, a residue from coal combustion. Sulphur dioxide contributes to fine particulate matter in the air, which is linked to heart and…
Author: PPD Team Date: October 10, 2025 All-India month-wise renewable energy capacity addition from Oct 2024 to Sep 2025. Source: MNRE’s Akshay Urja data.
Author: PPD Team Date: October 27, 2025 The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has proposed a Rs 6.42-lakh-crore plan to build a transmission network to evacuate over 76 gigawatts (GW) of hydropower from Brahmaputra Basin projects by 2047. The plan aims to meet rising electricity demand and reduce dependence on coal. The initiative covers 208 large hydro projects across 12 sub-basins in northeastern India, with 64.9 GW of potential capacity and an additional 11.1 GW from…
Author: PPD Team Date: October 13, 2025 A solar carport is a parking structure with a roof made of solar panels, providing shade and protection for vehicles while generating electricity. The terms solar carport and solar parking canopy are used interchangeably. Solar carports are installed in residential and commercial settings across India, ranging from single-car driveways to large canopies covering entire parking lots. Modern systems can include integrated electric vehicle (EV) chargers, battery storage, and…
Author: PPD Team Date: March 1, 2026 India’s installed wind power capacity reached 54.51 GW as of December 2025, placing the country among the world’s top five wind markets. The sector has transitioned from a subsidy-led segment to a cost-competitive source of generation. Onshore wind continues to expand, repowering of older assets is gaining policy backing, and offshore wind remains at an early stage. Onshore capacity and regional potential Wind capacity increased from 53.12 GW…