Author: PPD Team Date: January 21, 2025 Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has partnered with Volks Energie to develop India’s first solar power plant integrated with Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) for oil and gas pipelines. The project will span 14 strategic locations across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Volks Energie will deploy a combined battery capacity of 1.6 MWh, with Engineers India Limited serving as the project consultant. The use of…
Author: PPD Team Date: November 4, 2025 RWE has started building Germany’s largest battery energy storage facility at its Gundremmingen site in Bavaria, marking a major step in the company’s plan to repurpose former nuclear power sites for renewable energy use. The 400MW facility, with a total storage capacity of 700MWh, will use the existing grid infrastructure of the decommissioned Gundremmingen nuclear plant. The project represents an investment of about €230 million ($266.98 million) and…
Author: PPD Team Date: November 26, 2025 Sembcorp Industries, which is backed by Temasek, is reportedly considering an IPO for its Indian subsidiary Sembcorp Green Infra. The launch could take place in the next eight to nine months. The talks are at an early stage and the size of the issue has not been set. This would be Sembcorp’s second attempt to list its India business after the company withdrew a draft prospectus in January…
Author: PPD Team Date: April 10, 2025 Egypt and France have signed an agreement to build a green hydrogen and derivatives complex, including green ammonia, in Ras Shukeir. The €7 billion project will be fully financed by the private sector and developed in three phases. Once operational, the facility is expected to produce up to one million tonnes of green ammonia annually. The first phase, set to begin in 2029, will be led by EDF…
Author: PPD Team Date: July 15, 2025 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued revised guidelines for the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), introducing clearer implementation plans for Hydrogen Valley Innovation Clusters (HVICs) and Green Hydrogen Hubs. The revised guidelines, which replace the earlier version released in March 2024, integrate four HVIC pilot projects into the larger Hydrogen Hub framework, earmarking Rs 172 crore for their development. HVICs are intended to serve…
Author: PPD Team Date: March 7, 2025 Hariom Pipe Industries Limited (HPIL) has secured a Letter of Award (LoA) from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to develop 60 MW decentralised solar power projects under the Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana (MSKVY) 2.0. The award was issued on March 4, 2025. The project involves developing, designing, engineering, procuring, constructing, commissioning, and maintaining solar plants. HPIL will also set up the evacuation infrastructure to deliver…