Advait Infratech has received a turnkey contract from Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company (DGVCL) to supply, install, and commission 11 kV 55mm² AAAC medium voltage covered conductor (MVCC) with accessories in the Southern Gujarat region.
The contract is valued at Rs 203.2 million and is expected to be completed within 12 months.
The Andhra Pradesh government aims to secure Rs 10 trillion in investments through its newly launched AP Integrated Clean Energy (ICE) Policy, focusing on solar, wind, and round-the-clock renewable energy projects to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2047. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced the policy, which offers incentives such as affordable land acquisition and power subsidies for specific sectors. The ICE Policy includes a target of developing 78.5 GW of solar capacity, 35 GW…
Statkraft has filed a planning application for the 2.1 GW Baltic Offshore Delta North wind farm, located approximately 100 kilometres east of Stockholm, within Sweden’s economic zone in the Baltic Sea. The bottom-fixed wind farm is designed to produce around 8 TWh of electricity annually, which could supply 40% of Stockholm County’s electricity consumption. The project site, identified as suitable for offshore wind by Swedish authorities, aligns with the revised Marine Spatial Plans that promote…
Orkla India has partnered with CleanMax to source solar energy from a 6.6 MWp solar power plant in Jagaluru, Karnataka, through a 25-year power purchase agreement. This initiative will allow Orkla’s factories in Karnataka to operate entirely on renewable energy. The project is managed through a special purpose vehicle, with CleanMax holding a 74% equity stake and Orkla India holding 26%. CleanMax will oversee the plant’s energy generation, operation, and maintenance. The solar facility is…
Synergy has started installing the first battery units at its 500MW/2GWh Collie battery energy storage system (BESS) in Western Australia. The project, valued at A$1.6 billion (USD 1.07 billion), will include 640 battery units and is scheduled to be operational by 2025. Once complete, the BESS will power 785,000 homes for four hours. The construction phase has generated 500 local jobs in Collie and supports the state’s energy transition plan, which aims to phase out…
NTPC Limited is setting up a one-tonne per day seawater-to-green hydrogen plant at its Simhadri facility near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Developed through its R&D centre, NETRA, the project will use a low-carbon desalination plant powered by waste heat from the thermal power plant’s flue gas. This innovative process will produce hydrogen-grade water from seawater at reduced costs. NTPC states that 12-13 kg of purified water is required to generate 1 kg of hydrogen. In November…
Avaada Group has laid the foundation stone for a Rs 136.5 billion manufacturing facility at Addl. Butibori Industrial Park in Nagpur. The project, aimed at boosting India’s renewable energy capabilities, will create over 5,000 jobs and support the country’s goal to cut carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. The plant, inaugurated by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, will focus on the solar value chain, including ingot-wafer, PV cells, and modules, as well as next-generation…
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