Apraava Energy commissions its largest wind project in Gujarat
Author: PPD Team Date: January 31, 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: January 31, 2025
Apraava Energy has commissioned a 250.7 MW wind power project in the Sidhpur region of Gujarat’s Devbhoomi Dwarka district. This was the company’s largest wind project.
Awarded under SECI’s Tranche VIII wind tender, the project features 120 Suzlon wind turbine generators, each with a 2.1 MW rated capacity. This brings Apraava Energy’s total operational wind portfolio to around 1,200 MW.
The project is backed by a 25-year power purchase agreement with SECI at a tariff of Rs 2.83 per kWh. It incorporates advanced safety features, including fire suppression and condition monitoring systems for the turbines.
In addition, Apraava Energy has launched community development initiatives across 12 villages in Sidhpur, focusing on livelihood, water, sanitation, and women’s empowerment.
In September 2024, Apraava secured an interstate transmission project in Rajasthan through the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process. The project involves constructing around 200 km of 400 kV and 765 kV transmission lines, along with a pooling station, to facilitate the evacuation of 5.5 GW of renewable energy from Rajasthan’s Renewable Energy Zone Phase IV.
Featured photograph is for representation only.
Author: PPD Team Date: June 19, 2025 The Parsa East and Kanta Basan (PEKB) coal mine in Surguja, Chhattisgarh, has become the first coal mine in the state — and among the first in India — to achieve full energy self-sufficiency using solar power. Operated by Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (RRVUNL), the mine now relies entirely on solar energy for its internal operations. A 9 MW solar power plant, developed by Mundra Solar…
Author: PPD Team Date: November 5, 2024 Refex Green Power Limited (RGPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Refex Renewables & Infrastructure Limited, has acquired the remaining 51% equity stake in Sherisha Solar SPV Two Private Limited. This acquisition increases RGPL’s ownership to 100%, making Sherisha Solar SPV Two a fully-owned step-down subsidiary.
Author: PPD Team Date: February 27, 2026 India recorded a peak power demand of 245,416 MW in January 2026, with the national grid maintaining frequency within the standard band for over 78% of the time, according to the monthly operational report released by Grid Controller of India Limited (Grid-India). The all-India peak demand of 245,416 MW was recorded on January 9, 2026 at 9:52 AM based on one-minute supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) data….
Author: PPD Team Date: September 17, 2025 Low-emission hydrogen production is expected to expand this decade despite project delays and cancellations, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its Global Hydrogen Review 2025. The report noted that global hydrogen demand reached nearly 100 million tonnes in 2024, a 2 per cent rise from the previous year, broadly in line with overall energy demand growth. Most of this demand, however, continues to be met through hydrogen…
Author: PPD Team Date: October 17, 2024 Hithium Energy Storage Technology has partnered with Nabilah AlTunisi’s company, MANAT, to launch a joint venture named Hithium MANAT. The venture will establish a battery energy storage systems (BESS) manufacturing facility with a 5 gigawatt-hour (GWh) annual production capacity in Saudi Arabia. This marks one of the first advanced BESS manufacturing plants in the Kingdom and the wider MENA region, supporting Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. The partnership was…
Author: PPD Team Date: July 4, 2025 On 1 July 2025, the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser released a report on “ZET Adoption in India and Its Impact on Emission and Energy.” It focuses on transitioning Medium and Heavy-Duty Trucks (M&HDTs) to Battery Electric Trucks (BETs). Freight trucks handle 70% of India’s logistics and consume 40% of its fuel. The report says shifting to BETs can sharply reduce emissions and fuel demand by mid-century….