Author: PPD Team Date: 24/10/2024
Aravinda Electricals Infra has emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for a project by Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand (PTCUL).
The project involves constructing a 220 kV Gas-insulated Substation (GIS) in Ghansali. The company’s quoted bid value is Rs 1.73 billion.
Author: PPD Team Date: 07/11/2024 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation’s R&D arm, HP Green R&D Centre (HPGRDC), has entered a collaboration with Engineers India Limited (EIL) to commercialise its indigenous hydrogen pressure swing adsorption (HP-PSA) technology. Under this partnership, HPCL will act as the “Technology Licensor,” while EIL will be the exclusive “Technology & Engineering Partner,” responsible for engineering, marketing, and commercialising HP-PSA technology across India. The HP-PSA technology, developed by HPGRDC, has proven effective with a…
Author: PPD Team Date: 19/12/2024 India has added nearly 15 GW of renewable energy capacity between April and November this financial year, almost double the 7.54 GW added during the same period last year. Speaking at the CII International Energy Conference 2024, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi highlighted India’s growing leadership in the global clean energy sector. The country’s installed non-fossil fuel capacity now stands at 214 GW, up 14 per cent year-on-year. In November 2023…
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/11/2024 WAPCOS Limited has been awarded a Letter of Award (LoA) worth Rs 2.3 million for consultancy services to analyze potential pumped storage project (PSP) sites in Uttar Pradesh. The contract follows the Request for Proposal (RfP) issued by Invest UP (formerly Udyog Bandhu) in July 2024. The analysis will cover PSP sites in Chitrakoot Dham, Jhansi, Varanasi, and Vindhyachal divisions. Key parameters for evaluation include a minimum capacity of 500…
Author: PPD Team Date: 17/01/2025 China is significantly increasing its grid investment to ensure efficient delivery of renewable energy to homes and businesses. According to the National Energy Administration, power transmission spending rose 19% to 529 billion yuan ($72 billion) in the first 11 months of 2023, marking a shift towards grid infrastructure, as reported by Bloomberg. Investment in new power capacity was larger at 866.5 billion yuan, showing a 12% increase. This marks the…
Author: PPD Team Date: 03/12/2024 Australian mining company Pilbara Minerals and its joint venture (JV) partner POSCO Holdings have announced the completion of Train 2 at their Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate Chemical Facility in Gwangyang, South Korea. The facility is Korea’s first lithium hydroxide plant, with an annual production capacity of up to 43,000 tons of battery-grade lithium hydroxide—sufficient to power batteries for approximately one million electric vehicles. The JV, POSCO Pilbara Lithium Solution (PPLS), established…
Author: PPD Team Date: 19/02/2025 Alpex Solar has won a Rs 450 million order from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to supply 2,000 solar-powered water pumps under the Magel Tyala Saur Krushi Pump scheme. The pumps will be manufactured at Alpex Solar’s facility in Greater Noida, which has recently expanded to a 1,200 MW capacity. Founded in 1993, Alpex initially specialized in the international trade of synthetic yarns and knitting machinery components before…