Bhartiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI) plans to begin commercial operations of the 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at the Madras Atomic Power Station in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, by the end of 2025.
The Kalpakkam facility currently has two operational 220 MW Pressurised Heavy-Water Reactors (Units 1 and 2), a 500 MW PFBR (Unit 3) under construction, and two planned 600 MW Fast Breeder Reactors (Units 4 and 5).
On 27 November 2024, NHPC signed a power sale agreement (PSA) with Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) for the supply of 1,280 MW of Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE). The agreement, formalized in Lucknow, is part of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) Renewable Energy Implementing Agency (REIA) scheme. FDRE combines…
Hartek Group’s Power System business unit has secured a Rs 1.17 billion project in Gujarat from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL). The project involves the extension of a 765kV AIS substation and 400/220kV substation work. Simarpreet Singh, Group Executive Director & CEO, highlighted the significance of the project in reinforcing Hartek’s leadership in…
The UK and Australia have announced a partnership to pursue their energy transition goals through the Australia-UK Climate and Energy Partnership. The partnership will focus on the development and deployment of renewable technologies such as green hydrogen and offshore wind. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met on the sidelines…
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued an advisory directing central, state, and private transmission utilities to use Ester Oil as the insulating and cooling fluid in at least 10% of new transformers, reactors, and other electrical equipment for all voltage classes of 33 kV and above. The move has been linked to the ongoing…
HydroWing, a division of Inyanga Marine Energy Group, has signed a binding agreement with a sub-holding of Indonesia’s state-owned power company, PLN (Perusahaan Listrik Negara), to develop the country’s first tidal energy project. The 10 MW tidal current power plant is planned for East Nusa Tenggara in the Indonesian archipelago. This partnership builds upon a…
A consortium of SCC Infrastructure and InSolare has won the Solar Energy Corporation of India’s auction to supply 70,000 tonnes per annum of green ammonia under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition Programme (Mode-2A, Tranche-I). The supply tariff was set at Rs 53.05 per kg. The green ammonia will be supplied to Madhya Bharat…