Envision Energy signed an agreement with Juniper Green Energy Private Limited on January 9, 2025, to supply wind turbine generators (WTGs) and battery energy storage systems (BESS) for renewable energy projects across India. Key agreements include: 200 units of EN-182 WTGs: Each with a rated capacity of 5 MW, to be used in Juniper Green’s…
ACME Dhaulpur Powertech Private Limited and ACME Raisar Solar Energy Private Limited, subsidiaries of ACME Solar Holdings Private Limited, commissioned a cumulative 90 MW solar power capacity at Sanwara village in Pokhran tehsil, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, on January 7, 2025. ACME Raisar Solar Energy: Commissioned 28 MW under the 300 MW solar power project at the…
NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL), a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) have established a joint venture (JV) named “NTPC Rajasthan Green Energy Limited” to develop 25,000 MW renewable energy projects in Rajasthan. NGEL holds a 74% equity stake in the JV, while RRVUNL holds 26%. The company will…
NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has commenced commercial operations on a cumulative 110 MW capacity under two major solar power projects in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Rajasthan: NTPC REL started commercial operations on 60 MW of the 320 MW solar power project in Bhainsara, Jaisalmer, on January 7, 2025….
The Central Government has approved an additional 5,000 MW of decentralized solar power projects under Component A of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) program in Rajasthan. This allocation supports the Rajasthan government’s vision of providing daytime electricity to farmers by 2027. The state received an additional quota following a representation…
The North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP) in Nagaland and Tripura is expected to be completed by March 2025. Construction work under NERPSIP has been completed in Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, and Mizoram. However, five packages remain pending, including two in Nagaland and three in Tripura, involving 18 circuit kilometres (ckm) of lines and…
NTPC Limited plans to commission Unit-III of the North Karanpura (Pakri Barwadih) Power Project by March 2025. The project, located near Tandwa town in Chatra district, Jharkhand, involves three units of 660 MW each and is being developed at an investment of Rs 151.64 billion. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is the engineering, procurement, and…
SJVN Limited plans to commission Unit-I of the Chausa Coal-Based Power Project, also called the Buxar Thermal Power Plant, by March 2025. The project, located in Chausa, Buxar district, Bihar, involves two units of 660 MW each and is being developed at an estimated cost of Rs 104.39 billion. Of this, 70% is being arranged…
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has proposed setting up regional standing committees to review intrastate and interstate transmission systems. This initiative is part of an amendment to the “Manual on Transmission Planning Criteria.” Five committees, termed “Standing Committee on Short Term and Perspective Power System Planning (SCSTPPSP),” will be established for the north, east, west,…
Port of Açu Operações and Yamna Co Ltd have signed a land reservation agreement to develop a green ammonia project at the Port of Açu’s industrial complex in northeast Rio de Janeiro State. The agreement reserves two million square meters for green hydrogen initiatives, adding to the one million square meters already licensed at the…