Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has awarded a contract worth approximately Rs 289 crore to CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited for the supply of 420 kV reactors under its bulk procurement programme. The contract forms part of Lot-6 of PGCIL’s bulk procurement package covering 765 kV and 400 kV class transformers and…
Aditya Birla Renewables Limited (ABRen), a subsidiary of Grasim Industries Limited, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% equity shares and securities of Solenergi Power Private Limited, which owns the Sprng Energy group of companies, from Shell Overseas Investment B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell plc. The transaction, valued at an enterprise value…
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) to provide technical support for evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of the Deep Soil Mixing (DSM) technique for Units 3 and 4 of the Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP). The collaboration…
NHPC Limited has resumed commercial operation of two generating units at its 510 MW Teesta-V Power Station in Sikkim, restoring 340 MW of generation capacity after successful synchronisation with the national grid. Unit No. 1 and Unit No. 2, each with an installed capacity of 170 MW, commenced commercial operation at 17:00 hours on July…
The North Eastern Regional Power Committee (NERPC) is finalising a National Power Committee (NPC)-approved Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the diversion of regional spare transformers and reactors, with private transmission service providers (TSPs) seeking formal participation in the framework. The revised draft SOP was discussed during the recent Operation Coordination Sub-Committee (OCC) meeting. Framework for…
Grid Controller of India Limited (Grid-India), through the National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC), has issued revised detailed procedures for Secondary Reserve Ancillary Services (SRAS) and Tertiary Reserve Ancillary Services (TRAS), updating the operational framework based on more than three years of implementation experience and stakeholder feedback. The revised procedures, finalised after a public consultation process,…
SAEL Industries Ltd has announced that its subsidiary, SAEL Solar P6 Pvt Ltd, has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd (NTPC REL) for the supply of TOPCon solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for the 585.8 MWp Chitrakoot-1 solar PV project in Uttar Pradesh. According to the company, the order represents the…
India and Australia have finalised the administrative arrangements required to enable the export of Australian uranium to India for exclusively peaceful purposes under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards, according to a joint statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office following bilateral discussions. The arrangements have been finalised under the Australia-India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, signed…
PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC), has incorporated Satara Power Transmission Limited as a wholly owned subsidiary for the implementation of the “Network Expansion Scheme in Western Region to cater to pumped storage potential near Satara (up to 4500 MW) – Part A.” The transmission scheme has…
The Assam government has announced a planned investment of Rs 77,353 crore in the power sector under the 2026-27 Budget, with a focus on expanding generation capacity, strengthening transmission and distribution infrastructure, and accelerating renewable energy deployment. Presenting the Budget, Finance Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah identified “Energy Security and Green Growth” as one of the state’s…