Author: PPD Team Date: January 9, 2025
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited has secured a Rs 583 million contract from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL).
The contract covers the supply of 400kV Shunt Reactors, including 2X125MVAR, 2X80MVAR, and 2X50MVAR reactors, under the Bulk Procurement of 765kV and 400kV class transformers and reactors.
Other bidders included Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and GE T&D India Limited.
Author: PPD Team Date: June 20, 2025 The Cabinet of Arunachal Pradesh has approved the Arunachal Pradesh Comprehensive State Power Development Program with a budget outlay of Rs 20 billion to be implemented over four years. The programme focuses on strengthening the state’s power infrastructure, electrifying unserved areas, and preparing for a hydropower-driven future. The scheme aims to develop sub-transmission and distribution systems in urban and high-density regions, electrify newly created districts and remote villages,…
Author: PPD Team Date: June 17, 2025 ACME Pokhran Solar Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ACME Solar Holdings Limited, commissioned 19.8 MW wind power capacity in Shapar, Gujarat, on June 13, 2025. This forms part of its 50 MW grid-connected wind power project under Phase II of the Gujarat Phase III tender. The project is located in a high wind resource zone and is being developed by ACME Pokhran, a special purpose vehicle. It…
Author: PPD Team Date: October 30, 2025 Voltamp Transformers Limited has received a Letter of Intent from Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO) for a contract valued at about Rs 149 crore, inclusive of GST. The scope includes the design, manufacture, testing, and supply of power transformers of various ratings as specified in GETCO’s tender. The order is domestic and scheduled for completion within six months. The contract strengthens Voltamp’s position in India’s transformer manufacturing…
Author: PPD Team Date: November 4, 2025 CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR-SERC) in Chennai has developed a hybrid floating platform that generates both wind and solar power from a single structure. The system can be deployed in offshore and inland water bodies, unlocking new surfaces for clean energy. The platform combines horizontal-axis and compact vertical-axis wind turbines with solar PV panels. Vertical turbines are placed between the larger horizontal units to capture wind from all…
Author: PPD Team Date: August 4, 2025 The Supreme Court has directed key power sector agencies to submit a coordinated plan to reduce carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, citing the sector’s major role in worsening air quality and climate change. The order came in response to a civil appeal (No. 388/2021) filed by climate activist Ridhima Pandey. The Bench called climate change an “existential global predicament” and noted that power generation contributes 8 per…
Author: PPD Team Date: May 7, 2025 Crescentia Technology Private Limited, the special purpose vehicle (SPV) of Bhagyanagar India Limited, has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) for setting up 65.7 MW of grid-connected solar power plants under the Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) model. The project will be developed under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) program at various…