Author: PPD Team Date: December 11, 2024
GE Vernova T&D India Limited has secured an order from Sterlite Power for the supply and supervision of 765 kV power transformers and reactors for the Khavda project.Â
The contract, valued at approximately Rs 4 billion, is scheduled to be completed within two years.
Author: PPD Team Date: December 23, 2025 ArcelorMittal has announced that it will invest USD 900 million in three renewable energy projects in India with a combined capacity of 1 GW. The projects will increase the company’s global renewable energy capacity to 3.3 GW on completion. The projects will be located in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Gujarat, with power supplied to AMNS India, the steelmaking joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel. The portfolio includes a…
Author: PPD Team Date: February 2, 2026 India and Canada have reaffirmed and expanded their strategic cooperation across energy security, critical minerals, and clean technology. Following high-level ministerial dialogues, both nations committed to deepening trade, reciprocal investment, and collaborative projects in conventional and renewable energy sectors. The renewed partnership was launched during India Energy Week 2026 in Goa, where India’s Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, and Canada’s Minister of Energy and…
Author: PPD Team Date: November 29, 2024 Ashoka Buildcon Limited has received a Notification of Award (NoA) valued at Rs 1,926.9 million for a power distribution project under Lot-I in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh. The project involves the supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of new 11 kV lines, low tension (LT) lines on AB cable, and distribution transformer substations. Additional works include the installation of double poles (DPs), terminal poles (TPs), crossings, and related infrastructure to…
Author: PPD Team Date: January 7, 2025 The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has unveiled an investment plan to enhance power infrastructure in Jharkhand. DVC Chairman S. Suresh Kumar announced the construction of 11 kV power infrastructure in 25 locations across the state, including 12 new e-House substations. The project aims to improve power distribution reliability, support regional growth, and provide affordable, high-quality energy to small industries. The first 33/11 kV e-House substation, inaugurated in Kandra,…
Author: PPD Team Date: September 17, 2025 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has sanctioned a supplementary budget of Rs 140 crore for Phase-I of the National Bioenergy Programme (NBP), covering the period from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2026. According to an office memorandum dated September 16, 2025, the approval was granted by the President of India. With this additional allocation, the total outlay under Phase-I of the programme now stands…
Author: PPD Team Date: August 14, 2025 Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has awarded two contracts under its bulk procurement programme for 765 kV and 400 kV class transformers and reactors. The first contract, valued at Rs 3.17 billion, was awarded to CG Power & Industrial Solutions Limited for the 765 kV Reactor Package 7RT-21-BULK. The package covers 30×80 MVAR, 765 kV, single-phase reactors. Two bids were received, with CG Power emerging as…