Author: PPD Team Date: 19/12/2024
Gensol Engineering Limited has won an EPC contract worth Rs 880 million from a steel products company to develop 22 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects in Punjab.
The contract was awarded on December 18, 2024 and is scheduled for completion within six months.
Author: PPD Team Date: 16/12/2024 Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company (KEGOC) has signed loan agreements with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Development Bank of Kazakhstan for a total of KZT141 billion. Of this, up to KZT32 billion is from the Development Bank of Kazakhstan. The funds will support the West Kazakhstan Electricity Interconnection Project, which includes constructing the 604.3 km, 500 kV Karabatan–Ulke transmission line along the Atyrau-Aktobe motorway, expanding…
Author: PPD Team Date: 31/12/2024 Rajasthan Power Grid Transmission Company Limited (RPTCL) has been incorporated as a joint venture between Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (RVPN). The venture is structured with a 74% equity stake held by POWERGRID and a 26% share by RVPN. The objective of RPTCL is to develop the Intra State Transmission System within the state of Rajasthan, enhancing its power infrastructure. In…
Author: PPD Team Date: 30/05/2025 Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi highlighted Diu as the first district in India to meet its full power demand through solar energy. Diu has installed 11.88 MW capacity (9 MW ground-mounted, 2.88 MW rooftop), covering its entire daytime electricity needs. During his visit on May 30, 2025, the Minister reviewed solar infrastructure and the implementation of the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. Officials presented details on…
Author: PPD Team Date: 10/06/2025 NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) for 1,000 MW of solar power. The PPA was signed at a tariff of Rs 2.56 per kWh. NTPC REL had secured this capacity in UPPCL’s January 2025 auction for solar photovoltaic projects. Separately, on June 6, 2025, NTPC REL commissioned 110.52 MW of…
Author: PPD Team Date: 07/11/2024 Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has received three bids for its new 1,500 MW Khazna Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Independent Power Project in Abu Dhabi. The bidders include ENGIE, a consortium led by EDF Renewables and Korea Western Power (KOWEPO), and a joint consortium of Jinko Power and JERA. The Khazna project is expected to reduce Abu Dhabi’s carbon emissions by over 2.4 million tonnes annually, contributing 5 percent toward…
Author: PPD Team Date: 27/11/2024 APM Terminals Pipavav has entered a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Brookfield-backed CleanMax to source renewable energy from a hybrid wind-solar project in Gujarat. The hybrid project includes 3.50 MW of wind and 1.06 MWp of solar capacity under a third-party open-access model, developed in two phases. Phase one, launched in January 2022, delivered 2 MW of wind and 0.50 MWp of solar capacity. Phase two, commissioned in September…
Author: PPD Team Date: 16/12/2024 Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company (KEGOC) has signed loan agreements with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Development Bank of Kazakhstan for a total of KZT141 billion. Of this, up to KZT32 billion is from the Development Bank of Kazakhstan. The funds will support the West Kazakhstan Electricity Interconnection Project, which includes constructing the 604.3 km, 500 kV Karabatan–Ulke transmission line along the Atyrau-Aktobe motorway, expanding…
Author: PPD Team Date: 31/12/2024 Rajasthan Power Grid Transmission Company Limited (RPTCL) has been incorporated as a joint venture between Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (RVPN). The venture is structured with a 74% equity stake held by POWERGRID and a 26% share by RVPN. The objective of RPTCL is to develop the Intra State Transmission System within the state of Rajasthan, enhancing its power infrastructure. In…
Author: PPD Team Date: 30/05/2025 Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi highlighted Diu as the first district in India to meet its full power demand through solar energy. Diu has installed 11.88 MW capacity (9 MW ground-mounted, 2.88 MW rooftop), covering its entire daytime electricity needs. During his visit on May 30, 2025, the Minister reviewed solar infrastructure and the implementation of the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. Officials presented details on…
Author: PPD Team Date: 10/06/2025 NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) for 1,000 MW of solar power. The PPA was signed at a tariff of Rs 2.56 per kWh. NTPC REL had secured this capacity in UPPCL’s January 2025 auction for solar photovoltaic projects. Separately, on June 6, 2025, NTPC REL commissioned 110.52 MW of…
Author: PPD Team Date: 07/11/2024 Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has received three bids for its new 1,500 MW Khazna Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Independent Power Project in Abu Dhabi. The bidders include ENGIE, a consortium led by EDF Renewables and Korea Western Power (KOWEPO), and a joint consortium of Jinko Power and JERA. The Khazna project is expected to reduce Abu Dhabi’s carbon emissions by over 2.4 million tonnes annually, contributing 5 percent toward…
Author: PPD Team Date: 27/11/2024 APM Terminals Pipavav has entered a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Brookfield-backed CleanMax to source renewable energy from a hybrid wind-solar project in Gujarat. The hybrid project includes 3.50 MW of wind and 1.06 MWp of solar capacity under a third-party open-access model, developed in two phases. Phase one, launched in January 2022, delivered 2 MW of wind and 0.50 MWp of solar capacity. Phase two, commissioned in September…
Author: PPD Team Date: 16/12/2024 Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company (KEGOC) has signed loan agreements with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Development Bank of Kazakhstan for a total of KZT141 billion. Of this, up to KZT32 billion is from the Development Bank of Kazakhstan. The funds will support the West Kazakhstan Electricity Interconnection Project, which includes constructing the 604.3 km, 500 kV Karabatan–Ulke transmission line along the Atyrau-Aktobe motorway, expanding…
Author: PPD Team Date: 31/12/2024 Rajasthan Power Grid Transmission Company Limited (RPTCL) has been incorporated as a joint venture between Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (RVPN). The venture is structured with a 74% equity stake held by POWERGRID and a 26% share by RVPN. The objective of RPTCL is to develop the Intra State Transmission System within the state of Rajasthan, enhancing its power infrastructure. In…