Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: October 22, 2024
GVPR Engineers has been declared the lowest bidder (L1) for a power distribution contract in Uttarakhand.
The company secured the contract at a value of Rs 3.96 billion for the construction of a 400 KV GIS Switching Substation in Pipalkoti. The bids were invited by the Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand.
Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: December 18, 2024 The Government of Rajasthan (GoR) has signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) valued at Rs 104.5 billion with Prudential Sugar Corporation Limited and Oriana Power Private Limited for renewable energy (RE) projects under the “Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit 2024.” The MoUs include: An MoU worth Rs 4.5 billion with Prudential Sugar for the establishment of a 100 MW solar park, expected to be commissioned by…
Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: January 6, 2025 The Andhra Pradesh government has approved renewable energy projects totalling Rs 27.23 billion. Key initiatives include a 1 million tonne per annum green ammonia facility in Kakinada by AM Green Ammonia (India) Private Limited, to promote eco-friendly fuel production. Additionally, a solar hybrid and battery storage project in Nandyal and Kadapa districts has been approved. Developed by Clean Renewable Energy Hybrid Three Way Limited, it…
Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 4, 2024 AM Green has placed an order with John Cockerill for a 1.3 GW advanced pressurised alkaline electrolyser for its existing plant in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. This marks the largest electrolyser order in India to date. The project, set to begin production in the second half of 2026, will supply electrolysers in two phases of 640 MW each. It aims to produce green hydrogen and convert…
Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: December 11, 2024 Iberdrola has received a production licence from the Portuguese Directorate-General for Energy and Geology (DGEG) for a 274 MW wind project in Vila Real and Braga. The project involves an investment of €350 million ($369 million) and will integrate with the Tâmega hydroelectric system. This marks Portugal’s first hybrid wind and hydro energy project, with a production capacity of 601 GWh annually. It is part…
Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 13, 2024 Indonesia has revealed plans to attract international investment for the development of 75GW of renewable energy within the next 15 years. The announcement, made at COP29 in Baku by Indonesia’s climate envoy, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, underscores the new administration’s goal to implement 100GW of new energy, with 75% dedicated to renewables like solar, hydro, geothermal, and potentially nuclear energy. With over 90GW of current power capacity,…
Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: October 24, 2024 The Southern Regional Power Committee (SRPC) has proposed enhancing the reverse transfer capacity of the ±800kV, 6000 MW Raigarh-Pugalur HVDC system from 3,000 MW to 6,000 MW. The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) is expected to discuss this proposal in its upcoming meeting later this month. Currently, the Raigarh-Pugalur HVDC link can transfer 6,000 MW in the forward direction from Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) to Pugalur (Tamil…