Author: PPD Team Date: 13/11/2024
Insolation Energy Ltd., via its wholly-owned subsidiary Insolation Green Energy Private Limited, has received a Rs 714 million purchase order from ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited.
The order is for the supply of solar PV modules.
Recently, Insolation Energy won a contract valued at Rs 5 billion from Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL) to install 77 MW of rooftop solar power systems across Rajasthan.
Author: PPD Team Date: 21/10/2024 As part of the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the Indian government has approved three pilot projects aimed at utilizing hydrogen in steel production. The projects include a 50 ton-per-day (tpd) plant by Matrix Gas and Renewables Ltd (in collaboration with Gensol Engineering Ltd, IIT Bhubaneswar, and Metsol AB, Sweden), a 40 tpd plant by Simplex Castings Ltd (partnered with BSBK, Ten Eight Investment, and IIT Bhilai), and a 3,200 tpd…
Author: PPD Team Date: 16/01/2025 The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted an interstate transmission licence to Powergrid Bhadla Bikaner Transmission Ltd (PBBTL), a subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). The licence, valid for 25 years, is subject to regulatory conditions. PBBTL is developing the “Transmission system strengthening for interconnections of Bhadla-III and Bikaner-III complex” scheme in Rajasthan. This ISTS-TBCB project is based on a build, own, operate & transfer (BOOT)…
Author: PPD Team Date: 13/03/2025 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued updated domestic content requirement (DCR) norms for solar cells. According to the new guidelines, only solar cells based on crystalline-silicon technology and manufactured in India using undiffused silicon wafers (black wafers) will qualify as domestically produced. These wafers fall under Customs Tariff Head 3818, and all manufacturing processes, from wafer to solar cell, must be carried out within India. Solar…
Author: PPD Team Date: 13/02/2025 The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) to install 3,281 KW of rooftop solar power systems across 16 CISF campuses in 11 states. This project, expected to be completed by 31 October 2025, is part of the government’s efforts to promote energy sustainability and green development. Currently, CISF has 1,990 KW of solar capacity installed across four…
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 The Central government inaugurated the 975 MW/1,300 MWp Rajasthan Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Project (Tranche IV) in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, on April 17, 2025. The project has been developed by ReNew and is spread across multiple villages in Pokran and Bhaniyana tehsils. The project was awarded under SECI’s Tranche IV auction held in March 2021. ReNew Power won 600 MW capacity, while ACME Solar Holdings Limited secured 375 MW. Both bids…
Author: PPD Team Date: 21/02/2025 NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) and Bharat Light and Power Private Limited (BLP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance green energy initiatives and support India’s carbon neutrality goals. The agreement focuses on exploring the off-take of green hydrogen and its derivatives from NGEL and its affiliates to third parties. Both companies will also assess opportunities for selling captured carbon or biogenic carbon from NGEL’s operations. As part…
Author: PPD Team Date: 21/10/2024 As part of the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the Indian government has approved three pilot projects aimed at utilizing hydrogen in steel production. The projects include a 50 ton-per-day (tpd) plant by Matrix Gas and Renewables Ltd (in collaboration with Gensol Engineering Ltd, IIT Bhubaneswar, and Metsol AB, Sweden), a 40 tpd plant by Simplex Castings Ltd (partnered with BSBK, Ten Eight Investment, and IIT Bhilai), and a 3,200 tpd…
Author: PPD Team Date: 16/01/2025 The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted an interstate transmission licence to Powergrid Bhadla Bikaner Transmission Ltd (PBBTL), a subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). The licence, valid for 25 years, is subject to regulatory conditions. PBBTL is developing the “Transmission system strengthening for interconnections of Bhadla-III and Bikaner-III complex” scheme in Rajasthan. This ISTS-TBCB project is based on a build, own, operate & transfer (BOOT)…
Author: PPD Team Date: 13/03/2025 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued updated domestic content requirement (DCR) norms for solar cells. According to the new guidelines, only solar cells based on crystalline-silicon technology and manufactured in India using undiffused silicon wafers (black wafers) will qualify as domestically produced. These wafers fall under Customs Tariff Head 3818, and all manufacturing processes, from wafer to solar cell, must be carried out within India. Solar…
Author: PPD Team Date: 13/02/2025 The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) to install 3,281 KW of rooftop solar power systems across 16 CISF campuses in 11 states. This project, expected to be completed by 31 October 2025, is part of the government’s efforts to promote energy sustainability and green development. Currently, CISF has 1,990 KW of solar capacity installed across four…
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 The Central government inaugurated the 975 MW/1,300 MWp Rajasthan Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Project (Tranche IV) in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, on April 17, 2025. The project has been developed by ReNew and is spread across multiple villages in Pokran and Bhaniyana tehsils. The project was awarded under SECI’s Tranche IV auction held in March 2021. ReNew Power won 600 MW capacity, while ACME Solar Holdings Limited secured 375 MW. Both bids…
Author: PPD Team Date: 21/02/2025 NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) and Bharat Light and Power Private Limited (BLP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance green energy initiatives and support India’s carbon neutrality goals. The agreement focuses on exploring the off-take of green hydrogen and its derivatives from NGEL and its affiliates to third parties. Both companies will also assess opportunities for selling captured carbon or biogenic carbon from NGEL’s operations. As part…
Author: PPD Team Date: 21/10/2024 As part of the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the Indian government has approved three pilot projects aimed at utilizing hydrogen in steel production. The projects include a 50 ton-per-day (tpd) plant by Matrix Gas and Renewables Ltd (in collaboration with Gensol Engineering Ltd, IIT Bhubaneswar, and Metsol AB, Sweden), a 40 tpd plant by Simplex Castings Ltd (partnered with BSBK, Ten Eight Investment, and IIT Bhilai), and a 3,200 tpd…
Author: PPD Team Date: 16/01/2025 The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted an interstate transmission licence to Powergrid Bhadla Bikaner Transmission Ltd (PBBTL), a subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). The licence, valid for 25 years, is subject to regulatory conditions. PBBTL is developing the “Transmission system strengthening for interconnections of Bhadla-III and Bikaner-III complex” scheme in Rajasthan. This ISTS-TBCB project is based on a build, own, operate & transfer (BOOT)…