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Author: PPD Team Date: 22/08/2025 SJVN has successfully synchronised the first 660 MW unit of the 1,320 MW Buxar Thermal Power Project with the national grid on August 21, 2025. The step marks the beginning of the process towards commercial operation. The project, located in Chausa, Buxar district, Bihar, is being developed by SJVN Thermal Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN. It comprises two units of 660 MW each, utilising supercritical technology to...

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/08/2025 Kazakhstan has started engineering surveys for its first modern nuclear power station at Ulken in the Almaty region. The studies mark the initial stage of the project, following a ceremony earlier this month held by the Agency for Atomic Energy and Russia’s Rosatom. The current phase involves a detailed review of the site’s suitability, including seismic and environmental assessments. The work requires drilling at least 50 wells to depths of...

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/08/2025 Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Heavy Engineering has dispatched a steam generator for the Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP) in Fatehabad district, Haryana. The unit was sent from L&T’s Hazira facility in Gujarat. This is the first of four steam generators being manufactured by L&T for GHAVP Units 3 and 4. According to the company, the delivery was completed seven months ahead of schedule. L&T noted it achieved the build...

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/08/2025 The Maharashtra government has signed a series of investment agreements to strengthen its renewable energy and digital infrastructure sectors. A key highlight is the commitment of Rs 15,600 crore towards solar manufacturing. Jupiter International will invest Rs 10,900 crore to set up facilities for solar wafer, cell, and module production at Butibori in Nagpur district. The project is expected to create about 8,308 jobs. LNK Green Energy Private Limited has...

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/08/2025 NTPC Renewable Energy Limited has declared commercial operation of a 49.125 MW capacity at the Khavda solar energy project in Bhuj, Gujarat, from August 22, 2025. The project is part of the 300 MW solar capacity being developed under the 450 MW Hybrid Tranche V scheme. Earlier, 142.2 MW was commissioned on June 28, 2025, followed by 32.8 MW on June 30, 2025. NTPC Renewable Energy Limited is a wholly...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/08/2025 Shares of US solar companies gained after the Treasury Department issued guidance on clean energy subsidies that proved less restrictive than expected. The new rules, announced on 15 August, clarify what qualifies as a solar or wind project under construction, a requirement for accessing federal tax credits covering 30% of project costs. Developers must now show physical work on-site, not just financial commitments. The Treasury also retained the four-year window...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/08/2025 NTPC Ltd has received land assurances from Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh to set up nuclear power plants through its subsidiary NTPC Parmanu Urja Nigam Ltd (NPUNL), officials told Moneycontrol. The company has sought guarantees on water availability before beginning geotechnical studies. A twin 700 MW reactor unit requires about 70 million cubic meters of water annually, a key factor in site selection. NTPC plans to invest at least $60...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/08/2025 The Power Ministry has raised its thermal expansion target to 97 GW of new coal and lignite capacity by FY35, up from 90 GW planned for FY32. Minister of State for Power Shripad Naik told the Rajya Sabha that India will require around 307 GW of coal and lignite capacity by FY35, with 2 GW set to retire by FY32. The earlier estimate for FY32 was 283 GW. Between April...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/08/2025 The Arunachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board on Wednesday conducted a public hearing for environmental clearance to the 1,200 MW Kalai-II hydroelectric project in Anjaw district, being developed by THDC India Limited. The hearing, chaired by Anjaw Deputy Commissioner Millo Kojin, was attended by Women and Child Development Minister Dasanglu Pul, THDC officials, and more than 350 project-affected persons from 33 villages.  The Rs 14,000 crore project is expected to...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/08/2025 The International Solar Alliance (ISA) will set up 17 centres of excellence across as many countries by the end of this year, Director General Ashish Khanna said on Wednesday. A Global Capability Centre will also be created in India to serve as a central hub linking these centres, described as a “Silicon Valley for solar.” Mr. Khanna, speaking at a lecture organised by The Energy and Resources Institute, said the...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/08/2025 VSL Renewable Services has won Lot-2 of NTPC Green Energy Limited’s 1,864 MWp solar operations and maintenance tender. Lot-2 covers 810 MWp, while Lot-1 accounted for 1,054 MWp. The company submitted the lowest bids for both lots but was awarded Lot-2 under NTPC’s tender conditions. The awarded projects are spread across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh. The contract scope includes real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and generation-linked performance guarantees, along...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/08/2025 ACME Cleantech Solutions has secured Solar Energy Corporation of India’s latest green ammonia auction under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition Programme (Mode-2A–Tranche-I). The company will supply 50,000 tonnes per year of green ammonia to Coromandel International Limited in Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, for 10 years at a tariff of Rs 51.89 per kg. This auction is the seventh in a planned series of 13 tenders for green ammonia, covering...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/08/2025 The initial public offering of Vikram Solar Limited opened on Tuesday and will close on 21 August 2025. The company has set the price band at Rs 315 to Rs 332 per share. The issue is proposed for listing on both the NSE and the BSE. The IPO seeks to raise Rs 20.79 billion. Of this, Rs 15 billion will be raised through fresh share issuance, while Rs 5.79 billion...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/08/2025 Suzlon Group has pledged to run all 15 of its manufacturing facilities entirely on renewable energy by 2030. The company has also become the first from India to join the RE100 Initiative, a global program led by Climate Group in partnership with the Carbon Disclosure Project. The initiative is part of Suzlon’s wider decarbonization strategy. The company aims to achieve carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/08/2025 Inox Wind Limited has divested a stake worth about Rs 175 crore in its engineering, procurement, and construction subsidiary, Inox Renewable Solutions Limited, at a valuation of nearly Rs 7,400 crore. The transaction comes after the stock exchanges cleared the demerger of the substation business from Inox Green and its merger into Inox Renewable Solutions. Approval from the National Company Law Tribunal’s Chandigarh bench for the merger of Inox Wind...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/08/2025 SAEL Industries Limited has entered into two long-term power purchase agreements with state utilities in Gujarat and Punjab, covering a combined solar capacity of 880 MW. SAEL Solar P Sixteen and SAEL Solar P Seventeen, both subsidiaries of SAEL, signed an agreement with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) for 480 MW. This includes 240 MW from the initial award and another 240 MW under the greenshoe option. Electricity from...