Author: PPD Team Date: January 7, 2025
KEC International Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the RPG Group, has secured new orders worth Rs 10.97 billion in the transmission and distribution (T&D) sector.
These include a 400 kV transmission line project in the UAE and the supply of towers, hardware, and poles for various projects in the Americas, including the United States, Mexico, and Brazil.
Author: PPD Team Date: May 23, 2025 KPI Green Energy Limited has received in-principle connectivity approval from the Central Transmission Utility of India Limited (CTUIL) for its 642.6 MW wind power project in Gujarat. The project will be developed through its wholly owned subsidiary, Miyani Power Infra LLP. The connectivity point will be the Jam Khambhaliya 400 kV substation. The project will share the KPEL–Jam Khambhaliya PS 400 kV single circuit transmission line. All technical…
Author: PPD Team Date: January 3, 2025 Eskom has reconnected Unit 2 of the Koeberg nuclear power station to South Africa’s national grid, adding 930MW to the country’s power supply. This move supports Eskom’s Generation Operational Recovery Plan to increase capacity by 2.5GW by March 2025. Unit 2 underwent an extensive long-term operation (LTO) programme, extending its operational life by 20 years. The maintenance included replacing steam generators, conducting inspections, and refuelling. This follows the…
Author: PPD Team Date: January 17, 2025 JSW Energy Limited, through its wholly owned subsidiary, has commenced operations of Unit-2 (350 MW) at the Utkal thermal power plant in Odisha. Both units, with a combined capacity of 700 MW, were restored and made fully operational within two years of acquisition. The plant operates on domestic coal but does not currently have long-term power purchase agreements.
Author: PPD Team Date: August 19, 2025 The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has cancelled two offshore wind tenders with a combined capacity of 4.5 GW, citing low developer participation. The first was a Request for Selection (RfS) issued on 2 February 2024 for 4,000 MW of offshore wind projects through allocation of sea-bed lease rights. The second, issued on 13 September 2024, was a 500 MW project off the Gujarat coast, designed to…
Author: PPD Team Date: November 26, 2025 ACME Solar Holdings Limited has reported that its subsidiary ACME Platinum Urja Private Limited has entered into a PPA with SECI Limited for a 200 MW solar project paired with an ESS. ACME Solar stated that the agreement covers a 200 MW solar unit with storage. SECI will purchase power at a tariff of Rs 3.42 per kWh. The project will supply renewable energy during solar hours and…
Author: PPD Team Date: November 29, 2024 State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) has connected the Gan 1 section of the ±800 kV Ningxia–Hunan ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission project to the grid. Located in Gansu, this marks the completion of the first segment of the 1,634-km project, one month ahead of schedule. The UHVDC line begins in Zhongwei, Ningxia, near the Tengger Desert, traverses Gansu, Shaanxi, Chongqing, and Hubei provinces, and ends in…