Author: PPD Team Date: 21/05/2025
The Government of Kerala (GoK) has leased 50 acres of land to Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) for developing a 12 MW solar power project in Kasargod district. The lease term is 30 years, with an annual rent of Rs 3.205 million.
The solar project will be set up at Ambalathara village in Hosdurg taluk. Power generated from the facility will be used to meet KMRL’s electricity requirements.
Author: PPD Team Date: 26/03/2025 BluPine Energy has secured Rs 17.87 billion in structured financing from the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID). The funds will be used to optimize financial structuring and support the company’s renewable energy expansion. The financing is structured around a restricted group of 14 special purpose vehicles (SPVs) located in Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Karnataka. These projects supply power to a mix of central and state off-takers. BluPine plans…
Author: PPD Team Date: 11/06/2025 KEC International Limited has secured new orders worth Rs 22.11 billion across its transmission and distribution (T&D), oil and gas pipelines, and cables segments. In the T&D business, the company received orders for 380 kV overhead transmission lines in Saudi Arabia. It also won orders for supplying towers, hardware, and poles in the Americas. In the cables segment, KEC secured orders for supplying various types of cables in both domestic…
Author: PPD Team Date: 23/05/2025 The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued draft guidelines for Virtual Power Purchase Agreements (VPPAs). These agreements are designed to help large electricity consumers meet renewable energy targets without taking physical delivery of power. VPPAs are a type of bilateral, non-tradable, non-transferable contract between a consumer or designated consumer and a renewable energy (RE) generator. The consumer pays a fixed VPPA price to the generator, who then sells power…
Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), along with Argo Infrastructure Partners and Brookfield Asset Management, has finalized a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for carbon-free energy from the Smoky Mountain Hydroelectric facilities. The agreement covers four hydroelectric dams—Cheoah, Calderwood, Chilhowee, and Santeetlah—jointly owned by Argo and Brookfield. Starting in 2025, Smoky will deliver over 14 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy annually to TVA customers, supporting TVA’s commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050….
Author: PPD Team Date: 18/12/2024 Waaree Energies Limited has received orders to supply solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for two projects totalling 398 MW. The orders, awarded by a prominent renewable power developer in India, include 298 MW and 149 MW of solar PV modules.
Author: PPD Team Date: 21/01/2025 The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will lead an $800 million application to the US Department of Energy’s Generation III+ small modular reactor (SMR) program. The initiative, supported by Bechtel, BWX Technologies, and Duke Energy, aims to accelerate the construction of an SMR at TVA’s Clinch River project in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. If successful, the funding will reduce the project’s timeline by two years, with a target for commercial operation by…
Author: PPD Team Date: 26/03/2025 BluPine Energy has secured Rs 17.87 billion in structured financing from the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID). The funds will be used to optimize financial structuring and support the company’s renewable energy expansion. The financing is structured around a restricted group of 14 special purpose vehicles (SPVs) located in Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Karnataka. These projects supply power to a mix of central and state off-takers. BluPine plans…
Author: PPD Team Date: 11/06/2025 KEC International Limited has secured new orders worth Rs 22.11 billion across its transmission and distribution (T&D), oil and gas pipelines, and cables segments. In the T&D business, the company received orders for 380 kV overhead transmission lines in Saudi Arabia. It also won orders for supplying towers, hardware, and poles in the Americas. In the cables segment, KEC secured orders for supplying various types of cables in both domestic…
Author: PPD Team Date: 23/05/2025 The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued draft guidelines for Virtual Power Purchase Agreements (VPPAs). These agreements are designed to help large electricity consumers meet renewable energy targets without taking physical delivery of power. VPPAs are a type of bilateral, non-tradable, non-transferable contract between a consumer or designated consumer and a renewable energy (RE) generator. The consumer pays a fixed VPPA price to the generator, who then sells power…
Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), along with Argo Infrastructure Partners and Brookfield Asset Management, has finalized a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for carbon-free energy from the Smoky Mountain Hydroelectric facilities. The agreement covers four hydroelectric dams—Cheoah, Calderwood, Chilhowee, and Santeetlah—jointly owned by Argo and Brookfield. Starting in 2025, Smoky will deliver over 14 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy annually to TVA customers, supporting TVA’s commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050….
Author: PPD Team Date: 18/12/2024 Waaree Energies Limited has received orders to supply solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for two projects totalling 398 MW. The orders, awarded by a prominent renewable power developer in India, include 298 MW and 149 MW of solar PV modules.
Author: PPD Team Date: 21/01/2025 The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will lead an $800 million application to the US Department of Energy’s Generation III+ small modular reactor (SMR) program. The initiative, supported by Bechtel, BWX Technologies, and Duke Energy, aims to accelerate the construction of an SMR at TVA’s Clinch River project in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. If successful, the funding will reduce the project’s timeline by two years, with a target for commercial operation by…
Author: PPD Team Date: 26/03/2025 BluPine Energy has secured Rs 17.87 billion in structured financing from the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID). The funds will be used to optimize financial structuring and support the company’s renewable energy expansion. The financing is structured around a restricted group of 14 special purpose vehicles (SPVs) located in Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Karnataka. These projects supply power to a mix of central and state off-takers. BluPine plans…
Author: PPD Team Date: 11/06/2025 KEC International Limited has secured new orders worth Rs 22.11 billion across its transmission and distribution (T&D), oil and gas pipelines, and cables segments. In the T&D business, the company received orders for 380 kV overhead transmission lines in Saudi Arabia. It also won orders for supplying towers, hardware, and poles in the Americas. In the cables segment, KEC secured orders for supplying various types of cables in both domestic…