Author: PPD Team Date: May 21, 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: October 21, 2024 A critical power substation connected to the Inga I and II hydropower plants (HPPs) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been modernised and digitised, enhancing the country’s ability to utilize the upgraded facilities. The hydropower plants, located on the Congo River, have a combined installed capacity of over 1.7 GW and supply 90% of the electricity consumed in Kinshasa. The modernisation project, backed by the…
Author: PPD Team Date: September 22, 2025 Ingka Investments, the €50 billion family office of IKEA, has acquired 241 MW of solar and wind assets in Rajasthan from ib vogt, a Germany-based company. The deal, valued between Rs 1,200–1,400 crore, marks Ingka’s first investment in India’s renewable energy sector. The acquisition is part of Ingka’s global plan to invest €7.5 billion in renewable energy by 2030, with a focus on utility-scale wind and solar projects…
Author: PPD Team Date: March 30, 2026 Thermax Babcock & Wilcox Energy Solutions Limited (TBWES), a wholly owned subsidiary of Thermax Limited, has secured a boiler package supply order worth about Rs 1,600 crore. The order is from a thermal power projects company in Central India for a 1×800 MW ultra-supercritical thermal power plant. Scope and execution The contract covers manufacturing, supply, supervision of installation and commissioning, and performance testing of the boiler package. Execution…
Author: PPD Team Date: December 16, 2025 The Government of India has introduced a new legislation in the Lok Sabha to overhaul India’s nuclear energy framework. Titled the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025, the Bill seeks to repeal the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010, and replace them with a single, updated legal regime. The Bill, numbered 196 of 2025, was…
Author: PPD Team Date: September 1, 2025 Serentica Renewables will set up one of India’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Rajasthan through a partnership with Shanghai Gotion Digital Energy Tech Co. The 50 megawatt (MW) / 200.6 megawatt hour (MWh) facility will be located in Bikaner and is scheduled to be commissioned by the end of 2025. This marks Serentica’s first venture into BESS. Akshay Hiranandani, CEO of Serentica Renewables, said the…
Author: PPD Team Date: November 12, 2025 Amar Infrastructure has secured the Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) balance of system (BoS) contract for a 200 MW ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Madhya Pradesh. The company quoted approximately Rs 4.39 billion to win the auction. The scope of work includes design, engineering, and supply of all materials except PV modules. It also covers unloading of owner-supplied modules, construction, erection, testing, and commissioning of the…