Author: PPD Team Date: December 18, 2024
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has sold a 2.6 per cent stake in India Grid Trust through an open market transaction, valued at Rs 2.77 billion.
KKR’s affiliate, Esoteric II Pte, sold 20.1 million units at an average price of Rs 138.01 per unit.
Author: PPD Team Date: June 12, 2025 The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has released draft guidelines for handling and storing waste solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, panels, or cells. These fall under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, which took effect on April 1, 2023. Solar waste is covered under Chapter V of the rules. Although excluded from extended producer responsibility (EPR) recycling targets, it must still be stored by producers and recyclers until 2034–35. Entities…
Author: PPD Team Date: July 14, 2025 Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (RVPNL) has approved transmission projects worth Rs 267.73 billion to boost the state’s power evacuation capacity, with a strong focus on green energy integration. The utility cleared 15 major schemes. These include nine 765 kV grid substations (GSS), four 400 kV GSS, and two 220 kV GSS. The upgrades are expected to improve power flow across key renewable energy zones. All projects…
Author: PPD Team Date: November 20, 2024 CHN Energy’s subsidiary, Guohua Energy Investment Co., Ltd., has connected the initial set of photovoltaic (PV) units from its 1 GW offshore PV project to the grid. Located in Kenli District, Shandong Province, China, the project spans 1,223 hectares and includes 2,934 PV platforms supported by offshore steel truss platform fixed pile foundations. The project features a 66 kV offshore cable paired with an onshore cable for efficient,…
Author: PPD Team Date: April 15, 2025 Several transmission lines and substations in Bihar are expected to be completed by FY 2026, significantly enhancing the state’s electricity infrastructure. Among the key projects is the construction of one 400 kV and three 220 kV transmission lines, aimed at evacuating power from the Chausa Coal Based Power Project. Additionally, new grid substations (GSS) will be set up in Bhore (Gopalganj), Chandi (Nalanda), and Sarairanjan (Samastipur) at an…
Author: PPD Team Date: July 1, 2025 On 26 June 2025, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), under the Ministry of Power, observed Electrical Safety Day in New Delhi with a clear message: safety must go hand in hand with innovation. The theme, Smart Energy, Safe Nation, underlined the growing need to embed safety in every layer of India’s energy transition. The key highlight was the launch of the first-ever Electrical Safety Handbook. Jointly developed by…
Author: PPD Team Date: February 7, 2025 Gensol Engineering Limited has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract valued at approximately Rs 9.679 billion (inclusive of goods and services tax) for a 245 MW solar photovoltaic project at the Khavda Renewable Energy Power Park in Gujarat. The contract, secured from a public sector undertaking, also includes three years of operations and maintenance services. Rayzon Solar has secured a contract to manufacture and supply…