Author: PPD Team Date: 31/12/2024
Longroad Energy has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Meta for the entire output of its 300 MWac 1000 Mile solar project in Yoakum County, Texas.
The energy produced will be supplied to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) grid and support Meta’s data center operations.
The 1000 Mile solar project, Longroad’s first in the SPP region, is expected to commence commercial operations in 2026.
Author: PPD Team Date: 20/03/2025 The Sillahalla Ecology and Social Protection Association (SESPA) has urged the Tamil Nadu government to scrap the 2,000 MW Sillahalla Hydel Power Project, citing concerns about the fragile ecology of the Nilgiris. The project, estimated to cost Rs 69.14 billion, is planned by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) in two stages. SESPA has written to Chief Minister M K Stalin, warning of environmental damage and livelihood loss….
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/11/2024 Axpo has been awarded a combined capacity of 163 MW in public tenders for solar and wind energy organized by the French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), as announced in November 2024. Axpo’s solar division, through its subsidiary Urbasolar, secured 124 MWp across 20 projects in nine French regions. These projects include ground-mounted, agricultural photovoltaic (PV), and floating PV installations. With this award, Axpo’s cumulative solar capacity from CRE tenders has…
Author: PPD Team Date: 26/03/2025 Power Mech Projects Limited has won a Rs 5,790 million contract for civil, structural, and architectural works at the 2×800 MW Koderma Thermal Power Expansion Project. The contract, awarded by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) on March 21, 2025, includes leveling and grading of the entire power block area for Unit 3 and Unit 4. The work is expected to be completed in 32 months. The Koderma Thermal Power Station,…
Author: PPD Team Date: 28/01/2025 ACME Solar signs PPA with NHPC for 680 MW renewable energy ACME Solar Holdings Private Limited has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with NHPC Limited to develop a 680 MW firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) power project. In February 2024, ACME Solar secured the 680 MW capacity by quoting a tariff of Rs 4.64 per kWh during NHPC’s FDRE auction. Earlier, in September 2023, NHPC invited Request…
Author: PPD Team Date: 29/10/2024 The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has released the CERC (Indian Electricity Grid Code) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2024, introducing several critical changes aimed at improving grid efficiency and flexibility. Key amendments include reducing the permissible period for renewable energy and energy storage systems to inject infirm power from one year to 45 days. Extensions of up to three months can be requested from regional load despatch centres, with additional extensions…
Author: PPD Team Date: 08/04/2025 VVIP Infratech Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 992.91 million for feeder segregation works in Saharanpur district under the Uttar Pradesh Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). The contract was awarded on 2 April 2025, following a tender issued by Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PUVVNL) in October 2024. The scope of work involves construction of new 11 kV feeders and associated low tension (LT) lines to separate agricultural and…
Author: PPD Team Date: 20/03/2025 The Sillahalla Ecology and Social Protection Association (SESPA) has urged the Tamil Nadu government to scrap the 2,000 MW Sillahalla Hydel Power Project, citing concerns about the fragile ecology of the Nilgiris. The project, estimated to cost Rs 69.14 billion, is planned by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) in two stages. SESPA has written to Chief Minister M K Stalin, warning of environmental damage and livelihood loss….
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/11/2024 Axpo has been awarded a combined capacity of 163 MW in public tenders for solar and wind energy organized by the French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), as announced in November 2024. Axpo’s solar division, through its subsidiary Urbasolar, secured 124 MWp across 20 projects in nine French regions. These projects include ground-mounted, agricultural photovoltaic (PV), and floating PV installations. With this award, Axpo’s cumulative solar capacity from CRE tenders has…
Author: PPD Team Date: 26/03/2025 Power Mech Projects Limited has won a Rs 5,790 million contract for civil, structural, and architectural works at the 2×800 MW Koderma Thermal Power Expansion Project. The contract, awarded by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) on March 21, 2025, includes leveling and grading of the entire power block area for Unit 3 and Unit 4. The work is expected to be completed in 32 months. The Koderma Thermal Power Station,…
Author: PPD Team Date: 28/01/2025 ACME Solar signs PPA with NHPC for 680 MW renewable energy ACME Solar Holdings Private Limited has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with NHPC Limited to develop a 680 MW firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) power project. In February 2024, ACME Solar secured the 680 MW capacity by quoting a tariff of Rs 4.64 per kWh during NHPC’s FDRE auction. Earlier, in September 2023, NHPC invited Request…
Author: PPD Team Date: 29/10/2024 The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has released the CERC (Indian Electricity Grid Code) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2024, introducing several critical changes aimed at improving grid efficiency and flexibility. Key amendments include reducing the permissible period for renewable energy and energy storage systems to inject infirm power from one year to 45 days. Extensions of up to three months can be requested from regional load despatch centres, with additional extensions…
Author: PPD Team Date: 08/04/2025 VVIP Infratech Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 992.91 million for feeder segregation works in Saharanpur district under the Uttar Pradesh Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). The contract was awarded on 2 April 2025, following a tender issued by Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PUVVNL) in October 2024. The scope of work involves construction of new 11 kV feeders and associated low tension (LT) lines to separate agricultural and…
Author: PPD Team Date: 20/03/2025 The Sillahalla Ecology and Social Protection Association (SESPA) has urged the Tamil Nadu government to scrap the 2,000 MW Sillahalla Hydel Power Project, citing concerns about the fragile ecology of the Nilgiris. The project, estimated to cost Rs 69.14 billion, is planned by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) in two stages. SESPA has written to Chief Minister M K Stalin, warning of environmental damage and livelihood loss….
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/11/2024 Axpo has been awarded a combined capacity of 163 MW in public tenders for solar and wind energy organized by the French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), as announced in November 2024. Axpo’s solar division, through its subsidiary Urbasolar, secured 124 MWp across 20 projects in nine French regions. These projects include ground-mounted, agricultural photovoltaic (PV), and floating PV installations. With this award, Axpo’s cumulative solar capacity from CRE tenders has…