Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: December 31, 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: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 5, 2024 Gensol Engineering Limited has won a Rs 7.8 billion turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract from a major public sector utility in Maharashtra for a 150 MW ground-mounted solar PV plant. The project, slated for completion within 15 months, covers land acquisition, design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, installation, testing, and commissioning, alongside infrastructure development to connect to the STU substation. The contract also includes three…
Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: January 22, 2025 CtrlS Datacenters plans to establish a 600 MW IT load capacity datacentre park across 40 acres at Chandanvelly Industrial Park, Hyderabad. The first phase has secured 250 MW of sanctioned power, with plans for a dedicated gas-insulated substation (GIS), expandable to 900 MW. The facility will feature high-density, AI-ready interconnected data centres that can support up to 135 KW per rack and immersion cooling up…
Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: January 21, 2025 Indonesia aims to boost its power capacity by 71 GW by 2034, with a significant emphasis on private sector investment. The government, in collaboration with PT PLN (Persero), will prioritize the development of transmission lines to support renewable energy generation, according to Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia. The strategy is part of PLN’s 2025-2034 power supply plan, which includes 48,000km of circuit transmission lines, supporting 60%…
Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: December 23, 2024 Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) has collaborated with Canara Bank to promote rooftop solar adoption under the PM Surya Ghar Scheme. For systems up to 3 kW capacity, loans of up to Rs 200,000 are available with a 10 per cent margin, no collateral, a 7 per cent annual interest rate, and a 10-year tenure. For systems between 3 kW and 10 kW, loans…
Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 13, 2024 Insolation Energy Ltd., via its wholly-owned subsidiary Insolation Green Energy Private Limited, has received a Rs 714 million purchase order from ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited. The order is for the supply of solar PV modules. Recently, Insolation Energy won a contract valued at Rs 5 billion from Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL) to install 77 MW of rooftop solar power systems across Rajasthan.
Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: December 17, 2024 GE Power India Limited has received an extended purchase order from Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Limited (MPPGCL) to supply boiler parts at the Sanjay Gandhi Power Station. The order is valued at Rs 182.7 million and is scheduled for execution within 3.5 months.