L&T secures civil works contract for 1,500 MW Bhavali pumped storage project
Author: PPD Team Date: June 13, 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: June 13, 2025
Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) has won a contract from JSW Energy Limited (JSWEL) for civil works of the 1,500 MW Bhavali Pumped Storage Project. The contract was awarded on June 9, 2025.
The scope includes full civil execution—construction of approach roads, upper and lower reservoirs, water conductor system (WCS), pressure tunnels, and an underground powerhouse.
The Bhavali plant is designed for 8 hours of daily peaking and 9.25 hours of daily pumping. It will generate 4,158.83 million units (MU) annually at a 95 percent plant availability factor, requiring 5,182.34 MU for pumping. The construction period is estimated at 36 months, employing around 3,000 technicians, skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled workers.
Author: PPD Team Date: July 24, 2025 The government of Andhra Pradesh has released a declaration for developing a green hydrogen valley in Amaravati to create an integrated ecosystem for green hydrogen and its derivatives by 2030. Targets include setting up 2 GW of electrolyser manufacturing capacity by 2027, expanding it to 5 GW by 2029, and building 1.50 million metric tonnes per annum of green hydrogen production capacity by 2029. The policy also seeks…
Author: PPD Team Date: June 12, 2025 The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has identified 29 high-priority power sector components currently imported from countries such as China, Germany, and South Korea. The CEA is now inviting public feedback to develop a roadmap for domestic manufacturing of these items. This move is part of efforts to reduce India’s dependency on foreign suppliers and build local capacity in core energy infrastructure technologies. What is being imported and why…
Author: PPD Team Date: September 5, 2025 ANDRITZ has been awarded a contract by Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) to provide equipment for the 1,800 MW Gandikota pumped storage plant (PSP) in YSR Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh. The company will deliver reversible pump turbines, motor-generators, and related electromechanical systems. This marks the third order AGEL has given ANDRITZ, following the 500 MW Chitravathi project in 2023 and the 1,500 MW Tarali project in June 2025….
Author: PPD Team Date: December 10, 2025 NTPC Green Energy Limited has declared commercial operation for the 6.6 MW wind component of a 100 MW hybrid project in Bhuj, Gujarat. The project is owned by Ayana Renewable Power Four Private Limited, which is part of the NTPC Green Energy Limited group structure. The company issued the update in a regulatory filing dated 10 December 2025. With this unit online, the NTPC Green Energy Limited group’s…
Author: PPD Team Date: October 25, 2024 Sun Drops Energia Private Limited, a subsidiary of KPI Green Energy Limited, has received a letter of intent (LoI) to develop solar power projects with a total capacity of 9 MW under the company’s captive power producer (CPP) segment. The projects are scheduled for completion in various tranches by May 2025.
Author: PPD Team Date: June 23, 2025 Suzlon Energy Limited has secured a contract from AmpIn Energy Transition Private Limited for a 170.1 MW wind power project in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The order was awarded on June 20, 2025. Suzlon will supply 54 units of its S144 wind turbine generators (WTGs), each with a rated capacity of 3.15 MW. These turbines will be installed on Hybrid Lattice Tubular (HLT) towers, which allow for higher hub…