Author: PPD Team Date: December 26, 2024
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has planned to set up a nuclear power plant (NPP) in Kerala, pending the availability of 60.7 hectares of land.
Athirappilly in Thrissur district and Cheemeni in Kasaragod district have been identified as suitable sites for the plant.
Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) intends to utilize the thorium reserves along the Kerala coast to establish a thorium-based NPP.
Author: PPD Team Date: February 19, 2025 Alpex Solar has won a Rs 450 million order from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to supply 2,000 solar-powered water pumps under the Magel Tyala Saur Krushi Pump scheme. The pumps will be manufactured at Alpex Solar’s facility in Greater Noida, which has recently expanded to a 1,200 MW capacity. Founded in 1993, Alpex initially specialized in the international trade of synthetic yarns and knitting machinery…
Author: PPD Team Date: December 30, 2024 Trichy has commissioned its first solar power plant at Panjapur, a Rs 500 million project under the Smart Cities Mission. Municipal administration minister K N Nehru inaugurated the plant to reduce the city’s annual electricity expense by Rs 90 million by feeding generated power into Tangedco’s grid. The 9.6 MW solar plant spans 33 acres near the Trichy-Madurai national highway and features 29,328 panels mounted on concrete pillars….
Author: PPD Team Date: January 20, 2025 Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Ltd (TPCODL) inaugurated its Power Distribution Technology Centre in Bhubaneswar on January 18, 2025. The centre features advanced Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) systems, including a 24×7 Power System Control Centre (PSCC) for real-time monitoring and seamless network operations across Odisha. It enhances the resilience of the power distribution network, ensuring uninterrupted power supply. Equipped with Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS)…
Author: PPD Team Date: December 20, 2024 PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL), a subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation Ltd, has initiated the empanelment of advanced metering infrastructure service providers (AMISP) under the centrally-sponsored Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). As one of the project implementation agencies (PIA) for smart metering under RDSS, PFCCL is seeking to empanel AMISPs to execute prepaid smart metering projects. The empanelment process will categorize bidders into four groups based on project size,…
Author: PPD Team Date: January 8, 2025 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has commissioned two units of the 6×170-MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (PHEP-II) in Bhutan. The project, part of a bilateral agreement between the Government of India and the Royal Government of Bhutan, is located in the Wangdue district. The two units were synchronized on December 16 and 17, 2024, and are expected to generate 4,357 GWh annually upon full commissioning. BHEL’s scope includes the…
Author: PPD Team Date: November 27, 2024 Insolation Green Energy Private Limited, a subsidiary of Insolation Energy Limited, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Rajasthan government during the Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit 2024. The agreement involves an investment of Rs 100 billion for solar power generation projects, manufacturing facilities for solar components, engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects, and the development of solar parks in Rajasthan.