Author: PPD Team Date: 23/07/2025 India’s first fully indigenous geothermal power project will be developed in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, as reported by Moneycontrol. The 50-kilowatt plant will operate at a relatively low temperature of 68 degrees...
Author: PPD Team Date: 23/07/2025 The Chandigarh Administration is expanding its use of floating solar energy with a new 4 MWp plant at the Sector 39 waterworks, as reported by The Tribune. Chandigarh had earlier commissioned the region’s largest...
Author: PPD Team Date: 23/07/2025 The power ministry is examining the use of battery energy storage systems (BESS) for thermal power plants, according to two government officials cited by Moneycontrol. This will address rising operational costs...
Author: PPD Team Date: 23/07/2025 The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has approved a restructuring plan for the boards of NTPC subsidiaries THDC India Ltd (THDCIL) and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO), according to a...
Author: PPD Team Date: 23/07/2025 NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Goa Energy Development Agency to develop solar and hybrid power projects in the state. The projects are expected to...
Author: PPD Team Date: 23/07/2025 All five units of Tata Power’s Mundra power plant have remained shut since July 1 due to maintenance, according to CNBC. The shutdown coincides with the Ministry of Power’s decision not to extend Section 11 of the...
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/07/2025 The Kerala Domestic Solar Prosumers Community (KDSPC) has called for a complete withdrawal of the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (KSERC) Draft Renewable Energy Regulations 2025. As reported by The...
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/07/2025 Patel Engineering Ltd. has secured a Rs 239.98 crore contract from NHPC Ltd. for civil and hydro-mechanical works at the Teesta-V Power Station in Sikkim, as reported in a company release dated July 18, 2025. The...
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/07/2025 Maharashtra is set to offer the lowest industrial electricity tariff in the country, with rates expected to fall to Rs 7.38 per unit under a revised power policy. As reported by The Times of India, Chief Minister...
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/07/2025 The Hydro Power Development Corporation of Arunachal Pradesh Limited (HPDCAPL) has secured carbon credits for its 3 MW small hydro project in Zemithang, Tawang district. As reported by The Economic Times, the project...
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/07/2025 Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation (TNPGCL) is considering a range of development models, including public-private partnerships (PPP), to restart the delayed 660 MW expansion of the Ennore Thermal Power...
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/07/2025 India’s wind energy sector has called for a gradual localisation plan for turbine components, citing the risk of supply disruptions and cost escalations. The industry is responding to a recent directive from the...
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/07/2025 Reliance Industries recorded a mixed financial performance in the first quarter of FY26. Its Oil-to-Chemicals (O2C) segment posted a 10.8 per cent year-on-year increase in EBITDA, supported by stronger fuel retail...
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/07/2025 Fuel stations in India are expected to play a more active role in the power sector, as the government urges petroleum dealers to integrate clean energy solutions. Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri called on...
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/07/2025 The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has launched a suite of measures to modernise the coal industry, reduce import reliance and restore mined lands, reported the Press Information Bureau (PIB). Union Minister Shri G. Kishan...
Author: PPD Team Date: 21/07/2025 Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, on 19 July, inaugurated the 435 MW Gorbea Solar Power Project in Rajasthan. Developed by Zelestra India, the project was completed in under eight months...
Author: PPD Team Date: 21/07/2025 NTPC Limited has suspended the installation of flue-gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems at five of its under-construction thermal power plants, following a new notification from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and...
Author: PPD Team Date: 21/07/2025 Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has announced that its clean energy gigafactories in Jamnagar, Gujarat, will become fully operational over the next four to six quarters, according to Bloomberg. These facilities are...
Author: PPD Team Date: 21/07/2025 India’s battery storage sector saw a major boost as Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) and ACME Solar Holdings secured Battery Energy Storage Purchase Agreements (BESPAs) with NHPC Limited for projects in...
Author: PPD Team Date: 21/07/2025 Power Mech Projects Limited has announced two new operations and maintenance (O&M) contracts worth a total of Rs 551.35 crores for thermal power projects in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, according to a filing with...