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Cygni Energy opens 4.8 GWh BESS gigafactory in Hyderabad

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/05/2025 Cygni Energy has inaugurated a fully automated battery energy storage system (BESS) gigafactory in Hyderabad with an annual production capacity of 4.8 GWh.  The facility, developed with an investment of over Rs 1...

India extends imported coal-based plant operation mandate till June 30

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/05/2025 The Indian government has extended its directive requiring imported coal-based (ICB) power plants to operate at full capacity until 30 June 2025. This decision comes in response to the expected high electricity...

GAIL and VOC Port invite EPC bids for wind power projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/05/2025 GAIL (India) Limited has re-invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of 170 MW captive wind power projects in Maharashtra. The Request for Proposal (RfP) was reissued on 29 April 2025...

Tata Power invites bids to supply 250 MW FDRE power

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/05/2025 Tata Power Company Limited (TPCL) has issued a Request for Selection (RfS) on 29 April 2025 to procure 250 MW of Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) power. The power will come from Inter-State Transmission...

IOCL approves Rs 10.86 billion equity in Terra Clean for 4.3 GW RE projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/05/2025 Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has approved an equity investment of Rs 10.86 billion in Terra Clean Limited, its wholly-owned subsidiary. The funding will support the development of 4,300 MW of renewable...

Vindhya Telelinks and Safety Controls win T&D contracts

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/05/2025 Vindhya Telelinks Limited has secured a Rs 2,977.52 million contract for distribution infrastructure works in Kerala. The contract covers Package-III under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), targeting...

Inox Green enters solar O&M segment with 675 MWp contract

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/05/2025 Inox Green Energy Services Limited has secured a contract to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services for 675 MWp of solar projects across multiple Indian states. The projects belong to one of India’s...

Adani Power posts Rs 127.50 billion net profit in FY25

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/05/2025 Adani Power Limited has reported a net profit of Rs 127.50 billion in 2024–25, a decline of 38.78 percent from Rs 208.29 billion recorded in the previous year. Total income fell 2.28 percent to Rs 589.06 billion in...

Madhya Pradesh clears solar and storage projects, shared supply with Uttar Pradesh

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/05/2025 The Madhya Pradesh cabinet has approved a 2,000 MW solar park and a 1,000 MW energy storage project to enable seasonal power sharing with Uttar Pradesh.  Electricity will be supplied to Madhya Pradesh during its Rabi...

Evren receives USD 100 million from ALTÉRRA for 11 GW renewables in India

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/05/2025 Evren has received a USD 100 million investment from ALTÉRRA to develop around 11 GW of solar, wind, and battery storage projects in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. The investment will support the development and...

MNRE launches green hydrogen certification scheme

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/05/2025 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched the Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme (GHCI) to standardise and certify green hydrogen production in India.  The certification scheme sets a greenhouse...

Uttar Pradesh targets 500 GW solar power generation by 2030

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/05/2025 The Government of Uttar Pradesh has set a target to generate 500 GW of solar power by 2030, focusing on regions like Bundelkhand, Vindhya, and surrounding areas. The goal is to establish these regions as major solar...

NTPC and Honeywell to study sustainable aviation fuel production

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/05/2025 NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Honeywell UOP India Private Limited to explore the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The project will use captured...

CEA releases draft rules revising RoW norms for transmission lines

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/05/2025 The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued the draft amendment to the CEA (Technical Standards for Construction of Electrical Plants and Electric Lines) Regulations, 2025. The amendment updates right of way...

Avaada to build 3,650 MW pumped hydro projects in Maharashtra

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/05/2025 Avaada Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Water Resources Department of Maharashtra to develop two pumped storage hydro projects (PSHPs) with a combined capacity of 3,650 MW. The projects...

Adani Green finds no irregularities in internal review of US bribery charges

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/05/2025 Adani Green Energy has announced that its independent review into the US indictment of its founder and senior executives has found no evidence of non-compliance or irregularities. In a filing to the stock exchange...

Enerpac and PrimeGold to set up solar projects in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu

Author: PPD Team Date: 30/04/2025 Enerpac India Private Limited is planning a 35 MW solar power project in Gujarat. The project will supply power to commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers under a group captive open access model. Target sectors...

KSEB plans to revive 163 MW Athirapally hydro project

Author: PPD Team Date: 30/04/2025 Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is working to revive the long-stalled 163 MW Athirapally Hydro Electric Project in Thrissur district. The project, earlier held back due to environmental concerns, has now...

DVC signs PPAs with SJVN for 592 MW hydropower from Himachal projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 30/04/2025 Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) signed two purchase power agreements (PPAs) with SJVN Limited on April 29, 2025, to procure hydro power from the Sunni Dam and Luhri Stage I projects in Himachal Pradesh. The Sunni...

Tangedco halts stability tests for 2,000 MW Sillahalla hydro project

Author: PPD Team Date: 30/04/2025 Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (Tangedco) has paused site stability tests, including rock blasting and earth quarrying, for its proposed 2,000 MW Sillahalla Pumped Storage Hydroelectric...

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Cygni Energy opens 4.8 GWh BESS gigafactory in Hyderabad

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India extends imported coal-based plant operation mandate till June 30

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GAIL and VOC Port invite EPC bids for wind power projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/05/2025 GAIL (India) Limited has re-invited bids for the engineering...

Tata Power invites bids to supply 250 MW FDRE power

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/05/2025 Tata Power Company Limited (TPCL) has issued a Request for...

IOCL approves Rs 10.86 billion equity in Terra Clean for 4.3 GW RE projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/05/2025 Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has approved an equity...

Vindhya Telelinks and Safety Controls win T&D contracts

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/05/2025 Vindhya Telelinks Limited has secured a Rs 2,977.52 million...

Power Sector News Roundup for May 1, 2025

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/05/2025 Global: Equinor and Polenergia get final clearance for 1.56 GW...

Inox Green enters solar O&M segment with 675 MWp contract

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/05/2025 Inox Green Energy Services Limited has secured a contract to...

Adani Power posts Rs 127.50 billion net profit in FY25

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/05/2025 Adani Power Limited has reported a net profit of Rs 127.50 billion...

Madhya Pradesh clears solar and storage projects, shared supply with Uttar Pradesh

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/05/2025 The Madhya Pradesh cabinet has approved a 2,000 MW solar park and...