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NTPC and Honeywell to study sustainable aviation fuel production

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 carbon dioxide and green hydrogen as...

CEA releases draft rules revising RoW norms for transmission lines

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 (RoW) norms for transmission lines...

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

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 include the 2,400 MW Pawana Falyan...

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

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, the company stated that it had...

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

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 include recycling, automotive...

KSEB plans to revive 163 MW Athirapally hydro project

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 received environmental clearance. KSEB’s...

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

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 Dam Hydro Electric Project is a...

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

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 Project in the Nilgiris. Estimated...

RIL to build power transmission system for green hydrogen in Kandla

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has secured the contract to develop the “Transmission System for supply of power to Green Hydrogen/Ammonia manufacturing potential in Kandla area of Gujarat (Phase-I: 3 GW).” The bidding process was managed by PFC...

Rays Power JV wins 125 MW EPC contract in Assam

The joint venture (JV) of Rays Power Infra Private Limited and Insolation Energy Limited has secured an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract from Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) to set up a 125 MW solar power...

Diamond Power wins cable supply order under DGVCL scheme

Diamond Power Infrastructure Limited has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) worth Rs 1,509.86 million from Rajesh Power Services Limited.  The order is for supplying cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) aluminium armored high tension (HT) cables under the...

Hindalco commissions EV component plant in Pune

Hindalco Industries Limited, part of the Aditya Birla Group, has commissioned an electric vehicle (EV) component manufacturing facility in Chakan, Pune. Built at a cost of Rs 5 billion, the plant spans 5 acres and marks Hindalco’s entry into the EV...

REC raises Rs 50 billion via bonds to support power sector lending

REC Limited has mobilised Rs 50 billion through bond issuance on a private placement basis to bolster its funding for power sector financing. The issue included Rs 30 billion in 5-year bonds with a 6.87 per cent coupon rate and Rs 20 billion in...

Power Ministry discusses nuclear power expansion roadmap

At a meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Power on April 28, 2025, the Union Minister for Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal, presented the government’s roadmap for expanding nuclear power generation in India. The...

PGCIL awards rooftop solar contracts worth Rs 87.63 million

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has awarded contracts for rooftop solar installations across its buildings in the Eastern and Western Regions under the PM Surya Ghar (PMSGY) Scheme.  In the Eastern Region, PGCIL awarded a contract worth...

Raychem RPG becomes first Indian firm to earn E3, C3, F1 certification for cast resin transformers

Raychem RPG has become the first Indian manufacturer to earn the E3, C3, and F1 certifications for its cast resin transformers (CRTs).  The certification was awarded after rigorous testing at CESI laboratories in Italy. CESI is renowned for its...

Premier Energies forms subsidiary for silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing

Premier Energies Limited has set up a wholly owned subsidiary, Premier Energies GWC Private Limited, to manufacture and process high-quality silicon ingots and wafers with advanced technologies. The new subsidiary, incorporated on April 20, 2025...

Fortum exits India’s renewable energy market

Fortum Oyj has exited India’s renewable energy market by selling its platform, Fortum India Pvt Ltd (FIPL), to New York-based Hexa Climate Solutions, backed by I Squared Capital. Hexa acquired 100% of FIPL, including its management company, carbon...

CSE Development commissions solar projects at 100 MWp park in Maharashtra

CSE Development (India) Private Limited has commissioned several solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects at its 100 MWp solar park in Maharashtra on April 23, 2025.  The power generated from these open access captive solar projects will be supplied to...

Maharashtra launches portal to fast-track 7,000 MW solar project for farmers

The Maharashtra government has launched the Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana (MSKVY) 2.0 project management portal to speed up work under its MSKVY 2.0 scheme. The scheme targets achieving 7,000 MW of decentralised solar capacity. It aims to...

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