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NEEPCO invites bids for E&M works at 240 MW Heo Hydro Electric Project

Author: PPD Team Date: 05/03/2025 North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) package for electromechanical (E&M) works at the 240 MW Heo Hydro Electric...

Hindustan Power to invest Rs 6.2 billion in solar and BESS in Assam

Author: PPD Team Date: 05/03/2025 Hindustan Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Assam to invest Rs 6.2 billion in solar power and battery energy storage projects.  The announcement was made at the Advantage...

Karnataka opts out of RDSS for smart meter installation

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/03/2025 The  Karnataka Department of Energy (DoE) has planned to opt out of the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) for smart meter installation. Instead, the state will implement the project independently. Karnataka...

SJVN awards 648 MW RW projects under Tranche-II and III auctions

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/03/2025 SJVN Limited has awarded a total of 648 MW of renewable energy projects under its Tranche-II and Tranche-III auctions.  On February 28, 2025, NLC India Limited (NLCIL) secured a Letter of Award (LoA) for developing...

Kosol Energie wins Rs 4.85 billion contract for Gujarat solar project

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/03/2025 Kosol Energie Private Limited has secured a Rs 4.85 billion contract for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) package of the 100 MW Gujarat Solar PV Project – Phase XII under Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam...

Datta Power Infra signs PPA with SECI for 50 MW wind project

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/03/2025 Datta Power Infra Private Limited has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for a 50 MW Inter State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected wind power project...

NTPC commissions final unit of 300 MW solar project in Bikaner

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/03/2025 NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, commenced commercial operations for the last 18.32 MW capacity of its 300 MW solar power project in Bikaner, Rajasthan, on March 1, 2025. ...

GE Power secures E&M contract for Saundatti hydro project

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/03/2025 GE Power India Limited has won a Rs 2.73 billion contract from Greenko KA01 IREP Private Limited for the electro-mechanical (E&M) package of an additional 320 MW unit in the 1,600 MW Saundatti Hydro Electric...

EDF India and Actis form JV to develop smart metering infrastructure

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/03/2025 EDF India and Actis have formed a joint venture (JV) to develop and operate an advanced metering infrastructure service provider (AMISP) platform in India.  The initiative aims to enhance operational efficiency...

Jakson Engineers supplies 100 MW solar modules to GIPCL

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/03/2025 Jakson Engineers Limited has supplied 100 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules to Gujarat Industries Power Company Limited (GIPCL) for its 2,375 MW renewable energy park near Khavda, Gujarat. The company delivered...

Adani Green crosses 12 GW; inks captive power deal

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/03/2025 Adani Renewable Energy Holding Nine Limited (AREH9L), a subsidiary of the Adani Group, has signed a share subscription and shareholders’ agreement (SSSHA) with Adani Renewables Energy Three Limited and DC...

Two ISTS transmission schemes shift to RTM due to single-bidder issue

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/03/2025 Two interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes for augmentation works at the Bhuj-II Pooling Station in Gujarat will now be implemented under the regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) instead of tariff-based...

Alpex Solar secures Rs 2.11 billion contract for SECI’s CPSU project

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/03/2025 Alpex Solar Private Limited has secured a Rs 2.11 billion contract from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to supply 97.5 MWp of Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) solar PV modules for a 300 MW/390 MWp...

Chemplast Sanmar signs PPA with JSW for hybrid project in Tamil Nadu

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/03/2025 Chemplast Sanmar Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Chemplast Cuddalore Vinyls Limited (CCVL), have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with JSW Green Energy Nine Private Limited, a special purpose vehicle...

Assam signs solar and BESS deal with Oriana at investment summit

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/03/2025 The New and Renewable Energy Department, Government of Assam (GoA), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oriana Power Limited to develop solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects in the...

Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh plan large-scale solar projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/03/2025 Karnataka’s Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Department and the Energy Department are planning on a 3,000 MW decentralised solar project to reduce the burden of Rs 220 million in annual electricity bills. ...

Toshiba, Hitachi Energy, and Transrail win major T&D contracts

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/03/2025 Three companies have clinched major awards this week, strengthening their foothold in India’s power transmission and distribution (T&D) sector. Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India)...

JSW Energy secures 125 MW BESS project in Kerala

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/03/2025 JSW Energy has won a 125 MW/500 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) auction in Kerala.  The project, awarded by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), will be connected to the Mylatti 220 kV...

Borosil Renewables completes Rs 178.2 million investment in Clean Max Prithvi

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/03/2025 Borosil Renewables Limited has completed its investment of Rs 178.2 million in Clean Max Prithvi Private Limited (CMPPL) in two tranches. The investment follows Borosil Renewables’ initial acquisition of a 49 per...

Greenko’s new pumped storage projects in Assam, MP, Odisha

Author: PPD Team Date: 28/02/2025 Greenko Energies Private Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Assam to develop a 900 MW pumped storage project (PSP) in Karbi Anglong district. The project will require an...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 15/04/2025 Global: Iraq signs MoUs with US firms for 24 GW power and 3 GW...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 15/04/2025 The Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MSPGCL)...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 15/04/2025 On April 14, 2025, the Union Government laid the foundation stone...

Bihar to complete key transmission lines and substations by FY 2026

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/04/2025 Several transmission lines and substations in Bihar are expected...

Insolation Green Energy wins Rs 360.1 million contract for solar modules supply

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/04/2025 Insolation Green Energy Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 15/04/2025 On April 15, 2025, Serentica Renewables India Private Limited...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 15/04/2025 Since FY 2014-15, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has...