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Masali village becomes India’s first solar-powered village on the border

Masali village in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district has become India’s first ‘solar village’ located on the border. The village, with a population of 800, is situated 40 km from the Pakistan border. All 199 houses in the village now...

Renewable energy projects face up to 12-month delay in signing of PPAs

India’s renewable energy sector is facing significant delays in securing power purchase agreements (PPAs), which are affecting around 40-45 GW of projects out of a total 80-90 GW in the pipeline. Experts note that distribution companies...

Inox Wind wins 60 MW wind turbine supply contract in Karnataka

Inox Wind Limited has secured a contract from Serentica Renewables India Private Limited (SRIPL) to supply 3 MW-class Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) for a 60 MW wind power project.  The project is part of a wind-solar hybrid development in Karnataka...

Gensol Engineering secures EPC contract for 22 MW solar projects

Gensol Engineering Limited has won an EPC contract worth Rs 880 million from a steel products company to develop 22 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects in Punjab.  The contract was awarded on December 18, 2024 and is scheduled for completion...

Centre lays foundation for 4,000 MW solar projects in Rajasthan

The Central Government has initiated the development of 4,000 MW solar power projects in Rajasthan, with the foundation stone laid on December 17, 2024. The projects include: Pugal Solar Project (2,450 MW): Phase-I and Phase-II (1,000 MW each):...

NLC India invites EoI for Gurha Thermal Power Project EPC package

NLC India Limited has issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) package for the 3×125 MW Gurha Thermal Power Project.  The EoI was announced on December 16, 2024, with a bid submission...

BHAVINI to start 500 MW PFBR operations at Kalpakkam by end-2025

Bhartiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI) plans to begin commercial operations of the 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at the Madras Atomic Power Station in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, by the end of 2025. The Kalpakkam facility...

Adani Energy incorporates SPV for power infrastructure services

Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL) established Adani Energy Solutions Step-Eleven Limited (AESSEL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV), on December 17, 2024. The SPV will focus on transmission, distribution, power supply, and other infrastructure...

GK Energy files DRHP for Rs 5 billion IPO to raise funds

GK Energy Limited has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). The IPO consists of a fresh issue of shares worth up to Rs 5 billion, along...

Insolation Energy to set up 3 GW solar manufacturing facility in Madhya Pradesh

Insolation Energy Limited has received 45 acres of land from the Madhya Pradesh government to establish a solar manufacturing facility.  The proposed unit will have a production capacity of 3 GW for solar cells, 4 GW for solar modules, and 24,000...

BMC and Oil India Limited to set up biogas plant in Bhubaneswar

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has partnered with Oil India Limited (OIL) to establish a biogas plant in Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar, as part of a waste-to-wealth initiative. The facility will process wet waste from the city to produce biogas...

IMFA partners with JSW Green Energy for 70 MW renewable energy supply

Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys (IMFA) has formed a joint venture with JSW Green Energy to source 70 MW of renewable energy for its smelting operations.  IMFA has signed a binding term sheet with JSW Green Energy One and JSW Green Energy Seven...

Grew Energy to supply solar modules for Jindal Renewables’ Rajasthan project

Grew Energy has announced it will supply 500 MW of solar modules for Jindal Renewables’ solar power project in Rajasthan.  Jindal Renewables is developing around 3 GW of renewable energy assets with power off-take agreements in place. By 2030...

Honeywell to provide building automation solutions for Exide Energy’s lithium-ion gigafactory

Honeywell has secured a contract to deliver building automation solutions for Exide Energy Solutions Ltd (EESL), a subsidiary of Exide Industries Ltd. The project will involve deploying Honeywell’s Enterprise Buildings Integrator (EBI) platform for...

CERC grants final transmission licence to PGCIL’s Bhadla-III Transmission

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted a final transmission licence to “Bhadla-III Transmission Ltd,” a wholly-owned TBCB subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL).  The licence, issued on December 15, 2024...

Seven firms win bids for 500 MW solar projects under GUVNL Phase XXV

On December 19, 2024, Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) announced the winners of its 500 MW Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects under Phase XXV without energy storage systems (ESS). The successful bidders are: Drashta Green Power Limited:...

Federal Bank and Ecofy collaborate to finance MSME solar projects

Federal Bank has partnered with Ecofy, a green-focused NBFC backed by Eversource Capital, to offer financing solutions for MSMEs investing in rooftop solar installations. The program targets financing 3,600 kW of rooftop solar annually, focusing on...

KPIL raises Rs 10 billion via QIP

Kalpataru Projects International Limited (KPIL) has successfully raised Rs 10 billion through a qualified institutional placement (QIP). The proceeds will be used to strengthen the company’s balance sheet, improve financial flexibility, and support...

Powergrid to raise up to Rs 42.50 billion via 10-year bonds

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has approved raising up to Rs 42.50 billion through the private placement of bonds. The funds will be raised under the Powergrid bonds – LXXX (80th Issue), which are unsecured, non-convertible...

India’s renewable energy capacity addition doubles to 15 GW in FY24

India has added nearly 15 GW of renewable energy capacity between April and November this financial year, almost double the 7.54 GW added during the same period last year.  Speaking at the CII International Energy Conference 2024, Union Minister...

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