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UPPTCL re-invites bids for two 500 MVA ICTs under GEC-II project

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/05/2025 Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited (UPPTCL) has re-invited bids for Package 24 under the Uttar Pradesh Green Energy Corridor II (GEC-II) Project. The notice was issued on May 8, 2025. The package...

CIL signs MoU with AM Green to develop 4,500 MW hybrid power projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/05/2025 Coal India Limited (CIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AM Green Ammonia (India) Private Limited to set up 4,500 MW of wind-solar hybrid power capacity in India. The agreement was signed on May...

DVC re-invites bids for 234 MW floating solar project on Maithon Dam

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/05/2025 Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has re-issued tenders for setting up 234 MW/328 MWp floating solar power projects on Maithon Dam. The bids were re-invited on May 9, 2025, with the submission deadline set for June...

Apar wins Rs 2.48 billion contracts for reconductoring works

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/05/2025 Apar Industries Limited has bagged two contracts worth Rs 1,329.17 million and Rs 1,155.96 million under the Eastern Region Expansion Scheme-43 (ERES-43). The awards were announced on May 2, 2025. The tenders were...

Desein to prepare feasibility report for Gurha thermal project

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/05/2025 Desein Private Limited has secured a Rs 1 million contract to prepare a feasibility report for the upcoming 3×125 MW Gurha Thermal Power Project. The bid was floated by NLC India Limited in January 2025. Desein...

MNRE lowers efficiency thresholds for off-grid solar modules under ALMM

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/05/2025 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has updated the approved list of models and manufacturers (ALMM), making it easier for low-wattage solar modules used in off-grid applications to qualify. The change...

Solex Energy wins Rs 4.5 billion solar module supply contract

Author: PPD Team Date: 09/05/2025 Solex Energy Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 4,514.09 million from KPI Green Energy Limited. The contract involves the supply of N-Type TOPCon Glass-to-Glass (G12R) solar photovoltaic (PV) modules with a...

Suzlon and Integrum to build 100 MW captive wind projects for BPCL

Author: PPD Team Date: 09/05/2025 Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has issued Letters of Award (LoAs) to Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL) and Integrum Energy Infrastructure Limited for setting up a total of 100 MW captive wind power capacity...

Adani Power to supply 1,500 MW to Uttar Pradesh from 2030

Author: PPD Team Date: 09/05/2025 Adani Power Limited (APL) has secured a contract to supply 1,500 MW of thermal power to Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL). The supply will come from the upcoming Mirzapur Thermal Power Project in Uttar...

Seshasayee Paper to source 39 MW renewable power from hybrid project

Author: PPD Team Date: 08/05/2025 Seshasayee Paper and Boards will source 39 MW of renewable energy from a wind-solar hybrid project being developed by Ganeko Solar in Tamil Nadu. The project will include 33 MW of solar and 6 MW of wind capacity. The...

NLCIL and IREL sign MoU to secure critical minerals and rare earths

Author: PPD Team Date: 08/05/2025 NLC India Limited (NLCIL) and Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the sourcing and development of critical minerals and rare earth elements (REE). The...

ReNew secures Rs 8.7 billion from BII for solar cell manufacturing

Author: PPD Team Date: 08/05/2025 ReNew Energy Global has secured an investment of Rs 8.7 billion from British International Investment (BII) in its subsidiary, ReNew Photovoltaics.  This is BII’s first investment in India’s solar manufacturing...

Cabinet approves revised SHAKTI policy

Author: PPD Team Date: 08/05/2025 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the revised SHAKTI (Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala Transparently in India) policy to streamline coal allocation for thermal power plants...

Refex Green sets up three CBG SPVs for waste-to-gas projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 08/05/2025 Refex Green Power Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Refex Industries Limited, has incorporated three new step-down subsidiaries to develop municipal solid waste-based bio-compressed natural gas (CBG) plants. The...

NTPC re-invites bids for 500 MW solar projects in Gujarat

Author: PPD Team Date: 08/05/2025 NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has re-invited bids for an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) package to develop 500 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects...

Hero Future signs PPA with SECI for 270 MW solar project with storage

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/05/2025 Hero Future Energies (HFE) has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for setting up 270 MW of Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected solar power...

NLC signs PPA for 810 MW solar power project in Rajasthan

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/05/2025 NLC India Renewables Limited (NIRL), a subsidiary of NLC India Limited, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) for an 810 MW solar power project in...

Senvion India to supply 52.7 MW wind turbines to Powerica for Gujarat project

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/05/2025 Senvion India Private Limited has secured a contract from Powerica Limited to supply 17 wind turbine generators (WTGs) for a 50 MW wind power project in Gujarat. The order includes M130 WTGs with a Hybrid Lattice...

PFCCL invites bids for Kurnool-IV REZ Phase-II transmission project

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/05/2025 PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) has invited Request for Proposal (RfP) bids to select a transmission service provider (TSP) for a key power transmission project in Andhra Pradesh. The bidding will follow a...

Four hydropower projects in J&K report progress amid India-Pak tension

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/05/2025 Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Limited (JKSPDC) has reported physical progress across four major hydroelectric projects (HEPs) in the region. The Pakal Dul HEP has reached 66 percent physical...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 19/06/2025 The Delhi government plans to develop a 30 MW canal top solar...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 18/06/2025 The Government of Haryana has announced a phased action plan to...

REC incorporates SPV for Rajgarh–Neemuch transmission project

Author: PPD Team Date: 18/06/2025 REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly...

Nepal begins 40 MW power export to Bangladesh via Indian grid

Author: PPD Team Date: 18/06/2025 Nepal has started supplying 40 MW of electricity to Bangladesh...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 18/06/2025 The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued a...

NTPC declares COD of Unit-3 at North Karanpura TPP in Jharkhand

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