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Surana Solar acquires Surana Technologies

Surana Solar Limited has acquired a 100% stake in Surana Technologies Private Limited, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary.  Surana Technologies, with an authorized, subscribed, and paid-up capital of Rs 100,000, operates in the solar energy sector...

NHPC reports Rs 10.69 billion net profit for Q2 FY2024, down 36.86%

NHPC Limited has reported a net profit of Rs 10.69 billion for the quarter ending September 2024, marking a 36.86% decline from Rs 16.93 billion in the same quarter the previous year.  However, the company’s total income rose by 9.25% to Rs 34.02...

Kalpataru Projects secures Rs 22.73 billion in new orders

Kalpataru Projects International Limited (KPIL) has announced new orders totalling Rs 22.73 billion across domestic and international markets.  The orders, awarded to KPIL along with its joint ventures and subsidiaries, cover Transmission &...

Insolation Energy secures Rs 714 million order for solar PV modules

Insolation Energy Ltd., via its wholly-owned subsidiary Insolation Green Energy Private Limited, has received a Rs 714 million purchase order from ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited.  The order is for the supply of solar PV modules. Recently...

Patel Engineering reports 151% profit surge in Q2 FY25

Patel Engineering Limited announced a net profit increase of 151% year-over-year for Q2 FY25.  For the quarter ending September 30, 2024, the company reported a revenue increase of 14.98%, reaching Rs 11,743 million, driven by progress in hydropower...

Rajasthan signs MoU with RMC Switchgears for 1,000 MW solar park

The Government of Rajasthan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RMC Switchgears Limited on November 9, 2024, to set up a 1,000 MW Ultra Mega Solar Park Project (UMSPP) with an integrated Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).  The project...

BHEL secures contract for Telangana Stage-II thermal power plant

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has secured a contract from NTPC Ltd to establish the main plant package for the 3×800 MW Telangana Stage-II supercritical thermal power plant.  The contract encompasses design, engineering, manufacturing, supply...

L&T secures Rs 150 billion NTPC contract for thermal power plants

Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) Energy CarbonLite Solutions division has received a ‘Limited Notice to Proceed’ (LNTP) from NTPC to develop thermal power plants valued at over Rs 150 billion.  The contract includes main plant...

Waaree Renewable secures 41.6 MW solar project in Tamil Nadu

Waaree Renewable Technologies Ltd (WRTL) has secured an order to establish a 41.6 MW solar project in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu.  The project, valued at approximately Rs 1.47 billion, is scheduled for completion in the fiscal year 2025-26.  This...

Power Grid acquires Bikaner A and B Transmission Projects for Rajasthan REZ

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has acquired Bikaner A Power Transmission Ltd (BATPL) and Bikaner B Power Transmission Limited, both established to support the “Transmission system for evacuation of power from Rajasthan REZ Phase IV...

Sugs Lloyd wins Rs 3 billion power infrastructure projects in Bihar

Sugs Lloyd has emerged as the lowest bidder for two Bihar government projects worth Rs 3 billion. The contracts include the supply, installation, testing, and commissioning (SITC) of a power substation along with high-tension (HT) and low-tension...

Sunkind secures 570 MW solar project from Maharashtra government

Sunkind has announced securing a 570 MW solar energy project from Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (Mahagenco) under the Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi Vahini Yojana (MSKVY 2.0 scheme).  The project includes a 569 MW EPC component and a...

Survey highlights cost and skill challenges in India’s solar energy adoption

A recent survey, “Solar Spectrum of New India,” by Luminous Power Technologies, reveals rising consumer interest in solar energy in India, yet highlights affordability and skilled labour as key barriers.  The survey indicates that 52% of respondents...

Odisha clears Rs 33.53 billion investment for 15 industrial projects

Ahead of the Utkarsh Odisha conclave in January, Odisha’s single window clearance authority, led by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, has approved 15 industrial projects worth Rs 33.53 billion.  Spanning sectors like chemicals, renewable energy...

Sterlite Power wins contract of Rs 682.5 million from PGCIL

Sterlite Power Transmission Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 682.5 million from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) for reconductoring Package OH01. The package includes the reconductoring of the 220 kV Hisar (PG) to Hisar (IA)...

Voltamp Transformers secures Rs 2,633.3 million contract from GETCO

Voltamp Transformers Limited has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) valued at Rs 2,633.3 million from Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO) for the design, manufacturing, testing, and supply of various ratings of power transformers. ...

MNRE launches Rs 2 billion programme to boost green hydrogen innovation

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has introduced a Rs 2 billion programme, running through FY 2025-26, to accelerate green hydrogen production and application across sectors.  Focus areas include decentralised hydrogen production...

HAREDA awards contracts for 17,458 solar pumps under PM KUSUM

The Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) has awarded contracts for the supply, installation, and commissioning of 17,458 solar water pumping systems under Component B of the PM KUSUM programme.  Leading recipients include Shakti Pumps...

Mahanagar Gas to invest Rs 2.3 billion in battery gigafactory with IBC India

Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) has announced an investment of Rs 2.3 billion in International Battery Company (IBC) India to develop a gigafactory in Bengaluru, focused on producing prismatic NMC Li-ion cells for mobility and battery storage...

BPDB issues $173 million letter of credit to Adani Power

The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has issued a $173 million letter of credit (LC) to Adani Power Limited to maintain the electricity supply.  This LC follows Adani Power’s reduction of electricity deliveries by half due to unpaid...

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