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REC PDCL forms two SPVs for new transmission projects in Maharashtra

REC Power Distribution Company Limited (REC PDCL) has set up two special purpose vehicles (SPVs) to develop upcoming transmission projects in Maharashtra. On March 28, 2025, Jejuri Hinjewadi Power Transmission Limited was incorporated. It will...

Bajel Projects commissions Raipur Pool-Dhamtari, Navsari-Magarwada transmission lines

Bajel Projects Limited, formerly Bajaj Electricals Limited, has commissioned two key transmission line packages totaling 132.65 km. The Raipur Pool–Dhamtari (CKT-I and CKT-II) line spans 88.65 km. It was developed under the Western Region Expansion...

Centre lays foundation stone for two thermal power projects in Chhattisgarh

The Central Government laid the foundation stone for two thermal power projects in Chhattisgarh on March 30, 2025. The 800 MW Sipat Advance Ultra Super Critical (AUSC) Thermal Power Project Stage-III will be set up within the existing Sipat Power...

Power Mech wins Rs 4.25 billion contract for Mirzapur Thermal Power Project

Power Mech Projects Limited has won a Rs 4.25 billion contract from Mirzapur Thermal Energy (UP) Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Adani Power Limited (APL), for civil works, including ancillary and raw water reservoir (RWR) works, for...

NHPC to resume S&I works for Kuppa Pumped Storage Project

NHPC Limited is set to resume survey and investigation (S&I) works for the 750 MW Kuppa Pumped Storage Project, with investment expected to commence in FY 2026. The project will be implemented in Chhota Udaipur, Gujarat.  NHPC and Gujarat Power...

AMPIN Energy to supply 9.9 MWp solar power to Poly Medicure

AMPIN Energy Transition has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Poly Medicure Limited to supply 9.9 MWp of solar power from its 75 MWp solar park in Kurungawali, Sirsa, Haryana. This agreement will provide renewable energy for Poly...

Punjab’s largest solar group captive project to power Swaraj Tractors’ facilities

Swaraj Tractors has partnered with Mahindra Susten to develop a 26 MW solar project in Bathinda district, marking Punjab’s largest solar group captive project. This initiative aims to increase Swaraj Tractors’ renewable energy share to up to 50 per...

Resonia secures Ananthapur-II REZ transmission project; PFCCL sets up SPV for Pune expansion

Resonia Limited, formerly Sterlite Grid 32 Limited, has won the bid for the “Transmission System for Integration of Ananthapur-II Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) Phase-I” project. The contract was awarded through a tariff-based competitive bidding...

Trident Group commissions 11.02 MWp rooftop solar project in Madhya Pradesh

Trident Group commissioned an 11.02 MWp rooftop solar power project at its Budhni facility in Madhya Pradesh on March 29, 2025.  The project, developed at Rs 280 million, includes capacities of 6.58 MWp and 4.44 MWp. With this addition, the total...

KEC International and Transrail Lighting secure Rs 14.76 billion orders

KEC International Limited has secured new orders worth Rs 12.36 billion across its transmission, substation, and cable businesses. The company won contracts for transmission line and substation projects in the Middle East, covering the UAE and...

CEA clarifies energy storage mandate for solar projects

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has confirmed that the recently announced requirement to co-locate energy storage systems (ESS) with solar power plants will apply only to future tenders. Ongoing and past projects, including schemes like the...

DRAIPL, Sterling and Wilson, Advait win solar EPC contracts

Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon Private Limited (DRAIPL), Sterling and Wilson, and Advait Energy Transitions Limited have secured engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts for major solar projects in Gujarat and Rajasthan.   DRAIPL...

NHPC declares CoD for Unit 1, 2, and 3 of Parbati-II hydro project

NHPC Limited declared the commercial operation date (CoD) for Unit 1, 2, and 3 of the Parbati Hydro Electric Project Stage-II on April 1, 2025. The 800 MW (4×200 MW) project is located on the Beas River in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, about...

Prozeal Green Energy files for Rs 7 billion IPO with SEBI

Prozeal Green Energy Limited has submitted its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for an initial public offering (IPO) worth Rs 7.00 billion. The offering consists of a fresh issue of Rs 3.50...

Bihar proposes new renewable energy targets

The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has proposed integrating distributed renewable energy (DRE) into the state’s renewable purchase obligation (RPO) framework for the financial year (FY) 2030. This move aims to promote smaller...

Adani Green commissions 275 MW solar project at Khavda RE park

Adani Renewable Energy Fifty Seven Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), has begun commercial operations of a 275 MW solar power project in the Khavda Wind-Solar Hybrid Renewable Energy Power Park.  The project is...

Bharat Grid wins Rs 22.74 billion contract for smart metering in Gujarat

Bharat Grid Private Limited has won a contract worth Rs 22,739.73 million to provide Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) services for smart prepaid metering in Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL).  The project will be executed on a design...

US grants approval for Holtec to transfer SMR technology to India

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has granted Holtec International a critical regulatory approval to transfer small modular reactor (SMR) technology to India.  The authorization, issued on March 26, 2025, allows Holtec to share...

Waaree Energies inaugurates 5.4 GW solar cell plant in Gujarat

Waaree Energies Limited has inaugurated a 5.4 GW solar cell manufacturing facility in Chikhli, Gujarat. Spanning 150 acres, with a built-up area of 101 acres, the plant is equipped with high-efficiency solar cell technology to strengthen India’s...

IREDA secures $172 million loan from SBI Tokyo

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) has secured a loan facility worth approximately $172 million from the State Bank of India (SBI) Tokyo. The loan includes a greenshoe option of around $66.2 million through external commercial...

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