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PFCCL transfers two SPVs for transmission projects

PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) has transferred two project Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) to their respective winning bidders for the development of interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes. The SPVs transferred are: Gadag II & Koppal II...

Torrent Power to invest Rs 180 billion in thermal plant in Madhya Pradesh

Torrent Power has announced plans to invest Rs 180 billion in establishing a thermal power plant in Madhya Pradesh. The project is expected to create employment for over 7,000 individuals, both directly and indirectly. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister...

Reliance to invest Rs 100bn in Asia’s largest solar project

Reliance NU Suntech, a subsidiary of Reliance Power, plans to invest Rs 100 billion ($1.16 billion) in a solar power plant with a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.  The project, set to be Asia’s largest solar and...

Lubi Industries to supply 1,400 fast DC EV chargers for BPCL outlets

Lubi Industries has secured a contract from Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to manufacture, supply, install, and commission 1,400 fast DC electric vehicle (EV) chargers across India. These chargers, with a 60 kW capacity, will be...

Ecozen secures $23 million debt funding for clean energy solutions

Ecozen, a clean energy technology company, has raised over $23 million in debt funding from investors including responsAbility Investments, Northern Arc Capital, and Maanaveeya Development & Finance.  The funds will support the scaling of...

Sun Drops Energia secures 62.2 MW solar project orders

Sun Drops Energia Private Limited, a subsidiary of KPI Green Energy Limited, has received orders to develop 62.2 MW of solar power projects under the captive power producer (CPP) business segment. The projects are aligned with the distributed...

Exide Industries invests Rs 1499.90 million in lithium battery subsidiary EESL

Exide Industries Limited has invested Rs 1499.90 million in its subsidiary, Exide Energy Solutions Limited (EESL), through a rights-based equity subscription.  This brings Exide’s total investment in EESL to Rs 33,022.3 million, including prior...

KPI Green Energy targets early completion of 200 MW solar project

KPI Green Energy, which secured a 200 MW CTU-connected solar project from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) in August 2023, aims for early completion.  The power purchase agreement (PPA) was signed on March 1, 2024, with a scheduled commercial...

Waaree Technologies wins order to supply 99 solar off-grid combos

Waaree Technologies has secured an order to supply 99 solar off-grid combos to a trading customer. The order, placed on January 15, 2025, requires delivery within three months. The solar off-grid combo includes batteries, solar panels, inverters, and...

Hartek Group secures rooftop solar contract for Hindustan Coca-Cola plant

Hartek Group’s commercial and industrial rooftop solar division has secured an 8 MW solar EPC contract in Jammu & Kashmir.  The project, awarded by Kandhari Beverages Private Limited, a bottling plant of Hindustan Coca-Cola, is under execution...

TREDA targets 10,895 solar-powered pumps

The Tripura Renewable Energy Development Agency (TREDA) has set a target of installing 10,895 solar-powered pumps for irrigation in rural farmlands under the PM KUSUM scheme.  Of the target, 3,616 pumps have already been installed, providing...

NTPC commissions second part of solar projects in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh

NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has declared the commercial operation of the second part capacities of two solar projects. The 60 MW capacity from the 320 MW Bhainsara solar project in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan...

NHPC receives approval for Lanco Teesta Hydro Power merger

NHPC Limited has secured approval from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) for the merger of Lanco Teesta Hydro Power with NHPC.  The company also received a second insurance payment of Rs 2.50 billion related to business interruption losses from...

Rajasthan allocates 4,000 hectares for 2,000 MW solar project

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma has approved the allocation of 4,000 hectares in Bodana village, Jaisalmer district, to the Rajasthan Solar Park Development Company for establishing a 2,000 MW solar power project.  This initiative aligns...

Bank of Baroda secures loan awards for 800 MW solar projects in Gujarat

Bank of Baroda (BoB) received Letters of Award (LoAs) from NLC India Limited to provide Rupee Term Loans (RTL) for two solar projects in Gujarat: 600 MW Khavda Solar PV Project – Phase XX (GUVNL) Loan amount: Rs 26.69 billion at an interest...

Premier Energies wins Rs 1.46 billion solar contracts

Premier Energies Limited’s subsidiaries, Premier Energies Global Environment Private Limited, Premier Energies International Private Limited, and Premier Energies Photovoltaic Private Limited, secured contracts worth Rs 1.46 billion for solar...

Kosol Energie secures Rs 5.57 billion contract for solar module supply in Gujarat

Kosol Energie Private Limited has won a contract from NLC India Limited to supply 393.9 MWp bifacial solar modules for the 600 MW Khavda Solar PV Project-Phase XX (GUVNL) in Gujarat. The firm bid Rs 5.57 billion for the project. NLC invited bids for...

Adani Green Energy begins 57.2 MW wind power project in Gujarat

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has started commercial operations of a 57.2 MW wind power project under the 9,500 MW Khavda Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Park Project in the Rann of Kutch district, Gujarat, as of January 15, 2025. The project is part of...

JSW Energy wins bid for 3,600 MW Akaltara thermal power project

JSW Energy Limited has been declared the successful applicant for acquiring the 3,600 MW Akaltara (Nariyara) Thermal Power Project (KSK Mahanadi) and received the Letter of Intent (LoI) on January 13, 2025. Located in Nariyara, Akaltara, in the...

CERC issues interstate licence to Powergrid Bhadla Bikaner Transmission

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted an interstate transmission licence to Powergrid Bhadla Bikaner Transmission Ltd (PBBTL), a subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). The licence, valid for 25 years, is...

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