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NTPC invites bids for geotechnical investigation works for nuclear projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/05/2025 NTPC Limited has invited bids for enlistment of agencies to carry out geotechnical investigation works for upcoming nuclear power projects (NPPs). The deadline for bid submission is May 30, 2025. The scope includes...

Gepdec Infratech secures substation contract for Lalitpur solar park

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/05/2025 Gepdec Infratech Limited (GIL) has won a contract worth Rs 984.39 million for construction of two 220 kV air insulated substations (AIS) and associated transmission infrastructure to evacuate power from the 600 MW...

ISGEC wins Rs 1.87 bn ESP upgrade contract at Kolaghat thermal plant

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/05/2025 ISGEC Heavy Engineering Limited has secured a contract valued at Rs 1,867.35 million for renovation and modernisation (R&M) of electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) for Units 4 to 6 of the Kolaghat Thermal Power...

Siemens secures DCS contract for Suratgarh TPS renovation

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/05/2025 Siemens Limited has won a contract worth Rs 196.58 million for civil works related to the Distributed Control System (DCS) upgrade in Unit I of the Suratgarh Thermal Power Station (TPS). The contract is part of the...

Voith Hydro wins Rs 1.65 bn contract for Mankulam hydro project

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/05/2025 Voith Hydro Private Limited has secured a contract valued at Rs 1,647.5 million for executing electromechanical (E&M) works for the Mankulam Hydro Electric Project in Kerala. The tender was issued by Kerala State...

Andritz secures Rs 1.09 bn contract for GIS work at Teesta-V

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/05/2025 Andritz Hydro Private Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 1,093.7 million for the supply, erection, testing, and commissioning of key electrical infrastructure for the Teesta-V Hydro Power Project in Sikkim. The...

Kerala leases land to KMRL for 12 MW solar project in Kasargod

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/05/2025 The Government of Kerala (GoK) has leased 50 acres of land to Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) for developing a 12 MW solar power project in Kasargod district. The lease term is 30 years, with an annual rent of Rs...

KfW inspect green corridor projects in Madhya Pradesh

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/05/2025 A delegation from KfW Development Bank recently reviewed transmission projects executed by Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (MPPTCL) under the Green Energy Corridor – Phase I (GEC-I). As per MPPTCL’s...

ACME commissions 112.5 MW solar power in Bikaner

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/05/2025 ACME Sikar Solar Private Limited, a subsidiary of ACME Solar Holdings, commissioned 112.5 MW under Phase-II of its 300 MW solar project in Bikaner, Rajasthan on May 19, 2025. With this, the cumulative commissioned...

Hitachi Energy tests world’s first 765kV ester-filled transformer

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/05/2025 Hitachi Energy has successfully tested the world’s first 765kV/400kV, single-phase 250 MVA transformer filled with natural ester oil. This transformer is a major step in ultra-high-voltage AC (alternating current)...

Koraam New Energie bags Rs1.86bn order for 5,500 solar pumps

Author: PPD Team Date: 20/05/2025 Koraam New Energie, a subsidiary of Kosol Energie, has secured an order worth Rs 1.86 billion for the supply of 5,500 solar pumps under Component B of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan...

Advait secures Rs 1.29 bn EPC order for solar project in Gujarat

Author: PPD Team Date: 20/05/2025 Advait Energy Transitions Limited has received an EPC and commissioning contract from KPI Green Energy Limited for a 67.5 megawatt peak (MWp) solar project in Gujarat. The contract is valued at Rs 1.293 billion. The...

GAIL updates biogas pricing and transport charges under CBG scheme

Author: PPD Team Date: 20/05/2025 GAIL (India) Limited has revised how it calculates prices for biogas and compressed biogas (CBG) under the CBG-CGD synchronisation scheme. The update follows the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas’s (MoP&NG)...

Andhra Pradesh lays foundation for 2,800 MWp hybrid project with BESS

Author: PPD Team Date: 20/05/2025 The Government of Andhra Pradesh laid the foundation stone on May 16, 2025, for a 2,800 MWp wind-solar hybrid power project integrated with a 2,000 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Anantapur district. The...

IIT Kanpur and Mitcon win contracts for thermal power projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 20/05/2025 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur has secured a contract worth Rs 1.47 million to conduct a wind tunnel test for the reinforced cement concrete (RCC) chimney at the 2×800 MW Koderma Thermal Power Expansion...

TSGENCO invites bids to prepare DPR for 132 MW solar projects in Telangana

Author: PPD Team Date: 20/05/2025 Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO) has invited consultancy bids to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for 132 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects in the state. The invitation...

Waaree wins LoA for 94 MW decentralised solar project

Author: PPD Team Date: 20/05/2025 Waaree Renewable Energy Technologies Limited, formerly known as Sangam Renewables Limited, has secured a Letter of Award (LoA) worth Rs 1,142.3 million. The contract covers engineering, procurement and construction...

SJVN commissions 78.23 MW solar capacity in Bikaner

Author: PPD Team Date: 20/05/2025 SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL), a subsidiary of SJVN Limited, has started commercial operations of 78.23 MW solar capacity in Bikaner, Rajasthan. This marks the latest milestone under Phase II of the 1,000 MW...

Afcones Infratech wins GCP survey contract for three hydro projects in Arunachal

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/05/2025 Afcones Infratech Private Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 0.82 million for survey-related work for three hydroelectric projects in Arunachal Pradesh. The contract involves establishing ground control points...

IndiGrid and JSW Energy report profit growth in FY 2024-25

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/05/2025 IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust and JSW Energy Limited have reported solid financial results for the year ending March 31, 2025. IndiGrid posted a net profit of Rs 4.11 billion, marking a 38.85 per cent increase from...

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