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VFlowTech raises $20.5 million to expand battery storage in India

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/05/2025 Singapore-based VFlowTech has secured $20.5 million to scale its long-duration energy storage business in India. The funding round was led by Granite Asia, with participation from Antares Ventures, EDBI, MOL PLUS...

L&T Energy to build 10 KTPA green hydrogen plant for IOCL

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/05/2025 L&T Energy GreenTech Limited (LTEGL) has won Indian Oil Corporation Limited’s (IOCL) tender to develop a 10 kilo tonnes per annum (KTPA) green hydrogen facility at the Panipat refinery petrochemical complex in...

MNRE clarifies ALMM norms for solar cells, defines rules for PID variants

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/05/2025 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released detailed clarifications on the inclusion of solar cells in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM). The guidelines define how product families...

KPIL posts record revenue and profit in FY25, wins Rs 23.72 billion in new orders

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/05/2025 Kalpataru Projects International Limited (KPIL) has reported its highest-ever revenue and profit figures for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2025. In Q4 FY25, consolidated revenue rose 18 per cent year-on-year...

Toshiba and Advait win Powergrid contracts worth over Rs 14 billion

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/05/2025 Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has awarded two major contracts valued at over Rs 14 billion to Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) Private Limited and Advait Energy Transitions...

Consultancy contracts awarded across thermal, hydro, and solar projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/05/2025 Several consultancy contracts have been awarded in the power sector across thermal, hydro, and solar projects in different states. These assignments cover a range of technical services including DPR preparation...

120 MWp floating solar project commissioned at Omkareshwar dam

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/05/2025 Ciel & Terre Solar Private Limited, in partnership with Larsen & Toubro and SJVN Green Energy Limited, has commissioned a 120 MWp floating solar photovoltaic project at the Omkareshwar dam reservoir in Madhya...

REC PDCL invites bids for transmission upgrade to support RE in Karnataka

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/05/2025 REC Power Distribution Company Limited (REC PDCL) has invited bids for selection of a transmission service provider (TSP) to implement transmission system strengthening works at Davanagere for renewable energy (RE)...

NHPC awards 2,400 MW wind-solar hybrid projects under Tranche-X

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/05/2025 NHPC Limited has issued Letters of Award (LoAs) to four developers for setting up a total of 2,400 MW of Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected wind-solar hybrid power projects across India. These projects...

Ahasolar wins Rs 1.18 million PFR order for 48 solar sites in Gujarat

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/05/2025 AHAsolar Technologies Limited has secured a new work order worth Rs 1.176 million from Gujarat Urban Development Company (GUDC). The order, dated May 15, 2025, is for preparing pre-feasibility reports (PFRs) for...

JSW Energy and Tata Power report growth in FY 2024–25 results

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/05/2025 JSW Energy Limited reported a 21 per cent year-on-year increase in Q4 revenue, reaching Rs 34.97 billion in the January–March quarter of FY 2024–25, compared to Rs 28.79 billion in Q4 FY 2023–24. For the full year...

Centre sets August 2025 deadline for smart meters in government buildings

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/05/2025 The Ministry of Power has directed that all government offices, buildings, and residential colonies be equipped with prepaid smart meters by August 2025. The goal is to reduce AT&C (Aggregate Technical &...

Senvion India to supply 420 MW of wind turbines to Continuum Green

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/05/2025 Senvion India Private Limited has secured a contract from Continuum Green Energy (India) Private Limited for the supply of 100 wind turbine generators (WTGs), each with a capacity of 4.2 MW. The contract was awarded...

Sungrow to supply inverters for 835 MW solar projects by Juniper Green

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/05/2025 Sungrow has secured a contract from Juniper Green Energy Private Limited to supply inverters for 835 MW of solar power projects in Rajasthan and Maharashtra. The contract was awarded on May 15, 2025. Under the...

GP Eco wins Rs 655 million solar EPC order in Bareilly

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/05/2025 GP Eco Solutions India Limited has secured a Letter of Intent (LoI) worth Rs 655.2 million from Synergy Wave System LLP. The order is for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) works for setting up 12.6...

DVC re-invites bids for RMU of Maithon Hydel Power Station units

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/05/2025 Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has re-invited bids for the renovation, modernisation, and upgradation (RMU) of Unit 1 and Unit 3 (20 MW each) of the Maithon Hydel Power Station on a turnkey basis. The tender was...

PFCCL invites bids for consultancy on SR-ER grid strengthening project

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/05/2025 PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) has issued a tender for the appointment of a technical consultant for surveying and preparing a report for the Inter-Regional Strengthening between Southern Region (SR) Grid and Eastern...

KEC secures Rs 10.34 billion in orders, enters STATCOM and semiconductor segments

Author: PPD Team Date: 14/05/2025 KEC International Limited, an infrastructure EPC company under the RPG Group, has secured new orders worth Rs 10.34 billion across its Transmission & Distribution (T&D), Civil, and Cables businesses. These...

Arunachal forms JV with NEEPCO for 2.6 GW hydro projects, CEA invites EOIs

Author: PPD Team Date: 14/05/2025 The Cabinet of Arunachal Pradesh has approved the formation of NEEPCO Arunachal Hydro Power Corporation, a joint venture between the Government of Arunachal Pradesh (GoAP) and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation...

GETCO invites bids for GEC-II transmission and transformer projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 14/05/2025 Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO) has invited bids for multiple transmission infrastructure projects under the Gujarat Green Energy Corridor (GEC)-II scheme. These include a 765 kV...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 04/07/2025 On July 1, 2025, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and IIT...

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