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NTPC reports strong growth in power generation in FY 2024-25

NTPC achieved significant growth during the April-December period of FY 2024-25. Power generation reached 326 billion units (BU), a four per cent increase from last year.  The company made notable progress in coal mining, extracting 30.88 MT, a 23...

MNRE issues guidelines for payment security and CFA under PM Surya Ghar

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released guidelines for two components of the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY), targeting rooftop solar installations for eligible residential consumers. The program runs until March 31...

NTPC announces auction results for 1,200 MW hybrid projects

NTPC Limited has declared the results for its 1,200 MW wind-solar hybrid (Hybrid 02) ISTS-connected projects, with an additional greenshoe option of up to 600 MW. JSP Green (Jindal Renewables): 350 MW at Rs 3.38 per kWh. Adyant Enersol (Datta Infra):...

PFCCL invites bids for transmission projects in Jammu & Kashmir

PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) has invited Request for Proposal (RFP) bids for selecting transmission service providers (TSPs) through the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process.  The bids are for three transmission projects on a build, own...

Solex Energy wins contracts for 120 MW solar projects

Solex Energy Limited has secured contracts worth Rs 1,790 million from Sprng Energy Private Limited and Zodiac Energy Limited for supplying solar modules for a total of 120 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects in India. The contracts include:...

Purvah Green Power secures LoA for 300 MW hybrid power project

Purvah Green Power Private Limited, a subsidiary of CESC Limited, received a Letter of Award (LoA) from Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL) on December 30, 2024.  The project involves developing 300 MW Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected...

Solidus Techno begins work on 50 MWp solar project in Punjab

Solidus Techno Power Private Limited has laid the foundation for a 50 MWp solar power project in Ghattianwali Jattan village, Firozpur district, Punjab. The project is being implemented by Bluesky NRG Private Limited and developed by Solidus Techno...

CSE Development commissions 150 MWp solar park in Maharashtra

CSE Development (India) Private Limited commissioned several solar photovoltaic (PV) projects within its 150 MWp solar park in Jalkot, Maharashtra, on December 30, 2024. The energy generated will be supplied to clients across various sectors...

PFCCL incorporates SPV for Fatehgarh and Barmer transmission projects

PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) has incorporated Fatehgarh II And Barmer I PS Transmission Limited, a special purpose vehicle (SPV), for the augmentation at Fatehgarh-II PS, Fatehgarh-IV PS (Section-II), and Barmer-I PS. The incorporation was...

Kalpataru Projects secures Rs 10.11 billion orders

Kalpataru Projects International Limited (KPIL) and its international subsidiaries have secured new orders worth Rs 10.11 billion. These orders span multiple sectors, including: Transmission & Distribution (T&D) business in overseas markets...

India’s renewable energy sector set for major growth

India’s renewable energy sector has made significant strides, with installed capacity surpassing 200 gigawatts (GW) and projections of investment doubling to over Rs 2.75 trillion by 2025. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA)...

CCI approves acquisition of Fourth Partner Energy by IFC, ADB, and DEG

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of certain shareholding in Fourth Partner Energy Private Limited (Target) by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and DEG – Deutsche...

Core sector output growth recovers to 4.3% in November 2024

Growth in the output of India’s eight key infrastructure industries, collectively known as the core sector, rose to 4.3% year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in November, marking a four-month high from the revised figure of 3.7% in October. This recovery follows a...

Waaree Renewable secures 2 GW solar contract with Jindal Renewables

Waaree Renewable Technologies Limited (WRTL), a subsidiary of Waaree Energies Limited, has secured its largest-ever Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract for a 2 GW solar project from Sunbreeze Renewables Nine Pvt. Ltd, a Special...

NPCIL invites proposals for 220 MW Bharat Small Reactors

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) invited Request for Proposal (RfP) bids for setting up the 220 MW BSR (Bharat Small Reactors) Nuclear Captive Power Plant on December 31, 2024. The last date for bid submission is March 31, 2025. ...

PGCIL signs green loan agreement with SMBC for RE integration

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has signed a green loan agreement with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.  The agreement, denominated in JPY for the US dollar equivalent of $200 million with...

CERC grants transmission licence to Khavda IV A Power Transmission

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted a transmission licence to Khavda IV A Power Transmission Ltd, a subsidiary of Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL).  The licence, effective for 25 years unless revoked earlier, covers the...

PLI, RE incentives for ‘Green Steel Mission’ to decarbonise steel industry

The government is working on a Rs 150 billion ‘Green Steel Mission’ to reduce carbon emissions in the steel sector, which currently contributes 10-12 per cent of the country’s total emissions.  The mission includes a...

Aether Industries commissions 15 MW solar project in Gujarat

Aether Industries has commissioned a 15 MW solar power project in Bharuch, Gujarat, in partnership with KPIG Energia, a subsidiary of KPI Green Energy.  The project, under the captive power producer segment, features advanced auto-tracker modules...

Waaree Energies leads with EPD-certified ultra-low-carbon solar panels

Waaree Energies has become the first Indian solar panel manufacturer to publish independently verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its bifacial mono PERC and TOPCon solar panels.  Certified by The International EPD System, these...

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