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Iskraemeco to establish new development centre in India

Switzerland-based Iskraemeco Group, after selling its smart meter manufacturing unit in India to Kaynes Technology India Ltd, has announced plans to set up a new software development centre in India. The centre will focus on electricity metering and...

Union government sanctions three pilot projects for hydrogen use in steel production

As part of the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the Indian government has approved three pilot projects aimed at utilizing hydrogen in steel production.  The projects include a 50 ton-per-day (tpd) plant by Matrix Gas and Renewables Ltd (in...

ACME Solar signs PPA with SECI for 150 MW hybrid solar project

ACME Solar Holdings’ special purpose vehicle, ACME Platinum Urja, has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for a 150 MW hybrid solar project.  This is part of the 350 MW capacity awarded to ACME...

Rays Power Infra Secures Rs 9.4 billion Solar Projects

Rays Power Infra has secured solar projects worth Rs 9.4 billion, totalling 362 MW, in Rajasthan.   Additionally, the company won a 600 KW / 3000 KWh flow battery project from NTPC. Ketan Mehta, MD & CEO, expressed excitement over the projects...

JSW Energy signs 1,200 MW hybrid power deals with MSEDCL

JSW Energy’s subsidiaries, JSW Renew Energy Six Ltd and JSW Renew Energy Thirty Ltd, have signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) for two solar-wind hybrid projects, each with a...

It’s time for Punjab to hand over Shanan power project to Himachal: CM Sukhu

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu visited the historic 110 MW Shanan Power House in Mandi district, emphasizing the need for its control to be transferred to the Himachal Pradesh government following the expiration of the lease...

L&T partners with US firm for global nuclear power deployment

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US-based Clean Core Thorium Energy (CCTE) to provide efficient clean energy solutions globally.  The partnership focuses on deploying nuclear power, especially in...

MERC rejects BEST’s petition to terminate Tata Power contract

BEST petitioned the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) to terminate its power purchase agreement with Tata Power‘s Trombay Unit 5, citing high energy charges ranging from Rs 8 to Rs 11 per unit.  BEST argued that these tariffs...

JSW JFE acquires thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel India

JSW JFE Electrical Steel Pvt Ltd has finalized the acquisition of thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel India Pvt Ltd (tkES India) for Rs 40.51 billion.  This move enables JSW-JFE to enter the grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) business, aligning with...

Tata Power secures LoI from RECPDCL for power transmission project

Tata Power Limited has received a letter of intent (LoI) from REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a subsidiary of REC Limited, to acquire the special purpose vehicle (SPV) ERES-XXXIX Power Transmission Limited.  The project, to...

Azure Power secures REC and HSBC refinancing, completes early bond prepayment

Azure Power Global Ltd, a leading renewable power producer in India, has completed an Rs 24 billion refinancing transaction structured as an INR Term Loan underwritten solely by REC Ltd.  This transaction enabled the company to prepay its $350...

Borosil calls for anti-dumping duty on Chinese solar glass

Borosil Renewables, a leading solar glass manufacturer in India, has called on the government to impose an anti-dumping duty on Chinese solar glass imports to safeguard domestic producers.  Shreevar Kheruka, Vice Chairman of Borosil Renewables...

IIT Indore develops catalyst for economical hydrogen production from methanol

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore has developed a catalyst that produces pure hydrogen from methanol at a significantly lower temperature and cost compared to traditional methods.  The catalyst, developed under the leadership of...

PFC issues bids for 6 GW transmission systems for green hydrogen and ammonia projects

PFC Consulting has invited bids to establish transmission systems for evacuating 6 GW of power to support green hydrogen and ammonia manufacturing projects in Kandla and Mundra, Gujarat. The projects will be executed on a build, own, operate, and...

Rayzon Solar secures PV module supply contract for L&T’s projects

Rayzon Solar has won a contract to supply 216 MW of high-efficiency photovoltaic (PV) modules to Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for three solar projects across India. The modules will be integral to L&T’s floating solar projects at Panchet and...

Andhra Pradesh unveils policy to attract Rs 10 trillion investment for clean energy

The Andhra Pradesh government aims to secure Rs 10 trillion in investments through its newly launched AP Integrated Clean Energy (ICE) Policy, focusing on solar, wind, and round-the-clock renewable energy projects to achieve net-zero carbon emissions...

ITC commissions second offsite solar plant in Karnataka

ITC has commissioned a 9.45 MW offsite solar plant in Davangere district, Karnataka, marking its second such facility in the state and fourth in the country, alongside others in Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka. The plant is designed to...

AMPIN Energy Transition achieves financing for RE project in Rajasthan

AMPIN Energy Transition has achieved financial closure for its 200 MW solar-wind hybrid project in Rajasthan, securing green financing of Rs 7.42 billion from Standard Chartered. The total investment in the project is valued at Rs 9.44 billion. Upon...

Sembcorp Industries secures wind-solar hybrid project from SECI

Sembcorp Industries, through its subsidiary Sembcorp Green Infra, has won a 150 MW wind-solar hybrid project from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The project, connected to the interstate transmission system (ISTS), is part of...

JSW signs PPA with GUVNL for wind-solar hybrid project

JSW Renew Energy Seventeen, a subsidiary of JSW Energy, has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) for a 192 MW wind-solar hybrid capacity connected to the state transmission utility (STU) in Gujarat...

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RECPDCL transfers Jalna transmission SPV to MSETCL

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Prozeal wins Rs 2,000 crore ONGC wind power contract

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