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Jindal Stainless commissions 30.34 MWp solar projects in Odisha

Author: PPD Team Date: 24/04/2025 Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) has successfully commissioned rooftop and floating solar power projects with a cumulative capacity of 30.34 MWp at its manufacturing plant in Jajpur, Odisha.  The projects were...

Teerth Gopicon wins 109.29 MW solar projects in Rajasthan

Author: PPD Team Date: 24/04/2025 Teerth Gopicon Private Limited has received Letters of Award (LoAs) from Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL) and Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVVNL) for setting up a total of 109.29 MW of...

Suzlon wins 378 MW wind project order from NTPC in Karnataka

Author: PPD Team Date: 24/04/2025 Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL) has secured a contract from NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, for a 378 MW wind power project in the Gadag region of Karnataka. The order...

PGCIL and NEA sign MoU for cross-border transmission lines

Author: PPD Team Date: 24/04/2025 Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) and Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on April 22, 2025, to jointly develop two double circuit (DC) cross-border transmission...

Vikran, Ramalingam, Vindhya win T&D contracts in Karnataka and Kerala

Author: PPD Team Date: 24/04/2025 Vikran Engineering & Exim Private Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 335.24 million for extending the 400/220 kV Tumkur (Pavagada) pooling substation in Karnataka. The package, SS-139, includes the...

Tractebel wins PMC contract for 30 MW gas-based power plant

Author: PPD Team Date: 24/04/2025 Tractebel Engineering Private Limited has secured a Rs 37.5 million contract to provide project management consultancy (PMC) services for Konkan LNG Limited’s (KLL) 30 MW gas engine generator (GEG) based captive...

Coal import registration fee capped at Rs 500 under revised rules

Author: PPD Team Date: 23/04/2025 The Ministry of Coal has set a flat registration fee of Rs 500 per consignment under the coal import monitoring system (CIMS) portal, replacing the earlier slab-based structure that ranged from Rs 500 to Rs 1,00,000...

India’s first eco-friendly coal mine to launch with Rs 70.40 billion deal

Author: PPD Team Date: 23/04/2025 South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) has entered into a Rs 70.40 billion agreement with TMC Mineral Resources Private Limited to implement paste fill technology at the Singhali underground coal mine in Korba...

CIL and DVC sign MoU to develop 1600 MW power plant in Jharkhand

Author: PPD Team Date: 23/04/2025 Coal India Limited (CIL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) to jointly develop a 2×800 MW ultra supercritical coal-fired power plant at the Chandrapura thermal power...

Adani Green submits bid for closed loop pumped storage project in Tamil Nadu

Author: PPD Team Date: 23/04/2025 Adani Saur Urja (KA) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Limited, has submitted a bid to develop an Off-River Closed Loop Pumped Storage Project (PSP) at a self-identified site in Tamil Nadu. ...

Andhra Pradesh commissions 18 transmission projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 23/04/2025 The Government of Andhra Pradesh has commissioned 18 transmission projects across the state. These include upgrades such as interconnecting transformer (ICT) capacity augmentation and installation of additional bus...

Foundation laid for 1,600 MW thermal power plant in West Bengal

Author: PPD Team Date: 23/04/2025 The Government of West Bengal laid the foundation stone for a new 1,600 MW thermal power project at Salboni in Paschim Medinipur district on April 21, 2025. JSW Energy Limited also commenced construction on the same...

NHPC commissions 800 MW capacity of Parbati Stage-II hydro project

Author: PPD Team Date: 23/04/2025 NHPC Limited declared the commercial operation date (CoD) for Unit 4 of the Parbati Hydro Electric Project Stage-II on April 16, 2025. With this, the entire 800 MW project is now fully commissioned. The project is...

GSECL commissions 10 MW solar power project in Manjal, Gujarat

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL) has commissioned a 10 MW/12 MWp solar power project in Manjal, located in the Kutch district of Gujarat. The project was developed by Kosol Energie Private...

Adani Renewable begins operations on 48 MW solar project in Gujarat

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 Adani Renewable Energy Twenty Four Limited, a subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), has commenced commercial operations on a 48 MW solar power project in the Rann of Kutch district, Gujarat. The project...

Evren signs PPA with NTPC for 300 MW FDRE renewable energy project

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 Evren, a joint venture (JV) between Brookfield Renewable India and Axis Energy Ventures India Private Limited, has signed a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with NTPC Limited for the 300 MW FDRE ISTS-Connected...

Tata Power and Tata Motors partner for 131 MW wind-solar hybrid power project

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) and Tata Motors have entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to develop a 131 MW wind-solar hybrid power project in India. The agreement was signed on April 21, 2025...

Toshiba to invest Rs 562 crore in Telangana to expand T&D manufacturing

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) (TTDI) will invest Rs 562 crore to expand its manufacturing capacity in Telangana.  The announcement came after TTDI signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)...

Uttar Pradesh targets 8 lakh rooftop solar units by March 2027

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 Uttar Pradesh is stepping up its solar push. The state plans to install 8 lakh rooftop solar units by March 2027 under the PM Surya Ghar Yojana. The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA)...

Punjab releases draft green hydrogen policy targeting 100 ktpa by 2030

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 The Punjab Energy Development Agency has released a draft green hydrogen policy to build a production capacity of 100 kilo tonnes per annum (ktpa) of green hydrogen and ammonia by 2030. The policy proposes extending...

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Power Sector News Roundup for June 19, 2025

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/06/2025 Global: China ramps up pilot hydrogen programme to meet 2035...

China ramps up pilot hydrogen programme to meet 2035 targets

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/06/2025 China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has unveiled a...

Jakson Group expands solar O&M to 5 GWp

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/06/2025 Jakson Green Renewables, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jakson Power...

PEKB coal mine becomes Chhattisgarh’s first to run entirely on solar power

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/06/2025 The Parsa East and Kanta Basan (PEKB) coal mine in Surguja...

Saatvik, Solarium, and Ahaan announce new solar module manufacturing plans

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/06/2025 India’s solar manufacturing capacity is set to expand...

Crompton wins Rs 1.01 billion order for solar pumps

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/06/2025 Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals has received a letter of...

Only two underground coal blocks receive bids in 12th auction round

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/06/2025 The Ministry of Coal’s Nominated Authority opened bids for...

AEML invites bids for two 220 kV cable transmission projects in Mumbai

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/06/2025 Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML) has invited bids for two...

REC PDCL invites bids for transmission system linked to 2,000 MW solar park in Karnataka

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/06/2025 REC Power Distribution Company Limited (REC PDCL) has issued a...

Odisha clears Rs 38.79 billion investments, plans 200 MWh battery storage

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/06/2025 The Odisha government has approved 17 investment proposals worth...