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Coal India signs MoU with UPRVUNL for 500 MW solar projects in UP

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/05/2025 Coal India Limited (CIL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL) on May 5, 2025, to set up 500 MW of solar power projects in Uttar Pradesh. The MoU...

Serentica signs 75 MW hybrid power deal with Inox Airproducts

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/05/2025 Serentica Renewables India Private Limited (SRIPL) has signed a power supply and consumption agreement (PSCA) with Inox Airproducts Private Limited for 75 MW of wind-solar hybrid power. The agreement was formalised...

IRCON secures Rs 4.58 billion contract for Tato-I hydropower project

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/05/2025 IRCON International Limited has won the Rs 4,581.44 million contract for Package I of the 186 MW Tato-I Hydro Electric Project. The award was made on May 2, 2025, following a tender process initiated by North Eastern...

REC PDCL invites bids for two 400 kV substations in Karnataka

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/05/2025 REC Power Distribution Company Limited (REC PDCL) has launched a bidding process to select transmission service providers (TSPs) for two major transmission projects in Karnataka. The bids were invited on April 30...

Amplus Solar rebrands as Gentari

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/05/2025 Amplus Solar has rebranded as Gentari, marking a major step in its clean energy journey in India. This change reflects a unified brand identity and the consolidation of Gentari’s renewable energy business in the...

Adani Green signs PPA with UPPCL for solar project in Rajasthan

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/05/2025 Adani Green Energy Sixty Nine Limited, a wholly owned step-down subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) for...

Jindal Poly Films to fully acquire solar film maker Enerlite

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/05/2025 Jindal Poly Films Limited (JPL), a major player in packaging films, has announced plans to acquire full ownership of Enerlite Solar Films India. Enerlite manufactures encapsulation films used in photovoltaic (PV)...

DERC waives fees for rooftop solar under PM Surya Ghar scheme

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/05/2025 The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has issued amended guidelines that remove application and registration charges for domestic rooftop solar systems up to 10 kW. These changes apply under the PM Surya...

CERC changes power trading rules to make prices more transparent

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/05/2025 The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued new rules to improve electricity trading in India. The changes aim to make prices clearer, reduce confusion, and encourage more participation. The new...

India and Denmark renew energy cooperation MoU

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/05/2025 India and Denmark have signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their partnership on clean energy. This move builds on five years of collaboration and supports India’s goal of achieving...

GP Eco-Synergy JV to set up 10 MW solar project for BCL in Odisha

Author: PPD Team Date: 05/05/2025 The joint venture of GP Eco Solutions India Limited and Synergy Wave Limited has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) worth Rs 505.2 million from Braithwaite & Company Limited (BCL). The contract is for setting up a...

CESC signs PPA for 300 MW ISTS-connected hybrid project

Author: PPD Team Date: 05/05/2025 CESC Limited has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Bhojraj Renewables Energy Private Limited on April 28, 2025. Bhojraj Renewables is a subsidiary of Purvah Green Power Private Limited, which is...

GE Vernova wins PGCIL contract for EHV transformers and reactors

Author: PPD Team Date: 05/05/2025 GE Vernova T&D India Limited has secured a major contract from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL). Announced on May 1, 2025, the contract covers the supply of over 70 extra high voltage (EHV)...

PGCIL approves Rs 9.62 billion for three new transmission projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 05/05/2025 Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has cleared investments for three transmission projects. The Committee of Directors (CoD) on investment of projects gave the green light on May 1, 2025. The first is a...

PSPCL signs PPA with SAEL for 400 MW solar power at Rs 2.97/kWh

Author: PPD Team Date: 05/05/2025 Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Sukhbir Agro Energy Limited (SAEL) for 400 MW of solar power projects in Punjab. SAEL secured the capacity in...

JSW signs PPA with UPPCL for 1,500 MW pumped hydro storage

Author: PPD Team Date: 05/05/2025 JSW Neo Energy Limited, a subsidiary of JSW Energy, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) for 1,500 MW/12,000 MWh of pumped hydro storage projects (PHSPs) in...

Reliance signs PPA with SECI for 930 MW solar and BESS project

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/05/2025 Reliance NU Suntech Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Power Limited, signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) on May 2, 2025. The agreement...

Kirloskar Solar wins Rs 483.85 million rooftop solar project from NVVN

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/05/2025 Kirloskar Solar Technologies Private Limited has received a Letter of Award (LoA) worth Rs 483.85 million from NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN), a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, for setting up rooftop solar power...

IRCON commissions 75 MW solar under CPSU Tranche-III

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/05/2025 IRCON Renewable Power Limited (IRPL) has commissioned 75 MW solar capacity under Lot-4 of the 500 MW Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Project (CPSU Tranche-III) at Pavagada, Karnataka, on May 2, 2025. This brings the...

Senvion and Inox Neo secure wind power orders in Gujarat

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/05/2025 Senvion India has won a contract from KP Energy Limited to supply 20 wind turbine generators (WTGs) of its 4.2M160 model, part of the 4XM platform. The turbines will be deployed at a hybrid power project in Bharuch...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 22/07/2025 A report backed by Invest Qatar and Iberdrola Innovation Middle...

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