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BHEL secures contract for Telangana Stage-II thermal power plant

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 13, 2024 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has secured a contract from NTPC Ltd to establish the main plant package for the 3×800 MW Telangana Stage-II supercritical thermal power plant.  The...

L&T secures Rs 150 billion NTPC contract for thermal power plants

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 13, 2024 Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) Energy CarbonLite Solutions division has received a ‘Limited Notice to Proceed’ (LNTP) from NTPC to develop thermal power plants valued at...

Waaree Renewable secures 41.6 MW solar project in Tamil Nadu

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 13, 2024 Waaree Renewable Technologies Ltd (WRTL) has secured an order to establish a 41.6 MW solar project in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu.  The project, valued at approximately Rs 1.47 billion, is...

Power Grid acquires Bikaner A and B Transmission Projects for Rajasthan REZ

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 13, 2024 Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has acquired Bikaner A Power Transmission Ltd (BATPL) and Bikaner B Power Transmission Limited, both established to support the “Transmission...

Sugs Lloyd wins Rs 3 billion power infrastructure projects in Bihar

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 Sugs Lloyd has emerged as the lowest bidder for two Bihar government projects worth Rs 3 billion. The contracts include the supply, installation, testing, and commissioning (SITC) of a power...

Sunkind secures 570 MW solar project from Maharashtra government

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 Sunkind has announced securing a 570 MW solar energy project from Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (Mahagenco) under the Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi Vahini Yojana (MSKVY 2.0...

Survey highlights cost and skill challenges in India’s solar energy adoption

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 A recent survey, “Solar Spectrum of New India,” by Luminous Power Technologies, reveals rising consumer interest in solar energy in India, yet highlights affordability and skilled labour as...

Odisha clears Rs 33.53 billion investment for 15 industrial projects

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 Ahead of the Utkarsh Odisha conclave in January, Odisha’s single window clearance authority, led by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, has approved 15 industrial projects worth Rs 33.53...

SJVN Green invites bids for up to 100 MW wind projects in Gujarat

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 SJVN Green Energy has opened bids for developing up to 100 MW of wind power projects in Gujarat, connected to GETCO, with a 10-year operations and maintenance (O&M) contract. The deadline...

Sterlite Power wins contract of Rs 682.5 million from PGCIL

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 Sterlite Power Transmission Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 682.5 million from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) for reconductoring Package OH01. The package includes...

Voltamp Transformers secures Rs 2,633.3 million contract from GETCO

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 Voltamp Transformers Limited has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) valued at Rs 2,633.3 million from Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO) for the design, manufacturing...

CTUIL invites bids for independent engineers for six transmission projects

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 Central Transmission Utility India Limited (CTUIL) has invited bids in six packages to appoint independent engineers for six major transmission projects. The projects include: Transmission...

MNRE launches Rs 2 billion programme to boost green hydrogen innovation

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has introduced a Rs 2 billion programme, running through FY 2025-26, to accelerate green hydrogen production and application across sectors. ...

HAREDA awards contracts for 17,458 solar pumps under PM KUSUM

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 The Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) has awarded contracts for the supply, installation, and commissioning of 17,458 solar water pumping systems under Component B of the...

Mahanagar Gas to invest Rs 2.3 billion in battery gigafactory with IBC India

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) has announced an investment of Rs 2.3 billion in International Battery Company (IBC) India to develop a gigafactory in Bengaluru, focused on producing prismatic...

BPDB issues $173 million letter of credit to Adani Power

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has issued a $173 million letter of credit (LC) to Adani Power Limited to maintain the electricity supply.  This LC follows Adani Power’s...

Ministry of Coal launches mine opening permission module on SWCS portal

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 The Ministry of Coal has introduced a Mine Opening Permission module on the Single Window Clearance System (SWCS) portal to streamline and expedite the approval process for initiating coal...

Sterlite Power secures Rs 12 billion in new orders in Q2FY25

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 Sterlite Power announced new orders worth Rs 12 billion across its Global Products and Services (GPS) business in Q2FY25, bringing cumulative orders to Rs 27 billion for H1FY25. The GPS...

GE Vernova T&D India quadruples order inflows in Q2 FY25

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 GE Vernova T&D India Ltd reported a significant rise in order inflows for Q2 FY25, reaching Rs 46.82 billion, over four times the Rs 10.82 billion recorded in Q2 FY24.  For the first half...

PFCCL transfers transmission subsidiaries to Powergrid

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL), a subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation Limited, has transferred two wholly owned subsidiaries, Khavda PSI and 3 Transmission Limited and Barmer I...

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