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PFC posts Rs 72.15 billion profit in Q2 2024-25

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) reported a net profit of Rs 72.15 billion for the quarter ending September 2024, an 8.86 per cent increase from Rs 66.28 billion in the same quarter...

Saatvik Solar to supply 200 MW of high-efficiency PV modules to G2H Solar

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 Saatvik Solar has entered into a contract with G2H Solar to supply 200 MW of high-efficiency solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for projects across India. The modules, featuring advanced mono...

AESL acquires Progressive Grid Networks in Kenya

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL) has acquired Progressive Grid Networks Limited (PGNL) in Kenya to explore power transmission opportunities across East Africa.  PGNL’s initial...

Inox Wind secures 87 MW order from Continuum Green Energy

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 Inox Wind Limited (IWL) has secured an 87 MW order from Continuum Green Energy for its 3 MW Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs). This repeat order will be executed on turnkey basis, with IWL...

PGCIL invites bids for Andaman & Nicobar Islands HVDC link project

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 12, 2024 Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has issued a consultancy tender for the interconnection of Andaman & Nicobar Islands (ANI) with India’s mainland grid. The scope of work...

India’s climate policies set to cut 4 billion tonnes of CO2 by 2030: Report

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 11, 2024 India’s climate policies are on track to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by around four billion tonnes from 2020 to 2030, leading to a 24% drop in coal-based power generation, according to a...

INOX India bags contract for UK’s first liquid air energy storage facility

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 11, 2024 INOX India Ltd (INOXCVA) has secured a major contract with Highview Power for its Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) project in Carrington, Manchester. As part of the deal, INOXCVA will deliver...

NTPC achieves world-first CO2-to-methanol synthesis at Vindhyachal plant

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 11, 2024 NTPC has synthesised CO2 captured from flue gas with hydrogen produced from a PEM electrolyser to create methanol at its Vindhyachal plant.  NTPC Chairman Gurdeep Singh, speaking at the...

EKI Energy registers Azerbaijan’s first voluntary carbon market solar project

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 11, 2024 EKI Energy Services Limited (EKI) has registered Azerbaijan’s first voluntary carbon market project powered by solar energy, marking a significant step toward sustainable energy in the...

Battery storage critical for India’s shift from coal, renewable capacity lags behind

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 11, 2024 India’s transition to renewable energy is encountering significant obstacles, according to a new report by Zero Carbon Analytics, as the country strives to meet its ambitious target of...

TERI unveiled policy brief for India’s green hydrogen roadmap towards decarbonization

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 11, 2024 The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has unveiled a policy brief, Green Hydrogen – Path to Decarbonization, thoroughly analysing India’s green hydrogen initiatives.   India’s targets...

Greenzo Energy secures EPC contract for 120 MW solar project in Nepal

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 8, 2024 Greenzo Energy, a comprehensive green hydrogen and renewable energy solutions provider, has won an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for a 120 MW ground-mounted solar...

Centre, Himachal discuss 4,300 MW pump storage projects

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 8, 2024 Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal, held a meeting in Shimla to review Himachal Pradesh’s urban development initiatives and power sector advancements.  Chief...

Nomura projects 7% CAGR in India’s power demand through FY27

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 8, 2024 Nomura has projected robust growth for India’s power sector, forecasting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 7% in electricity demand from FY24 to FY27.  This surge is fueled by...

DGTR for anti-dumping duty on certain type of solar glass from China, Vietnam

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 8, 2024 The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has proposed an anti-dumping duty on imports of textured tempered glass (TTG), commonly used in solar panels, from China and Vietnam.  This...

ACME Solar and Hexa Climate Solutions win bids for NTPC’s FDRE projects

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 8, 2024 ACME Solar Holdings and Hexa Climate Solutions have secured contracts for 400 MW and 300 MW firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) projects, respectively, as part of a 760 MW bid...

SECI debars Reliance Power and subsidiaries from tenders over fake documents

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 8, 2024 The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has barred Reliance Power (R-Power) and its subsidiaries from participating in its tenders for three years, following the submission of a fake...

Three bidders qualify for Rajasthan REZ Phase IV transmission project

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 8, 2024 Three developers—Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), Sterlite Power, and Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL)—have pre-qualified to open initial price bids for a key ISTS-TBCB project...

PGCIL completes acquisition of two ISTS schemes for power transmission

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 8, 2024 Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has finalized the acquisition of two interstate transmission system (ISTS) projects awarded through a tariff-based competitive bidding process. ...

Rajasthan floats tender for 500 MW/1,000 MWh BESS

Author: Power Peak Digest Team Pub Date: November 8, 2024 Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) has issued a tender to establish a 500 MW/1,000 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) with an additional greenshoe option of 500...

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