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Orient Green approves contract for 7 MW solar in Tamil Nadu

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/06/2025 The Board of Directors of Orient Green Power Company Limited has approved an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Remon Solutions Private Limited. The contract covers 7 MW/9.8 MWp capacity...

ACME commissions 75 MW solar in Bikaner

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/06/2025 ACME Sikar Solar Private Limited has commissioned 75 MW of solar capacity under Phase-III of its 300 MW project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. With this addition on June 9, 2025, the project’s cumulative commissioned...

CPCB issues draft solar waste guidelines under e-waste rules

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/06/2025 The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has released draft guidelines for handling and storing waste solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, panels, or cells. These fall under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, which...

IREDA raises Rs 2,005 crore via QIP

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/06/2025 Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) has raised Rs 2,005.90 crore through a Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP). The capital was mobilised by issuing 12.15 crore equity shares at Rs 165.14 per...

IndiGrid to acquire ReNew solar and transmission assets

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/06/2025 IndiGrid has signed definitive agreements to acquire two operational infrastructure assets from ReNew Power in separate transactions. The combined enterprise value of the deals stands at approximately Rs 21.75...

RSTL and Onix form JV for decentralised solar in Maharashtra

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/06/2025 Rama Steel Tubes Ltd (RSTL) has entered a joint venture with Onix Renewable Ltd to establish 225 MW decentralised solar power projects across Maharashtra under the “Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana (MSKVY)...

U-Solar commissions solar project in Karnataka, plans expansion

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/06/2025 U-Solar Clean Energy Private Limited has commissioned a 20 MWp solar power plant under Phase-I at Ramasamundra village in Yadgir district, Karnataka. The company also plans to develop an additional 50 MW solar...

L&T secures transmission orders in India and Middle East

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/06/2025 Larsen & Toubro’s Power Transmission & Distribution (PT&D) business has won grid infrastructure orders in both domestic and international markets. In India, L&T has been awarded a contract to...

PGCIL launches national network system project

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/06/2025 Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has cleared a Rs 131.68 crore project titled Establishment of State-of-the-Art National Unified Network Management System (N-UNMS). This will integrate all regional network...

REC board approves Rs 1.55 trillion bond plan, to strike off Rajgarh III SPV

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/06/2025 REC Ltd has announced two major decisions following its board meeting held on June 4, 2025. First, the company plans to raise to Rs 1.55 trillion through private placement of unsecured or secured non-convertible...

Centre launches Rs 5400 crore VGF scheme for 30 GWh battery storage

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/06/2025 The Ministry of Power has approved a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme to support 30 GWh of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) across India. Funded by the Power System Development Fund (PSDF), the scheme...

KEC International wins Rs 22.11 billion in new orders

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/06/2025 KEC International Limited has secured new orders worth Rs 22.11 billion across its transmission and distribution (T&D), oil and gas pipelines, and cables segments. In the T&D business, the company received...

MoP announces major reforms in storage and grid upgrades

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/06/2025 Union Minister Shri Manohar Lal outlined key achievements and forward-looking reforms in the power sector during a press conference in New Delhi. Marking 11 years of sectoral transformation, the minister said India...

GE Power wins NOx reduction contract for Sagardighi plant

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/06/2025 GE Power India Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 259.5 million to supply and service a combustion modification package aimed at reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions at the Sagardighi Power Project Stage-I in...

WAPCOS to provide consultancy for Upper Indravati PSP in Odisha

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/06/2025 WAPCOS Limited has signed an agreement with Odisha Hydro Power Corporation Limited (OHPC) to provide project management consultancy (PMC) services for the 600 MW Upper Indravati Pumped Storage Project. The agreement...

Centre clears 2,400 MW thermal power projects for Punjab

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/06/2025 The Ministry of Power (MoP) has approved the establishment of three new 800 MW thermal power plants (TPPs) in Punjab. The decision was announced on June 6, 2025, following a meeting of northern power ministers. The...

ISTS charges for hydro and battery storage projects waived till 2028

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/06/2025 The Ministry of Power (MoP) has announced a full waiver of Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) charges for Hydro Pumped Storage Projects (PSP) and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), under specific conditions...

Ministry of Mines launches dashboard to track auctioned mineral blocks

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/06/2025 The Ministry of Mines (MoM) has launched a mining dashboard, a centralised digital platform to monitor the operational status of auctioned mineral blocks and track statutory clearances nationwide. According to the...

NHPC invites E&M bids for Uri-I Stage II; Panari PSP bids also open

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/06/2025 NHPC Limited invited bids on June 7, 2025, for the Lot-III package of electro-mechanical (E&M) works for the Uri-I Stage II Hydro Electric Project. The last date for submission is July 25, 2025. The Lot-III...

REC gets CBDT nod to issue Rs 50 billion zero coupon bonds

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/06/2025 REC Limited has received approval from the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Ministry of Finance, to issue zero coupon bonds worth Rs 50 billion. These bonds will have a tenure of ten years and six months. They...

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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...