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Odisha seeks Rs 62.84 bn central aid for power infrastructure

Author: PPD Team Date: 27/06/2025 The Government of Odisha has sought Rs 62.84 billion as central financial assistance under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). The request was placed before the Union Government on June 24, 2025. The...

Som Projects bags civil works order for Kudankulam Nuclear Plant

Author: PPD Team Date: 27/06/2025 Som Projects Private Limited has secured a contract valued at Rs 796.57 million for civil construction works at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) units 3 and 4. The contract was awarded on June 25, 2025...

BAJEL wins substation contract for 400 kV and 765 kV AIS projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 27/06/2025 BAJEL Projects Limited has secured a major contract from a private developer for the establishment of 400 kV and 765 kV air-insulated switchyard (AIS) extension substations. The contract was awarded on June 24...

Emmvee wins order for solar modules from KPI Green

Author: PPD Team Date: 27/06/2025 Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Private Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 15 billion from KPI Green Energy Limited for the supply of high-efficiency TOPCon bi-facial solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. The agreement was...

CeNS develops solar-powered device for green hydrogen production

Author: PPD Team Date: 27/06/2025 Researchers at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru, have built a device that can produce green hydrogen using only solar energy. The innovation eliminates the need for fossil fuels or...

Greenzo wins Rs 3.2 bn order for 20 MW green hydrogen project

Author: PPD Team Date: 27/06/2025 Greenzo Energy India Limited has secured an order worth Rs 3.2 billion from Oswal Energies Limited. The deal is for supplying electrolysers and balance of plant (BoP) systems for a 20 MW green hydrogen project. The...

Servotech and Solarium secure rooftop solar contracts

Author: PPD Team Date: 26/06/2025 Servotech Renewable Power System Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 600 million from Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL) for setting up 16 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects across the...

India opens EV manufacturing scheme portal to attract global players

Author: PPD Team Date: 26/06/2025 The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the application portal under the Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India (SPMEPCI).  The scheme is aimed at attracting global electric...

Maharashtra to cut electricity tariffs by 26% over five years: CM Fadnavis

Author: PPD Team Date: 26/06/2025 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced a phased reduction in electricity tariffs, calling it the first such move in the state’s history. Starting this year, electricity rates will be reduced by...

L&T raises Rs 5 billion via India’s first ESG bonds, wins USD 50 million contract

Author: PPD Team Date: 26/06/2025 Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has raised Rs 5 billion through India’s first environmental, social, and governance (ESG) bonds. The funds were mobilised via non-convertible debentures (NCDs) at a 6.35% coupon rate...

Adani to invest up to USD 20 billion yearly for 100 GW by 2030

Author: PPD Team Date: 26/06/2025 Adani Group has announced plans to invest between USD 15–20 billion annually over the next five years to expand its total power generation capacity to 100 GW by 2030. The company is pursuing a diversified mix of...

SECI and MAHAPREIT sign MoU to develop RE projects for C&I consumers

Author: PPD Team Date: 26/06/2025 The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Technology Limited (MAHAPREIT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on renewable energy...

MoEFCC proposes GEI targets for carbon market compliance

Author: PPD Team Date: 26/06/2025 The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released a draft notification on 23 June 2025, setting greenhouse gas emission intensity (GEI) targets for 118 industrial units. These targets are...

HPSEB and HPPTCL to add 15 substations to Himachal’s grid

Author: PPD Team Date: 26/06/2025 The Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) and Himachal Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited (HPPTCL) are set to expand the state’s transmission network with 15 new substations. This includes five...

EAC clears Gadarwara Stage II and Nabha expansion thermal projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 26/06/2025 The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has recommended environmental clearance (EC) for key thermal power projects.  The Gadarwara Super Thermal Power...

Assam clears projects for thermal, hydro and green sectors

Author: PPD Team Date: 26/06/2025 The Government of Assam is pushing ahead with a large-scale infrastructure push across thermal, hydro, and green sectors. The Cabinet has cleared the 3,400 MW Dhubri Thermal Power Project and the 900 MW West Karbi...

Power Ministry guidelines for designating a company as REIA

Author: PPD Team Date: 26/06/2025 The Ministry of Power has released new guidelines to designate Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs). These agencies will handle power procurement from solar, wind, hybrid, and energy storage projects. To...

Power Ministry amends bidding rules for renewable energy procurement

Author: PPD Team Date: 26/06/2025 On June 25, 2025, the Ministry of Power issued amendments to the guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) for procuring power from grid-connected renewable energy projects. The revised norms apply to...

Centre pushes eastern states to plan one nuclear plant per state

Author: PPD Team Date: 25/06/2025 At the Regional Conference for the Eastern Region States/ UTs in Patna on 24 June, Union Power Minister Manohar Lal urged eastern states to tie up generation capacity, push renewable energy with storage, and plan for...

Blupine secures Rs 24.16 bn loan for FDRE project in Karnataka

Author: PPD Team Date: 25/06/2025 Blupine Energy Private Limited has achieved financial closure for its 150 MW firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) project in Aland, Karnataka. The company has secured debt funding worth Rs 24.16 billion from...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 04/07/2025 On July 1, 2025, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and IIT...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 04/07/2025 On 1 July 2025, the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser...

Oswal Energies receives first electrolyser for green hydrogen project

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/07/2025 Oswal Energies Limited has kicked off its Rs 3.2 billion green...

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