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Zelestra Energy signs PPAs with SJVN and Daimler for renewable power

Author: PPD Team Date: 24/03/2025 Zelestra Energy (formerly Solarpack Corporación Tecnológica S.L) has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with SJVN Limited for setting up a 140 MW Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) power...

Four firms secure bids for NHPC’s Tranche-IX solar projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 24/03/2025 NHPC Limited has awarded bids to four firms for developing 2,170 MW of Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected solar power projects across India under Tranche-IX. The projects will be developed on a build...

Torrent Power restructures renewable energy business, incorporates new subsidiaries

Author: PPD Team Date: 24/03/2025 Torrent Green Energy Private Limited (TGEPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Torrent Power Limited (TPL), has incorporated multiple subsidiaries to implement renewable energy projects in India. The company recently set...

Hetvi Construction-led consortium wins 125 MW solar EPC contract in Assam

Author: PPD Team Date: 24/03/2025 A consortium comprising Hetvi Construction Limited, Waaree Renewable Energy Technologies Limited (formerly Sangam Renewables Limited), and Jayantipur Construction Private Limited (JSPCL) has secured a contract from...

Indian Railways revives nuclear power plans

Author: PPD Team Date: 24/03/2025 Indian Railways (IR) is advancing its efforts to incorporate nuclear power into its energy mix, reviving discussions with the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and the Ministry of Power (MoP) to establish small...

Madhya Pradesh unveils renewable energy policy

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/03/2025 The Madhya Pradesh government has introduced the Madhya Pradesh Renewable Energy Policy 2025, setting a goal to meet 50 percent of its annual power consumption from renewable sources by 2030. The policy, which will...

Adani Energy acquires Mundra I Transmission Project

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/03/2025 PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) transferred Mundra I Transmission Limited, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to  Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL) for development of the Transmission System for supply of power to...

KEC International, TRIL, and HPL secure major contracts in T&D sector

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/03/2025 KEC International Limited has won a contract from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) for the construction of an 800 kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) and 765 kV transmission line. The contract was...

HCC-TPL JV wins Rs 24.7 billion contract for Bhivpuri pumped hydro project

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/03/2025 The joint venture of Hindustan Construction Company Limited and Tata Projects Limited has secured a Rs 24.7 billion contract from Tata Power Company Limited for the construction of the 1,000 MW Bhivpuri Pumped Hydro...

NaBFID sanctions Rs 2.72 billion loan to KPI Green

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/03/2025 The National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) has sanctioned a Rs 2.72 billion loan to KPI Green Energy Limited for partial financing of its 50 MW wind-solar hybrid power project in Bharuch...

Insolation Energy secures LoI for 38.43 MW solar projects in Rajasthan

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/03/2025 Insolation Energy Limited has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nagar Limited (AVVNL) and Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVVNL) to set up cumulative 38.43 MW grid-connected solar power...

EAC reviews multiple thermal and hydro projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/03/2025 The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) reviewed several thermal and hydroelectric power projects in its February-March meetings. These projects faced...

DVC launches power supply modernisation project

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/03/2025 Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has announced the DVC Command Area Power Supply Modernization Project to ensure round-the-clock (RTC) quality power and reduce aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses...

PFCCL and REC PDCL invite bids for transmission projects in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

Author: PPD Team Date: 20/03/2025 PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) has invited Request for Proposal (RfP) bids for the selection of a transmission service provider (TSP) through a tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process on a build, own...

Insolation Green Energy wins Rs 7.33 bn contracts for solar PV module supply

Author: PPD Team Date: 20/03/2025 Insolation Green Energy Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Insolation Energy Limited, has secured contracts worth Rs 7,330.4 million from KPI Green Energy Limited for supplying N-type bifacial (G to G)...

Andhra Pradesh explores small nuclear power plants

Author: PPD Team Date: 20/03/2025 The Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) has shown interest in setting up small nuclear power plants (NPPs) in the state. NTPC Limited has identified a potential site near Anakapalle and submitted a proposal to the...

Assam signs MoU with Hedge5 for 5 MW RTC RE power project

Author: PPD Team Date: 20/03/2025 The Government of Assam (GoA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hedge5 Manufacturing Solution Private Limited to develop a 5 MW Round-The-Clock (RTC) renewable energy project, integrating solar...

CCI approves JSW Neo Energy’s acquisition of 4,696 MW RE assets from O2 Power

Author: PPD Team Date: 20/03/2025 The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved JSW Neo Energy Private Limited’s acquisition of 4,696 MW renewable energy projects from O2 Power Private Limited. JSW Neo Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of...

Four firms win bids for 1,200 MW ISTS-connected hybrid project

Author: PPD Team Date: 20/03/2025 On March 18, 2025, four firms secured bids to develop the 1,200 MW Inter State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected wind-solar hybrid project (NTPC-03) across India. NLC India Limited won the largest share, securing...

Sillahalla hydel project faces opposition over ecological concerns in Nilgiris

Author: PPD Team Date: 20/03/2025 The Sillahalla Ecology and Social Protection Association (SESPA) has urged the Tamil Nadu government to scrap the 2,000 MW Sillahalla Hydel Power Project, citing concerns about the fragile ecology of the Nilgiris...

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KSERC dismisses KSEBL’s petition for execution of December 2023 order

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/04/2025   The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has...

Prozeal Green Energy files for Rs 7 billion IPO with SEBI

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/04/2025 Prozeal Green Energy Limited has submitted its draft red herring...

Bihar proposes new renewable energy targets

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/04/2025 The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has proposed...

Adani Green commissions 275 MW solar project at Khavda RE park

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/04/2025 Adani Renewable Energy Fifty Seven Limited, a wholly-owned...

Bharat Grid wins Rs 22.74 billion contract for smart metering in Gujarat

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/04/2025 Bharat Grid Private Limited has won a contract worth Rs 22,739.73...

Six firms bid for EPC contract of Heo Hydro Electric Project

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/04/2025 Six companies have submitted bids for the engineering...

Power Sector News Roundup for April 1, 2025

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/04/2025 Global: NBIM to acquire 49% stake in Nordseecluster and Thor...

NBIM to acquire stake in Nordseecluster and Thor offshore wind projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/04/2025 Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) will acquire a 49% stake...

US grants approval for Holtec to transfer SMR technology to India

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/04/2025 The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has granted Holtec...

Waaree Energies inaugurates 5.4 GW solar cell plant in Gujarat

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/04/2025 Waaree Energies Limited has inaugurated a 5.4 GW solar cell...