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EESL partners with DVC to drive energy efficiency

Author: PPD Team Date: 18/02/2025 Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) to enhance energy efficiency and clean energy adoption.  The collaboration aims to...

NHPC to invest Rs 840 billion in 20 GW pumped storage project

Author: PPD Team Date: 18/02/2025 NHPC Ltd, a state-owned hydropower company, has announced a major investment of Rs 840 billion to develop 20 GW of pumped storage capacity.  This project is part of a larger capital expenditure plan estimated at Rs...

India and Sri Lanka discuss strengthening cooperation in mineral resources

Author: PPD Team Date: 18/02/2025 Union Minister of State for Coal and Mines, Shri Satish Chandra Dubey, met Sri Lanka’s Minister of Industry, Shri Sunil Handunnetti, in New Delhi. They focused on boosting bilateral cooperation in mineral...

Tata Power and ONGC sign MoU to explore BESS

Author: PPD Team Date: 18/02/2025 Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a subsidiary of Tata Power Company Limited, has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) to explore joint...

ArcelorMittal commissions 661 MW solar project in Andhra Pradesh

Author: PPD Team Date: 18/02/2025 ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Limited (AMNS) has commissioned a 661 MW (925 MWp) solar power project in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.  The project is part of “Project Trinity,” a 975 MW wind-solar hybrid...

Sterlite commissions Nangalbibra-Bongaigaon Transmission Project

Author: PPD Team Date: 17/02/2025 Sterlite Power has announced the commissioning of the Nangalbibra─Bongaigaon Inter-State Power Transmission Project.  The project was implemented under a tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process on a build...

Reliance Industries acquires 100% stake in Lakadia B Power Transmission

Author: PPD Team Date: 17/02/2025 Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has formally acquired a 100% equity stake in Lakadia B Power Transmission Limited (LPTL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) established for the development of the transmission system for...

BHEL wins Rs 67 billion contract for Singareni Stage-II project

Author: PPD Team Date: 17/02/2025 Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) worth Rs 67 billion from Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) package of...

BPCL partners with Eco Wave and NSI for wave energy and bioethanol projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 17/02/2025 Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Eco Wave Power Global AB to develop wave energy-based renewable power projects across India. Both companies will conduct...

PFC, Gensol, KPIL report income growth in Q3 FY25

Author: PPD Team Date: 17/02/2025 Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) reported a net profit of Rs 77.6 billion for the quarter ending December 2024, marking a 23.29 per cent increase from Rs 62.94 billion in the same quarter last year. The...

MoP issues competitive bidding guidelines for pumped storage procurement

Author: PPD Team Date: 17/02/2025 The Ministry of Power has introduced tariff-based competitive bidding guidelines for procuring stored energy from existing, under-construction, or new Pumped Storage Projects (PSP). As per the National Electricity...

Premier Energies secures Rs 12.34 billion solar module supply contracts

Author: PPD Team Date: 17/02/2025 Premier Energies Photovoltaic Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Premier Energies Limited (PEL), secured contracts worth Rs 12.34 billion for the supply of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules in India on...

Skipper secures Rs 13.18 billion in new orders in Q3 FY25

Author: PPD Team Date: 14/02/2025 Skipper Ltd received new orders worth Rs 13.18 billion in Q3 FY25 (October to December), bringing the total order inflows for the fiscal year to Rs 37.43 billion. The company secured significant contracts from Power...

KPIT Technologies, Trentar Energy collaborate on sodium-ion battery technology

Author: PPD Team Date: 14/02/2025 KPIT Technologies and Trentar Energy Solutions have entered into a collaboration for the development and commercialisation of sodium-ion battery technology. As part of this agreement, KPIT will transfer its...

Waaree Renewable wins LoA for 40 MWh BESS project in Gujarat

Author: PPD Team Date: 14/02/2025 Waaree Renewable Technologies Limited has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from Continuum Green Energy Limited for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of a 40 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS)...

BGR Tech launches 100 kW hydrogen purification system

Author: PPD Team Date: 14/02/2025 BGR Tech Limited has introduced its 100 kW hydrogen purification system designed to enhance electrolysis-based hydrogen purification. This newly developed system delivers 99.999 per cent pure, fuel cell-grade...

MNRE issues draft guidelines for solar cold storage systems with TES backup

Author: PPD Team Date: 14/02/2025 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released draft guidelines outlining the design, specifications, performance, and testing for solar cold storage systems equipped with thermal energy storage (TES)...

CEA issues procedure for verifying captive status of generating plants across states

Author: PPD Team Date: 14/02/2025 The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has introduced a new procedure to verify the captive status of generating plants where the Captive Generating Plant (CGP) and its users are in different states.  Effective from...

Sterlite Power secures Rs 22.5 billion orders in Q3 FY25

Author: PPD Team Date: 14/02/2025 Sterlite Power has won new orders worth Rs 22.5 billion and secured L1 positions for orders worth Rs 6.5 billion in Q3 FY25, marking its highest order book in the current financial year.  These orders span across its...

CDIL launches India’s first indigenous solar bypass diodes

Author: PPD Team Date: 14/02/2025 CDIL Semiconductors has introduced India’s first domestically manufactured solar bypass diodes, designed to enhance solar panel efficiency and longevity. These diodes, produced at CDIL’s Mohali facility in Punjab...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 23/07/2025 The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has approved a...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 23/07/2025 NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) has signed a Memorandum...

Tata Power’s Mundra plant shut since July 1 amid tariff uncertainty

Author: PPD Team Date: 23/07/2025 All five units of Tata Power’s Mundra power plant have remained...

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Digital growth must not outpace sustainability goals, says Qatar-backed report

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/07/2025 A report backed by Invest Qatar and Iberdrola Innovation Middle...

Kerala rooftop solar users demand withdrawal of 2025 draft regulations

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/07/2025 The Kerala Domestic Solar Prosumers Community (KDSPC) has called...

Patel Engineering wins Rs 240 crore NHPC contract for Teesta-V hydro project

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/07/2025 Patel Engineering Ltd. has secured a Rs 239.98 crore contract from...