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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...

Suzlon secures 201.6 MW wind project contract in Madhya Pradesh

Author: PPD Team Date: 14/02/2025 Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL) has won a contract from Oyster Renewable Energy Private Limited (OREPL) for the supply, erection, and commissioning of 64 S144 Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) with Hybrid Lattice Tubular...

Eastman Auto partners with Urja Mobility for lithium-ion battery technology

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/02/2025 Eastman Auto and Power Limited (EAPL), through its subsidiary Eastman New Energy Private Limited, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MTOW Mobility Private Limited (Urja Mobility) to collaborate on...

Salzer Electronics delivers first smart meter order

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/02/2025 Salzer Electronics Ltd, a new player in the smart meter manufacturing industry, has successfully delivered its first commercial order of 25,000 smart meters, valued at approximately Rs 50 million, during the third...

Schneider Electric to invest in expanding transformer manufacturing

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/02/2025 Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd (SEIL) has announced plans to expand its medium power transformer manufacturing capacity. In a regulatory filing on February 11, 2025,  SEIL revealed that its board of directors...

Ministry of Coal awards Rs 85 billion for coal gasification projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/02/2025 The Ministry of Coal has issued letters of award (LoAs) under Category II of the Rs 85 billion coal gasification incentive scheme (CGIS) to selected applicants. Jindal Steel and Power Limited was awarded Rs 5.69...

SIDBI and AFD sign $100 million credit facility to boost green finance for MSMEs

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/02/2025 The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have signed a $100 million credit facility agreement aimed at enhancing green finance solutions for micro, small, and...

ONGPL to acquire Ayana Renewable Power for Rs 195 billion

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/02/2025 ONGC NTPC Green Limited (ONGPL), a joint venture between ONGC Green and NTPC Green Energy Limited, has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire a 100 per cent equity stake in Ayana Renewable Power for Rs 195...

Karnataka signs MoUs worth over Rs 3.37 trillion for RE projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/02/2025 The Government of Karnataka (GoK) has signed multiple Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with various firms under the “Invest Karnataka-2025” summit to develop renewable energy (RE) projects in the state. The...

PSPCL awards contracts for 31.37 MW rooftop solar projects across Punjab

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/02/2025 Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has issued Letters of Award (LoAs) to five firms for developing a total of 31.37 MW grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) projects under the capital expenditure...

MEIL to invest Rs 103 billion in pumped storage project in AP

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/02/2025 Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) is set to invest Rs 103 billion in developing a pumped storage project (PSP) at Kommuru in Annamayya district, Andhra Pradesh.  The project has received approval...

THDC begins commercial operations at Unit I of Khurja Thermal Project

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/02/2025 THDC India Limited has commenced commercial operations of Unit I at the Khurja Super Thermal Power Project in Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh.  The project, a joint venture between the Union Government and the...

Srikakulam supercritical power project faces local opposition

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/02/2025 The proposed 3,200 MW Srikakulam Super Critical Power Project by Sumitomo Corporation is facing strong opposition from local communities due to environmental concerns.  The thermal power plant, planned at...

L&T dispatches third steam generator for Kaiga nuclear plant expansion

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/02/2025 Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) has dispatched the third steam generator for the 1,400 MW Kaiga-Units 5 and 6 Nuclear Power Plant Project in Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The project is being implemented by...

CISF signs PPA with NTPC for rooftop solar project across 16 campuses

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/02/2025 The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) to install 3,281 KW of rooftop solar power systems across 16 CISF campuses in 11...

EESL signs Rs 5 billion agreements for large-scale energy efficiency

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/02/2025 Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has signed agreements worth Rs 5 billion with various international and Indian organisations at the India Energy Week 2025 to drive large-scale energy efficiency...

India’s solar PV exports surge to $1.97 billion in FY 2023-24

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/02/2025 India’s solar photovoltaic (PV) module exports have seen significant growth, reaching $1.97 billion in fiscal 2023-24, up from $83 million in fiscal 2021-22. From April to November 2024, exports totalled...

BHEL wins Rs 62 bn contract for Raghunathpur thermal power plant

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/02/2025 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has received a letter of intent (LoI) from Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for a Rs 62 billion contract related to the steam generator island package for DVC’s 2×660-MW...

REC signs loan agreement for Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/02/2025 REC Limited has entered into a term loan agreement worth Rs 21.47 billion with Chenab Valley Power Project Limited (CVPPL) to support the development and construction of the 1,000 MW Pakal Dul Hydro Electric...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 23/07/2025 Torrent Power plans to invest Rs 50,000 crore over the next three...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 23/07/2025 Ardour Investment Holding, a promoter entity of the Adani Group...

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DPE approves leaner board structure for THDC and NEEPCO

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

NTPC REL signs MoU with GEDA for 300 MW RE projects

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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Author: PPD Team Date: 22/07/2025 Global Digital growth must not outpace sustainability goals, says...

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...