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Torrent Power reports Q3 FY 2024-25 results with 31% PAT growth

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/02/2025 Torrent Power has announced its financial results for the third quarter of FY 2024-25, ending December 31, 2024. The company reported a 31% year-on-year increase in profit after tax (PAT), reaching Rs 4.89 billion...

Bhagyanagar India secures 65.7 MW solar project in Uttar Pradesh

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/02/2025 Bhagyanagar India Limited has received Letters of Award (LoAs) from the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) for setting up 65.7 MW of grid-connected solar power plants under the...

Waaree secures solar module supply contract from Mahindra Susten

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/02/2025 Waaree Renewable Energy Technologies Limited, formerly Sangam Renewables Limited, has won a contract from Mahindra Susten to supply solar modules for the 200 MW/280 MWp Rajasthan Solar Power Project (RUVNL). Under...

ACME Solar partners with Grew Energy for solar project in Rajasthan

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/02/2025 ACME Solar Holdings Private Limited has signed an agreement with Grew Energy Private Limited to develop a solar power project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The project will utilize GREW Solar’s Topcon solar modules...

Amazon India signs PPAs for 379 MW wind power procurement

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/02/2025 AEI New Energy Trading Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon India Retail Private Limited, has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with three companies for procuring power from 379 MW wind power...

Andhra Pradesh approves Rs 183.58 billion investment for RE projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/02/2025 The State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) of Andhra Pradesh has approved investment proposals worth Rs 183.58 billion for setting up 2,087.6 MW of renewable energy projects across the state. The approved projects...

India’s solar cell manufacturing capacity to reach 55 GW by fiscal 2027

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/02/2025 India’s solar cell manufacturing capacity is set to expand from 10 GW in fiscal 2024 to 50 GW–55 GW by fiscal 2027, driven by government policies aimed at reducing photovoltaic (PV) cell and module imports, according...

Gensol Engineering, Rayzon Solar secure solar project contracts

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/02/2025 Gensol Engineering Limited has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract valued at approximately Rs 9.679 billion (inclusive of goods and services tax) for a 245 MW solar photovoltaic...

Tata Power inaugurates India’s largest single-location solar manufacturing facility

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/02/2025 TP Solar Limited, the solar manufacturing arm of Tata Power and a subsidiary of Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), has inaugurated a 4.3 GW solar cell and module manufacturing facility in Tirunelveli, Tamil...

Tata Power Renewable, Bank of Baroda partner to finance rooftop solar systems

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/02/2025 Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bank of Baroda to offer financing options for residential rooftop solar power systems under the Pradhan Mantri Surya...

CtrlS Datacenters launches 125 MWp GreenVolt 1 solar farm in Maharashtra

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/02/2025 CtrlS Datacenters Limited has launched GreenVolt 1, a 125 MWp captive solar farm in Nagpur, Maharashtra, to power its data centre operations sustainably. Phase I of the solar farm, with a capacity of 62.5 MWp, began...

RMC Switchgears secures contract for 10 MW solar project in Maharashtra

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/02/2025 RMC Switchgears Limited has won a Rs 192.4 million contract from Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MSPGCL) for setting up 10 MW decentralised solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects under the...

Aarti Drugs to acquire 26.25% stake in Prozeal’s solar power project SPV

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/02/2025 Aarti Drugs Limited has signed a share subscription and shareholders agreement with Prozeal Green Energy Private Limited and its special purpose vehicle (SPV), Prozeal Green Power Nine Private Limited, for setting up...

Bondada E&E secures Rs 698.74 million order for solar street lights

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/02/2025 Bondada E&E Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bondada Engineering Limited, has received a work order from Landsky Engineers Private Limited for the supply of 20W solar street lights with standard...

Ministry of Coal selects firms for Category-II financial incentives

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/02/2025 The Ministry of Coal has announced the selected applicants under Category II of the Financial Incentive Scheme, a key part of India’s coal gasification program. With an Rs 85 billion financial outlay, the scheme aims...

JSW Energy wins LoA for 1,600 MW thermal power project in West Bengal

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/02/2025 JSW Energy Limited has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) for developing a 1,600 MW supercritical/ultra-supercritical thermal power plant on a...

Power Machines secures E&M contract for Kwar hydro project

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/02/2025 Power Machines (India) Limited has won a contract worth Rs 11.19 billion for electro-mechanical (E&M) works (Lot-III) of the Kwar Hydro Electric Project (HEP).  Chenab Valley Power Projects Private Limited (CVPP)...

NCT recommends two interstate transmission schemes for final clearance

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/02/2025 The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has recommended two interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes to the Ministry of Power for final approval. These will be implemented under tariff-based competitive...

Hazoor Multi Projects to invest in solar project in Andhra Pradesh

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/02/2025 Hazoor Multi Projects (HMPL) plans to invest Rs 25 billion in a 500 MW solar power project in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.  The project will be developed on 2,000 acres, with support from the Andhra Pradesh...

RMC Switchgears and Ultracab secure orders for power distribution

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/02/2025 RMC Switchgears has received a Rs 1.08 billion work order to develop distribution infrastructure in select districts of Gujarat. The project involves installing 11 kV underground cables and ring main unit (RMU)...

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Torrent Power outlines Rs 500 bn investment in renewables and grid infrastructure

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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Author: PPD Team Date: 23/07/2025 India’s first fully indigenous geothermal power project will be...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 23/07/2025 The Chandigarh Administration is expanding its use of floating...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 23/07/2025 The power ministry is examining the use of battery energy storage...

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...

Power Sector News Roundup for July 22, 2025

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...