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KPI Green Energy targets early completion of 200 MW solar project

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/01/2025 KPI Green Energy, which secured a 200 MW CTU-connected solar project from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) in August 2023, aims for early completion.  The power purchase agreement (PPA) was signed on March 1, 2024...

Waaree Technologies wins order to supply 99 solar off-grid combos

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/01/2025 Waaree Technologies has secured an order to supply 99 solar off-grid combos to a trading customer. The order, placed on January 15, 2025, requires delivery within three months. The solar off-grid combo includes...

Hartek Group secures rooftop solar contract for Hindustan Coca-Cola plant

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/01/2025 Hartek Group’s commercial and industrial rooftop solar division has secured an 8 MW solar EPC contract in Jammu & Kashmir.  The project, awarded by Kandhari Beverages Private Limited, a bottling plant of...

TREDA targets 10,895 solar-powered pumps

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/01/2025 The Tripura Renewable Energy Development Agency (TREDA) has set a target of installing 10,895 solar-powered pumps for irrigation in rural farmlands under the PM KUSUM scheme.  Of the target, 3,616 pumps have already...

NTPC commissions second part of solar projects in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/01/2025 NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has declared the commercial operation of the second part capacities of two solar projects. The 60 MW capacity from the 320 MW Bhainsara solar...

NHPC receives approval for Lanco Teesta Hydro Power merger

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/01/2025 NHPC Limited has secured approval from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) for the merger of Lanco Teesta Hydro Power with NHPC.  The company also received a second insurance payment of Rs 2.50 billion related to...

Rajasthan allocates 4,000 hectares for 2,000 MW solar project

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/01/2025 Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma has approved the allocation of 4,000 hectares in Bodana village, Jaisalmer district, to the Rajasthan Solar Park Development Company for establishing a 2,000 MW solar power...

Bank of Baroda secures loan awards for 800 MW solar projects in Gujarat

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/01/2025 Bank of Baroda (BoB) received Letters of Award (LoAs) from NLC India Limited to provide Rupee Term Loans (RTL) for two solar projects in Gujarat: 600 MW Khavda Solar PV Project – Phase XX (GUVNL) Loan amount:...

Premier Energies wins Rs 1.46 billion solar contracts

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/01/2025 Premier Energies Limited’s subsidiaries, Premier Energies Global Environment Private Limited, Premier Energies International Private Limited, and Premier Energies Photovoltaic Private Limited, secured contracts...

Kosol Energie secures Rs 5.57 billion contract for solar module supply in Gujarat

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/01/2025 Kosol Energie Private Limited has won a contract from NLC India Limited to supply 393.9 MWp bifacial solar modules for the 600 MW Khavda Solar PV Project-Phase XX (GUVNL) in Gujarat. The firm bid Rs 5.57 billion for...

Adani Green Energy begins 57.2 MW wind power project in Gujarat

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/01/2025 Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has started commercial operations of a 57.2 MW wind power project under the 9,500 MW Khavda Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Park Project in the Rann of Kutch district, Gujarat, as of January...

JSW Energy wins bid for 3,600 MW Akaltara thermal power project

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/01/2025 JSW Energy Limited has been declared the successful applicant for acquiring the 3,600 MW Akaltara (Nariyara) Thermal Power Project (KSK Mahanadi) and received the Letter of Intent (LoI) on January 13, 2025. Located...

CERC issues interstate licence to Powergrid Bhadla Bikaner Transmission

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/01/2025 The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted an interstate transmission licence to Powergrid Bhadla Bikaner Transmission Ltd (PBBTL), a subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL)...

Orb Energy surpasses Rs 3 billion in financing for MSMEs’ solar transition

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/01/2025 Orb Energy, a vertically integrated solar energy solutions provider, has crossed Rs 3 billion in financing disbursements through its zero-collateral, zero-down-payment in-house finance facility.  This milestone...

Sunsure Energy secures Rs 4.16 billion for 150 MW solar park in Maharashtra

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/01/2025 Sunsure Energy has achieved financial closure for its 150 MW open access solar park project in Solapur, Maharashtra.  The company secured long-term debt financing of Rs 4.16 billion (USD 48.07 million) from Aseem...

UPNEDA revises capacity for distributed solar projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/01/2025 The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has amended the capacity for grid-connected distributed solar power projects under the Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) model from 3,205...

NVVN invites bids for civil works of 50 MW Andaman & Nicobar Gas Power Project

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/01/2025 NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN), a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, invited bids on January 11, 2025, for the civil works package of the 50 MW Andaman & Nicobar Gas Power Project. The last date for bid...

PGCIL takes over SPV for Kudankulam ISTS Transmission project

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/01/2025 PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) transferred Kudankulam ISTS Transmission Limited, a special purpose vehicle (SPV), to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) on January 10, 2025.  The SPV will oversee the...

Bajel Projects wins contract for 400kV Raipur Tiroda transmission line

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/01/2025 Bajel Projects Ltd has been awarded an EPC contract by Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) for the construction of a 400kV double-circuit (D/C) transmission line, spanning 217 km to connect Raipur in Chhattisgarh to...

BrightNight commissions first phase of 115 MW hybrid project in Maharashtra

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/01/2025 BrightNight has announced the commissioning of the first phase of Optima Maharashtra, a 115 MW hybrid renewable power project located in Dharashiv, southern Maharashtra. The project is one of the first co-located...

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