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Core sector output growth recovers to 4.3% in November 2024

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/01/2025 Growth in the output of India’s eight key infrastructure industries, collectively known as the core sector, rose to 4.3% year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in November, marking a four-month high from the revised figure of 3.7% in...

Waaree Renewable secures 2 GW solar contract with Jindal Renewables

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/01/2025 Waaree Renewable Technologies Limited (WRTL), a subsidiary of Waaree Energies Limited, has secured its largest-ever Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract for a 2 GW solar project from Sunbreeze...

NPCIL invites proposals for 220 MW Bharat Small Reactors

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/01/2025 Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) invited Request for Proposal (RfP) bids for setting up the 220 MW BSR (Bharat Small Reactors) Nuclear Captive Power Plant on December 31, 2024. The last date for bid...

PGCIL signs green loan agreement with SMBC for RE integration

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/01/2025 Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has signed a green loan agreement with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.  The agreement, denominated in JPY for the US...

CERC grants transmission licence to Khavda IV A Power Transmission

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/01/2025 The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted a transmission licence to Khavda IV A Power Transmission Ltd, a subsidiary of Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL).  The licence, effective for 25 years...

PLI, RE incentives for ‘Green Steel Mission’ to decarbonise steel industry

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/01/2025 The government is working on a Rs 150 billion ‘Green Steel Mission’ to reduce carbon emissions in the steel sector, which currently contributes 10-12 per cent of the country’s total emissions.  The...

Aether Industries commissions 15 MW solar project in Gujarat

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/01/2025 Aether Industries has commissioned a 15 MW solar power project in Bharuch, Gujarat, in partnership with KPIG Energia, a subsidiary of KPI Green Energy.  The project, under the captive power producer segment, features...

Waaree Energies leads with EPD-certified ultra-low-carbon solar panels

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/01/2025 Waaree Energies has become the first Indian solar panel manufacturer to publish independently verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its bifacial mono PERC and TOPCon solar panels.  Certified by The...

Promax Power wins contract for 132/33 kV substations

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/01/2025 Promax Power has secured a Rs 554.3 million contract to design, supply, erect, test, and commission 132/33 kV substations and associated 132 kV bays. The project includes developing four 132 kV substations with fully...

KP Green Engineering secures Rs 1.66 billion in orders across sectors

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/01/2025 KP Green Engineering has received orders worth Rs 1.66 billion from multiple clients, reflecting its expanding market presence and diversified portfolio. The company has secured solar project contracts worth Rs 1...

Rajasthan Power Grid Transmission Company formed as JV between PGCIL and RVPN

Author: PPD Team Date: 31/12/2024 Rajasthan Power Grid Transmission Company Limited (RPTCL) has been incorporated as a joint venture between Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (RVPN)...

RECPDCL transfers SPVs to PGCIL and DRAIPL for Rajasthan REZ Phase IV transmission projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 31/12/2024 REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a subsidiary of REC Limited, has transferred two Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) as part of the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) Phase IV power evacuation...

PGCIL sells residual stake in four entities to PGInvIT

Author: PPD Team Date: 31/12/2024 Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has sold its remaining 26% stake in four associate companies to Power Grid Infrastructure Investment Trust (PGInvIT) for Rs 5.07 billion.  The transfer, completed on...

Servotech secures solar pump order in Uttar Pradesh

Author: PPD Team Date: 31/12/2024 Servotech Renewable Power System Limited has secured an order to install 1,094 grid-connected solar-powered agriculture pumps under the PM KUSUM Scheme’s Component C-1.  The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy...

Power Mech wins O&M contract for Jaypee Nigrie plant

Author: PPD Team Date: 31/12/2024 Power Mech Projects Limited has secured a Rs 1.86 billion contract from Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited (JPVL) to provide operation and maintenance (O&M) services for the 2×660 MW Jaypee Nigrie super thermal...

Adani commissions 174.9 MW hybrid project under Khavda RE Park

Author: PPD Team Date: 31/12/2024 Adani Renewable Energy Forty Eight Limited and Adani Green Energy Twenty Four A Limited, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), have commenced commercial operations of a 174.9 MW wind-solar...

Aditya Birla and GACL partner for 62.7 MW hybrid project

Author: PPD Team Date: 31/12/2024 Aditya Birla Renewable Energy Limited (ABREL) and its special purpose vehicle (SPV), Aditya Birla Renewables SPV 4 Limited, have signed a shareholder’s agreement with Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) for...

PGCIL and MEIL shortlisted for Karnataka transmission project

Author: PPD Team Date: 31/12/2024 Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) and Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) are technically qualified for the selection of the transmission service provider (TSP) for the Augmentation of...

CCI conducts market study on renewable energy across BRICS nations

Author: PPD Team Date: 30/12/2024 The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is conducting a market study to assess competition issues within the renewable energy sector across BRICS nations.  The study, led by CCI Chairperson Ravneet Kaur, is part of...

Government cancels auction of 11 critical mineral blocks

Author: PPD Team Date: 30/12/2024 The government has annulled the auction of 11 critical mineral blocks in the fourth round due to a weak response from bidders.  Four blocks, including tungsten and glauconite located in Chhattisgarh and Arunachal...

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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 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...