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Himachal Pradesh unveils plan for 100% electric public transport by 2025

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/10/2024 Himachal Pradesh is set to fully electrify its public transport system, with Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu announcing a plan to convert the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) fleet to 100% electric by March...

Adani Group signs pact for key electricity transmission lines in Kenya

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/10/2024 Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) has signed an agreement with the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (Ketraco) to build, finance, and operate key transmission lines in Kenya for 30 years. This initiative...

MNRE launches ‘Innovative Projects’ scheme under PM-Surya Ghar

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/10/2024 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has introduced Scheme Guidelines for ‘Innovative Projects’ under the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, as notified on October 8, 2024. This initiative aims...

Sterling and Wilson reports record Rs 1,050 billion order book

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/10/2024 Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Ltd (SWREL) has reported its highest-ever outstanding order book, exceeding Rs 1,050 billion as of October 14, 2024.   In Q2 FY25 (July to September), SWREL recorded an order...

Oriano Clean Energy secures 184 MWp solar contract in Madhya Pradesh

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/10/2024 Oriano Clean Energy, a leading solar development and EPC company in India, has been awarded a contract to build 184 MWp of solar PV projects in Agar, Malwa, Madhya Pradesh, by Blueleaf Energy, a prominent pan-Asian...

Gautam Solar to expand solar module manufacturing to 5 GW by 2025

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/10/2024 Gautam Solar plans to increase its solar module manufacturing capacity to 5 GW by 2025, with the first phase of expansion to be completed in November 2024, followed by phases in January and April 2025. The Rs 100...

Union Minister inaugurates 150-KW rooftop solar plant at GSI Hyderaba

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/10/2024 Union Minister for Coal and Mines, Shri G. Kishan Reddy, inaugurated a 150-kilowatt rooftop solar power plant at the Geological Survey of India Training Institute (GSITI) in Hyderabad.  The solar plant is expected to...

Eaton inaugurates expanded electrical manufacturing facility in Puducherry

Author: PPD Team Date: 14/10/2024 Eaton’s newly expanded 120,000 sqft electrical manufacturing facility in Puducherry was inaugurated on October 11, 2024, by Chairman and CEO Craig Arnold. The facility includes a 100,000 sqft shop floor for power...

Saatvik Solar to supply PV modules to L&T for Bihar BESS project

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/10/2024 Saatvik Solar has secured a contract to supply 213 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules to Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for its 245 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Bihar. The project consists of...

PGCIL, RVPNL sign shareholder agreement for intra-state transmission

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/10/2024 Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has entered into a shareholder agreement with state transmission utility Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Ltd (RVPNL) to establish a joint venture (JV) company. As per a...

NTPC Green and MAHAPREIT form JV for 10 GW renewable energy projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 27/09/2024 NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL), a subsidiary of NTPC, has signed a joint venture agreement (JVA) with Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Technology (MAHAPREIT) to develop 10 GW of renewable energy (RE)...

Ramalingam Construction emerges as L1 bidder for Kerala distribution project

Author: PPD Team Date: 27/09/2024 Ramalingam Construction has been declared the lowest (L1) bidder for the development of distribution infrastructure in the Kozhikode and Palakkad districts of Kerala. The turnkey contract, awarded by Kerala State...

SBEC commissions 40.5 KWp solar project in Uttar Pradesh

Author: PPD Team Date: 23/09/2024 SBEC Systems (India) has commissioned a 40.5 KWp solar power project at Kumkum Modi Public School in Baraut Rural, Baghpat, operational since 20 September 2024. This follows the company’s earlier commissioning...

Lupin to acquire 42.61% stake in Sunsure Solarpark

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/09/2024 Lupin Limited has signed a share subscription and shareholders agreement with Sunsure Solarpark Seventeen Private Limited and Sunsure Energy Private Limited to acquire up to 42.61% of Sunsure Solarpark’s shares...

Amazon, Global Optimism, and partners launch network of EV charging stations in Bengaluru

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/09/2024 Amazon and Global Optimism, co-founders of The Climate Pledge, have announced a joint initiative, JOULE (Joint Operation Unifying Last-mile Electrification), to build a shared network of electric vehicle (EV)...

SECI issues tender for 500 MW offshore wind project off Gujarat coast

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/09/2024 The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has issued a tender for the development of a 500 MW offshore wind project in the Gulf of Khambhat, Gujarat. Bids...

Sunsure Energy secures Rs 100 billion debt financing from REC

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/09/2024 Sunsure Energy has signed an agreement with REC for debt financing worth Rs 100 billion to support the development of 3 GW of solar, wind, hybrid, and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects. The deal was inked...

AM/NS India launches Rs 10 billion steel line for solar panel manufacturers

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/09/2024 ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AM/NS) India has launched a value-added steel line, Magnelis, with an investment of nearly Rs 10 billion at its Hazira plant in Gujarat. The production line, with a capacity of 500,000...

Tata Group and Analog Devices ally for semiconductor manufacturing

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/09/2024 Tata Group and global semiconductor leader Analog Devices (ADI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore semiconductor manufacturing opportunities in India. Tata Electronics, Tata Motors, and Tejas...

Gautam Solar to invest Rs 10 billion in 2 GW solar cell manufacturing plant in Haryana

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/09/2024 Gautam Solar plans to establish a 2 GW solar cell manufacturing plant with an investment of Rs 10 billion. The facility, part of the company’s strategy to meet the growing demand for renewable energy, will help...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 04/04/2025 The Central Government laid the foundation stone for two thermal...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 03/04/2025 Shell has decided to discontinue its solar and onshore wind power...

AMPIN Energy to supply 9.9 MWp solar power to Poly Medicure

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/04/2025 AMPIN Energy Transition has signed a power purchase agreement...

Punjab’s largest solar group captive project to power Swaraj Tractors’ facilities

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/04/2025 Swaraj Tractors has partnered with Mahindra Susten to develop a 26...

Resonia secures Ananthapur-II REZ transmission project; PFCCL sets up SPV for Pune expansion

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/04/2025 Resonia Limited, formerly Sterlite Grid 32 Limited, has won the...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 03/04/2025 Trident Group commissioned an 11.02 MWp rooftop solar power...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 03/04/2025 KEC International Limited has secured new orders worth Rs 12.36...