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India imposes anti-dumping duty on solar glass imports from China and Vietnam

Author: PPD Team Date: 09/12/2024 India’s Ministry of Finance has imposed an anti-dumping duty on solar glass imports from China and Vietnam to protect the domestic solar glass industry from unfair pricing.  The duty on Chinese imports ranges from...

Ministry of Coal launches 11th round of commercial coal mine auctions

Author: PPD Team Date: 09/12/2024 The Ministry of Coal has launched the 11th round of commercial coal mine auctions, offering 27 coal blocks across Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Arunachal Pradesh, including one...

Serentica Renewables to invest Rs 500 billion in renewable energy in Rajasthan

Author: PPD Team Date: 09/12/2024 Serentica Renewables plans to invest Rs 500 billion to develop 10,000 MW of renewable energy capacity in Rajasthan, as part of its efforts to position the state as a renewable energy hub.  This investment aligns with...

KERC eases rooftop solar installation rules for consumers with loads up to 10 kW

Author: PPD Team Date: 09/12/2024 The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has simplified rooftop solar installation rules for consumers with sanctioned loads of up to 10 kW.  The new guidelines allow a 10 per cent capacity tolerance...

Bondada Engineering receives Rs 1.08 billion contract for solar streetlights

Author: PPD Team Date: 09/12/2024 Bondada Engineering Limited has secured a Rs 1.08 billion work order from the Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency (BREDA) for the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of smart solar...

MoEFCC discusses expansion of major thermal power projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 09/12/2024 The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) recently reviewed and deliberated on the expansion of several major thermal power projects: Raigarh Thermal Power Plant ExpansionAdani Power Limited...

Assam and Bihar lead in smart meter installations under RDSS

Author: PPD Team Date: 09/12/2024 Assam and Bihar are leading states in smart meter installations under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), with a total of 7.54 million smart meters installed across India.  This includes 7.30 million...

Greenko appoints AFRY for design engineering services on pumped hydro project

Author: PPD Team Date: 09/12/2024 Greenko Group, a leading renewable energy company in India, has appointed AFRY to provide detailed design engineering services for Rajasthan’s 1.8GW Shahpur pumped hydro energy storage project. The Shahpur...

JBM Group partners with Keppel for global energy transition

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/12/2024 JBM Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore-based Keppel to accelerate global energy transition and sustainable infrastructure growth.  The MoU was signed in the presence of Minister of...

Advait Energy wins contract for 400 KV transmission line project

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/12/2024 Advait Energy Transitions has secured an order for the supply of 24 F optical ground wire (OPGW) cables on a turnkey basis for the 400 KV Kurukshetra-Malerkotla transmission line.  The contract, awarded by NRSS XXXI...

Reliance Power reports Rs 28.78 billion net profit in Q2 FY2024

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/12/2024 Reliance Power Limited has recorded a net profit of Rs 28.78 billion for the quarter ended September 2024, reversing a loss of Rs 2.38 billion in the same period last year. Despite the turnaround, the company’s total...

DSSL to set up 1,800 MW solar module plant in Maharashtra

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/12/2024 Dynamic Services and Security Limited (DSSL) has secured an order from the Maharashtra government to establish a 1,800 MW solar module manufacturing facility in MIDC Villebhagad, Tal-Mangaon, Raigad district.  The...

FICCI and MAHAPREIT collaborate for renewable energy in Maharashtra

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/12/2024 The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Technology Limited (MAHAPREIT) to promote renewable...

Refex Green Power establishes SPV for 100 MW solar project

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/12/2024 Refex Green Power Limited (RGPL), a subsidiary of Refex Renewables & Infrastructure Limited, has incorporated Refex Solar SPV Five Limited to implement a 100 MW solar power project awarded by NTPC Limited. Refex...

TKIL partners with SoHHytec to bring hydrogen technology to India

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/12/2024 TKIL Industries Private Limited has partnered with Switzerland-based SoHHytec SA to introduce advanced hydrogen production technology in India. The partnership grants TKIL exclusive rights to manufacture and deploy...

PM Surya Ghar scheme achieves 630,000 rooftop solar installations

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/12/2024 The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY) has achieved 630,000 rooftop solar installations, averaging 70,000 installations per month. The initiative aims to surpass 1 million installations by March 2025 and...

Teems India secures contracts for Jharkhand transmission line projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/12/2024 Teems India Towerlines Private Limited has won two contracts for the supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of unfinished transmission line works under the Jharkhand Power System Improvement Project. ...

India Power emerges as lowest bidder for NTPC Dadri thermal energy storage project

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/12/2024 India Power Corporation Limited has emerged as the lowest bidder (L1), quoting Rs 4,389.29 million for setting up a pilot project for a Thermal Energy Storage System (TESS) integrated with the NTPC Dadri Power Plant...

DMR Hydroengineering & Fitchner GmbH JV empanelled as consultant for THDCIL’s pumped storage projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/12/2024 DMR Hydroengineering & Infrastructures Limited, in partnership with Fitchner GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, has been empanelled by THDC India Limited (THDCIL) as a consultant for the preparation of Detailed Project...

Synergy Green signs supply agreement with Envision Energy for wind turbine castings

Author: PPD Team Date: 06/12/2024 Synergy Green has signed a supply agreement with Envision Energy India Pvt Ltd to manufacture wind turbine castings.  Envision Energy operates a 3 GW per annum assembly facility in Pune, where it is currently...

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