Author: PPD Team Date: 05/11/2024 Uttar Pradesh is advancing its renewable energy goals by partnering with energy firms to establish floating solar power plants, aiming to reach 14,000 MW of solar power generation by 2027.  Under the ‘PM Surya Ghar...

Author: PPD Team Date: 05/11/2024 NTPC and ONGC are establishing a joint venture to expand into the renewable energy sector through their subsidiaries, NTPC Green Energy and ONGC Green Energy.  A 50:50 joint venture company (JVC) application has been...

Author: PPD Team Date: 05/11/2024 Gensol Engineering Limited has won a Rs 7.8 billion turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract from a major public sector utility in Maharashtra for a 150 MW ground-mounted solar PV plant.  The...

Author: PPD Team Date: 05/11/2024 Premier Energies International and Premier Energies Photovoltaic, subsidiaries of Premier Energies, have received and accepted multiple orders totalling Rs 5.6 billion.  Two large independent power producers (IPPs)...

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/11/2024 NHDC, a subsidiary of NHPC, has commissioned the full 88 MW capacity of the Omkareshwar Floating Solar Power Plant (FSPV) located in the reservoir of the Omkareshwar project in Madhya Pradesh.  This project, which...

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/11/2024 Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd announced an outstanding order book of Rs 317.76 billion (net of taxes) as of September 30, 2024, including orders from the GIC platform and all company SPVs. This robust order book...

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/11/2024 The Power Transmission & Distribution (PT&D) division of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won significant new orders to expand and strengthen high-voltage electricity grids across the Middle East and Africa...

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/11/2024 Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated Gujarat’s largest waste-to-energy plant in Ahmedabad on the eve of the Gujarati New Year.  The PPP-based plant, developed at Piplaj in partnership with Jindal Urban...

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/11/2024 The Andhra Pradesh government has announced plans to set up Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) and a dedicated university for green energy and circular economy as part of its Integrated Clean Energy Policy (ICEP). These...

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/11/2024 Adani Power Jharkhand Limited (APJL), a subsidiary of Adani Power, has halved its power supply to Bangladesh, citing outstanding dues of $846 million, according to local media.  Data from Power Grid Bangladesh PLC...

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/11/2024 Marking nearly 30 years of fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) innovation, Hyundai has introduced the Initium concept, an SUV embodying its “Art of Steel” design language. With a targeted range of 400 miles (644 km)...

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/11/2024 Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation has been awarded the prestigious Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities, a recognition led by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) and the...

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/11/2024 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has proposed adding solar photovoltaic (PV) cells to its Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM), with implementation expected by April 2026.  This new...

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/11/2024 Solar EPC firm Trom Industries Ltd has announced solar project contracts valued at Rs 330 million from Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) and Corona Remedies. Trom Industries secured a Rs 207 million work order...

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/11/2024 Tata Power reported reduced Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses in its Odisha power distribution business during the first half of FY25.  The investor presentation indicated improvements in two of...

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/11/2024 Ajmer Electricity Distribution Corporation has issued a tender for segregating 11 kV mixed feeders at the Sikar and Neem Ka Thana circles of Ajmer Discom in Rajasthan.  The project involves the erection...

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/11/2024 AM Green has placed an order with John Cockerill for a 1.3 GW advanced pressurised alkaline electrolyser for its existing plant in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. This marks the largest electrolyser order in India to...

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/11/2024 Tata Power‘s board has approved an investment of Rs 56.66 billion to develop a 1,000 MW pumped storage hydro project in Bhivpuri, Maharashtra.  The project is slated for completion over 44 months, with...

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/11/2024 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a 4 MW solar project in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, valued at Rs 232.6 million.  This initiative is part of ongoing efforts to enhance the Statue of Unity area as an international...

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/11/2024 Adani Power and Adani Renewable Energy Fifty Five, subsidiaries of the Adani Group, have entered into agreements to supply a combined 6,500 MW of power to the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company...