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Coal Ministry selects applicants for coal gasification incentive scheme

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/12/2024 The Ministry of Coal has announced the selected applicants under its Financial Incentive Scheme for coal gasification.  In Category I, which supports government public sector undertakings and their joint ventures...

NLC India achieves trial milestone for Ghatampur thermal plant

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/12/2024 NLC India Limited’s joint venture, Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Limited (NUPPL), has completed a 72-hour full-load trial for the first 660 MW unit of the Ghatampur Thermal Power Station in Uttar Pradesh.  The...

H.G. Infra Engineering establishes subsidiary for battery energy storage systems

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/12/2024 H.G. Infra Engineering Limited has formed a wholly owned subsidiary, H.G. Banaskantha Bess Private Limited, for the battery energy storage systems (BESS) sector.  Incorporated on December 3, 2024, with an authorized...

Delhi discoms seek cost-reflective tariff to address Rs 31.62 billion revenue gap

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/12/2024 Discoms in Delhi have petitioned the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) for a cost-reflective tariff for the 2024-25 fiscal, citing a combined revenue gap of Rs 31.62 billion in 2022-23. Electricity rates...

India ranks sixth globally in SBTi net-zero commitments

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/12/2024 India has 127 companies committed to net-zero targets through the science-based target initiative (SBTi), ranking sixth globally.  However, only 7% of these companies are from high-emission sectors such as power...

Waaree Renewable secures solar module contract for 524 MWp project

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/12/2024 Waaree Renewable Energy Technologies Limited (formerly Sangam Renewables Limited) has won a contract to supply solar modules for a cumulative 524 MWp solar power project in India.  The contract, awarded on December...

Solex Energy secures Rs 188.74 million solar module supply contract

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/12/2024 Solex Energy Limited has won a Rs 188.74 million contract from Thenpandian Energy Innovations Private Limited to supply solar modules for a 13 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power project in India.  The contract, awarded...

Techno Electric JV wins Rs 6.16 billion Assam transmission system project

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/12/2024 The Joint Venture of Techno Electric and Engineering Company Limited (TEECL) and K. Ramachandra Rao Transmission & Projects Private Limited has secured a Rs 6.16 billion contract for Package H of the Assam...

Adani Green Energy subsidiary establishes Adani Hydro Energy Four

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/12/2024 Adani Saur Urja (KA) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), has incorporated Adani Hydro Energy Four Limited (AHE4L) for renewable energy projects. AHE4L’s mandate includes the...

Solar Industries India secures Rs 20.39 billion defence export order

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/12/2024 Solar Industries India and its subsidiary have secured export orders worth Rs 20.39 billion for the supply of defence products to international clients.  The deliveries will span four years. In November, the company...

Uttar Pradesh leads RDSS project funding among states

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/12/2024 An analysis based on a Lok Sabha reply has revealed that Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu are the top three states with the highest project cost sanctioned under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme...

CEA recommends higher-capacity OPGW to support broadband expansion

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/12/2024 The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has advised the adoption of higher-capacity optical ground wire (OPGW) in upcoming power transmission projects to facilitate telecom service providers.  The recommendation...

O2 Power signs renewable energy PPA with East Central Railway

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/12/2024 O2 Power Private Limited has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with East Central Railways (ECR) for the supply of 100 MW Round-The-Clock (RTC) Renewable Energy (RE) power in India. In January 2024, O2 Power won...

Odisha Approves Rs 92 Billion Investment in Solar Manufacturing Facilities

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/12/2024 The Odisha government has approved proposals from Grew Energy, Saatvik Solar, Jakson Engineers, and Jupiter Renewables to establish solar cell and module manufacturing facilities, totalling an investment of over Rs...

KPI Green secures Rs 13.11 billion solar project at Khavda Solar Park

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/12/2024 KPI Green Energy Limited has won Coal India Limited’s auction to develop a 300 MW grid-connected ground-mounted solar project at Khavda Solar Park in Gujarat.  The contract, valued at Rs 13.11 billion, includes the...

GUVNL concludes 500 MW BESS and 200 MW wind power auctions

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/12/2024 Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has announced the results of its 500 MW/1,000 MWh standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) auction under Phase IV.  H.G Infra Engineering secured 250 MW at Rs...

PFC Consulting forms SPV for 3 GW renewable power transmission in Gujarat

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/12/2024 PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL), a subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation (PFC), has incorporated a special purpose vehicle (SPV) named Raghanesda RE Transmission Limited.  The SPV will oversee the development of the...

PFCCL forms SPV Kurnool-III PS RE Transmission

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/12/2024 PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL), a subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation (PFC), has incorporated a special purpose vehicle (SPV), Kurnool-III PS RE Transmission, for the Transmission system strengthening at...

India targets 777 GW power capacity by 2030 with focus on thermal and hydro

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/12/2024 Union Minister of State for Power, Shripad Naik, informed Parliament that India is actively expanding its power generation and transmission capacity to meet growing energy demands.  Currently, 29,200 MW of thermal...

Sterling Tools partners with Meishuo Electric for latching relays production

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/12/2024 Sterling Tools has formed a partnership with Zhejiang Meishuo Electric Technology to manufacture latching relays in India, aiming for Rs 2 billion in revenue by FY2030.  A new facility will be established in...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 22/07/2025 A report backed by Invest Qatar and Iberdrola Innovation Middle...

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