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SAIL partners with John Cockerill India to integrate green technologies in steelmaking

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/12/2024 Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has partnered with John Cockerill India Limited (JCIL), a subsidiary of the John Cockerill Group, to introduce green technologies into traditional iron and steelmaking...

Andhra Pradesh leads LED streetlight installations under SLNP

Author: PPD Team Date: 29/11/2024 Andhra Pradesh has emerged as the top state in LED streetlight installations under the Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP), according to a recent Parliament reply.  Shripad Naik, Union Minister of State for...

DRAIPL secures transmission contract for Rajasthan REZ Phase IV evacuation

Author: PPD Team Date: 29/11/2024 Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon Private Limited (DRAPL) has been awarded the contract to act as the Transmission Service Provider (TSP) for the Transmission System for evacuation of power from Rajasthan Renewable...

Ashoka Buildcon secures power distribution project in Madhya Pradesh

Author: PPD Team Date: 29/11/2024 Ashoka Buildcon Limited has received a Notification of Award (NoA) valued at Rs 1,926.9 million for a power distribution project under Lot-I in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh.  The project involves the supply...

THDC begins draft tube erection for Vishnugad Pipalkoti hydro project

Author: PPD Team Date: 29/11/2024 THDC India Limited has initiated draft tube erection work in Unit 2 of the Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project (HEP).  The project, with a total capacity of 444 MW, is situated on the Alaknanda River near...

PFCCL establishes SPV for Kandla Green Hydrogen transmission project

Author: PPD Team Date: 29/11/2024 PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) incorporated Kandla GHA Transmission Limited, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for development of the Transmission System for supply of power to Green Hydrogen/Ammonia manufacturing...

NHPC inks 1,280 MW renewable power sale deal with UPPCL

Author: PPD Team Date: 29/11/2024 On 27 November 2024, NHPC signed a power sale agreement (PSA) with Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) for the supply of 1,280 MW of Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE).  The agreement...

Madhya Pradesh secures coal allocation for 4,100 MW thermal power plants

Author: PPD Team Date: 29/11/2024 The Union government approved coal allocation for Madhya Pradesh on 28 November 2024 to establish thermal power plants with a combined capacity of 4,100 MW. This was the first approval for coal allocation in five...

India to invest Rs 9.12 trillion in power transmission infrastructure by 2032

Author: PPD Team Date: 29/11/2024 India plans to invest Rs 9.12 trillion to enhance its power transmission infrastructure by 2032, as detailed in the National Electricity Plan (Transmission) presented by Union Minister Shripad Yesso Naik in the Rajya...

NTPC to invest Rs 3-4 trillion for 20 GW nuclear capacity by 2047

Author: PPD Team Date: 29/11/2024 NTPC plans to invest Rs 3-4 trillion to develop 20 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047. It aligns with the government’s target of achieving 100 GW under the Viksit Bharat mission. NTPC’s first nuclear project...

Servotech secures Rs 302 million rooftop solar project in Uttarakhand

Author: PPD Team Date: 29/11/2024 Servotech Power Systems has won a 5.6 MW on-grid rooftop solar power plant order worth Rs 302 million from the Uttarakhand New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA).  The company will oversee the design...

REC sets vendor framework for PM Surya Ghar

Author: PPD Team Date: 29/11/2024 REC has introduced a comprehensive framework to streamline vendor operations under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojna, facilitating the smooth rollout of rooftop solar systems.  Appointed by the Ministry of New and...

West Bengal invests Rs 24.5 billion in thermal plant upgrades and renewables

Author: PPD Team Date: 28/11/2024 The West Bengal government is investing Rs 24.5 billion to modernize three thermal power plants, Power Minister Aroop Biswas announced.  The Sagardighi plant upgrade will cost Rs 16.1 billion, Bandel Rs 6.5 billion...

India, ISA sign pact to implement solar projects in Indo-Pacific region

Author: PPD Team Date: 28/11/2024 India has signed a Project Implementation Agreement (PIA) with the International Solar Alliance (ISA) to execute solar energy projects in Fiji, Comoros, Madagascar, and Seychelles.  This initiative, aligned with the...

CEA recognizes surface hydrokinetic turbine technology

Author: PPD Team Date: 28/11/2024 The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has officially recognized Surface Hydrokinetic Turbine (SHKT) technology under the hydropower category to promote innovation and alternative methods for achieving net-zero...

NCT recommends two ISTS projects in Madhya Pradesh for final approval

Author: PPD Team Date: 28/11/2024 The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has recommended two interstate transmission system (ISTS) projects to the Ministry of Power (MoP) for final clearance under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB)...

UJVN approves civil and H&M works for hydro project in Uttarakhand

Author: PPD Team Date: 28/11/2024 The Board of Directors of Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVN) has approved civil and hydro-mechanical (H&M) works for the 120 MW Sirkari Bhyol-Rupsiabagar Hydro Electric Project.  The project, comprising...

Sembcorp to build 300-MW wind-solar hybrid project for NTPC

Author: PPD Team Date: 28/11/2024 Singapore-based Sembcorp Industries has been awarded the contract to build, own, and operate a 300-MW wind-solar hybrid power project for NTPC, as part of NTPC’s 1.2-GW renewable energy bid.  The project will...

Waaree Renewable wins EPC contract for 2012.47 MWp solar project

Author: PPD Team Date: 28/11/2024 Waaree Renewable Technologies Ltd. has received a term sheet to execute the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) of a 2012.47 MWp DC ground-mounted solar photovoltaic project.  The project is valued at...

KEC International wins Rs 17.04 billion T&D orders from PGCIL

Author: PPD Team Date: 28/11/2024 KEC International Ltd. has secured new Transmission and Distribution (T&D) orders worth Rs 17.04 billion from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL).  The projects include the design, supply, and...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 23/07/2025 NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) has signed a Memorandum...

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