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NTPC REL secures Rs 75 billion loan from IRFC

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/03/2025 NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), an NTPC Green Energy Limited subsidiary, has secured Rs 75 billion in funding from the Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC). This rupee term loan will support NTPC REL’s...

Nagaland to receive Rs 6.67 billion to upgrade power distribution

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/03/2025 The Union Government has sanctioned Rs 6.67 billion under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) to improve Nagaland’s power distribution infrastructure.  Nagaland has one of the highest Aggregate Technical...

India’s renewable energy sector faces challenges despite record 73 GW tenders in 2024

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/03/2025 India’s renewable energy sector is grappling with execution challenges despite issuing a record 73 GW of utility-scale renewable energy tenders in 2024. According to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and...

Inox Wind secures 153 MW wind turbine supply contract in Tamil Nadu

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/03/2025 Inox Wind Limited has won a contract to supply Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) with a rated capacity of 3 MW each for a 153 MW wind power project in Tamil Nadu. The contract was awarded on March 7, 2025. As part of...

Three firms secure bids for solar projects under GUVNL Phase XXVI

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/03/2025 Three firms have won bids to develop a cumulative 250 MW grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects without energy storage system (ESS) anywhere in India. The bids were awarded under Phase XXVI of Gujarat...

TSGENCO invites bids for feasibility reports on 35 pumped storage projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/03/2025 Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO) has invited bids for the preparation of Techno-Commercial Feasibility Reports (TCFR) for setting up pumped storage projects (PSPs) at 35 tentatively...

Jindal Power to acquire Bhadreshwar Vidyut for Rs 5 billion

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/03/2025 Jindal Power Limited (JPL) has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) to acquire Bhadreshwar Vidyut Private Limited for Rs 5 billion. The Gujarat-based thermal power company operates the Kutch Coal-Based Power Project and...

POWERGRID secures Rs 28.86 billion transmission project for Kurnool-III PS

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/03/2025 Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has been declared the successful bidder for the “Transmission system strengthening at Kurnool-III PS for integration of additional RE generation...

Kalpataru Projects secures Rs 23.06 billion in new orders

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/03/2025 Kalpataru Projects International Limited (KPIL) and its international subsidiaries have secured new orders worth Rs 23.06 billion.  The contracts include transmission and distribution (T&D) projects in overseas...

Schneider Electric to set up 13.6 MW solar projects for Bisleri

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/03/2025 Schneider Electric India Private Limited and Bisleri International Private Limited have signed an agreement to develop 13.6 MW of solar power projects across four states in India. Under the agreement, Schneider...

Lohum sets up 1,000 MTPA lithium refinery; plans IPO

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/03/2025 Lohum has announced the establishment of a battery-grade lithium refinery with a capacity of 1,000 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA). The company has also begun producing value-added materials such as cathode active...

Tata Power signs MoU with Andhra Pradesh for 7,000 MW green energy projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/03/2025 Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a subsidiary of Tata Power Company Limited, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to develop up to 7,000 MW of renewable...

Dalmia Bharat subsidiary acquires 34.52% stake in solar power firm

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/03/2025 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, has signed an agreement to acquire a 34.52% equity stake in Kilavikulam Rajalakshmi Solar Power Developer Private Limited...

Shakti Pumps secures Rs 239.1 million order for solar water pumping systems

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/03/2025 Shakti Pumps Limited has received a letter of award (LoA) from the Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) to install 877 solar photovoltaic water pumping systems across Maharashtra.  The project falls under...

Hariom Pipe wins 60 MW solar project in Maharashtra

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/03/2025 Hariom Pipe Industries Limited (HPIL) has secured a Letter of Award (LoA) from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to develop 60 MW decentralised solar power projects under the...

Datta Power wins bid for 112 MW wind project

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/03/2025 Adyant Enersol Private Limited, a subsidiary of Datta Power Infra Private Limited, has secured a 112 MW wind power project under the 600 MW Inter State Transmission System (ISTS)-Connected Wind Power Project...

Sapher partners with Punjab government for solar farm development

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/03/2025 Sapher has partnered with the Punjab government to develop solar farms in high-potential locations such as Fazilka and Ferozepur. This initiative is being executed in collaboration with Punjab Generation Company, a...

CEA issues guidelines for fiber core usage in power sector communication

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/03/2025 The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released comprehensive guidelines for the usage and sharing of fiber cores in Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) and Underground Fiber Optic (UGFO) cables in power systems. These...

CEA releases draft amendment to metering regulations

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/03/2025 The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued the draft CEA (Installation and Operation of Meters) (5th Amendment) Regulations, 2025, proposing key changes to metering rules for electricity consumers...

Goldi Solar launches AI-powered solar module line, Vikram Solar expands battery manufacturing

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/03/2025 Goldi Solar has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven solar module manufacturing line at its new facility in Kosamba, Surat, Gujarat.  The facility, designed for a production capacity of 14 GW, features...

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Centre lays foundation stone for two thermal power projects in Chhattisgarh

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

Power Mech wins Rs 4.25 billion contract for Mirzapur Thermal Power Project

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/04/2025 Power Mech Projects Limited has won a Rs 4.25 billion contract...

NHPC to resume S&I works for Kuppa Pumped Storage Project

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/04/2025 NHPC Limited is set to resume survey and investigation (S&I)...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 03/04/2025 Global: Shell to exit solar and onshore wind projects in Brazil...

Shell to exit solar and onshore wind projects in Brazil

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...

Trident Group commissions 11.02 MWp rooftop solar project in Madhya Pradesh

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

KEC International and Transrail Lighting secure Rs 14.76 billion orders

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