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NCT plans new transmission scheme to ease WR-NR corridor congestion

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/03/2025 The National Committee on Transmission (NCT), in its most recent meeting, has planned a new transmission scheme to address high power flow on the Western Region-Northern Region (WR-NR) corridor. Representatives from...

AmpereHour Energy and Bhilwara Energy secure funding for expansion

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/03/2025 AmpereHour Energy has raised USD 5 million (Rs 436 million) in a Series A funding round led by climate-focused fund Avaana Capital, with participation from UC Impower and existing angel investors. The company plans...

CCI approves ONGC-NTPC’s Ayana acquisition and Greenko stake deal

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/03/2025 The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved two major transactions in the renewable energy sector. ONGC NTPC Green Private Limited has received clearance to acquire a 100 per cent stake in Ayana Renewable...

MSEDCL invites bids for national power engineer for Maharashtra Rural HVDS Project

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/03/2025 Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) invited bids for the position of national power engineer (power distribution) for the Maharashtra Rural High Voltage Distribution System (HVDS)...

MNRE updates DCR norms for solar cells

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/03/2025 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued updated domestic content requirement (DCR) norms for solar cells. According to the new guidelines, only solar cells based on crystalline-silicon technology...

GHV Infra secures EPC contract for 100 MW solar power project in Gujarat

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/03/2025 GHV Infra Projects Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GHV Private Limited, has won an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract from GHV Private Limited for setting up a 100 MW Inter-State...

Hindustan Zinc signs agreement for 530 MW RTC renewable power

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/03/2025 Hindustan Zinc Limited has signed a power delivery agreement (PDA) with Serentica Renewables India Private Limited (SRIPL) to procure 530 MW of round-the-clock (RTC) renewable energy. Under the agreement, SRIPL will...

Solar power projects commissioned across multiple states

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/03/2025 Adani Solar Energy AP Eight Private Limited, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), commissioned the 250 MW Kadapa Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Project in Andhra Pradesh on March 8...

RVNL secures Rs 7.29 billion contract for loss reduction works in Himachal Pradesh

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/03/2025 Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has received a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) worth Rs 7,298.21 million for loss reduction works in the Central zone under the Himachal Pradesh Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS)...

TRIL and Ashoka Buildcon secure transmission and transformer contracts

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/03/2025 Transformers and Rectifiers India Limited (TRIL) has secured a Rs 2,720 million contract from Adani Group for the supply and manufacturing of transformers and reactors, along with related work. The project is...

PGCIL awards multiple contracts for power evacuation projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/03/2025 Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has awarded multiple contracts for transmission projects in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Vikran Engineering & Exim Private Limited secured a contract worth Rs...

JSW Energy completes acquisition of KSK Mahanadi

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/03/2025 JSW Energy Limited has completed the acquisition of KSK Mahanadi Power Company Limited (KMPCL) for the 3,600 MW Akaltara (Nariyara) Thermal Power Project at a cost of Rs 160.84 billion. The Competition Commission of...

Delhi HC upholds Rs 1.15 billion arbitration award for BHEL in RattanIndia dispute

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/03/2025 The Delhi High Court has upheld a Rs 1.15 billion arbitration award in favor of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) in a dispute with RattanIndia Power Limited over the Nasik Thermal Power Project Phase I.  The...

SCCL and BHEL sign agreement for 800 MW Adilabad power project expansion

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/03/2025 Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) have signed an agreement for the Adilabad Coal-Based Power Project Stage II. The deal was finalized on March 11, 2025. Under the...

Transmission system to come up for Sonbhadra Pumped Storage Projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/03/2025 The transmission system for evacuating power from pumped storage projects (PSPs) in Sonbhadra District, Uttar Pradesh, is being planned to support renewable energy generation. Two major developers, Greenko and...

DJ Renewables and CleanMax to establish 400 MW renewable energy JV

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/03/2025 DJ Renewables Pte. Ltd., a consortium between Osaka Gas Company Limited and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), plans to form a joint venture (JV) with CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Private Limited to...

Epic Energy secures LoI for 2.4 MWp solar power supply

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/03/2025 Epic Energy Limited has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from an Oncology and Cancer Care Center in Nashik for the purchase of 2.4 MWp solar power from its upcoming solar park project in Solapur, Maharashtra. The...

MSPGCL commissions 660 MW Unit VI at Bhusawal power plant

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/03/2025 Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MSPGCL) has operationalized the 660 MW Unit VI at the Bhusawal Thermal Power Plant in Jalgaon district. The expansion project was developed at an investment of Rs...

Sangamam Power prepares DPR for 1,000 MW Sunki PSP

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/03/2025 Sangamam Power Projects Private Limited has prepared a detailed project report (DPR) for the 1,000 MW pumped storage project (PSP) in Sunki, Koraput district in Odisha, which will be developed at an investment of Rs...

Chhattisgarh attracts major investments in power projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/03/2025 Chhattisgarh is set to witness large-scale investments in the power sector, spanning thermal, nuclear, and renewable energy at the  “Chhattisgarh Energy Investors Summit 2025.” Major players, including NTPC Limited...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 11/04/2025 SJVN Limited has released Rs 2,699.7 million as land compensation...

Miscellaneous Regulatory Developments in Power Sector: April 11, 2025

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/04/2025   MERC stays tariff order issued for 2025-26 to 2029-30 following...

Regulatory Developments in Power Trading Sector: April 11, 2025

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/04/2025   HERC orders wind developer to pay ₹22.17 crore to HPPC for...

Regulatory Developments in Power Distribution Sector April 11, 2025

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/04/2025   BERC approves revised power tariffs and business plans for FY...

Regulatory Developments in Power Transmission Sector: April 11, 2025

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/04/2025   BERC approves ₹1,562.40 crore transmission tariff for BSPTCL for...

Regulatory Developments in Renewable Sector April 11, 2025

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/04/2025   AERC directs APDCL to revisit ceiling tariff for 15 MW solar...

Regulatory Developments in Power Generation Sector: April 11, 2025

Author: PPD Team Date: 11/04/2025   True-up order issued for Korba Power Thermal Power Station for...