Author: PPD Team Date: 16/01/2025
NHPC Limited has secured approval from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) for the merger of Lanco Teesta Hydro Power with NHPC.
The company also received a second insurance payment of Rs 2.50 billion related to business interruption losses from the October 2023 flash flood at the 510 MW Teesta-V Power Station.
NHPC, India’s largest hydropower developer, continues to expand into solar and wind energy.
Author: PPD Team Date: 17/12/2024 Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) package of the Amarkantak Thermal Power Expansion Project. Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Limited (MPPGCL) invited bids for the project in February 2024, and BHEL quoted Rs 89.98 billion. The project involves developing a 660 MW supercritical unit at Chachai in Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh, replacing the decommissioned 290 MW units…
Author: PPD Team Date: 08/11/2024 ACME Solar Holdings and Hexa Climate Solutions have secured contracts for 400 MW and 300 MW firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) projects, respectively, as part of a 760 MW bid invited by NTPC. Industry sources report that ACME Solar won its capacity at a tariff of Rs 4.69 per unit, while Hexa Climate Solutions secured 300 MW through a reverse auction. Avaada Energy Pvt Ltd won the remaining capacity…
Author: PPD Team Date: 15/10/2024 Peruvian power generator Inkia Energy has received environmental approval to expand its Sunny solar power plant from 228 MWp to 338 MWp. This expansion is part of the company’s broader plan to establish a solar hub in Peru, contributing approximately 1 GW of renewable capacity to the national grid by the fourth quarter of 2025. The Sunny solar project, currently under construction in southern Peru, will be fully operational by…
Author: PPD Team Date: 30/10/2024 NTPC has announced the commercial operations of a 32.9 MW solar plant in Bikaner, Rajasthan. This is the third phase of the 300 MW Shambu ki Burj-2 (Kolayat) Solar PV Project, with operations commencing on October 31, 2024. With this addition, NTPC Group’s total installed and commercial capacity has reached 76,475.68 MW. The first phase of 150 MW and the second phase of 98.78 MW were already operational as of…
Author: PPD Team Date: 13/01/2025 Saatvik Green Energy Private Limited has signed an agreement for the supply of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules to support 1,200 MW solar power projects in India. Key details include: A contract to supply N-type TopCon PV modules worth Rs 15 billion for 1,000 MW utility-scale solar projects. An agreement with Enrich Energy Private Limited for the supply of MONO PERC 545 Wp Bifacial solar modules for 200 MW solar projects….
Author: PPD Team Date: 05/12/2024 Tata Projects Ltd, in collaboration with the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), has completed the 112-km, 400-kV double-circuit Barapukuria-Bogra transmission line project, valued at $120 million. The project, executed in just 14 months, involved the supply of approximately 2,700 km of ACCC® Dhaka-size conductor by Apar Industries, with installation supported by Zeck tensioners and porcelain insulators. The line is part of the larger Barapukuria-Bogra-Kaliakoir transmission project, aimed at strengthening…
Author: PPD Team Date: 17/12/2024 Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) package of the Amarkantak Thermal Power Expansion Project. Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Limited (MPPGCL) invited bids for the project in February 2024, and BHEL quoted Rs 89.98 billion. The project involves developing a 660 MW supercritical unit at Chachai in Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh, replacing the decommissioned 290 MW units…
Author: PPD Team Date: 08/11/2024 ACME Solar Holdings and Hexa Climate Solutions have secured contracts for 400 MW and 300 MW firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) projects, respectively, as part of a 760 MW bid invited by NTPC. Industry sources report that ACME Solar won its capacity at a tariff of Rs 4.69 per unit, while Hexa Climate Solutions secured 300 MW through a reverse auction. Avaada Energy Pvt Ltd won the remaining capacity…
Author: PPD Team Date: 15/10/2024 Peruvian power generator Inkia Energy has received environmental approval to expand its Sunny solar power plant from 228 MWp to 338 MWp. This expansion is part of the company’s broader plan to establish a solar hub in Peru, contributing approximately 1 GW of renewable capacity to the national grid by the fourth quarter of 2025. The Sunny solar project, currently under construction in southern Peru, will be fully operational by…
Author: PPD Team Date: 30/10/2024 NTPC has announced the commercial operations of a 32.9 MW solar plant in Bikaner, Rajasthan. This is the third phase of the 300 MW Shambu ki Burj-2 (Kolayat) Solar PV Project, with operations commencing on October 31, 2024. With this addition, NTPC Group’s total installed and commercial capacity has reached 76,475.68 MW. The first phase of 150 MW and the second phase of 98.78 MW were already operational as of…
Author: PPD Team Date: 13/01/2025 Saatvik Green Energy Private Limited has signed an agreement for the supply of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules to support 1,200 MW solar power projects in India. Key details include: A contract to supply N-type TopCon PV modules worth Rs 15 billion for 1,000 MW utility-scale solar projects. An agreement with Enrich Energy Private Limited for the supply of MONO PERC 545 Wp Bifacial solar modules for 200 MW solar projects….
Author: PPD Team Date: 05/12/2024 Tata Projects Ltd, in collaboration with the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), has completed the 112-km, 400-kV double-circuit Barapukuria-Bogra transmission line project, valued at $120 million. The project, executed in just 14 months, involved the supply of approximately 2,700 km of ACCC® Dhaka-size conductor by Apar Industries, with installation supported by Zeck tensioners and porcelain insulators. The line is part of the larger Barapukuria-Bogra-Kaliakoir transmission project, aimed at strengthening…
Author: PPD Team Date: 17/12/2024 Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) package of the Amarkantak Thermal Power Expansion Project. Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Limited (MPPGCL) invited bids for the project in February 2024, and BHEL quoted Rs 89.98 billion. The project involves developing a 660 MW supercritical unit at Chachai in Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh, replacing the decommissioned 290 MW units…
Author: PPD Team Date: 08/11/2024 ACME Solar Holdings and Hexa Climate Solutions have secured contracts for 400 MW and 300 MW firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) projects, respectively, as part of a 760 MW bid invited by NTPC. Industry sources report that ACME Solar won its capacity at a tariff of Rs 4.69 per unit, while Hexa Climate Solutions secured 300 MW through a reverse auction. Avaada Energy Pvt Ltd won the remaining capacity…