Author: PPD Team Date: January 8, 2025
NHPC Limited has resumed construction work on the Parbati Hydro Electric Project Stage-II, which had previously faced roadblocks due to local opposition.
The project, located on the Beas River in Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh, involves establishing an 800 MW capacity and is being developed with an investment of Rs 98.97 billion. It is situated approximately 260 km from Chandigarh.
Author: PPD Team Date: September 29, 2025 KPI Green Energy Limited has received a sanction of Rs 3,200 crore from the State Bank of India to support its solar and hybrid power projects in Gujarat with a combined capacity of over 1 GWp. The sanctioned amount includes both fund-based and non-fund-based facilities. It will part-finance the company’s 250 MW solar project and 370 MW hybrid project, which together add over 1 GWp to its independent…
Author: PPD Team Date: March 6, 2025 EDF Renewables North America and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with data center developer Soluna Holdings. Under this agreement, Soluna will purchase up to 166 MW of energy from the Las Majadas wind project to power its upcoming data center, Project Kati, near the wind project’s substation in Willacy County, Texas. The 273 MW Las Majadas wind farm has been…
Author: PPD Team Date: February 13, 2025 The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have signed a $100 million credit facility agreement aimed at enhancing green finance solutions for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in India. Under the agreement, AFD will provide SIDBI with a $100 million credit line, which will be used to offer MSMEs access to affordable financing for energy-efficient technologies, renewable energy solutions, and…
Author: PPD Team Date: October 17, 2025 Inox Wind will set up a wind-blade and tower manufacturing facility in the Kyadigoppa Industrial Area, Kushtagi taluk, Koppal district, Karnataka, with a total investment of Rs 400 crore. The project will be executed in two phases, with Rs 300 crore allocated for the first phase and Rs 100 crore for the second. The Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) has allocated 70 acres for the facility. The…
Author: PPD Team Date: March 13, 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 Central Transmission Utility of India Limited (CTUIL) highlighted the persistent high loading of the 765 kV Vindhyachal-Varanasi double-circuit (D/C) line, particularly during peak demand in Uttar Pradesh (UP). This heavy load is leading to real-time violations of…
Author: PPD Team Date: December 10, 2025 Exicom has signed a memorandum of understanding with EONEX Energy, a DVN Energy Group-backed company, to deploy megawatt-hour-scale lithium-ion battery energy storage systems across Southern India. The partnership focuses on commercial, industrial and renewable integrated applications. The two companies plan to jointly develop and install systems intended to support peak load management. The systems will be designed to improve the use of solar power through advanced storage integration…