NLC India Limited has issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) package for the 3×125 MW Gurha Thermal Power Project.
The EoI was announced on December 16, 2024, with a bid submission deadline of January 30, 2025.
The project will be executed by a joint venture of NLC India and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) at Chak Madhogarh village in Bikaner district, Rajasthan.
Hyderabad-based Bondada Engineering Ltd, part of the Bondada Group, has secured two solar EPC mandates worth over Rs 110 billion. According to a stock exchange filing, the company won two orders valued at Rs 76.32 billion and Rs 36.91 billion, respectively, for ground-mounted solar PV projects in Maharashtra under the Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana 2.0 (MSKVY 2.0). MSKVY 2.0 is a Maharashtra government initiative aimed at achieving 30% solarization of agriculture feeders by 2025….
India’s target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2030 depends heavily on significant advancements in the green hydrogen sector, according to a report by S&P Global. The report warns that delays in progress could push the timeline back by as much as a decade. Green hydrogen is a key element in India’s energy transition strategy, which focuses on energy efficiency, renewable energy, low-emission fuels, and sustainable mobility. To meet its ambitious goals, India must ramp up…
Nova Clean Energy has executed interconnection agreements and high-voltage equipment supply contracts for a portfolio of wind power projects in Texas, aiming to deliver up to 1 gigawatt of clean energy to the state’s power grid. The portfolio includes multi-phase wind projects in the Delaware Basin and central Gulf Coast, with co-located battery storage to enhance grid reliability. Construction is set to begin in late 2025, with power delivery expected by winter 2026. Additionally, Nova…
ACME Solar has commissioned four co-located ISTS-connected solar projects totaling 1,023 MW in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district. The 1,200 MW capacity project already has a 25-year power purchase agreement with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) at a tariff of Rs 2.44 per kWh. The remaining 177 MW of the project is in the commissioning process. Once fully operational, the project will generate around 3,000 MUs of clean electricity annually, offsetting 2.6 million tonnes of…
IndiGrid, British International Investment (BII), and the Norwegian Climate Investment Fund managed by Norfund have established EnerGrid, a $300 million platform focused on greenfield transmission and standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in India. Each partner will invest $100 million, with EnerGrid aiming to develop projects valued at approximately $1.2 billion over the next several years. Once operational, IndiGrid will acquire these projects at a pre-agreed enterprise value. IndiGrid’s Q2 FY25 investor presentation highlighted…
The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha has expressed concern over the potential impact of Andhra Pradesh’s Polavaram project on the tribal communities of Malkangiri district. The party’s “fact-finding” team, led by former minister Atanu S Nayak, reported to BJD president Naveen Patnaik that the recent budgetary allocation by the central government and the commitment to complete the project by February 2026 has heightened fears among the local tribal population. The team visited the…