Author: PPD Team Date: 13/01/2025
NTPC Limited plans to commission Unit-III of the North Karanpura (Pakri Barwadih) Power Project by March 2025.
The project, located near Tandwa town in Chatra district, Jharkhand, involves three units of 660 MW each and is being developed at an investment of Rs 151.64 billion.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the project.
Author: PPD Team Date: 30/01/2025 Four firms have been shortlisted as technically qualified for the Transmission scheme for evacuation of power from Ratle HEP (850 MW) & Kiru HEP (624 MW): Part-A: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), Resonia Limited (erstwhile Sterlite Grid 32 Limited), Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL), and IndiGrid 2 Private Limited. REC Power Distribution Company Limited (REC PDCL) invited Request for Proposal (RFP) bids for the same in September…
Author: PPD Team Date: 17/01/2025 Reliance NU Suntech, a subsidiary of Reliance Power, plans to invest Rs 100 billion ($1.16 billion) in a solar power plant with a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The project, set to be Asia’s largest solar and BESS initiative, will include a 930 MW solar energy facility and a 465 MW/1,860 megawatt-hours BESS, ensuring peak power supply for four hours daily. The project is part of…
Author: PPD Team Date: 08/11/2024 The Irish government’s Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications has released crucial geophysical data for the country’s second offshore wind auction, ORESS Tonn Nua, aimed at securing 900 MW of clean energy from a site off County Waterford. The bidding is scheduled for early 2025, following the finalization of auction terms on October 30, 2024. This auction will be Ireland’s first conducted under the South Coast Designated Maritime Area…
Author: PPD Team Date: 07/01/2025 The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has unveiled an investment plan to enhance power infrastructure in Jharkhand. DVC Chairman S. Suresh Kumar announced the construction of 11 kV power infrastructure in 25 locations across the state, including 12 new e-House substations. The project aims to improve power distribution reliability, support regional growth, and provide affordable, high-quality energy to small industries. The first 33/11 kV e-House substation, inaugurated in Kandra, Dhanbad, uses…
Author: PPD Team Date: 20/02/2025 The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved JSW Energy Limited’s acquisition of KSK Mahanadi for the 3,600 MW Akaltara (Nariyara) Thermal Power Project. The approval was granted on February 13, 2025. The thermal power project, located in Nariyara, Akaltara, Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh, is partly operational with 1,800 MW in service. It was developed by KSK Mahanadi Power Company Limited (KMPCL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV). The project’s power…
Author: PPD Team Date: 15/01/2025 Bajel Projects Ltd has been awarded an EPC contract by Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) for the construction of a 400kV double-circuit (D/C) transmission line, spanning 217 km to connect Raipur in Chhattisgarh to Tiroda in Maharashtra. The project will use Quad ACSR Moose conductors and is slated for completion within 18 months from the issuance of the letter of award. Bajel Projects also secured a supply of goods and…
Author: PPD Team Date: 30/01/2025 Four firms have been shortlisted as technically qualified for the Transmission scheme for evacuation of power from Ratle HEP (850 MW) & Kiru HEP (624 MW): Part-A: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), Resonia Limited (erstwhile Sterlite Grid 32 Limited), Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL), and IndiGrid 2 Private Limited. REC Power Distribution Company Limited (REC PDCL) invited Request for Proposal (RFP) bids for the same in September…
Author: PPD Team Date: 17/01/2025 Reliance NU Suntech, a subsidiary of Reliance Power, plans to invest Rs 100 billion ($1.16 billion) in a solar power plant with a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The project, set to be Asia’s largest solar and BESS initiative, will include a 930 MW solar energy facility and a 465 MW/1,860 megawatt-hours BESS, ensuring peak power supply for four hours daily. The project is part of…
Author: PPD Team Date: 08/11/2024 The Irish government’s Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications has released crucial geophysical data for the country’s second offshore wind auction, ORESS Tonn Nua, aimed at securing 900 MW of clean energy from a site off County Waterford. The bidding is scheduled for early 2025, following the finalization of auction terms on October 30, 2024. This auction will be Ireland’s first conducted under the South Coast Designated Maritime Area…
Author: PPD Team Date: 07/01/2025 The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has unveiled an investment plan to enhance power infrastructure in Jharkhand. DVC Chairman S. Suresh Kumar announced the construction of 11 kV power infrastructure in 25 locations across the state, including 12 new e-House substations. The project aims to improve power distribution reliability, support regional growth, and provide affordable, high-quality energy to small industries. The first 33/11 kV e-House substation, inaugurated in Kandra, Dhanbad, uses…
Author: PPD Team Date: 20/02/2025 The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved JSW Energy Limited’s acquisition of KSK Mahanadi for the 3,600 MW Akaltara (Nariyara) Thermal Power Project. The approval was granted on February 13, 2025. The thermal power project, located in Nariyara, Akaltara, Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh, is partly operational with 1,800 MW in service. It was developed by KSK Mahanadi Power Company Limited (KMPCL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV). The project’s power…
Author: PPD Team Date: 15/01/2025 Bajel Projects Ltd has been awarded an EPC contract by Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) for the construction of a 400kV double-circuit (D/C) transmission line, spanning 217 km to connect Raipur in Chhattisgarh to Tiroda in Maharashtra. The project will use Quad ACSR Moose conductors and is slated for completion within 18 months from the issuance of the letter of award. Bajel Projects also secured a supply of goods and…
Author: PPD Team Date: 30/01/2025 Four firms have been shortlisted as technically qualified for the Transmission scheme for evacuation of power from Ratle HEP (850 MW) & Kiru HEP (624 MW): Part-A: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), Resonia Limited (erstwhile Sterlite Grid 32 Limited), Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL), and IndiGrid 2 Private Limited. REC Power Distribution Company Limited (REC PDCL) invited Request for Proposal (RFP) bids for the same in September…
Author: PPD Team Date: 17/01/2025 Reliance NU Suntech, a subsidiary of Reliance Power, plans to invest Rs 100 billion ($1.16 billion) in a solar power plant with a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The project, set to be Asia’s largest solar and BESS initiative, will include a 930 MW solar energy facility and a 465 MW/1,860 megawatt-hours BESS, ensuring peak power supply for four hours daily. The project is part of…