Power Sector News Roundup for August 18, 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: August 18, 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: August 18, 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: January 28, 2026 India IOC plans Rs 1 lakh crore investment for 18 GW green energy by 2030 Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. plans to invest around Rs 1 lakh crore to build an 18 GW green energy portfolio by 2030. The company aims to acquire up to 12 GW of renewable capacity and develop another 6 GW organically through its green energy arm, Terra Clean Ltd. The total equity requirement for…
Author: PPD Team Date: October 29, 2025 India Shree Cement commissions 20 MWp solar plant in Uttar Pradesh Shree Cement has commissioned a 20 MWp solar power plant in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, to supply electricity to its Etah grinding unit. Phase 1 has achieved commercial operation after approval from the Uttar Pradesh State Load Dispatch Centre. Phase 2 will be completed by Q4 FY2025–26. The project will offset about 22,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually and…
Author: PPD Team Date: March 24, 2026 Tata Power executes supplementary PPA for Mundra plant Tata Power has executed a Supplementary Power Purchase Agreement (SPPA) with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) for its 4 GW Mundra thermal power plant. Identical agreements are set to be signed with Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana, enabling full capacity revival. The revised structure allows fuel costs as a pass-through, addressing losses that had led to a shutdown of…
Author: PPD Team Date: March 3, 2026 CIL builds 175.5 MT coal buffer ahead of summer 2026 Coal India Limited (CIL) has built a three-layer coal reserve of about 175.5 million tonnes (MT) as electricity demand rises ahead of summer 2026. As of February 26, 2026, pithead stocks stood at 115 MT, while power plants held around 55 MT as of February 25, with 5.5 MT in transit, taking total readily accessible coal to approximately…
Author: PPD Team Date: December 9, 2025 India JK Cement raises stake in O2 Renewable Energy V JK Cement bought an additional 12.21 per cent stake in O2 Renewable Energy V for about Rs 0.05 billion, raising its total holding to 28.97 per cent. The company acquired 46,45,658 shares from JSW Neo Energy at Rs 11.18 each. The higher stake strengthens its position in a 22 MW Karnataka wind project that supplies power to JK…
Author: PPD Team Date: September 3, 2025 Global: China’s Hualong One becomes most deployed nuclear reactor design India: AMPIN commissions first open access solar project in Chhattisgarh Offgrid Energy Labs secures $15 million in Series A funding GK Energy raises Rs 100 crore in pre-IPO funding Nalco plans Rs 300 billion investment in new smelter and power plant Saatvik Green wins MSEDCL order for solar pumps in Maharashtra Greenzo Energy to build green hydrogen plant…