Power Sector News Roundup for August 21, 2025

Author: PPD Team Date: December 8, 2025 India BNC Power wins NTPC switchyard package for Gadarwara Stage II NTPC has awarded BNC Power Projects three contracts worth about Rs 4.06 billion for the switchyard package of the 2×800 MW Gadarwara Stage II plant in Madhya Pradesh. The orders cover supply, transport, installation, testing, commissioning, and civil works. Gadarwara Stage II consists of Units 3 and 4 and uses ultra supercritical technology with PPAs already tied…

Author: PPD Team Date: February 20, 2026 InoxGFL Group firms win bid for Wind World IPP and O&M businesses Two companies under the INOXGFL Group have been declared successful bidders to acquire the Independent Power Producer (IPP) and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) businesses of Wind World India Limited. The transactions were executed through a consortium led by Inox Neo Energies and were finalised after approval from the Committee of Creditors (CoC) under the Corporate Insolvency…

Author: PPD Team Date: August 18, 2025 Global: Germany awards 2.27 GW solar capacity in July auction India: APTRANSCO submits Phase-3 Green Energy Corridor plan to CEA Tata Power Renewables launches rooftop solar campaign in Pune NPCIL signs Engineers India for Bharat Small Modular Reactor design Uttar Pradesh opens first green hydrogen plant in Gorakhpur MNRE issues guidelines for approval of solar PV modules

Author: PPD Team Date: January 13, 2026 India POWERGRID charges 765 kV Bhadla II–Sikar II transmission line Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has charged the 765 kV double circuit Bhadla II–Sikar II (2nd) transmission line to strengthen renewable power evacuation from Rajasthan. The charging was executed by POWERGRID Bhadla Sikar Transmission Limited (PBSTL), a tariff based competitive bidding subsidiary. The project forms part of the Transmission System Strengthening Scheme for Evacuation of Power…