Power Sector News Roundup for July 18, 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: July 18, 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: July 18, 2025
Global:
India:
India’s solar potential needs revision as installations touch 111 GW
Delhi raises rooftop solar subsidy to Rs 10,000/kW for households
Goa signs PPA with NTPC for supply from Sipat Stage-III plant
Half of Ennore’s thermal power data invalid or non-compliant
Vanya Steels to invest in waste heat power plant in Karnataka
POWERGRID commissions Eastern and North Eastern strengthening project
Author: PPD Team Date: January 15, 2026 India L&T wins contract for 3,000 MW Saidongar pumped storage project Larsen and Toubro Limited has secured a large contract from Torrent Energy Storage Solutions Private Limited for the 3,000 MW Saidongar-1 Pumped Storage Project in Raigad, Maharashtra. The order has been awarded to L&T’s Heavy Civil Infrastructure business vertical and covers design, engineering, and execution of civil and hydro mechanical works. The project will comprise ten units…
Author: PPD Team Date: October 10, 2025 Global: World Bank launches program to decarbonise East Asia-Pacific power sector India: Ceigall India awarded 147 MW solar project in Maharashtra Dilip Buildcon JV wins LoA for 100 MW solar project in Madhya Pradesh Juniper Green signs PPA with Tata Power for 70 MW FDRE project POWERGRID acquires Mandsaur I RE Transmission project MNRE sets strict payment rules for PM Surya Ghar ULA rooftop solar scheme Rajasthan completes 1 GW/2 GWh…
Author: PPD Team Date: January 6, 2026 India Bondada Engineering wins Rs 627 crore BESS project in Andhra Pradesh Bondada Engineering Limited has received a Letter of Award from AP TRANSCO for a 225 MW or 450 MWh standalone battery energy storage system in Andhra Pradesh under a build-own-operate model. The project will be installed at the 400 or 220 kV Hindupur substation in Anantapur District. Execution has been set at 18 months from the…
Author: PPD Team Date: December 23, 2025 India CTU notifies indicative capital costs for dedicated transmission systems The Central Transmission Utility has notified indicative capital costs for various dedicated transmission system configurations. The benchmarks cover 220 kV and 400 kV transmission lines across different circuit types, conductor configurations, and wind zones, and also include costs for reactive power equipment such as bus reactors and line reactors. The CTU clarified that these figures are indicative, exclude…
Author: PPD Team Date: January 21, 2026 India Pace Digitek unit secures Rs 94 crore BSNL battery order Pace Digitek Limited said its subsidiary, Lineage Power Private Limited, has received an advance purchase order worth Rs 94.35 crore from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). The disclosure was made in a regulatory filing dated 20 January 2026. The order includes supply, installation, and commissioning of 25,000 smart Li ion battery modules and 2,500 weather resistant racks,…
Author: PPD Team Date: September 26, 2025 Global: Iran and Russia sign MOU for small modular reactors India: NTPC announces new solar capacity additions REC and PFC form SPVs for new RE transmission projects in Karnataka Waaree Forever incorporates new subsidiary Continuum Green acquires full control from CEIL ahead of IPO CESC board approves Rs 300 crore NCD issuance DIPAM rejects JV proposal of BHEL with RECPDCL ONGC aims for 3 GW renewable capacity by…