Author: PPD Team Date: October 10, 2025
Global:
Brookfield raises USD 20 billion for second global transition fund
AIIB approves $52m loan for Sri Lanka’s Kerawalapitiya-Port L transmission line
India:
Author: PPD Team Date: July 17, 2025 Global: Google signs deal with Brookfield for up to 3 GW of hydropower India: India hits 50% non-fossil electricity capacity, five years ahead of target Chhattisgarh revises electricity tariffs; domestic users hit India identifies 10 old thermal sites for potential nuclear conversion Centre launches ADEETIE scheme to boost MSME energy efficiency Assam pauses green hydrogen policy, raising investor concerns MHI notifies guidelines for e-truck incentive scheme under PM…
Author: PPD Team Date: April 17, 2026 GAIL signs pact for 600 MW solar project with BESS in Jhansi GAIL (India) Limited has signed contract agreements with TUSCO Limited for developing a 600 MW solar power project at TUSCO’s Solar Park in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The project will include a 550 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to support reliable power supply for GAIL’s petrochemical plant at Pata in Auraiya district and future demand from…
Author: PPD Team Date: November 15, 2025 India CEA issues guidelines for tariff bidding in WTE projects The Central Electricity Authority has released guidelines under Section 63 of the Electricity Act 2003 for tariff-based competitive bidding to procure power from new grid-connected Waste to Energy projects. The rules set a uniform process for procurement and apply only to projects that use commercially proven technologies. They define the responsibilities of the implementing agency, the developer, and…
Author: PPD Team Date: September 22, 2025 Global: Libya launches MEPS and energy labelling programme for household appliances India: KPI Green raises Rs 670 crore through India’s first externally credit-enhanced green bond Avaada Group commissions 11 solar projects in Yavatmal Emmvee Photovoltaic gets SEBI approval for Rs 30 billion IPO MNRE extends solar park scheme deadline to March 2029 MNRE updates ALMM list with new solar PV module entries MNRE clarifies operational rules for BioCNG…
Author: PPD Team Date: February 2, 2026 India CEA flags widespread non-compliance with mandatory transformer standards The Central Electricity Authority has flagged continued non-compliance by power utilities with mandatory transformer and reactor rating standards. In a letter dated 24 January 2026, the CEA directed utilities and generation companies to strictly follow standard specifications for transformers and reactors rated 66 kV and above. These specifications were issued in April 2021 and became legally binding under regulations…
Author: PPD Team Date: March 6, 2026 ACME commissions second phase of BESS project in Rajasthan ACME Solar Holdings Limited (ASHL), through its wholly owned subsidiary ACME Suryodaya Private Limited, has commissioned the second phase of its Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Rajasthan. The newly commissioned segment adds 38 MW / 82 MWh of storage capacity at the project site in the Jaisalmer district. The project is part of a larger 285 MW…