Author: PPD Team Date: December 11, 2024
The Central government has approved the development of a 2,000 MW solar park in Rajasthan, with 30 per cent central financial assistance. The project will be developed by Rajasthan Solar Development Corporation.
Rajasthan currently has an installed renewable energy capacity of 30.31 GW, with solar power contributing 24.55 GW.
Author: PPD Team Date: September 24, 2025 The Ministry of Power has notified new regulations for Energy Storage Systems (ESS) through an amendment to the Electricity Rules, 2005. The rules, published in the Official Gazette under notification G.S.R. 688(E), took effect immediately. The amendment to Rule 18 allows ESS to function either as standalone facilities or as part of generation, transmission, or distribution networks. A range of entities can develop, own, lease, or operate such…
Author: PPD Team Date: September 12, 2025 REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL) has launched a tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process to select a transmission service provider for evacuating power from the 450 MW Shongtong Karcham hydroelectric project (HEP) and the 150 MW Tidong HEP in Himachal Pradesh. The project, being developed by Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL), is scheduled to be commissioned by July 2026. The transmission scheme will be housed under…
Author: PPD Team Date: July 18, 2025 The Goa electricity department has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) for sourcing power from the Sipat Stage-III power plant in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. Goa does not operate any in-state generation facilities and relies entirely on power purchases from NTPC’s central pool to meet its electricity demand. The deal will allow Goa to draw power from the NTPC plant as part of…
Author: PPD Team Date: July 24, 2025 L&T Energy GreenTech Ltd (LTEG), a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), will develop India’s largest green hydrogen plant at Indian Oil Corporation Ltd’s (IOCL) Panipat Refinery in Haryana. According to a company statement, the plant will supply 10,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually to IOCL for 25 years. The project will be implemented on a build-own-operate (BOO) model and is aligned with the Government of India’s National…
Author: PPD Team Date: November 26, 2025 Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited has released a tender to source power from 625 MW of grid connected solar projects located anywhere in India. The notice includes a greenshoe option for another 625 MW, bringing potential procurement to 1,250 MW. The Phase XXVIII tender is open to projects that are under construction, recently commissioned or already operating without a long term PPA. These projects cannot be tied to…
Author: PPD Team Date: December 30, 2025 Waa Solar Limited has announced that it has received a major Letter of Award (LOA) from M.P. Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL) for developing grid-connected solar power plants. The information was disclosed through a regulatory filing, stating that the project is valued at around Rs 225 crore and has been awarded by a state-owned power utility. According to the filing made under Regulation 30 of the Securities and…