Author: PPD Team Date: 11/12/2024
The Government of Rajasthan (GoR) has signed an agreement with BrightKnight to establish wind-solar hybrid power projects in the state.
As part of the agreement, BrightKnight has committed to investing Rs 150 billion to set up over 2,000 MW of wind-solar hybrid capacity in Rajasthan.
Author: PPD Team Date: 24/01/2025 NHPC Limited and Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGENCO) have formed a joint venture named “APGENCO NHPC Green Energy Limited.” The company was incorporated on January 23, 2025, with an equal equity participation of 50:50. The venture focuses on planning, promoting, and executing Pumped Storage Hydro Power Projects and Renewable Energy Projects, including solar, floating solar, and wind projects. Initially, five projects are planned: Yaganti Pumped Storage Project (PSP)…
Author: PPD Team Date: 06/02/2025 Guyana’s Office of The President has confirmed the approval of a $141.45 billion budget, which includes a $51.2 billion investment to enhance gas-to-energy projects. The government has allocated $36.2 billion for the development of a natural gas power plant and a natural gas liquid plant. Prime Minister Mark Phillips reviewed the budget for the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and affiliated agencies, and the Committee of Supply approved a…
Author: PPD Team Date: 25/02/2025 Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) and Tata Power Western Odisha Distribution Limited (TPWODL) have signed an agreement with Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO) and Suryam International Private Limited to develop 21.46 MW of solar power projects in Odisha. These projects will be installed near pooling substations (PSS) under component C of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) program. The projects will be connected to…
Author: PPD Team Date: 30/01/2025 NTPC Limited has announced plans to expand the Lara Super Critical Thermal Power Project with a Stage III development, estimated at Rs 155 billion. Stage I, with a capacity of 1,600 MW, is operational, and Stage II, with the same capacity, is under development in Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. In another major development, Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGENCO) is preparing to submit the detailed project report (DPR) for the…
Author: PPD Team Date: 21/10/2024 Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US-based Clean Core Thorium Energy (CCTE) to provide efficient clean energy solutions globally. The partnership focuses on deploying nuclear power, especially in developing countries needing substantial carbon-free electricity. The collaboration will utilize CCTE’s ANEEL (Advanced Nuclear Energy for Enriched Life) fuel, designed for pressurized heavy water reactors like CANDU. This fuel combines thorium and high assay low-enriched uranium,…
Author: PPD Team Date: 19/09/2024 JSW Renew Energy Two, a subsidiary of JSW Energy, has commissioned the 300 MW wind power plant at Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. The inter-state transmission system (ISTS) project, awarded by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) under Tranche-X, is the company’s first greenfield wind power plant for SECI. An additional 150 MW of wind capacity under SECI Tranche-X, located at Dharapuram, is also nearing completion, with 138 MW already operational….