Author: PPD Team Date: December 13, 2024
Reliance Power Limited (RPL) incorporated Reliance NU Energies Private Limited, a special purpose vehicle, on December 10, 2024.
The entity will focus on developing renewable energy projects, including solar, wind, hybrid systems, and advanced energy storage solutions such as pumped storage hydropower and battery energy storage systems.
Author: PPD Team Date: May 6, 2025 REC Power Distribution Company Limited (REC PDCL) has launched a bidding process to select transmission service providers (TSPs) for two major transmission projects in Karnataka. The bids were invited on April 30, 2025, through tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) on a build, own, operate, and transfer (BOOT) basis. The last date to submit bids is July 4, 2025. The projects involve establishing 400 kV substations and associated transmission lines…
Author: PPD Team Date: February 3, 2026 Luminous Power Technologies has inaugurated its first lithium-ion battery assembly line in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, expanding its manufacturing footprint into advanced energy storage. The new facility has an installed capacity of 500 MWh and will meet rising demand for battery solutions across residential, commercial and electric mobility applications. The assembly line uses robotic automation and precision manufacturing systems. It is configured to produce standalone lithium ion battery packs,…
Author: PPD Team Date: January 29, 2026 Hindalco Industries Ltd has commissioned India’s first battery grade aluminium foil manufacturing facility in Odisha and announced a major expansion of its aluminium smelting capacity in the state. The projects involve a combined investment of around Rs 21,000 crore and strengthen domestic supply chains for energy storage, electric mobility and power intensive manufacturing. The company has expanded the Aditya Aluminium smelter at Sambalpur by 3.6 lakh tonnes per…
Author: PPD Team Date: September 12, 2024 GE Vernova has secured a 140 MW wind turbine order in Romania from Public Power Corporation Renewables (PPCR). The company will supply, install, and commission 23 turbines, each with a 6.1MW capacity, for a wind project in Vaslui County. The agreement, finalized in Q2 2024, strengthens GE Vernova’s role in the European Union’s energy transition, where it has a long history of installing wind turbines. Initial turbine deliveries…
Author: PPD Team Date: November 14, 2024 Torrent Power has reported a reduction in transmission and distribution (T&D) losses across most of its licensed and franchised distribution areas for the first half (April to September) of FY25. In the Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar licensed area, T&D losses dropped from 6.30% in H1 FY24 to 4.50% in H1 FY25. Similarly, losses in the Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu licensed area declined from 1.67% to 1.62%. Together, these…
Author: PPD Team Date: August 11, 2025 NTPC has expressed interest in investing around Rs 80,000 crore in solar and wind power projects across Telangana, pointing to the state’s 6,700 MW potential for floating solar power generation. NTPC’s Chairman and Managing Director, Gurdeep Singh and his team met with Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy at his residence in Jubilee Hills. During the meeting, NTPC highlighted its plans to expand renewable energy capacity in the…