Author: PPD Team Date: 12/03/2025

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has received a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) worth Rs 7,298.21 million for loss reduction works in the Central zone under the Himachal Pradesh Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).

Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) invited bids for the project in March 2024. The work is expected to be completed in 24 months.

The scheme aims to strengthen, renovate, and augment the existing power distribution infrastructure in Himachal Pradesh to improve efficiency and reduce losses. 

As per the latest Rajya Sabha answers, Himachal Pradesh has sanctioned 28,491,908 smart meters under RDSS, awarded 9,34,409 meters, and installed 1,03,524 meters. This indicates that while a significant number of smart meters have been sanctioned, the pace of installation remains slow, with only about 11% of the awarded meters installed. 

Similar Posts

|

Skipper achieves record-high order book of Rs 65.9 billion

By

Author: PPD Team Date: 30/10/2024 Skipper Ltd announced its highest-ever closing order book of Rs 65.9 billion, with 85% from domestic orders and 15% from exports. The company recorded an order inflow of Rs 16.6 billion in Q2 FY25 (July to September 2024), with key domestic contracts from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) and state electricity boards. Export orders primarily came from North and South America. Year-to-date order inflows from April 1 to…

|

JSW Energy secures 125 MW BESS project in Kerala

By

Author: PPD Team Date: 01/03/2025 JSW Energy has won a 125 MW/500 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) auction in Kerala.  The project, awarded by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), will be connected to the Mylatti 220 kV substation in Kasaragod. JSW Energy secured the project at a tariff of Rs 441,000 per MW per month and qualifies for viability gap funding of Rs 2.7 million per MWh or 30 per cent…

|

Baltic nations cut power ties with Russia and Belarus, join EU grid

By

Author: PPD Team Date: 10/02/2025 Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have disconnected their electricity grids from Russia and Belarus, marking a major geopolitical shift more than three decades after leaving the Soviet Union.   Efforts to sever ties accelerated after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, further straining Moscow’s relationship with the EU. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda called it the final step in eliminating reliance on Russian and Belarusian energy. EU officials, including Ursula von der Leyen, will…

|

Refex Industries launches renewable energy subsidiary

By

Author: PPD Team Date: 24/12/2024 Refex Industries Limited has established a wholly owned subsidiary, Venwind Refex Power Limited, with a subscribed capital of Rs 10 million comprising 100,000 fully paid equity shares at a face value of Rs 10 each. The subsidiary will focus on trading, manufacturing, production, assembly, distribution, and marketing of sustainable energy assets and their components.  It will also offer consulting, engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services, along with managing and operating…

|

Four firms receive LoIs for 127 MW decentralised solar projects in Gujarat

By

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/01/2025 Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited (DGVCL) has issued Letters of Intent (LoIs) to four firms for the development of 127 MW decentralised solar power projects under component C of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) program in Gujarat. Details of the firms and their respective projects: KPI Green Energy Limited: 51 MW across 15 locations at a tariff range of Rs 2.28-3 per kWh. Shree Ganesh…

|

EC approves EEW Offshore Wind EU acquisition

By

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/01/2025 The European Commission (EC) has approved the joint control acquisition of EEW Offshore Wind EU by EEW Holding and Sumitomo under the EU Merger Regulation.  The collaboration involves German and Japanese entities producing large steel tubes for offshore wind farms. The EC concluded the acquisition would not raise competition concerns, as the market structure remains largely unaffected. Last year, Sumitomo announced plans to acquire a stake in EEW Offshore Wind…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *