Author: PPD Team Date: 06/05/2025
Serentica Renewables India Private Limited (SRIPL) has signed a power supply and consumption agreement (PSCA) with Inox Airproducts Private Limited for 75 MW of wind-solar hybrid power. The agreement was formalised on May 5, 2025.
Under the deal, SRIPL will supply hybrid renewable energy to four Inox manufacturing sites across four different states in India.
This initiative aligns with broader efforts to reduce carbon emissions in energy-intensive industries.
Author: PPD Team Date: 13/05/2025 NHPC Limited and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop two pumped storage projects (PSPs) of 1,000 MW each in Rajasthan. The projects will be implemented through a joint venture (JV) between the two entities. This move strengthens NHPC’s presence in Rajasthan, where it recently began commercial operations of 107.14 MW of solar capacity. The project is part of the 1,000…
Author: PPD Team Date: 25/03/2025 The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has announced the results of its auction under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme (Mode-1, Tranche-II) to select producers for setting up green hydrogen production facilities in India. The programme aims to promote large-scale green hydrogen production, improve cost competitiveness, and facilitate rapid expansion. A total annual production capacity of 450,000 metric tonnes (MT) has been awarded, with a maximum…
Author: PPD Team Date: 30/05/2025 On May 27, 2025, the Union Government inaugurated 266 MW of cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects developed by Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL). These projects are located at various substations of Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation (GETCO) across the state. The largest of the inaugurated projects is a 210 MW grid-connected solar PV plant at GETCO substations in Babarzar, Jamnagar district. Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) executed the project…
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: 13/01/2025 Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has connected the newly constructed 132 kV Wagawatta substation to Sri Lanka’s national grid. The 90 MVA substation, located on a five-acre site provided by the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BoI), houses two 45 MVA, 132/33 kV power transformers. Designed to supply electricity to the BOI-managed Wagawatta and Millaniya industrial zones, the substation will enhance power reliability for existing industries and support future industrial…
Author: PPD Team Date: 13/05/2025 The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has recommended grant of Terms of Reference (ToR) for four pumped storage projects (PSPs) in its recent meeting. The Kotpalli Pumped Storage Project will be developed by Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company Limited (CSPGCL) with a capacity of 1,800 MW. The project will be located in Shankargarh sub-district, Balrampur district, Chhattisgarh, at an estimated cost…
Author: PPD Team Date: 13/05/2025 NHPC Limited and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop two pumped storage projects (PSPs) of 1,000 MW each in Rajasthan. The projects will be implemented through a joint venture (JV) between the two entities. This move strengthens NHPC’s presence in Rajasthan, where it recently began commercial operations of 107.14 MW of solar capacity. The project is part of the 1,000…
Author: PPD Team Date: 25/03/2025 The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has announced the results of its auction under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme (Mode-1, Tranche-II) to select producers for setting up green hydrogen production facilities in India. The programme aims to promote large-scale green hydrogen production, improve cost competitiveness, and facilitate rapid expansion. A total annual production capacity of 450,000 metric tonnes (MT) has been awarded, with a maximum…
Author: PPD Team Date: 30/05/2025 On May 27, 2025, the Union Government inaugurated 266 MW of cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects developed by Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL). These projects are located at various substations of Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation (GETCO) across the state. The largest of the inaugurated projects is a 210 MW grid-connected solar PV plant at GETCO substations in Babarzar, Jamnagar district. Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) executed the project…
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: 13/01/2025 Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has connected the newly constructed 132 kV Wagawatta substation to Sri Lanka’s national grid. The 90 MVA substation, located on a five-acre site provided by the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BoI), houses two 45 MVA, 132/33 kV power transformers. Designed to supply electricity to the BOI-managed Wagawatta and Millaniya industrial zones, the substation will enhance power reliability for existing industries and support future industrial…
Author: PPD Team Date: 13/05/2025 The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has recommended grant of Terms of Reference (ToR) for four pumped storage projects (PSPs) in its recent meeting. The Kotpalli Pumped Storage Project will be developed by Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company Limited (CSPGCL) with a capacity of 1,800 MW. The project will be located in Shankargarh sub-district, Balrampur district, Chhattisgarh, at an estimated cost…
Author: PPD Team Date: 13/05/2025 NHPC Limited and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop two pumped storage projects (PSPs) of 1,000 MW each in Rajasthan. The projects will be implemented through a joint venture (JV) between the two entities. This move strengthens NHPC’s presence in Rajasthan, where it recently began commercial operations of 107.14 MW of solar capacity. The project is part of the 1,000…
Author: PPD Team Date: 25/03/2025 The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has announced the results of its auction under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme (Mode-1, Tranche-II) to select producers for setting up green hydrogen production facilities in India. The programme aims to promote large-scale green hydrogen production, improve cost competitiveness, and facilitate rapid expansion. A total annual production capacity of 450,000 metric tonnes (MT) has been awarded, with a maximum…