Author: PPD Team Date: October 1, 2025
SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN Limited, has declared commercial operation of 128.88 MW from its Bikaner Solar Power Project on 30 September 2025.
With this addition, the project has reached a cumulative commissioned capacity of 629.90 MW out of the planned 1,000 MW. The balance capacity is expected to be brought online in the near term.
Author: PPD Team Date: February 13, 2026 Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has completed the acquisition of Bellary Davanagere Power Transmission Limited, a project-specific special purpose vehicle (SPV) formed for “Transmission system strengthening for integration of additional RE potential at Davanagere (0.25 GW) and Bellary (2.75 GW).” The transaction was finalised on February 12, 2026, after POWERGRID emerged as the successful bidder in a tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process conducted by REC Power…
Author: PPD Team Date: March 26, 2026 Tata Power has commissioned the final two transmission lines under the South East UP Power Transmission Company Limited (SEUPPTCL) project, completing the entire extra high voltage network across Uttar Pradesh. The two lines commissioned are the 400 kV Tanda-Gonda and 400 kV Gonda-Basti double circuit lines, covering 154 circuit kilometres. The completed network now comprises three 765 kV lines (951 circuit kilometres), fourteen 400 kV lines (566 circuit…
Author: PPD Team Date: August 14, 2025 India has reached 100 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing capacity registered under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for Solar PV Modules. Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi said the increase was enabled by policy measures such as the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for high-efficiency solar modules. He noted that this capacity growth supports India’s goal of 500 GW of…
Author: PPD Team Date: April 29, 2025 Premier Energies Limited has set up a wholly owned subsidiary, Premier Energies GWC Private Limited, to manufacture and process high-quality silicon ingots and wafers with advanced technologies. The new subsidiary, incorporated on April 20, 2025, will focus on the solar cell segment. It has an authorised share capital of Rs 1 million. The entire paid-up share capital, comprising 1,00,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each, will be held…
Author: PPD Team Date: May 21, 2025 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has clarified that net billing, virtual net metering, and group net metering will be treated at par with net metering under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II. Currently, ALMM List-II covers only solar modules. However, starting June 2026, it will also include solar cells. In its clarification, MNRE stated that virtual and group net metering involve either…
Author: PPD Team Date: December 18, 2025 Suzlon Energy Limited announced on 17 December 2025 that it has secured two new wind power orders totalling 306 MW from Yanara. The orders are for the supply of wind turbines for firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) projects in Barmer, Rajasthan, and mark a continuation of the partnership between the two companies during the year. Under the contracts, Suzlon will supply 102 units of its S144 3…