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FAC clears forest diversion for Sawalkote hydro project in J&K

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The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has granted in-principle approval to divert 847.17 hectares of forest land in Jammu & Kashmir for the Sawalkote Hydro Electric Project. The land spans across the Udhampur, Mahore, Batote, and Ramban forest divisions. The 1,856 MW project will be built on the Chenab river in the Ramban district. It is being developed by NHPC Limited on a build, own, operate,…

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Hazoor and KPI Green bag EPC deals for solar projects in Khavda

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Hazoor Multi Projects Limited (HMPL) has secured an EPC contract worth Rs 9,130 million from Apollo Green Energy Limited. The contract is for the 200 MW Khavda Solar PV Project – Phase XVII (NHPC) in Gujarat. The Letter of Award (LoA) was issued on July 4, 2025. Apollo Green had won this project from NHPC Limited in August 2024. NHPC, in turn, secured the 200 MW capacity at a tariff of Rs 2.73 per kWh…

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NHPC starts operations of 53.57 MW solar capacity in Bikaner

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NHPC Limited has begun commercial operations of 53.57 MW solar capacity under Phase-IV of its 1,000 MW Grid Connected Solar PV Project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The project is part of the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Tranche-III scheme and became operational on June 30, 2025. This newly commissioned capacity is a part of the 300 MW solar plant being built at Karnisar-Bhatiyan in Bikaner. Tata Power Solar Systems Limited is executing the project on an…

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NHPC awaits dam safety nod to commission Subansiri project

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NHPC Limited is awaiting final clearance from the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) to begin commercial operations of the first three units—each of 250 MW—of the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project. The update was confirmed by NHPC on June 30, 2025, as reported by Assam Tribune. The long-delayed, high-stakes project on the Subansiri River near North Lakhimpur—at the border of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh—has already consumed over Rs 90 billion and more than two decades of…

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Om Infra wins Rs 1,998.4 mn contract for Dibang hydropower project

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Om Infra Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 1,998.4 million for hydro-mechanical works in the Dibang Multi Purpose Project. The award was finalised on June 25, 2025, following bids invited by NHPC Limited in April 2024. The contract is part of the Lot-5b package and includes the supply and installation of intake and draft tube gates and hoists. The contract has two parts. The first, worth Rs 1,678.6 million, is for the ex-works and…

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JSW signs PPA with NHPC for 300 MW hybrid project

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Energizent Power Private Limited, a step-down subsidiary of JSW Energy Limited, signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with NHPC Limited on June 25, 2025. The agreement covers a 300 MW inter-state transmission system (ISTS)-connected wind-solar hybrid power project to be developed in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. The project was originally awarded in February 2024 to Energizent Power, then a wholly-owned subsidiary of O2 Power Private Limited. The company had secured the capacity by quoting…

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ACME signs PPA with NHPC for 250 MW FDRE project in Rajasthan

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ACME Solar Holdings Private Limited has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with NHPC Limited for a 250 MW firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) project in Rajasthan. The agreement was signed on June 20, 2025. ACME secured the project in December 2024 under NHPC’s FDRE auction. It had quoted a tariff of Rs 4.56 per kWh. The project will be developed on a build-own-operate (BOO) basis. It will supply power to NHPC from…

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ACME, NHPC sign PPA for 250 MW FDRE project in Rajasthan

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ACME Solar Holdings Private Limited has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with NHPC Limited for a 250 MW Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) project in Rajasthan. The agreement follows ACME Solar’s win in December 2024, where it secured the capacity at a tariff of Rs 4.56 per kWh under NHPC’s Tranche-VI FDRE auction. The project will be developed on a build, own, and operate (BOO) basis and will be connected to the…

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NHPC invites E&M bids for Uri-I Stage II; Panari PSP bids also open

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NHPC Limited invited bids on June 7, 2025, for the Lot-III package of electro-mechanical (E&M) works for the Uri-I Stage II Hydro Electric Project. The last date for submission is July 25, 2025. The Lot-III package is expected to be completed in 1,158 days and has an estimated cost of Rs 4,854 million. The Uri-I Stage II project will be developed in the Baramulla district of Jammu & Kashmir, covering the Uri, Boniyar, Kreeri, Baramulla,…

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NHPC starts commercial ops for 53.57 MW solar in Bikaner

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NHPC Limited began commercial operations of 53.57 MW on June 7, 2025, under its 1,000 MW grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) power project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. This project is part of the CPSU (Central Public Sector Undertaking) Scheme Tranche-III. The commissioned capacity is part of a 300 MW plant being developed by Tata Power Solar Systems Limited at Karnisar-Bhatiyan in Bikaner, on an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis. So far, 160.71 MW of capacity has…