Author: PPD Team Date: January 22, 2025
The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) plans to set up a solar energy plant with technical support from Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), recognized as the first fully solar-powered airport.
CIAL is preparing the detailed project report and offering technical guidance for the initiative.
Author: PPD Team Date: February 14, 2025 KPIT Technologies and Trentar Energy Solutions have entered into a collaboration for the development and commercialisation of sodium-ion battery technology. As part of this agreement, KPIT will transfer its sodium-ion battery technology to Trentar, which will focus on scaling up production and operationalising the technology. Under the technology transfer agreement, Trentar will invest in the establishment of a 3 GWh sodium-ion battery manufacturing facility. In return, KPIT will…
Author: PPD Team Date: December 26, 2024 Six companies have won bids to set up a total of 816 MW capacity under the 1,200 MW ISTS-Connected Solar Power Project (NTPC-02) anywhere in India, as announced on December 23, 2024. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) won 150 MW with a tariff of Rs 2.55 per kWh. Onward Solar Power Private Limited secured 50 MW with a tariff of Rs 2.59 per kWh. ReNew Solar Power Private…
Author: PPD Team Date: September 2, 2025 Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has announced the commissioning of an additional 125 MW solar power project at Khavda, Gujarat through its subsidiary Adani Renewable Energy Fifty Six Limited. With this addition, AGEL’s total operational renewable energy capacity has reached 15,990.5 MW. The company said the project was operationalised on September 1, 2025, following the receipt of necessary clearances. The development was communicated in a regulatory filing to…
Author: PPD Team Date: December 19, 2024 Energy solutions provider Qcells has achieved a world record of 28.6% efficiency in tandem solar cells on a full-area M10-sized cell (~0.36ft²) through its research and development (R&D) pilot line in Germany. The milestone, verified by CalLab at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, advances perovskite-silicon tandem technology toward scalable solar solutions. The innovation focuses on mass manufacturing using commercially viable processes, moving beyond laboratory-scale concepts. Qcells’…
Author: PPD Team Date: November 21, 2024 Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has entered into power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) to supply a total of 559 MW of electricity. This includes 359 MW from the 800 MW Durgapur Thermal Power Expansion Project in West Bengal and 200 MW from the 2×800 MW Koderma Thermal Power Expansion Project in Jharkhand. The Durgapur project, situated in Bardhaman district, is an expansion of…
Author: PPD Team Date: November 27, 2024 Synera Renewable Energy Group (SRE Group) has partnered with Moondo Wind Energy (MWE) to develop an 840 MW offshore wind farm near Geomundo Island, Yeosu City, in South Korea’s Jeollanam-do Province. The project, named Moondo Offshore Wind Energy (MOWE), marks SRE Group’s entry into the South Korean market and its second international venture after Northern Kyushu, Japan. The joint venture has secured an Electricity Business License (EBL) for…