Author: PPD Team Date: 22/01/2025
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: 08/01/2025 The 577MW Fox Squirrel Solar project in Madison County, Ohio, has reached full operational status. Developed by EDF Renewables and co-owned with Enbridge, the facility is one of the largest utility-scale solar developments east of the Mississippi River. The project features 1.4 million solar panels and 159 inverters. The energy produced is supplied to Amazon through power purchase agreements signed in May 2024, supporting Amazon’s Climate Pledge commitment. All three…
Author: PPD Team Date: 02/01/2025 The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) has allocated EGP 7.6 billion for the fiscal year 2023-24, focusing on upgrading, modernizing, and expanding its high-voltage and ultra-high voltage systems. This investment covers the development of new stations, cables, transmission lines, and upgrades to regional control centres, including Cairo’s and the newly operational National Control Center in the New Administrative Capital. The company aims to complete ongoing projects, enhance network facilities, and…
Author: PPD Team Date: 12/12/2024 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing the Green Energy Corridor (GEC) scheme across ten states to enhance renewable energy (RE) evacuation infrastructure. These states include Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Uttar Pradesh. For intrastate transmission systems (InSTS), the scheme offers up to 40% Central Grant Assistance. Additionally, an interstate transmission system (ISTS) project is being developed to…
Author: PPD Team Date: 24/10/2024 Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has received letters of intent (LoIs) for two interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes for evacuating renewable energy from Rajasthan’s Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) Phase IV (6 GW) [Bikaner complex]. The LoIs were issued on October 21, 2024, with PGCIL confirming the notifications on October 22, 2024. The two schemes are: Transmission system for evacuation of power from Rajasthan REZ Phase IV (Part-3: 6…
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/10/2024 According to information provided to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, India is currently installing at least 10 new nuclear reactors. The reactors, with a capacity of 700 MW each, are being developed in states including Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Haryana and are expected to become operational in the coming years. The committee was informed that two reactors—Kakrapar-3 and Kakrapar-4 in Gujarat—are fully synchronized with the grid and have…
Author: PPD Team Date: 24/12/2024 Iberdrola has finalized a €100m ($103m) green loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB), guaranteed by SACE under the Archimede scheme, to construct a new photovoltaic plant in Sicily, Italy. This marks the first collaboration between the EIB and Iberdrola backed by SACE. The plant, expected to be operational by 2025, will have a capacity of 242.78MWp, producing 400GWh annually—enough to meet the energy needs of approximately 154,000 households. …