Author: PPD Team Date: November 29, 2024
THDC India Limited has initiated draft tube erection work in Unit 2 of the Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project (HEP).
The project, with a total capacity of 444 MW, is situated on the Alaknanda River near Helong village in Uttarakhand. It is expected to be commissioned by December 2026.
Author: PPD Team Date: November 14, 2024 Masdar has signed an investment agreement with W Solar, Qazaq Green Power, and the Kazakhstan Investment Development Fund to develop a 1 GW wind farm in Kazakhstan’s Jambyl region, marking Masdar’s first project in the country. The project includes a 600 MWh battery storage system to enhance grid stability. Construction of the wind facility is set to begin in Q1 2026, supporting Kazakhstan’s energy transition goals to reach…
Author: PPD Team Date: February 2, 2026 Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) are developing the first medium voltage photovoltaic power plants. The initiative aims to lower material use, reduce costs, and streamline the deployment of large-scale solar projects, particularly in areas with grid constraints. Two pilot plants, each with a capacity of 135 kW, will be established in the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. These systems will operate…
Author: PPD Team Date: December 3, 2024 Union Minister of State for Power, Shripad Naik, informed Parliament that India is actively expanding its power generation and transmission capacity to meet growing energy demands. Currently, 29,200 MW of thermal capacity is under construction, with 51,520 MW in the planning stages. The government aims to add 80,000 MW of thermal capacity by 2031-32. As of October 2024, India’s total installed capacity is 454.452 GW, with a target…
Author: PPD Team Date: January 13, 2025 Umweltgerechte Kraftanlagen (UKA), a German developer of wind and solar parks, has ordered 80 turbines from Nordex Group, totalling a capacity of 540 MW for various wind energy projects across Germany. The turbines, mainly from the Delta4000 series, will be supplied for 15 UKA projects in six German states. The bulk of the order includes 64 N175/6.X turbines, along with 13 N163/6.X and three N149/5.X turbines. One of…
Author: PPD Team Date: December 5, 2024 Adani Energy Solutions (AESL) has been named the preferred bidder for a transmission project under the special purpose vehicle (SPV) “Rajasthan Part-I Power Transmission.” The project, valued at approximately Rs 250 billion, will be AESL’s largest order once officially awarded. The project, tendered through a re-bid process under tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB), is part of the interstate transmission system (ISTS) named “Transmission system for evacuation of power from…
Author: PPD Team Date: October 25, 2024 Syrma SGS Technology has opened one of its largest integrated electronics manufacturing facilities in Ranjangaon, near Pune, Maharashtra. Spanning 26.5 acres, the new campus will feature a manufacturing area of 1.20 million sq. ft. at its peak, enhancing the company’s PCB assembly capabilities to meet rising domestic demand, especially in the automotive and industrial sectors. The first phase, covering over 60,000 sq. ft., is expected to generate around…