Author: PPD Team Date: December 18, 2024
Waaree Energies Limited has received orders to supply solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for two projects totalling 398 MW.
The orders, awarded by a prominent renewable power developer in India, include 298 MW and 149 MW of solar PV modules.
Author: PPD Team Date: November 14, 2024 The New South Wales (NSW) government in Australia has introduced the Renewable Energy Planning Framework to streamline planning for renewable projects, ensuring investment stability and supporting regional economic growth. Aligned with NSW’s Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap and emissions targets, the framework promotes transparent assessments of wind, transmission, and solar projects, emphasizing benefit-sharing with local communities. Key guidelines include setbacks for visual impact mitigation, hypothetical dwelling assessments, and direct benefits…
Author: PPD Team Date: July 18, 2025 Juniper Green Energy Limited, through its subsidiary Juniper Green Cosmic Private Limited, has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with NHPC Limited for a 250 MW firm and dispatchable renewable energy project in Haryana. The hybrid project will integrate solar, wind, and battery energy storage systems. Power will be supplied to the Haryana Power Purchase Centre on behalf of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited and Uttar…
Author: PPD Team Date: March 9, 2026 The Government of Andhra Pradesh has announced plans to establish 200 new power substations across the state at an estimated cost of Rs 6,000 crore. The initiative targets regions where electricity consumption is increasing across industrial, commercial, residential and agricultural sectors. Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar presented the plan in the State Assembly in Amaravati on Thursday. The minister stated that the expansion is intended to strengthen the…
Author: PPD Team Date: November 24, 2025 CERC will hold an online public hearing on December 3, 2025, to finalize the value of X used to calculate deviation percentages for wind and solar sellers under the Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters Regulations, 2024. The new framework will apply from April 1, 2026. The hearing follows a consultation launched on September 10, 2025. Stakeholders were first asked to submit comments by October 5, 2025. After…
Author: PPD Team Date: September 25, 2025 The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has recommended Environmental Clearance (EC) for the 2,220 MW Oju hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh’s Subansiri valley. Planned in the Upper Subansiri district, the Oju hydroelectric project will harness the Subansiri River and include a gross storage capacity of 15.66 million cubic metres. The project is expected to cost Rs 24,942.01 crore and…
Author: PPD Team Date: October 7, 2025 The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has requested all power sector utilities to submit inputs on improving equipment and installation quality. This follows a meeting on 15 July 2025 chaired by the Advisor to the Prime Minister, where the importance of monitoring, enforcement, and use of modern technology, including drones, was highlighted. CEA oversees standards for power plants, transmission lines, and grid systems. It ensures equipment meets national or…