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Inox Clean Energy completes Rs 60 billion acquisition of Vena Energy India
Inox Clean Energy Limited, part of the INOXGFL Group, has completed the acquisition of Vena Energy India Holdings Pte Ltd, the Indian renewable energy platform of Vena Group, which was owned by BlackRock-owned GIP. The transaction has a total value of approximately Rs...
RRECL launches DRE-PMT for renewable energy project monitoring
Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL) has launched the distributed renewable energy project monitoring tool (DRE-PMT) to strengthen technology-driven monitoring of renewable energy projects in the state. The platform integrates monitoring of renewable...
KPI Green Energy commissions 130 MW solar capacity in Gujarat
KPI Green Energy Limited has commissioned 130 MWac/195 MWdc of solar capacity under its 370 MWac/677 MWdc wind-solar hybrid power project at Bharuch, Gujarat. With this commissioning, the company has commissioned a cumulative capacity of 269.7 MWac/389.7 MWdc under...
Oswal Pumps secures 20 MW rooftop solar order in Bihar
Oswal Pumps Limited has received a letter of award from North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited for setting up 20 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects for 18,089 consumers in the Darbhanga circle in the state. The projects will be developed under the...
Tata Power and IIT Bombay sign agreement to accelerate clean energy innovation
Tata Power and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) have signed a master research agreement to establish a long-term partnership focused on scaling and commercialising lab-scale innovations in next-generation energy technologies and advanced clean...
We have turned 25!: Letter from the Publisher, Alok Brara
By Alok Brara, Publisher, PowerLine We have turned 25! And it’s time for another anniversary issue. Going into this special issue and planning for the year ahead, we were searching for a theme, or a motto. Ideas were thrown around and the one that stuck and was...
Turning Back the Pages: Celebrating the past, focusing on the future
By Nandita Sardana Kochhar, Editor-in-Chief, Power Line Suite 104, Lodhi Hotel, New Delhi. That’s where it all began. A modest suite in the heart of the capital, which was Power Line’s first office, the headquarters where all the action was taking place. The...
Words of Acknowledgement: Recognising Power Line
Sushilkumar Shinde, Then Power Minister, September 2006 Power Line has been contributing to the electricity sector by bringing out thought-provoking essays and articles. It is vital for a practising power sector professional to be informed about the various...
Looking Back…And Ahead: Expert survey results
For this very special issue, we wanted to identify and highlight sector achievements and failures over the past 25 years as well as the changes and challenges to expect over the next 25 years. We decided to not do that with our own analysis but base it on input from...
People We Have Profiled
Through the years, Power Line has profiled the top leaders and decision-maÂÂkers in the power sector; people across public and private organisations who have played a defining role in this space. Our conversations with them have ranged from company strategy to...