Private Sector

Sterlite Power has signed an agreement worth Rs 13.94 billion for the Pampa transmission project in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The project was secured at the energy transmission auction held by ANEEL (Brazilian Electricity […]

Tata Power and Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) have signed an MoU to set up electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, battery swapping stations and rooftop solar power plants. The MoU also provides for setting up of […]

Lanco Amarkantak Limited (1,920 MW TPP in Madhya Pradesh), Avantha Power Limited (660 MW Jhabua project), KSK Energy Ventures (600 MW KSK Mahanadi power project), RattanIndia Power (1,350 MW Amaravati project) and RattanIndia Nashik Power […]

The Bihar government plans to install prepaid smart meters in all households across the state in the next four to five years. Initially, prepaid meters will be installed in 0.15 million households. During the past […]

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL), the AES Corporation and the Mitsubishi Corporation have inaugurated India’s first grid-scale battery-based energy storage system at TPDDL’s substation in Rohini, Delhi. The 10 MW grid-connected system is owned […]

Sterlite Power has submitted bids for a cumulative capacity of 400 MW for two storage projects in the recently concluded auction of the Salt River Project utility in Arizona, USA. This marks the foray of […]

Thermax Limited has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility at Sri City in Andhra Pradesh. In Phase-I, the facility will manufacture a range of vapour absorption machines comprising chillers, heat pumps and heaters. Built at an […]

Suzlon Energy Limited has commissioned a 8.4 MW captive wind energy project for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bagalkot district in Karnataka. The project comprises four 2.1 MW wind turbine generators and will help in […]

GE Power Limited has implemented the first Predix Asset Performance Management (APM) solution in India for Tata Power’s thermal business. The solution will help the company in reducing operating costs, improving maintenance planning and increasing […]

Sterlite Power has secured a new $600 million transmission project in Brazil. The company emerged as the winner for Lot 13 in the recent auction for transmission projects that was conducted by Brazil’s electric energy […]

BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) have signed agreements with SECI to procure 200 MW of wind power from 2020-21 for a period of 25 years at a tariff of […]

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to Sasan Power Limited (SPL) to stay APTEL’s judgment that allowed compensation claims owing to “change in law” of the PPA. SPL operates the 3,960 MW Sasan ultra […]

Sterlite Power has secured a contract for a transmission capacity augmentation project for seven districts of West Bengal. The project will cover the districts of Purba Medinipur, Murshidabad, Burdwan, Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, South 24 […]

SB Energy and Adani Green Energy have won 840 MW of the 1,200 MW capacity put on sale at the first wind-solar hybrid auction, which was conducted by SECI. In the auction, SB Energy has won […]

The Shapoorji Pallonji Group has won the country’s first large-scale floating solar project of 50 MW in SECI’s reverse auction at a tariff of Rs 3.29 per unit. The project will be located on the Rihand dam […]

Captive power plants (CPPs) aggregating 7,800 MW in Odisha are reportedly facing an acute shortage of coal. The CPPs require a total of 40 million tonnes (mt) of coal, but only about 15 mt is […]

SB Energy and Adani Green Energy have won 840 MW of the 1,200 MW capacity put on sale at the first wind-solar hybrid auction, which was conducted by SECI. In the auction, SB Energy has won […]

Torrent Power Limited (TPL) has proposed to levy an additional charge of 28 paise per unit in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar from April 1, 2019, to recover its dues worth Rs 2.28 billion in 2019-20. It […]

The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) has filed a petition with the CERC proposing new bid order categories for spot electricity trade. Currently, buyers can raise three bid types (single bid, block bid and linked block […]

GE Power’s Grid Solutions business has completed the 400/200 kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation at Magam village in Baramulla block of north Kashmir. The project is a part of the Northern Region System Strengthening 29 […]