Private Sector

Tata Power has signed an agreement with the Afghanistan government-owned electricity company Da Afghanistan Bresha Sherkat for generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. Through the agreement, Tata Power aims to tap huge opportunities in the […]

Sembcorp Gayatri Power Limited (SGPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Energy India Limited (SEIL), has won a competitive tender to supply 250 MW power to Bangladesh over a period of 15 years. The Bangladesh […]

Siemens has commissioned the second block of the HVDC, back-to-back link in Bheramara, Bangladesh, to connect electricity supply networks in India and Bangladesh. The first block is in operation since 2013 and offers a transmission […]

GE Power India Limited has closed down operations at its Maneja (Vadodara) manufacturing plant in Gujarat with effect from August 27, 2018. Considering the current market situation wherein the company is experiencing more capacity than […]

The Bombay Stock Exchange, PTC India and ICICI Bank have filed a petition with the CERC for grant of the licence to set up a new power exchange. The proposed exchange aims to leverage the expertise of the stakeholders […]

Vikram Solar has commissioned a 10 MW solar power plant for the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in Gujarat. The plant is divided into eight blocks of 1.25 MW each for increasing efficiency and […]

Sterlite Power has upgraded the capacity of the 132 kV, 61.6 km long Hatia-Kamdara transmission line in Jharkhand. The project has been delivered five months ahead of schedule. The line was upgraded as the Kamadara […]

The Delhi High Court has asked the central government to expeditiously decide on the release of Reliance Power Limited’s (RPower) bank guarantee worth Rs 2.08 billion in respect of the Tilaiya ultra mega power project […]

Acme Solar Holdings, Shapoorji Pallonji Infrastructure, and Azure Power have emerged as the winning bidders by offering the lowest tariff of Rs 2.59 per unit in NTPC’s latest solar tender. The bidding was undertaken by […]

Aditya Birla Renewables Limited has emerged as the lowest bidder by offering a tariff of Rs 2.79 per unit for setting up to 75 MW solar power project in Odisha in response to the state’s […]

Bharat Energy Storage Technology Private Limited has proposed to set up a thermal battery storage facility in Andhra Pradesh at an investment of over Rs 6.6 billion. The plant is expected to commence operations in […]

GE Grid Solutions has commissioned the first phase of Powergrid’s mega-grid stabilisation project for the northern grid. It is part of the unified real-time dynamic state measurement initiative and has been executed by GE T&D […]

GE has signed an agreement with French utility EDF Energy for the construction of six evolutionary power reactors (EPRs) at the ongoing 9,900 MW Jaitapur nuclear power plant in Maharashtra. Under the agreement, GE Power […]

Sterlite Power Grid Ventures Limited is planning to invest around $4 billion in Latin America. The company recently won six transmission projects worth $1 billion in an auction in Brazil. The projects include setting up […]

TPREL has commissioned two solar power plants with an aggregate capacity of 100 MW at the Ananthapuramu solar park in Andhra Pradesh. The solar power plant has been developed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) […]

ABB India Limited is planning to expand its facilities in India to cater to the growing demand for equipment from Indian Railways. The latter’s electrification plan and the switch to electric locomotives is likely to […]

BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) has signed an MoU with Business Finland, a Finnish government agency, for collaborative activities in areas such as energy efficiency, energy storage, smart grid initiatives and electric vehicles. The three-year […]

ACME Solar Holding Limited has emerged as the lowest bidder in the 2 GW solar tender floated by SECI for interstate transmission system-connected projects. The company quoted a bid of Rs 2.44 per kWh for […]

SB Energy, Acme Solar and ReNew Power Ventures Private Limited have secured the highest capacities in the 3,000 MW grid-connected solar power auction conducted by SECI. While SB Energy’s special purpose vehicle SBE Renewables won […]