
Daily News Wrap-Up: Adani Green Approves 20 Million Share Sale to Green Energy Investment
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Adani Green Energy’s management team approved the allotment of 20 million equity shares worth ₹38.5 billion (~$497.08 ...

Daily News Wrap-Up: Tata Power Renewable Energy Commissions a 120 MW Solar Project
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Tata Power Renewable Energy, a 100% subsidiary of Tata Power, commissioned a 120 MW solar project in ...

Daily News Wrap-Up: PGCIL Wins Transmission Project to Evacuate 8.1 GW of Solar Power
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) was declared the winner under the tariff-based competitive bidding to establish a transmission system for evacuation of power from solar energy zones in ...

Bids Invited for Transmission Line Package Associated with the Solar Energy Zone in Gadag
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has invited bids for the transmission line package for the Gadag-Koppal 400 kV DC line, the extension of 400 kV Gadag power station, ...

PGCIL Asked to Refund Bank Guarantee After Revoking Connectivity to Solar Projects
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a recent order, ruled that ₹5 million (~$66,299) of the connectivity bank guarantee for each of the two solar projects of 250 MW ...

APTEL Asks Power Grid to Refund Encashed Bank Guarantees to Three Wind Energy Generators
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent order, set aside the order passed by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) and directed Power Grid Corporation of India Limited ...

Transmission System to Evacuate 8 GW of Renewable Power in Southern Region Approved
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) recently approved the execution of the proposed transmission system for the evacuation of 8 GW of power from solar energy zones and wind energy ...

Daily News Wrap-Up: IREDA to Assist TANGEDCO with Renewable Projects and Fundraising
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu Generation ...

Daily News Wrap-Up: EESL to Receive ₹4.25 Billion in Equity Investment from Power Grid
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has decided to increase its shareholding in Energy Efficiency Services Limited ...

Tender Floated for Bhadla Substation Package for Solar Energy Zones in Rajasthan
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has floated a tender for a substation package for the extension of 765/400/220 kV Bhadla-II pooling substation under the transmission system strengthening program ...

CERC Denies Transfer of Bank Guarantee for Stage-II Connectivity of Wind Projects
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a recent order, rejected ReNew Power’s petition to adjust the bank guarantee upon grant of stage-II connectivity against the letter of award (LoA) issued ...

PGCIL’s Rajasthan Subsidiary Secures Transmission License for 8.1 GW of Solar Projects
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a recent order, has granted a transmission license to Bikaner-II Bhiwadi Transco, a special purpose vehicle of Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL), ...

ACME Solar Withdraws Termination Petition for 600 MW Project with ₹2.44/kWh Tariff
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a recent order, asked the subsidiaries of ACME Solar developing 600 MW of solar projects in Rajasthan to submit the current status of ...

Power Grid Acquires Two Transmission Projects to Evacuate Solar Power in Rajasthan
State-owned power transmission company Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has acquired two transmission projects - Fatehgarh Bhadla Transco Limited and Sikar New Transmission Limited under Phase II, Part-B, and ...

Bank Guarantee of a 300 MW Wind Project Stuck Under Regulatory Procedures
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has reserved its judgment, in reply to a petition filed by ReNew Power and its three subsidiaries on submitting a fresh bank guarantee to ...

PGCIL Gets Board Approval to Invest ₹22.20 Billion in Power Transmission Network
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) noted that on May 21, 2021, its Board has approved an investment to the tune of ~₹22.20 billion (~$301.48 million) for commissioning various ...

CERC Asks PGCIL Not to Encash Bank Guarantees of Terminated Wind Projects
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), responding to ReNew Power’s petition, has directed the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) not to encash bank guarantees submitted towards its wind ...

Solar Developer Seeks CERC’s Help to Align Long-Term Access with Project Commissioning
Independent power producer Azure Power had recently approached the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), seeking a deadline extension from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) to lay the transmission ...

Transmission Infrastructure Crucial to Support Growing Solar Capacity
The pandemic was just one of the issues that pushed the solar back last year. The industry faced several other impediments coming in the way of project development. One of ...

PGCIL Acquires Ramgarh New Transmission to Facilitate 8.1 GW of Solar Power
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), a state-owned power transmission company, has acquired the Ramgarh New Transmission Limited (RNTL) under Phase II, Part-A of the 'transmission strengthening program' to ...

PGCIL Bags Two Transmission Projects to Evacuate 8.1 GW of Solar Power
Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL), a state-owned power transmission company, has bagged two power transmission projects in Rajasthan through tariff-based competitive bidding. These projects are built to evacuate 8.1 ...

PGCIL Bags Three Transmission Projects to Evacuate 8.1 GW of Solar Power
Power Grid Corporation (PGCIL) of India, a state-owned power transmission company, has bagged three power transmission projects in Rajasthan through competitive bidding. These are built to evacuate 8.1 GW of ...

Cabinet Approves ₹67 Billion Plan for Power Infrastructure of North Eastern States
The cabinet committee on economic affairs has approved the Revised Cost Estimate (RCE) for the North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP) with an estimated cost of ₹67 billion ...

REC Invites Bids to Set up Transmission System to Evacuate 8.1 GW of Solar in Rajasthan
REC Limited has invited bids to establish transmission systems to evacuate power from solar energy zones (SEZs) in Rajasthan. The invitation has been extended to transmission service providers (TSPs) under ...

KP Energy Completes Transmission Line in Gujarat to Evacuate Wind Power
Gujarat-based KP Energy Limited, a leading engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) company in the wind sector, announced its financial results for the second quarter (Q2) of the financial year (FY) ...