Reliance Infra wins solar-cum-BESS project under competitive bidding

Reliance Infrastructure Ltd has received a letter of award from NHPC Ltd for setting up an interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar power project along with BESS. In a release, Reliance Infrastructure said that the 390-MW ISTS-connected Read more

Tata Power secures its first BESS project, signs BESPA with NHPC

Tata Power, through its subsidiary Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL), has signed its first battery energy storage purchase agreement (BESPA). The 12-year agreement was signed with NHPC Ltd for a project secured under NHPC’s BESS Tranche-I tender through Read more

PNC Infratech emerges L1 in NHPC solar-cum-ESS auction

Agra-headquartered PNC Infratech Ltd has emerged as one of the L1 bidders in a tender floated by NHPC Ltd for setting up an ISTS-connected solar power project coupled with energy storage system (ESS). In a stock exchange filing, PNC Read more

ACME Solar Holdings makes BESS foray, wins project in Andhra Pradesh

ACME Solar Holdings Ltd has entered the battery energy storage system (BESS) space by winning its first project, located in Andhra Pradesh. In a release, ACME Solar said that it has emerged as the winning bidder for NHPC’s tender Read more

FAST India releases study on industrial R&D in energy sector

Foundation for Advancing Science and Technology (FAST India) has released its sectoral brief on the energy sector for its series on the "State of Industrial Research and Development (R&D) in India," in collaboration with IIFL Securities. The latest brief Read more

Apraava Energy wins its first solar project under auction route

    Apraava Energy has won its first greenfield solar power project through the auction route. In a release, Apraava Energy announced that it has been awarded a 250-mw ISTS-connected solar energy project by Central PSU NHPC Ltd, Read more

BHEL, Patel Engg bag major orders from NHPC for Dibang project

  Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has reported the winning of a order valued at over Rs.2,200 crore from NHPC relating to the Dibang multipurpose project in Arunachal Pradesh. In a stock exchange filing, BHEL said that the order aggregating Read more

NHPC signs MoU with Maharashta for pumped storage projects

  A memorandum of understanding has been signed between NHPC and the Department of Energy, Government of Maharashtra for the development of pumped storage schemes and other renewable energy projects in Maharashtra. The MoU envisages development of the following four Read more

Patel Engineering wins major contract for India’s largest hydropower project

  Patel Engineering Ltd, in the joint venture, has been declared L1 for a civil works package relating to NHPC’s 2,880-MW Dibang multipurpose project in Arunachal Pradesh. In a stock exchange communication, Patel Engineering said that its joint venture with Read more

CCEA clears pre-project investment for Dibang hydropower project

  The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has accorded approval for incurring expenditure of Rs.1,600 crore on pre-investment activities and various clearances for the Dibang multipurpose project in Arunachal Pradesh, being developed by NHPC Ltd.   With an installed capacity Read more