Railways renews MoU with Switzerland for technical cooperation

Coal India Floats 875 MW Solar Tender at Bikaner Park

Coal India (CIL) has issued a tender for the development of an 875 MW ground-mounted solar power plant at the Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (RVUNL)’s 2 GW solar park in Pugal, Bikaner, Rajasthan.The solar installation will be connected to a 33kV/400kV park pooling substation. The deadline for submission of bids is August 12, 2025.The scope of the project includes the detailed design of the grid-interactive solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, topographical survey, preparation of layout maps, and execution of all EPC activities. The tender specifies the use of solar PV technology that enable..

Delays Hit Phase-I of Green Energy Corridor in Four States: MoS Power

The Rs 101.41 billion Phase-I of the Green Energy Corridor (GEC) project is facing delays in four states — Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh — due to land acquisition issues, legal cases, and environmental clearances, Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shripad Yesso Naik, informed the Rajya Sabha.In a written reply, Naik stated that out of the eight participating states, four — Rajasthan, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu — have completed all assigned projects. Delays in the remaining four states are largely attributed to Right of W..

JSW Signs PPA for Solar + Battery Project

JSW Energy, through its step-down subsidiary JSW Renew Energy Forty Five, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) for a 100 MW grid-connected solar project integrated with a 100 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).The PPA, signed for a period of 25 years, is fixed at a tariff of Rs 4.31 per kWh.According to the company’s regulatory filing, the project will be developed at a designated site and connected to the 220/400 kV KPTCL Firozabad substation in Kalaburagi district, Karnataka.With this agreement, JSW Energy’s total locked-in ..