Pune to host waste-to-hydrogen plant
Sustainability solutions provider TheGreenBillions Ltd (TGBL) has joined hands with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on the waste-to-hydrogen project. The plant will utilize Pune’s 350 tonnes of municipal waste per day to generate hydrogen for 30 years.
Amp Energy India commissions open-access solar project for Bharat Serums and Vaccines
The 5 MW solar open-access project supplies power to Bharat Serums and Vaccines Ltd’s manufacturing facility in Ambernath, Maharashtra.
Tata Power to deploy AI-enabled smart energy management program in Mumbai
Tata Power will deploy US-based AutoGrid’s software application for electricity load management in Mumbai. It aims to engage 55,000 residential consumers and 6,000 large C&I customers to achieve 75 MW of peak capacity reduction within the first six months. It also plans to scale up the capacity reduction to 200 MW by the summer of 2025.
US-based renewable power producer announces 100 MW hybrid wind-solar project in India
The 100 MW co-located, wind-solar hybrid renewable power project in Maharashtra will supply clean power to commercial and industrial (C&I) customers in the state.
Japan’s MUFG Bank extends INR 450 crore credit facility to Tata Power
The Japanese bank has extended INR 450 crore sustainable trade finance facility for Tata Power’s 220 MW of solar projects in Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Tata Power to set up India’s first group captive solar plant for a residential society
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd will set up a 3.125 MW ‘group captive’ solar plant to supply power to the Vivarea Condominium residential society in Mumbai.
NTPC commissions portions of Solapur and Nokhra solar projects
The state-owned power producer has commissioned 10 MW of 23 MW Solapur solar project in Maharashtra and 50 MW of 300 MW Nokhra PV park in Rajasthan.
Mahindra to set up INR 10,000-crore EV plant in Pune
The carmaker will invest around INR 10,000 crore ($1.21 billion) over a period of 7-8 years to set up the manufacturing facility for its upcoming Born Electric Vehicles.
Ayana, NTPC win MSEDCL’s renewables-plus-storage tender
The tender for 250 MW of flexible and schedulable power from renewable sources with energy storage drew the lowest bid of INR 9 ($0.11)/kW.
Maharashtra tenders 230 MW of distributed solar
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd (MSEDCL) has started accepting bids to develop grid-connected, ground-mounted solar plants, ranging in size from 2 MW to 10 MW, in various districts of Maharashtra. The ceiling tariff is fixed at INR 3.30 ($0.041)/kWh, with bidding scheduled to close on December 16.
