Sandeep Arora

NTPC Green Floats Solar Module Tender For 1.5 GW Pugal Solar Project at Bikaner. NGEL has sought bids till August 19, 2025. It issued a solar tender on behalf of NTPC Rajasthan Green Energy (A Joint Venture of NTPC Green Energy Limited and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited).

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 Govt boost for Small Hydro Project. Expenditure Finance Committee has approved about Rs 2500/-Cr as add for small hydro newer project. It is applicable to development of project up to 25MW capacity, covering about 20-30 % of benchmark cost set by power regulator. This will help to doble the installed hydro power project capacity from 5 GW to 10 GW in a decade, it is expected. Govt focus is on small hydro projects as : a)     They required lesser land. b)    Have longer life span. c)     Provide local irrigation. d)    They do not involve large scale displacements e)    Less deforestation f)      Large reservoirs not required as they are largely canal based or run-of- river project. g)     The power will be mostly locally used with minimum transmission loss. h)    Creates jobs. i)      Helping to operate with minimum environmental disturbances.  A good move by Govt.

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company's flexible grid connection program is starting to pick up momentum — and the utility now has its sights set on standardizing it for all new loads facing long wait times for grid upgrades.   It’s been ten months since the first “Flex Connect” site came online in California. At the end of last year there were just two live sites; today there are five. In the first few quarters of 2025, PG&E conducted around 35 site analyses per quarter, and is on track to have 10 sites online by the end of the year.   The pilot program is designed as a workaround to distribution grid congestion, for load that can be flexible during peak periods, such as electric vehicle charging hubs. It’s been in the works for well over a year now, at first somewhat quietly, as the utility has worked to iron out the technical challenges that come with offering capacity on an as-available basis.   Now, though, most of those challenges have been solved. The goal for 2026, Alex Collins, a senior manager overseeing the Flex Connect program, said, is making Flex Connect a standard offering for certain types of load seeking grid connection but facing long wait times. https://lnkd.in/erXUDAtV

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POWERGRID Khavda II-B Transmission, a wholly owned subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, has commissioned an interstate transmission system to evacuate 4.5 GW of #renewableenergy from the Khavda polling station in Kutch District, Gujarat, under Phase-II, Part-B. https://lnkd.in/g2SNvNtK

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🔌 MISO & SPP Plan Major Transmission Upgrades MISO and SPP are exploring 500 kV projects across the southern seam to improve grid reliability, reduce congestion, and support renewable integration. The draft plan presents two options: *Core (~$1.3B) - targeted and flexible *Core+ (~$3.6B) - broader upgrades with higher capacity and stronger long-term benefits Which approach will best balance reliability, cost, and renewable growth? As these projects move forward, strategic planning and collaboration will be key to unlocking a stronger, more resilient grid. https://lnkd.in/dYsvVmPS #Energy #GridReliability #TransmissionPlanning #MISO #SPP #Renewables

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