A number of initiatives, targets and timelines were announced in the state budget for the current fiscal year with the aim of developing Himachal Pradesh as a green energy state by March 31, 2026. While […]
Su-Kam Power Systems has entered into an agreement with the Himachal Pradesh government to establish a ‘Sustainable Energy Storage Park’ in the state. The company intends to manufacture e-mobility and solar energy products on 50 […]
Hartek Solar, the Hartek Group’s renewable and solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) business unit has won a contract from SJVN Green Energy Limited to build a 22 MW DC (15 MW AC) floating solar […]
Himachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (HIMURJA) has issued a request for proposals to build 100 MW of grid-connected solar projects in the state. As per the tender document, the project can range between 250 kW […]
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has floated bids for a 2 MW solar project in Kaza, Himachal Pradesh, as well as a 1 MW battery energy storage system (BESS). The work includes design, […]
Greenko Group signed an agreement to purchase 28 units of 5 MW alkaline electrolysers from Belgium-based John Cockerill for developing a green ammonia plant in Una, Himachal Pradesh. Greenko’s order expands on the company’s existing […]
The cabinet committee on economic affairs chaired by the Indian prime minister has approved an investment for the 382 MW Sunni Dam hydroelectric project in Himachal Pradesh by SJVN Limited. The project is estimated to […]
SJVN Green Energy (SGEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN, has invited bids from contractors to build a 15 MW floating solar project. The project will be executed at Nangal Pond in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur […]
SJVN Limited, an association between Government of India and Government of Himachal Pradesh has announced an agreement with Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited. The association seeks to build a 220 KV direct current single zebra transmission […]
The small hilly state of Himachal Pradesh is India’s hydropower hub, generating roughly one-fourth of the India’s total hydro energy. The state has a massive potential to generate about 24 GW of hydropower, of which […]
Himachal Pradesh is India’s leading state in hydropower generation, accounting for approximately onefourth of the country’s total hydro generation. Across its five major river basins – Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, and Yamuna – the state […]
JSW Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Haryana Power Purchase Centre (HPPC) for its 240 MW Kutehr hydro project in Himachal Pradesh. The power supply agreement will be valid for 35 years. […]
The responsibility for the development of a 400 MW solar park in Upper Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, has been awarded to Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) Limited. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has granted […]
Under the ‘Swaran Jayanti Energy Policy,’ which will be unveiled in the year 2022, the Himachal Pradesh government aims to add 10 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. The state aims to be a […]
One has to trek for three days through steep valleys, hills and dense forests, and cross the 4,665 metre high Thamser pass to reach one of the remotest parts of Himachal Pradesh, Bara Bhangal gram […]
The small, hilly state of Himachal Pradesh relies on hydropower to meet most of its power requirements. However, hydropower has a number of constraints, such as ecological and environmental concerns, and dependence on erratic rainfall. […]
For more than a decade, Jiyalal’s four bighas of cultivable land in Tarapur Naya Gaon village in the Mashobra block of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, had been rendered barren. The reason, monkeys and boars that […]
By Sarita Barara Hydropower generation is all set to pick up pace in Himachal Pradesh with significant changes in the hydro policy announced recently by the state government. Although small-hydro power (SHP) has been the […]
“Our main focus will be on small-hydro” Himachal Pradesh has significant small-hydro power (SHP) potential but delays in obtaining clearances (pending for 10-20 years in some cases), high capital costs and several other issues have […]
So far, 67 projects out of the allotted 655 small hydel power projects (of up to 5 MW capacity) have been commissioned in Himachal Pradesh since this segment was opened to private investors. While a few of […]
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