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Trichy inaugurates its first solar power plant

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Trichy has commissioned its first solar power plant at Panjapur, a Rs 500 million project under the Smart Cities Mission.  Municipal administration minister K N Nehru inaugurated the plant to reduce the city’s annual electricity expense by Rs 90 million by feeding generated power into Tangedco’s grid. The 9.6 MW solar plant spans 33 acres near the Trichy-Madurai national highway and features 29,328 panels mounted on concrete pillars. It includes four generation units, each with…

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NGT issues notice on safe disposal of solar panel waste

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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to the Central government over the lack of infrastructure for the safe disposal and recycling of damaged or end-of-life Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels. A bench led by Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Dr A. Senthil Vel highlighted the environmental hazards of improper disposal, including burying panels in agricultural fields or sending them to landfills, which degrade soil quality.  Notices were served to the Ministry of Environment, Forest…

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NTPC begins 37.5 MW operations at Gujarat solar project

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NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd (NTPC REL), a step-down subsidiary of NTPC Ltd, has commenced commercial operations of 37.5 MW capacity, the first part of its 200 MW Gujarat Solar PV Project in Sadla, Gujarat, effective December 21, 2024. This addition increases NTPC Group’s total installed and commercial capacity to 76,598.18 MW. NTPC aims to achieve 50% non-fossil fuel-based generation capacity in its portfolio by 2032.

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Hero Future Energies commissions 29 MW solar project in Karnataka

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Hero Future Energies (HFE) has commissioned a 29 MW solar power project in Chitradurga, Karnataka, which will generate 33 million units of clean energy annually and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 31,624 tonnes each year.  This open-access solar project caters to the Commercial and Industrial (C&I) sector’s energy needs. Srivatsan Iyer, Global CEO of HFE, highlighted the project’s role in expanding the company’s footprint in Karnataka and supporting industrial decarbonisation. “This is a milestone in…

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JSW Neo Energy to acquire 4,696 MW renewable platform from O2 Power

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JSW Neo Energy, a subsidiary of JSW Energy, has signed an agreement to acquire a 4,696 MW renewable energy platform from O2 Power for Rs 124.68 billion. O2 Power is a joint venture of EQT Infrastructure and Temasek. The acquisition involves O2 Power Midco Holdings and O2 Energy SG and requires approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and other regulatory clearances.  The renewable energy portfolio includes 2,259 MW operational by June 2025, 1,463…