Power Sector News Roundup for August 6, 2025

Author: PPD Team Date: December 1, 2025 India: MNRE proposes higher efficiency norms for ALMM solar modules The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued a draft plan to raise minimum efficiency levels for solar PV modules listed under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers. The proposal introduces phased standards from January 1, 2027 and tighter levels from January 1, 2028. Category I utility scale c Si modules would need 21.0 percent in…

Author: PPD Team Date: January 21, 2026 India Pace Digitek unit secures Rs 94 crore BSNL battery order Pace Digitek Limited said its subsidiary, Lineage Power Private Limited, has received an advance purchase order worth Rs 94.35 crore from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). The disclosure was made in a regulatory filing dated 20 January 2026. The order includes supply, installation, and commissioning of 25,000 smart Li ion battery modules and 2,500 weather resistant racks,…

Author: PPD Team Date: January 9, 2026 India Shakti Pumps invests Rs 3 crore in solar manufacturing expansion Shakti Pumps (India) Limited has invested Rs 3 crore in its wholly owned subsidiary, Shakti Energy Solutions Limited. The funding will be used to set up a greenfield facility in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, to manufacture high efficiency Solar Domestic Content Requirement cells and solar photovoltaic modules. The proposed plant will have a capacity of 2.20 GW and…

Author: PPD Team Date: November 24, 2025 India REMC awards 1 GW RTC tender at uniform tariff of Rs 4.35 per kWh REMC Limited has awarded its 1 GW round the clock renewable energy tender at a uniform tariff of Rs 4.35 per kWh. The bidding process started in August 2025 and drew nine participants. ACME Solar Holdings secured the full 1,000 MW. ReNew Power and Bhalki Solar Power won 200 MW each, while Purvah…