Updates on investments, project funding, tariffs, mergers and acquisitions, and financial performance across the power and renewable energy industry. This category tracks capital flows, lending trends, market valuations, and economic factors influencing energy infrastructure and sector growth.
Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) traded 11,803 million units (MU) of electricity in August 2025, up 18.9 per cent year-on-year. The month also saw 21.68 lakh Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) traded. National energy use stood at 150.47 billion units, 4.4 per cent higher than last year. Prices declined with better supply liquidity. The Day-Ahead Market averaged…
The Adani Group has announced plans to invest about $60 billion in India’s power sector by FY32, with major allocations across renewable energy, thermal power, and transmission and distribution. In an investor presentation, the group detailed that Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) will invest $21 billion by FY30. This will expand its renewable energy capacity…
Offgrid Energy Labs, based in Noida, has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Archean Chemicals Industries Ltd, with existing investor Ankur Capital also participating. The startup, which develops zinc bromine gel batteries, had earlier secured seed funding from Shell Ventures. The latest funds will support a 10 MWh demonstration plant in…
GK Energy Ltd, a solar-powered agricultural water pump systems provider, has raised Rs 100 crore in a pre-initial public offering (IPO) funding round. The investment came from Valuequest, 360 One (formerly IIFL Wealth), and Kotak AIF, among others. According to the company’s notice, 65.36 lakh equity shares were allotted at Rs 153 each through a…
National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has outlined an investment of about Rs 300 billion over the next five years to establish a new aluminium smelter along with a coal-based power plant. The company has allocated around Rs 170–180 billion for the smelter project in Odisha, while approximately Rs 120 billion will be directed toward the power…
State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a €100 million Line of Credit agreement with Agence Française de Développement (AFD) at its GIFT City branch on August 30, 2025. The financing will support green projects in the country. According to SBI, the funds will be directed toward climate mitigation activities aimed at reducing greenhouse gas…