Nearly 5,407 cases involving India’s power sector are pending across judicial forums, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) and the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), while the government has said it has not quantified the overall financial and operational impact of the unresolved litigation. The Ministry of Power disclosed the figures in the Lok Sabha…
Coal India Limited (CIL) incurred capital expenditure of Rs 3,399 crore in the first quarter of FY 2026-27, up 16.64% from Rs 2,914 crore in the corresponding period of the previous financial year, with spending concentrated on land acquisition, coal evacuation infrastructure and plant and machinery. The Maharatna public sector undertaking exceeded its Q1 capex…
Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has announced the winners for 4.455 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar capacity under the Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) mode through its RTSPV-Tranche IX tender floated in April 2026. Renergo Developers Private Limited secured the largest share of the awarded capacity, winning 10 projects totalling 3.53 MW across…
Rays Power Infra Ltd. has commissioned a 300 MWp solar power project in Rajasthan along with two 400/33 kV pooling substations and a 16.6 km, 400 kV transmission line connected to the Fatehgarh substation. The integrated solar and transmission development has been executed on a turnkey Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis. The evacuation infrastructure…
Resonia Ltd. has successfully energised the 68 km, 765 kV Ajmer-Chittorgarh Loop In & Out (LILO) transmission line, with four associated 765 kV circuits charged at the Beawar Substation. The energisation marks a key milestone for the transmission project and involved the simultaneous charging of the 765 kV Beawar-Ajmer Ckt-1, 765 kV Beawar-Ajmer Ckt-2, 765…
The California Energy Commission (CEC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) to collaborate on clean energy technologies, grid modernisation, renewable energy integration and grid reliability. Executed on June 25, 2026, the MoI establishes a framework for knowledge exchange, policy dialogue, technical cooperation and…
ENGIE has achieved financial closure for its 250 MW Khaba Solar Project in Barmer, Rajasthan, with construction expected to be completed by Q3 2026. The project is being developed through Khaba Renewable Energy Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of ENGIE. Financing has been secured from leading global financial institutions, supporting the project as it…
Juniper Green Energy is set to launch a Rs 1,800 crore Initial Public Offering (IPO) on July 30, 2026, through a fresh issue, as the renewable energy company looks to reduce debt and strengthen its balance sheet to support further expansion. Backed by AT Capital Group and Vitol Energy, Juniper Green Energy has built a…
Energy In Motion Limited (EIM) has entered into an agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to establish and operate fast-charging and battery swapping infrastructure for heavy commercial vehicles at select HPCL retail outlets across India. Under the agreement, EIM plans to establish swap-and-charge hubs along key freight corridors, including Mumbai–Pune, Delhi–Jaipur and Chennai–Bengaluru, over…
Record electricity demand in the Northern Region has intensified stress on key transmission corridors supplying Delhi-NCR, with GRID-INDIA flagging reliability violations, transformer overloading and severe low-voltage conditions at critical substations. The constraints were discussed at the 42nd meeting of the National Committee on Transmission (NCT), which called for faster implementation of planned transmission reinforcements. The…