Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that Pahadpur village in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district will be developed as a “Solar Village” with the objective of providing solar energy access to every household in the village. The announcement was made during the ‘Vikas Ra Dhara, Odisha Sara’ public programme held on Saturday to mark the completion of…
GE Power India Limited has appointed Rahul Rojal as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with effect from June 19, 2026. Rojal is a Chartered Accountant with more than 16 years of experience in financial reporting, statutory controllership, audit, listed entity governance and strategic finance leadership. Before his appointment as CFO, Rojal served as Senior Financial…
Hexa Climate has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with NHPC Limited for a 160 MW Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) project. The project will supply round-the-clock renewable power and is designed to provide firm electricity beyond solar generation hours. The project has a contracted capacity of 160 MW, comprising 80 MW base capacity…
Power Mech Projects Limited has secured a work order worth Rs 1,008.90 crore, inclusive of Goods and Services Tax (GST), from JSW Thermal Energy Limited for civil and structural works at a 2×800 MW thermal power project in Salboni, West Bengal. The contract is scheduled to be executed within 36 months from the effective date…
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has clarified that Glass Evacuated Solar Collector Tubes are not covered under the Solar Thermal Systems, Devices and Components (Quality Control) Order, 2024. In an Office Memorandum issued on June 19, 2026, the ministry stated that the Quality Control Order (QCO), notified on October 8, 2024, applies…
The Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has approved the adoption of revised Right-of-Way (RoW) norms for transmission lines passing through forest areas. The decision was taken at the Committee’s meeting held on June 10, 2026. The revised norms incorporate provisions introduced under the Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards)…
GEON (Green Energy ON), the future technologies division of Kabra Extrusiontechnik Ltd, has integrated and commissioned a 2.88 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at Khavda. The company said the project was completed within five months and is now fully operational. The installation is among the largest utility-scale BESS deployments in India and forms part…
Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited has received two orders from Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) for power transmission infrastructure works with a combined value of Rs 11.65 crore, inclusive of taxes. The contracts cover engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning works for the construction of a second circuit single-circuit (SC) line on double-circuit (DC)…
Concord Biotech Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire a 27.38% equity stake in FSGE Renewable Power Private Limited, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) developing a wind-solar hybrid power project in Gujarat. The investment, valued at approximately Rs 6.3 crore, will support the development of a hybrid renewable energy plant comprising 6.3 MW AC…
The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) and MahaGenco Renewable Energy Limited (MahaGenco REL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MAHAGENCO), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore and develop renewable energy and clean energy projects in Maharashtra and across India. The partnership envisages a potential…