News on clean energy technologies and policies. This category covers developments in solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and bioenergy, along with market trends, investments, and innovations driving the global transition to sustainable power.
Exide Industries Limited has invested an additional Rs 200 crore in its wholly owned subsidiary, Exide Energy Solutions Limited (EESL), through a subscription to equity shares on a rights basis. The investment was made on August 18, 2026, taking Exide Industries’ total investment in EESL to Rs 5,102.23 crore. Its shareholding in the subsidiary remains…
Advait Greenergy Private Limited, a material subsidiary of Advait Energy Transitions Limited, formerly Advait Infratech Limited, has received a turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from KPI Green Energy Limited for a 200 MW ground-mounted solar project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The order was awarded on August 17, 2026. Valued at Rs 116 crore excluding…
Hindustan Zinc Limited has increased the share of renewable energy in its overall power consumption to 22%, from approximately 18% in FY26, as it works towards meeting 70% of its total electricity requirements through renewable sources by FY28. The company generated 892 million units of green power across its operations in Rajasthan and Uttarakhand during…
Inox Clean Energy has completed the acquisition of Vena Energy India, a renewable energy platform owned by BlackRock-backed Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), in a transaction valued at approximately Rs 6,000 crore. The deal was completed within two months of signing, making it one of the fastest transactions of this scale in India’s renewable energy sector….
Oswal Pumps Limited is expanding beyond its traditional solar irrigation business as delays in the rollout of PM KUSUM 2.0 push the company to build new revenue streams in rooftop solar, solar EPC and related products. The company has created a dedicated PM Surya Ghar vertical and is targeting approximately 2,00,000 solar installations under the…
Ola Electric Mobility Limited has entered the stationary energy storage market with a portfolio spanning residential, commercial, industrial and grid-scale applications. The products, introduced under the Ola Shakti ecosystem, use the company’s indigenous lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cell technology manufactured at its Krishnagiri Gigafactory. The portfolio includes the Shakti Gen2 home storage system, Shakti AC…
KPI Green Energy Limited has energized an additional 130 MW AC (195 MW DC) of solar capacity under its 370 MW AC / 677 MW DC Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Project at Bharuch, Gujarat. The latest commissioning takes the cumulative capacity energized under the project to 269.7 MW AC (389.7 MW DC). The project is being…
NTPC Simhadri Thermal Power Station has planned a pilot project to evaluate indigenous Iron-Air Battery technology for Long-Duration Energy Storage (LDES) applications under utility operating conditions. The project will be implemented by Atal Incubation Centre – Anna University (AIC-AU) at NTPC Simhadri, with Meine Electric serving as the technology partner. The pilot will assess the…
Saatvik Solar Industries Private Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Odisha to establish a 3.6 GW solar cell manufacturing facility at Gopalpur in Ganjam district. The agreement was formalised with the Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha Limited (IPICOL) and will expand Saatvik’s manufacturing presence in the state….
Juniper Green Energy Limited has received a Letter of Award (LOA) dated August 14, 2026, from the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) for a 230 MW Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy Round-the-Clock (FDRE-RTC) power project. The project will be connected to the Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) and will involve the construction, commissioning and…