The Western Regional Power Committee (WRPC) has given in-principle approval to a proposal by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) to establish 750 MW/3,000 MWh of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) at three interstate transmission system (ISTS) substations in Gujarat. The proposed systems will be installed at Bhuj, KPS-II and Banaskantha, with each location…
JSW Energy Limited has commissioned 1,081 MW of renewable energy capacity since April 2026, increasing its total installed power generation capacity to 14,535 MW. The newly commissioned capacity comprises 442 MW of solar, 108 MW of wind, 381 MW of hybrid and 150 MW of hydro projects. With the latest additions, renewable energy accounts for…
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) and NLC India Limited (NLCIL) have signed a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) to develop a 4×270 MW (1,080 MW) coal-based captive thermal power plant at Angul, Odisha. The agreement was signed in the presence of Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy in New Delhi, along with senior…
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has awarded separate contracts to Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited and RMC Switchgears Limited for the supply and installation of solar photovoltaic water pumping systems under the state’s agricultural solarisation programme. Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals has received an additional allocation under its existing empanelment and rate contract for…
Pace Digitek Limited’s subsidiary, Lineage Power Private Limited (LPPL), has completed one year of commercial Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) manufacturing at its Bidadi facility. During the period, LPPL manufactured more than 260 utility-scale BESS containers, representing over 1.25 GWh of integrated BESS capacity. According to the company, this represents one of the largest utility-scale…
China has published three mandatory national standards on energy consumption and energy efficiency for the photovoltaic (PV) sector, establishing a new compliance framework covering polysilicon, silicon wafers, PV modules and inverters. The standards, GB 29447-2026, GB 47835-2026 and GB 47834-2026, were released on June 27, 2026, and will come into effect on January 1, 2027….
TPG has signed definitive agreements to acquire a 100% stake in Aseem Infrastructure Finance alongside co-investors GIC and ICICI Bank. The investment will be made through TPG Rise Climate, the firm’s dedicated climate investing platform, while ICICI Bank will retain up to a 5% stake in the company. The transaction remains subject to customary regulatory…
HARTEK’s Renewables Business Unit has secured a 400 MW utility-scale solar Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) project in Rajasthan. The project will be executed in two phases, comprising two solar power plants of 200 MW each, with a total installed capacity of 299.2 MWac/400 MWdc. Project scope Beyond constructing the solar generation assets, Hartek Power…
ACEN Corporation has signed an agreement to sell up to a 49% stake in its 100 MW wind power project in Karnataka to Dutch investor Diamond India Renewables One B.V. (DIRO). The transaction will be executed through Unlimited Renewables Holdings B.V. (URH), ACEN’s wholly owned subsidiary. Stake acquisition in phases Under the securities sale and…
Hitachi Energy India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Tamil Nadu to invest Rs 1,000 crore over the next three to five years. The MoU was signed in the presence of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thiru C. Joseph Vijay. The investment will support the expansion of Hitachi Energy…