The Union Power Ministry has identified six major hydropower projects in the Northeast as vulnerable. According to Minister of State for Power Shripad Naik, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) classified these projects as vulnerable because they are situated above 1,500 metres and located as the first projects in their respective river basins in the upper…
NHPC Limited has revised the timeline for completing its 300 MW Karnisar solar power project in Rajasthan. The remaining capacity is now expected to be commissioned by September 30, 2025, instead of the earlier target of August 31. As of now, 214.28 MW of the project has been commissioned. In July, NHPC also began commercial…
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has cleared a 250 MW solar power project at Mylavaram in Kadapa district. The state government has allotted 200 acres to Adani Solar Energy for the project. Alongside this decision, the Cabinet also approved the Andhra Pradesh Circular Economy and the AP Waste Recycling Policy 4.0 (2025–2030), reflecting a broader push…
Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) has signed a loan agreement worth EUR 150 million with Germany’s KfW on August 21, 2025. The funds will be deployed under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) to improve the efficiency of state power distribution companies. The agreement extends the partnership between India and Germany in the energy sector,…
Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) has announced the incorporation of SR and ER Power Transmission Limited as a wholly owned subsidiary of PFC Consulting Ltd, according to its stock exchange filing dated August 22, 2025. The special-purpose vehicle has been created for the development of the “Inter-Regional Strengthening between SR Grid and ER Grid” project….
Prostarm Info Systems Limited has won Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited’s (KPTCL) auction for a 150 MW/300 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Doni substation in Gadag district. The project will operate on a build-own-operate model for 12 years. The winning tariff is ₹254,000 per MW per month, inclusive of the state’s…
ACME Cleantech Solutions has won Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) latest green ammonia auction under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition Programme (Mode-2A–Tranche-I). The company will supply 100,000 tonnes per annum of green ammonia to Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) at Kandla, Gujarat, for 10 years at a tariff of ₹54.73 per…
Neo Group’s flagship infrastructure fund, Neo Infra Income Opportunities Fund (NIIOF), has acquired SolarArise India Projects Pvt. Ltd from ThomasLloyd Energy Impact Trust for an enterprise value of Rs 1,400 crore, according to Mint. The deal adds 433.5 MWp of operational solar assets across Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana. NIIOF, a Securities…
NTPC Ltd will enter the nuclear energy sector next month with the foundation stone for a 2,800 MW nuclear power project at Banswara, Rajasthan, Chairman and Managing Director Gurdeep Singh said on Sunday. The project will include four pressurised heavy water reactors of 700 MW each. Singh said NTPC plans to expand its nuclear capacity…
Japan has commissioned its first osmotic power facility in Fukuoka, making it only the second operational plant of its kind globally, reported The Guardian. The project is expected to generate around 880,000 kilowatt hours of electricity each year, enough to partly power a desalination plant supplying water to the city and nearby areas. According to…