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Serentica appoints Satish Kumar Rathor as COO for solar and BESS

Serentica Renewables (Serentica) has appointed Satish Kumar Rathor as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for its Solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) business, strengthening its leadership team as it scales clean energy supply to industrial...

Sunsure signs 30 MWp open-access PPAs with Wonder Cement

Sunsure Energy has signed three long-term open-access power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Wonder Cement for a combined capacity of 30 MWp, the company announced. Under the agreements, Sunsure has started supplying solar power to Wonder Cement’s...

NTPC signs MoU with EDF to explore nuclear projects in India

NTPC Limited has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Électricité de France (EDF) to explore cooperation on new nuclear power projects in India, according to a regulatory filing dated April 8, 2026. The agreement, signed with...

Godrej Enterprises wins 98 MWp open-access solar EPC order in Haryana

Godrej Enterprises Group’s (GEG) Energy Solutions Business has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to develop a 98 MWp (70 MW AC) open-access solar power plant in Sirsa, Haryana. The company stated that this is its...

KEC secures Rs 2,518 crore orders, expands global T&D portfolio

KEC International Limited, the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) arm of RPG Group, has announced new orders worth Rs 2,518 crore across its business segments, with continued growth in its transmission and distribution (T&D)...

CEA uprates NTPC Dadri units, adds 20 MW to capacity

NTPC Limited has informed stock exchanges that the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has uprated two units at its Dadri Thermal Power Station in Uttar Pradesh from 490 MW each to 500 MW each, effective April 7, 2026. The revision adds a combined 20...

India reaches 283 GW non-fossil capacity, ranks third globally

India’s installed non-fossil fuel power capacity stood at 283.46 GW as of March 31, 2026, with solar contributing more than half of the renewable energy base, according to data shared by the Minister of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). Speaking to...

CCEA clears Rs 40,175 crore for two hydro projects in Arunachal Pradesh

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved investments totalling Rs 40,175.33 crore for two hydroelectric projects in Arunachal Pradesh. The projects will add 2,920 MW of capacity to the...

CAQM imposes Rs 61.85 crore penalty on six thermal plants

India’s air quality regulator has imposed penalties totalling about Rs 61.85 crore ($7.4 million) on six coal-fired thermal power plants for not complying with biomass co-firing requirements under national environmental rules. The Commission for Air...

Maharashtra clears MSEDCL split, Mahavitaran IPO plan

The Maharashtra state cabinet has approved a restructuring of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), paving the way for its bifurcation and a planned stock market listing. The move positions the utility to potentially...

Jakson Green signs SECI pact for 85,000 tpa green ammonia supply

Jakson Green Ltd’s consortium partner Ocior Energy has signed a green ammonia supply agreement with Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd, committing to supply 85,000 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) of green ammonia. The consortium secured the...

Om Power Transmission plans Rs 150 crore IPO

Om Power Transmission, an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company in power transmission infrastructure, is seeking to raise Rs 150 crore through an initial public offering (IPO). The issue comprises 85.75 lakh equity shares, including...

Prostarm, Topband sign MoU to assemble BESS in India

Prostarm Info Systems Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shenzhen Topband Co. Ltd. to explore collaboration for manufacturing battery energy storage systems (BESS) in India under a semi-knocked down (SKD) model, according to...

MNRE designates SECI as sole intermediary for new RE bids

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has directed that only the Solar Energy Corporation of India will act as the renewable energy implementing agency (REIA) for issuing new procurement bids as an intermediary procurer. Other agencies will...

Solar plus storage can meet 90% of India’s demand at Rs 5.06/kWh: Ember

Solar power combined with battery storage can supply up to 90% of India’s electricity demand at a levelised cost of Rs 5.06 per kWh, according to a new analysis by Ember published on April 7, 2026. The study finds the model to be economically viable...

Debt markets reshape India’s energy transition: IEEFA report

India’s energy transition is being increasingly driven by debt markets, with renewable energy platforms showing stronger margins and wider access to capital than thermal peers, even as rising leverage places near-term pressure on credit metrics. This...

CCI clears Torrent Power’s acquisition of Nabha Power

The Competition Commission of India has approved the proposed acquisition of 100% equity shares and non-cumulative optionally convertible redeemable preference shares in Nabha Power Limited by Torrent Power Limited. The transaction involves Torrent...

REC appoints Rajiv Ranjan Jha as PFC nominee director

REC Limited has appointed Rajiv Ranjan Jha as the Nominee Director of Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) on its Board, with effect from April 6, 2026. The appointment follows an order issued by the Ministry of Power. The approval has been...

CleanMax commissions 185 MW hybrid project in Gujarat

Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Limited has commissioned a 185 MW wind-solar hybrid renewable energy project in Kalavad, Gujarat, taking its total operational capacity in the state to around 844 MW as of March 31, 2026. The project is expected to...

MNRE eases rooftop solar submission rules under PM Surya Ghar scheme

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has enabled residential consumers to submit rooftop solar installations on the national portal for PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG:MBY) without a Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) certificate if...

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India formalises long-term resource adequacy framework for power sector

The Central Electricity Authority has released the Long-Term National Resource Adequacy Plan...

Serentica appoints Satish Kumar Rathor as COO for solar and BESS

Serentica Renewables (Serentica) has appointed Satish Kumar Rathor as Chief Operating Officer (COO)...

Sunsure signs 30 MWp open-access PPAs with Wonder Cement

Sunsure Energy has signed three long-term open-access power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Wonder...

NTPC signs MoU with EDF to explore nuclear projects in India

NTPC Limited has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Électricité de France...

Godrej Enterprises wins 98 MWp open-access solar EPC order in Haryana

Godrej Enterprises Group’s (GEG) Energy Solutions Business has secured an engineering, procurement...

KEC secures Rs 2,518 crore orders, expands global T&D portfolio

KEC International Limited, the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) arm of RPG Group, has...

CEA uprates NTPC Dadri units, adds 20 MW to capacity

NTPC Limited has informed stock exchanges that the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has uprated...

India reaches 283 GW non-fossil capacity, ranks third globally

India’s installed non-fossil fuel power capacity stood at 283.46 GW as of March 31, 2026, with solar...

CCEA clears Rs 40,175 crore for two hydro projects in Arunachal Pradesh

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has...

CAQM imposes Rs 61.85 crore penalty on six thermal plants

India’s air quality regulator has imposed penalties totalling about Rs 61.85 crore ($7.4 million) on...