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NTPC REL signs PPA with PTC India for 1,200 MW solar power

NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL), has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with PTC India Limited for the sale of 1,200 MW of solar power under a bilateral arrangement. The...

Quality Power subsidiary wins FACTS order from Japan

Quality Power Electrical Equipments Limited has announced that its material step-down subsidiary, ENDOKS ENERJI ANONIM SIRKETI, has secured an order to supply Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) equipment for a project in Japan...

Tata Power Renewable commissions 100.8 MW Jewali wind project in Maharashtra

Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a subsidiary of The Tata Power Company Limited, has commissioned the 100.8 MW Jewali Wind Project in the Dharashiv district of Maharashtra. The project has been connected to the grid and will supply...

Adani, Azure, ACME plants found non-compliant after grid disturbances

The Northern Regional Load Despatch Centre (NRLDC) has identified multiple renewable energy generating stations that failed to comply with Low Voltage Ride Through (LVRT) and High Voltage Ride Through (HVRT) requirements during two major grid...

India lacks equipment for continuous radioactivity monitoring, Adani tells EAC

India does not currently have commercially available instruments for continuous monitoring of radioactivity and heavy metals in coal and ash, according to submissions made by Adani Power Limited to the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Thermal...

STEAG Energy wins Rs 1,437 crore O&M contract from Vedanta

STEAG Energy Services (India) Private Limited, a wholly-owned step-down subsidiary of Bluspring Enterprises Limited, has secured a contract from Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited for the comprehensive operations and maintenance (O&M) of a 1,215 MW...

ACME to supply 405 kTPA green ammonia to Japan’s IHI Corporation

ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited (ACME Group) has signed long-term offtake agreements with Japan’s IHI Corporation for green ammonia and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC) for green methanol. The agreements were signed at Atal...

IEX Q1 electricity trade rises 16% to 37.5 BU amid higher power demand

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) traded 37,534 MU (37.5 BU) of electricity during the first quarter (Q1) of FY 2026-27, registering a 15.9% year-on-year increase. The growth was driven by higher electricity demand during a hotter-than-normal summer, with...

Serentica Renewables commissions 3 GW renewable energy capacity

Serentica Renewables has commissioned 3 GW of renewable energy capacity, achieving the milestone within 26 months of commissioning its first renewable energy project. The commissioned portfolio includes a mix of solar and wind assets across multiple...

Adar Poonawalla Family Office invests Rs 700 crore in Inox Clean

Inox Clean Energy Limited, the integrated renewable energy platform of the INOXGFL Group, has secured an investment of Rs 700 crore from the Adar Poonawalla Family Office through Rising Sun Holdings Pvt. Ltd. The investment values the company at Rs...

GK Energy secures Rs 48 crore rooftop solar order

GK Energy Limited has received an allotment for 10 MW of rooftop solar projects valued at Rs 48.02 crore, inclusive of GST. The order covers proposed rooftop solar installations at 1,150 locations across India and has been awarded by a distribution...

Crompton Greaves wins Rs 30 crore MSEDCL solar pump order

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited has received a letter of empanelment and rate contract from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) for the supply and installation of off-grid DC solar photovoltaic water...

Coal India’s June power sector supplies rise 5.9% to 51.44 MT

Coal India Limited (CIL) supplied 51.44 million tonnes (MTs) of coal to the power sector in June FY 2026-27, up 5.9% from 48.57 MTs in the corresponding month last year. The increase was driven by higher electricity demand during the peak summer...

Nagaland plans rooftop solar rollout across 550 village council halls

Nagaland has launched a statewide programme to install rooftop solar systems on 550 Village Council Halls under the Chief Minister’s Community Solar Partnership Initiative, a key component of the Nagaland Solar Mission. The initiative will add...

NISE, SEPA sign MoU to strengthen renewable energy collaboration

The National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) and the Sustainability and Energy Practitioners Association (SEPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen technical collaboration in renewable energy research, innovation and...

NEEPCO, GRIDCO sign PPA for Heo, Tato-I and Tato-II hydro projects

North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) and Grid Corporation of Odisha Limited (GRIDCO) have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the procurement of power from the 240 MW Heo, 186 MW Tato-I and 700 MW Tato-II hydroelectric...

Assam’s transmission network set for upgrade with six new projects

Assam Electricity Grid Corporation Limited (AEGCL) has initiated plans to expand the state’s transmission network with six major projects, including new 400 kV and 132 kV substations, a 400 kV transmission corridor and the reconductoring of...

IREDA appoints Bijay Kumar Mohanty as interim CMD

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) has entrusted Dr Bijay Kumar Mohanty, Director (Finance) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), with the additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), effective July 1, 2026. The...

Karnataka streamlines PPA renewal process for ageing renewable power projects

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has issued a suo motu order introducing a streamlined framework for the renewal of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for Mini-Hydro, Wind, Bagasse-based Cogeneration and Biomass-based power plants...

RERC regulator revises RE tariff rules on storage, banking and payment discipline

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has notified the Third Amendment to its Renewable Energy Tariff Regulations, 2026, extending the state’s renewable energy tariff control period by two years up to March 31, 2028. The...

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NTPC REL signs PPA with PTC India for 1,200 MW solar power

NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Green Energy Limited...

Power Sector News Roundup for July 3, 2026

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Quality Power subsidiary wins FACTS order from Japan

Quality Power Electrical Equipments Limited has announced that its material step-down subsidiary...

Tata Power Renewable commissions 100.8 MW Jewali wind project in Maharashtra

Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a subsidiary of The Tata Power Company Limited, has...

Adani, Azure, ACME plants found non-compliant after grid disturbances

The Northern Regional Load Despatch Centre (NRLDC) has identified multiple renewable energy...

India lacks equipment for continuous radioactivity monitoring, Adani tells EAC

India does not currently have commercially available instruments for continuous monitoring of...

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STEAG Energy wins Rs 1,437 crore O&M contract from Vedanta

STEAG Energy Services (India) Private Limited, a wholly-owned step-down subsidiary of Bluspring...

ACME to supply 405 kTPA green ammonia to Japan’s IHI Corporation

ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited (ACME Group) has signed long-term offtake agreements with...

IEX Q1 electricity trade rises 16% to 37.5 BU amid higher power demand

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) traded 37,534 MU (37.5 BU) of electricity during the first quarter (Q1)...