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Hitachi Energy India to invest Rs 2,000 crore in Gujarat transformer plant

Hitachi Energy India Limited has announced an investment of around Rs 2,000 crore to establish a new large power transformer (LPT) manufacturing facility at Karjan in Vadodara, Gujarat. The investment, first indicated during the company’s FY26 fourth...

JSW Energy commissions 150 MW Tidong hydro project

JSW Energy Limited, through its wholly owned subsidiary JSW Neo Energy Limited, has commissioned the full 150 MW Tidong hydroelectric project in Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh. The run-of-river project, located in the Tidong Valley, was...

RECPDCL transfers Jalna transmission SPV to MSETCL

REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Limited, has transferred its entire shareholding in Jalna Power Transmission Limited to Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL), the...

POWERGRID wins Kakinada green hydrogen transmission project

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has been declared the successful bidder for establishing the interstate transmission system (ISTS) for the “Transmission system for proposed Green Hydrogen / Green Ammonia projects in Kakinada area...

ACME Solar commissions additional BESS capacity in Rajasthan

ACME Solar Holdings Limited (ASHL), through its wholly owned subsidiary ACME Sun Power Private Limited, has commissioned an additional 33.331 MW / 120.384 MWh capacity under its Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project located at Badi Sid in Bap...

Prozeal wins Rs 2,000 crore ONGC wind power contract

Prozeal Green Energy Limited has received a Notification of Award (NOA) from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) for development of 250 MW (±2%) of captive Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected wind power projects across India...

NTPC commissions additional 50 MW solar capacity in Rajasthan

NTPC Limited has declared commercial operation of an additional 50 MW solar capacity under a larger 300 MW solar component of a 200 MW Round-The-Clock (RTC) renewable energy project in Rajasthan. The capacity is owned by Project Sixteen Renewable...

India yet to commission offshore wind despite 70 GW potential

India has yet to commission any offshore wind capacity despite an estimated 70 GW of technical potential along the coasts of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, according to the Global Offshore Wind Report 2026 published by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)...

Andhra Pradesh plans transmission network for 15 GW data centre load

Andhra Pradesh has prepared a long-term transmission roadmap to support the expanding data centre ecosystem in and around Visakhapatnam, with electricity demand projected to reach nearly 15 GW over the next decade. The plans were reviewed by Special...

CEA issues standard timelines for ISTS project implementation

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued standardised implementation timelines for Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) projects to improve predictability and coordination in transmission system development. The timelines were approved...

MNRE mandates IEC update on wind CCDC portal

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has directed all wind turbine and component manufacturers registered on the Certification & Concurrent Due Diligence Certificate (CCDC) Wind Portal to mandatorily update their Import Export Code...

Pakal Dul project achieves HRT-I tunnel breakthrough

The 1000 MW Pakal Dul Hydroelectric Project in Jammu & Kashmir achieved a major construction milestone on June 10, 2026, with Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)-1 “Marsu” completing the first breakthrough of Head Race Tunnel-I (HRT-I). The project is...

Finance ministry waives customs duty on nuclear power imports

The Ministry of Finance has issued an order waiving customs duties on all goods imported for nuclear power generation. The exemption applies retrospectively to eligible imports made between April 1, 2019, and January 31, 2026, covering the period...

NISE maps 102 GW floating solar potential in India, Maharashtra leads with 16 GW

India has an estimated 102.18 GWp of floating solar photovoltaic (PV) potential across its water bodies, according to a report released by Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi. The assessment, prepared by the National Institute...

Radiance Renewables commissions 87 MWp solar project in Karnataka

Radiance Renewables Private Limited has commissioned an 87 MWp solar project at Korwar in Karnataka to supply renewable energy to commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers across sectors including data centres, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)...

Odisha approves 15 RE projects worth Rs 10,068 crore

The 17th Single Window Committee (SWC) meeting under the Odisha Renewable Energy Policy (OREP)-2022 has approved 15 renewable energy projects with a combined generation capacity of 1,675.5 MW and energy storage capacity of 502 MWh, according to the...

Onward Solar signs BESPA for 45 MW BESS projects in Odisha

Onward Solar Power has signed a battery energy storage purchase agreement (BESPA) with GRIDCO Limited for the development of 45 MW/180 MWh of standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) capacity in Odisha. The projects were awarded under the...

Bikaner V renewable energy zone gets Rs 31,197 crore grid evacuation plan approved by NCT

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has approved a major transmission scheme for evacuation of renewable energy from the Bikaner V Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) in Rajasthan. The project, approved during the committee’s recent meeting, is...

SJVN appoints Rajesh Kumar Chandel as Director (Projects)

SJVN Limited has appointed Shri Rajesh Kumar Chandel as Whole-time Director (Projects), with effect from June 11, 2026, following approval from the Ministry of Power. The appointment is for a five-year term from the date of assumption of charge...

Maharashtra faces repeated load shedding amid transmission congestion

Maharashtra’s transmission network is facing increasing operational stress due to congestion on key transmission corridors, resulting in repeated Demand Load Shedding (DLS), according to discussions held during the recent Maharashtra Transmission...

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Power Sector News Roundup for June 12, 2026

Hitachi Energy India to invest Rs 2,000 crore in Gujarat transformer plant Hitachi Energy India...

Hitachi Energy India to invest Rs 2,000 crore in Gujarat transformer plant

Hitachi Energy India Limited has announced an investment of around Rs 2,000 crore to establish a new...

JSW Energy commissions 150 MW Tidong hydro project

JSW Energy Limited, through its wholly owned subsidiary JSW Neo Energy Limited, has commissioned the...

RECPDCL transfers Jalna transmission SPV to MSETCL

REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Limited...

POWERGRID wins Kakinada green hydrogen transmission project

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has been declared the successful bidder for...

ACME Solar commissions additional BESS capacity in Rajasthan

ACME Solar Holdings Limited (ASHL), through its wholly owned subsidiary ACME Sun Power Private...

Prozeal wins Rs 2,000 crore ONGC wind power contract

Prozeal Green Energy Limited has received a Notification of Award (NOA) from Oil and Natural Gas...

NTPC commissions additional 50 MW solar capacity in Rajasthan

NTPC Limited has declared commercial operation of an additional 50 MW solar capacity under a larger...

India yet to commission offshore wind despite 70 GW potential

India has yet to commission any offshore wind capacity despite an estimated 70 GW of technical...

China builds first integrated offshore solar, hydrogen and storage system

A coastal energy project combining 400 MW of offshore solar generation with on-site hydrogen...