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NTPC’s Talcher plant set for Stage-IV expansion with ultra-supercritical unit

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Thermal Projects has recommended grant of Terms of Reference (ToR) for NTPC Limited’s proposed 1×800 MW ultra-supercritical thermal power unit at Talcher in Odisha’s Angul district. The proposed Stage-IV...

CERC approves standardised TAM time slots for power exchanges

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved pre-specified time slots for contracts traded in the Term Ahead Market (TAM), Green Term Ahead Market (G-TAM), and High Price Term Ahead Market (HP-TAM) on power exchanges. The...

Marsons secures US solar transformer order worth Rs 298.5 million

Marsons Limited has received a Letter of Award and Purchase Order valued at Rs 298.5 million (approximately USD 3.1 million) from a US-based solar energy developer for the supply of a 200 MVA, 115 kV power transformer, the company informed stock...

Vikran Engineering closes Rs 49 crore Onix loan, acquires NOPL Solar

Vikran Engineering Limited has closed a Rs 49.15 crore loan arrangement extended to Onix Renewable Limited following execution of a Composite Amendment and Supplement Agreement on May 20, 2026. The company disclosed the development to stock exchanges...

Declared capacity is strict obligation, not target: Supreme Court rules against power generator

The Supreme Court of India has restored a penalty of over Rs 162 crore imposed on Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL) for failing to demonstrate its declared generation capacity on four occasions in January 2017. The Court set aside an earlier order...

Adani Power to acquire JAL power assets under NCLT-approved plan

Adani Power Limited has entered into definitive agreements with Jaiprakash Associates Limited to acquire select power assets and investments under the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)-approved resolution plan for JAL, according to a stock...

I Squared Capital launches $1 billion India transmission platform

I Squared Capital has launched Cube Grid, a $1 billion platform focused on investing in India’s power transmission sector. The Miami-headquartered firm said the platform will build and acquire transmission infrastructure assets to support rising...

PM’s Europe tour advances hydrogen, offshore wind partnerships

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s five-nation tour from May 15-20 resulted in multiple agreements linked to India’s clean energy, semiconductor, hydrogen, and offshore wind sectors, including a new Strategic Partnership with the Netherlands and five...

CERC proposes stricter ESS connectivity and GNA bank guarantee norms

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has released the draft Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Connectivity and General Network Access to the inter-State Transmission System) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2026, proposing...

Rooftop solar installations get fourth mounting structure option

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has added Zinc Aluminium Magnesium Alloy (ZAM) to the list of approved materials for Module Mounting Structures used in rooftop solar projects under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. The change was...

CEA issues ester oil advisory amid West Asia crisis

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued an advisory directing central, state, and private transmission utilities to use Ester Oil as the insulating and cooling fluid in at least 10% of new transformers, reactors, and other electrical...

KPI Green unit signs 120 MW BESS agreement with GUVNL

KPI Green Energy Limited has announced that its subsidiary, Sun Drops Energia Limited, has signed a Battery Energy Storage Purchase Agreement (BESPA) with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited for a 120 MW / 240 MWh standalone Battery Energy Storage...

Saatvik Green Energy posts record FY26 revenue, profit

Saatvik Green Energy Limited reported its audited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter and financial year ended March 31, 2026, recording its highest-ever annual revenue, EBITDA, and profit after tax (PAT). Revenue from...

Solfin raises Rs 280 crore for clean energy financing expansion

Solfin Sustainable Finance has raised Rs 280 crore in a recently closed funding round and reported profitability within its first full year of operations. The Gurugram-based non-banking financial company (NBFC) focuses on financing rooftop solar...

Oyster Renewable, Dalmia Cement to build 31.6 MW hybrid project

Oyster Renewable Energy and Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited have announced plans to develop a 31.6 MW solar-wind hybrid renewable energy project in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh. The project will involve an investment of around Rs 270 crore and...

BII, CIP launch $300 million India renewables platform

British International Investment and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have launched North Star, a $300 million platform aimed at developing utility-scale renewable energy projects in India. The platform was announced on Thursday at the Global...

TARIL wins Rs 175 crore order for Rajasthan GIS projects

Transformers and Rectifiers (India) Limited (TARIL) has secured a domestic order worth Rs 175 crore from Bhanwariya Infra Projects Private Limited, the company informed stock exchanges on Tuesday. The order includes manufacturing and associated work...

India’s peak power demand hits record 260.5 GW amid summer surge

India’s peak power demand touched a record 260.5 GW on Tuesday, surpassing the previous high of 257.4 GW recorded a day earlier, as rising temperatures and higher air-conditioner usage pushed electricity consumption to new levels. The day’s highest...

CEA proposes major updates to transmission planning norms

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued a draft Amendment-II to its Manual on Transmission Planning Criteria, 2023, proposing wide-ranging revisions aimed at aligning India’s transmission planning framework with the changing requirements...

Sunstream Green secures Rs 700 crore refinancing for 250 MW solar portfolio

Sunstream Green Energy has secured Rs 7 billion (around Rs 700 crore) in refinancing from State Bank of India (SBI) for a solar portfolio exceeding 250 MW across 17 sites in Maharashtra. According to the company, the portfolio was developed over...

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

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RECPDCL transfers Jalna transmission SPV to MSETCL

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ACME Solar commissions additional BESS capacity in Rajasthan

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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...