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Q1 and FY results: SECI, SJVN, Kalpataru Projects, Suzlon Energy

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) recorded a 15% increase in net profit to Rs 501.92 crore in FY 2024-25, supported by higher revenue. Revenue from operations was Rs 15,185.10 crore, compared with Rs 13,035.07 crore in FY 2023-24. SJVN Limited...

L&T wins Adani Power contract for 6,400 MW thermal project

Larsen & Toubro has received an order from Adani Power Limited to construct eight thermal power units, each with a capacity of 800 MW, adding a total of 6,400 MW of generation capacity. The contract, categorised by L&T as an “ultra-mega”...

Ministry of Coal begins scientific mining in Meghalaya

The Ministry of Coal has started scientific coal mining in Meghalaya with production commencing at two blocks: Saryngkham A in East Jaintia Hills and Pyndengshahlang in West Khasi Hills.  Saryngkham A received mining permission on March 10, 2025, and...

Oil India and IREL sign MoU for critical minerals development

Oil India Ltd (OIL) and IREL (India) Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly explore and develop rare earth and critical minerals. The agreement was signed in Mumbai on August 7, 2025. OIL, under the Ministry of Petroleum and...

SCC Infrastructure-InSolare consortium wins SECI’s green ammonia auction

A consortium of SCC Infrastructure and InSolare has won the Solar Energy Corporation of India’s auction to supply 70,000 tonnes per annum of green ammonia under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition Programme (Mode-2A, Tranche-I)...

Oyster Renewables plans Rs 16,000 crore investment for 2 GW RE capacity by 2028

Oyster Renewables intends to invest Rs 16,000 crore to build 2 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity in India by 2028. The company will finance the platform with Rs 4,000 crore in equity and Rs 12,000 crore through debt. The first two projects...

JSW fully commissions Kutehr hydro project in Himachal Pradesh

JSW Energy Limited has completed the commissioning of the third and final 80 MW unit at its Kutehr Hydroelectric Power Plant in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. This comes just days after the company began power dispatch from the project’s first 80 MW unit...

End of ISTS charge waiver may impact 26 GW of renewable projects: Crisil

Around 26 gigawatt (GW) of under-construction renewable energy capacity could be affected by the expiry of the full waiver on inter-state transmission system (ISTS) charges for solar and wind projects, according to Crisil Ratings. The exemption...

Supreme Court affirms state regulators’ role in setting power tariffs

The Supreme Court has ruled that electricity tariffs under the Electricity Act, 2003 must be fixed by the relevant State Electricity Regulatory Commission, not through private arrangements between distribution companies and project developers. The...

NTPC plans Rs 80,000 crore investment in RE projects in Telangana

NTPC has expressed interest in investing around Rs 80,000 crore in solar and wind power projects across Telangana, pointing to the state’s 6,700 MW potential for floating solar power generation. NTPC’s Chairman and Managing Director, Gurdeep Singh...

ACWA Power to develop 800 MW solar + battery storage project in Morocco

ACWA Power has won contracts to build and operate two solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Morocco, Noor Midelt II and Noor Midelt III, each with a capacity of 400 MW. Both projects will include battery energy storage systems, providing a combined...

Core Energy raises Rs 2 billion to expand nuclear manufacturing

CORE Energy Systems has secured Rs 2 billion in a new funding round led by investors and a group of strategic backers. The funds will support the expansion of the company’s manufacturing facilities and contribute to India’s nuclear energy...

Hindustan Power signs PPA for 435 MW solar project in Uttar Pradesh

Hindustan Power will supply electricity from a 435 MW direct current solar PV plant in Uttar Pradesh under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited. The company has begun on-site work and opened a project...

Oriana Power secures SECI award for 60,000 TPA green ammonia

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) awarded Oriana Power a contract to supply 60,000 tonnes a year (TPA) of green ammonia under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition programme (Mode-2A-Tranche-I). The quoted tariff was Rs...

Coal India permits market sale of surplus power from linkage coal plants

Coal India Limited (CIL) has permitted the sale of unrequisitioned surplus (URS) electricity generated by thermal power plants using its linkage coal under long and medium-term fuel supply agreements (FSAs) in power exchanges and markets. Under...

GVK Power lists potential bidders for energy and related assets under CIRP

GVK Power and Infrastructure Limited, which is undergoing the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), has issued a provisional list of prospective resolution applicants for its assets, categorised into five groups, according to a filing with...

KPI Green wins LoA for 96 MWp solar BoS project

KPIG Energia Private Limited, a subsidiary of KPI Green Energy Limited, has received a letter of award from Aditya Birla Renewables Limited for a solar balance of system project at Mahua in Gujarat, according to the exchange filing on August 6, 2025...

Power Grid to raise up to Rs 5,000 crore through bond issue

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited has approved the issuance of unsecured, non-convertible, non-cumulative, redeemable, taxable bonds under its 82nd issue for 2025-26. The decision was taken by the company’s Committee of Directors for Bonds on...

Adani Green commissions 50 MW solar-wind hybrid project in Khavda

Adani Renewable Energy Three Limited, a step-down subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), has started operations of a 50 MW solar-wind hybrid power project in Khavda, Gujarat. The announcement was made through a stock exchange filing to BSE...

BIS deadline extended for SPV inverters over 200 kW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the implementation timeline for mandatory BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) compliance on certain solar inverters with capacities above 200 kW. The extension is applicable under the “Solar...

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