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NTPC signs 300 MW solar PPA with Engie and service pact with EIL

Engie India has signed a power purchase agreement with NTPC Limited for the supply of 300 MW of solar power.  The project was awarded through a competitive bidding process conducted by REC Power Development and Consultancy for 1,250 MW of inter-state...

Crompton Greaves wins solar water pumping order in Madhya Pradesh

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited has received a letter of empanelment from Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL) for off-grid solar photovoltaic water pumping systems. The scope covers design, manufacture, supply...

NTPC Green signs MoU with VOC Port for green hydrogen projects

NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL), a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority (VOCPA) on September 5, 2025, in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. Under the agreement, NGEL will set up a green hydrogen...

IEX electricity trade rises 18.9% in August 2025

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) traded 11,803 million units (MU) of electricity in August 2025, up 18.9 per cent year-on-year. The month also saw 21.68 lakh Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) traded. National energy use stood at 150.47 billion units...

Adani Group outlines $60 billion investment plan for India’s power sector

The Adani Group has announced plans to invest about $60 billion in India’s power sector by FY32, with major allocations across renewable energy, thermal power, and transmission and distribution. In an investor presentation, the group detailed that...

Adani Green adds 87.5 MW capacity at Khavda

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), through its stepdown subsidiaries, has brought 87.5 megawatts of power projects into operation at Khavda, Gujarat. With these additions, AGEL’s total operational renewable generation capacity has reached 16,078...

Power Grid wins Sonbhadra pumped storage transmission project bid

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has been declared the successful bidder for the “Transmission system for evacuation of power from Pumped Storage Projects in Sonbhadra District, Uttar Pradesh.” The Letter of Intent was issued to...

Cabinet approves Rs 1,500 crore scheme for critical mineral recycling

The Union Cabinet has cleared a six-year, Rs 1,500 crore incentive scheme to boost domestic recycling of critical minerals from secondary sources.  Part of the National Critical Mineral Mission, the scheme will support extraction from e-waste...

MNRE issues clarification on wind turbine model certification update

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a clarification regarding the amendment to the procedure for inclusion or updating of wind turbine models in the Revised List of Models and Manufacturers (RLMM), notified on July 31, 2025...

NTPC permanently shuts down Tanda Stage-I power units

NTPC has officially ceased operations at the Tanda Thermal Power Station, Stage-I, which included four units of 110 MW each, effective 1 September 2025.  The closure of these units reduces the operational footprint of the Tanda facility. Following...

ANDRITZ wins order for Adani’s Gandikota pumped storage plant

ANDRITZ has been awarded a contract by Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) to provide equipment for the 1,800 MW Gandikota pumped storage plant (PSP) in YSR Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh. The company will deliver reversible pump turbines...

Inox Green adds 189 MWp solar O&M contracts across three states

Inox Green Energy Services announced that it has signed agreements with multiple customers to provide operations and maintenance services for 189.1 megawatt-peak (MWp) of solar projects. The contracts include 96.6 MWp with a global private...

KP Group partners with GH2 Solar and AHES for 100,000 TPA green ammonia plant

KP Group has announced a partnership with GH2 Solar and South Korea’s AHES Co. Ltd. to develop a green ammonia production facility in India with a planned capacity of 100,000 metric tons per annum (TPA). The project will be executed through KPI GH...

Waaree Energies buys stake in Kotsons, expands into transformer business

Waaree Energies Limited has acquired a 64 per cent equity stake in Kotsons Private Limited through a primary capital infusion of about Rs 192 crore. With this investment, Kotsons has become a subsidiary of Waaree Energies. The funds will be used to...

Ashok Leyland to invest Rs 50 bn in battery localisation

Ashok Leyland plans to invest more than Rs 50 billion over the next 7 to 10 years to develop and localise advanced battery technologies in India. Ashok Leyland confirmed that the localisation of battery manufacturing in India will support its own...

BHEL receives 2,600 crore order for 800 MW Anuppur thermal project

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has accepted a Letter of Intent from MB Power (Madhya Pradesh) Limited to supply equipment for the 1×800 MW Anuppur Thermal Power Project. The supply package includes the boiler, turbine, generator, and...

RECPDCL invites bids for Jalna transmission project in Maharashtra

REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), acting as the bid process coordinator, has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the “Establishment of 400/132 kV AIS Jalna (Dist-Jalna).”   The selected transmission service provider will...

Power Ministry issues clarification on appraisal of hydro and pumped storage DPRs

The Ministry of Power has issued an office memorandum outlining the appraisal process for Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of hydro and pumped storage projects that do not require concurrence from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). The...

AMPIN commissions first open access solar project in Chhattisgarh

AMPIN Energy Transition has commissioned a 50 MWp solar open access plant in Gatapar village, Bemetara district, marking its first project in Chhattisgarh and the company’s debut in the Eastern region. The plant will supply power to Texmaco Rail...

Offgrid Energy Labs secures $15 million in Series A funding

Offgrid Energy Labs, based in Noida, has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Archean Chemicals Industries Ltd, with existing investor Ankur Capital also participating. The startup, which develops zinc bromine gel batteries, had earlier...

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