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Husk launches BEEM, a rooftop solar platform for homeowners

Husk Power Systems has launched BEEM, a new rooftop solar platform tailored to meet the specific needs of residential users in India.  The platform is designed for flat rooftops, common in Indian homes, and includes two product lines, Aura and...

Advait Energy wins battery storage order in Gujarat

Advait Energy Transitions Limited (AETL) has secured an order from Gujarat Battery Energy Storage Solutions Private Limited for a 180 MW / 360 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Sanand, Gujarat. The scope includes supply, erection...

Aerem and OMC Power to finance rooftop solar projects in UP

Aerem Solutions Private Limited and OMC Power Limited have signed an agreement to finance rooftop solar power projects worth Rs 2,000 million in Uttar Pradesh. The partnership will support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in setting up...

NHPC raises Rs 19.45 billion; NTPC to raise Rs 40 billion via bond issues

NHPC Limited has raised Rs 19.45 billion through the issuance of unsecured, redeemable, non-convertible, non-cumulative, taxable bonds (NCTs). These bonds, part of the 6.86% AF series, were issued on a private placement basis and will mature on May...

NLC India and APDCL form JV to develop 1 GW solar projects in Assam

NLC India Renewables Limited (NIRL) and Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) have incorporated a joint venture company named “NIRL Assam Renewables Limited” to develop renewable energy (RE) projects in Assam. NIRL, a wholly-owned...

REC PDCL Board approves JV with BHEL for RE development

The Board of Directors of REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (REC PDCL) has approved the formation of a joint venture company with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) for renewable energy (RE) development in India. Both companies will...

Cleantech Solar commissions 80 MWp open access projects in Tamil Nadu

CSE Development (India) Private Limited commissioned 80 MWp of open access solar photovoltaic (PV) projects at its solar park in Tamil Nadu on May 8, 2025. The solar park has a total capacity of 275 MWp.   The power generated from these projects will...

CIL signs MoU with AM Green to develop 4,500 MW hybrid power projects

Coal India Limited (CIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AM Green Ammonia (India) Private Limited to set up 4,500 MW of wind-solar hybrid power capacity in India. The agreement was signed on May 7, 2025. AM Green Ammonia is a...

Apar wins Rs 2.48 billion contracts for reconductoring works

Apar Industries Limited has bagged two contracts worth Rs 1,329.17 million and Rs 1,155.96 million under the Eastern Region Expansion Scheme-43 (ERES-43). The awards were announced on May 2, 2025. The tenders were issued by Power Grid Corporation of...

MNRE lowers efficiency thresholds for off-grid solar modules under ALMM

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has updated the approved list of models and manufacturers (ALMM), making it easier for low-wattage solar modules used in off-grid applications to qualify. The change applies to category-III off-grid...

Solex Energy wins Rs 4.5 billion solar module supply contract

Solex Energy Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 4,514.09 million from KPI Green Energy Limited. The contract involves the supply of N-Type TOPCon Glass-to-Glass (G12R) solar photovoltaic (PV) modules with a rated capacity of 615 Wp. These...

Suzlon and Integrum to build 100 MW captive wind projects for BPCL

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has issued Letters of Award (LoAs) to Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL) and Integrum Energy Infrastructure Limited for setting up a total of 100 MW captive wind power capacity. Suzlon will develop a 50 MW wind...

Adani Power to supply 1,500 MW to Uttar Pradesh from 2030

Adani Power Limited (APL) has secured a contract to supply 1,500 MW of thermal power to Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL). The supply will come from the upcoming Mirzapur Thermal Power Project in Uttar Pradesh. UPPCL had invited bids...

Seshasayee Paper to source 39 MW renewable power from hybrid project

Seshasayee Paper and Boards will source 39 MW of renewable energy from a wind-solar hybrid project being developed by Ganeko Solar in Tamil Nadu. The project will include 33 MW of solar and 6 MW of wind capacity. The hybrid facility will be developed...

NLCIL and IREL sign MoU to secure critical minerals and rare earths

NLC India Limited (NLCIL) and Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the sourcing and development of critical minerals and rare earth elements (REE). The agreement was formalized on May 6...

ReNew secures Rs 8.7 billion from BII for solar cell manufacturing

ReNew Energy Global has secured an investment of Rs 8.7 billion from British International Investment (BII) in its subsidiary, ReNew Photovoltaics.  This is BII’s first investment in India’s solar manufacturing sector and involves the acquisition of...

Cabinet approves revised SHAKTI policy

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the revised SHAKTI (Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala Transparently in India) policy to streamline coal allocation for thermal power plants across central, state, and private...

Refex Green sets up three CBG SPVs for waste-to-gas projects

Refex Green Power Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Refex Industries Limited, has incorporated three new step-down subsidiaries to develop municipal solid waste-based bio-compressed natural gas (CBG) plants. The new entities are Refex CBG SPV...

Hero Future signs PPA with SECI for 270 MW solar project with storage

Hero Future Energies (HFE) has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for setting up 270 MW of Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected solar power projects. The project will also...

NLC signs PPA for 810 MW solar power project in Rajasthan

NLC India Renewables Limited (NIRL), a subsidiary of NLC India Limited, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) for an 810 MW solar power project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The agreement was...

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