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PM Modi lays foundation, inaugurates Rajasthan transmission projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for an interstate transmission project and inaugurated another in Rajasthan to strengthen power evacuation from the state’s renewable energy zones. The two projects, with a combined...

Gujarat revises power transmission land compensation policy

The Gujarat government has revised its Right of Way (RoW) compensation policy for power transmission projects, replacing the existing Jantri (circle rate)-based compensation system with one linked to prevailing market values. The revised policy...

UPERC retains FY27 power tariffs, raises subsidy and expands EV benefits

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has approved electricity tariffs for FY 2026-27 without any increase for the state’s five distribution companies. The Commission said accumulated surpluses would be used to bridge the...

Diamond Power bags Rs 435 crore cable order for Hyderabad data centres

Diamond Power Infrastructure Limited (DICABS) has secured a supply order worth Rs 435.71 crore, excluding GST, from a consortium comprising Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Sterling and Wilson, and Blue Star. The order covers the supply of High Tension...

Accord Transformer acquires land for manufacturing expansion

Accord Transformer & Switchgear Limited has acquired land in Rajasthan for the expansion of its manufacturing operations. The company has purchased a 20,300 sq m (2.030 hectares or 8.12 bigha) land parcel at Village Shekhupr Aheer, Tehsil Tijara...

PM inaugurates 1,300 MW NHPC and SJVN solar projects in Rajasthan

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated two major solar power projects in Rajasthan on July 4, 2026, adding a combined 1,300 MW of renewable energy capacity. The projects include NHPC Limited’s 300 MW Karnisar Solar Power Plant...

Maharashtra awards Rs 825 crore contracts for 35,000 solar water pumps

The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has awarded contracts worth a combined Rs 825.73 crore, including GST, for the supply and installation of 35,000 off-grid Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping Systems (SPWPS) under...

Why India’s thermal power projects continue to face delays

India’s thermal power capacity expansion continues to face execution challenges despite a steady pipeline of under-construction projects. The Central Electricity Authority’s (CEA) latest Broad Status Report of Thermal Power Projects shows...

Coal India, UPRVUNL sign JV agreement for renewable energy projects

Coal India Limited (CIL) and U.P. Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL) have signed a joint venture (JV) agreement to develop renewable energy projects in Uttar Pradesh, according to a regulatory filing made on July 5, 2026. The agreement was...

NTPC REL signs PPA with PTC India for 1,200 MW solar power

NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL), has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with PTC India Limited for the sale of 1,200 MW of solar power under a bilateral arrangement. The...

Quality Power subsidiary wins FACTS order from Japan

Quality Power Electrical Equipments Limited has announced that its material step-down subsidiary, ENDOKS ENERJI ANONIM SIRKETI, has secured an order to supply Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) equipment for a project in Japan...

Tata Power Renewable commissions 100.8 MW Jewali wind project in Maharashtra

Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a subsidiary of The Tata Power Company Limited, has commissioned the 100.8 MW Jewali Wind Project in the Dharashiv district of Maharashtra. The project has been connected to the grid and will supply...

Adani, Azure, ACME plants found non-compliant after grid disturbances

The Northern Regional Load Despatch Centre (NRLDC) has identified multiple renewable energy generating stations that failed to comply with Low Voltage Ride Through (LVRT) and High Voltage Ride Through (HVRT) requirements during two major grid...

India lacks equipment for continuous radioactivity monitoring, Adani tells EAC

India does not currently have commercially available instruments for continuous monitoring of radioactivity and heavy metals in coal and ash, according to submissions made by Adani Power Limited to the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Thermal...

STEAG Energy wins Rs 1,437 crore O&M contract from Vedanta

STEAG Energy Services (India) Private Limited, a wholly-owned step-down subsidiary of Bluspring Enterprises Limited, has secured a contract from Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited for the comprehensive operations and maintenance (O&M) of a 1,215 MW...

ACME to supply 405 kTPA green ammonia to Japan’s IHI Corporation

ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited (ACME Group) has signed long-term offtake agreements with Japan’s IHI Corporation for green ammonia and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC) for green methanol. The agreements were signed at Atal...

IEX Q1 electricity trade rises 16% to 37.5 BU amid higher power demand

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) traded 37,534 MU (37.5 BU) of electricity during the first quarter (Q1) of FY 2026-27, registering a 15.9% year-on-year increase. The growth was driven by higher electricity demand during a hotter-than-normal summer, with...

Serentica Renewables commissions 3 GW renewable energy capacity

Serentica Renewables has commissioned 3 GW of renewable energy capacity, achieving the milestone within 26 months of commissioning its first renewable energy project. The commissioned portfolio includes a mix of solar and wind assets across multiple...

Adar Poonawalla Family Office invests Rs 700 crore in Inox Clean

Inox Clean Energy Limited, the integrated renewable energy platform of the INOXGFL Group, has secured an investment of Rs 700 crore from the Adar Poonawalla Family Office through Rising Sun Holdings Pvt. Ltd. The investment values the company at Rs...

GK Energy secures Rs 48 crore rooftop solar order

GK Energy Limited has received an allotment for 10 MW of rooftop solar projects valued at Rs 48.02 crore, inclusive of GST. The order covers proposed rooftop solar installations at 1,150 locations across India and has been awarded by a distribution...

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