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GameChange Solar partners with First Solar for India-made modules

GameChange Solar has entered into a strategic partnership with First Solar, Inc. to support deployment of domestically manufactured thin-film solar modules in India. The collaboration builds on two utility-scale solar projects in India where First...

ReNew Energy posts higher FY26 profit despite weaker Q4 earnings

ReNew Energy Global Plc reported a sharp rise in FY26 profitability, with net profit increasing to Rs 1,038.5 crore from Rs 459.1 crore in FY25, supported by higher revenues and strong growth in its manufacturing business. Total income for FY26 rose...

Maharashtra signs MoUs for 25,400 MW nuclear capacity with Rs 6.5 lakh crore investment

The Maharashtra government has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with four companies to develop 25,400 MW of nuclear power generation capacity involving a proposed investment of Rs 6.5 lakh crore. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the...

IndiGrid, AmpereHour commission 360 MWh BESS in Gujarat

AmpereHour Energy and IndiGrid have commissioned a 180 MW / 360 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at a Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation (GETCO) substation in Gujarat. With Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) as the off-taker, the...

Solex Energy FY26 income jumps 144% to Rs 1,621 crore amid expansion push

Solex Energy Limited reported a total income of Rs 1,621.1 crore for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, marking a 143.9% year-on-year (YoY) increase from Rs 664.8 crore in FY25. Revenue for the fourth quarter of FY26 stood at Rs 885.8 crore, up...

EFC clears central scheme for floating solar projects with BESS support

The Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) under the Ministry of Finance has approved a central scheme to support floating solar projects integrated with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), according to multiple media reports. However, variations...

Can BESS be added to operational solar projects? UPERC examines

Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has admitted a petition filed by Fourth Partner Energy Private Limited and two affiliated companies seeking regulatory clarifications on the installation of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)...

Bondada secures Rs 470 crore solar BOS orders from Adani Group

Bondada Engineering Limited has received multiple orders aggregating to Rs 469.52 crore from the Adani Group for supply of goods and onsite services related to the Balance of System (BOS) package for a 250 MW solar power project at Khavda in Kutch...

Adani Group plans Rs 27,000 crore thermal power investment in Bihar

Adani Group has announced plans to expand its investments in Bihar’s power sector, including a 2,400 MW ultra-supercritical thermal power project at Pirpainti in Bhagalpur district and large-scale smart meter deployment across north Bihar. According...

NTPC crosses 90 GW installed capacity with Patratu Unit-2 trial completion

NTPC Limited has announced the successful completion of the trial run operation of Unit-2 (800 MW) at Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (PVUNL), taking the total installed capacity of the NTPC group to 90,668 MW. The development marks another...

GE Vernova T&D India posts record FY26 orders, approves Vallam facility

GE Vernova T&D India Limited reported audited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended March 31, 2026, with record order bookings and strong growth in revenue and profitability. The Board also approved an investment of Rs 550...

What is changing in India’s transmission landscape

For years, the Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) route for transmission projects followed a predictable pattern. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PowerGrid) would win the majority of projects. Private players would win some. The overall...

SECI awards Konark solar-plus-storage project at Rs 2.60/kWh

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has awarded a 10 MW solar project with a co-located 10 MW/20 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) to BNC Power Projects Limited at a tariff of Rs 2.60/kWh. The project did not draw any viability gap...

CEL commissions 200 MW solar module plant in Uttar Pradesh

Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a central government-owned public sector undertaking, has commissioned a 200 MW solar module manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh. The plant was inaugurated by Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh, who...

PSPCL awards 500 MW standalone BESS capacity to three firms

Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has concluded its auction for 500 MW/1,000 MWh of standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS), with Stockwell Solar, Rama Reflection India, and Ceigall India emerging as the successful bidders...

MNRE receives approval for Rs 2,585 crore small hydro scheme

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has received administrative approval from the President of India for the implementation of the Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme for projects ranging from 1 MW to 25 MW. The scheme carries a...

CEA, AIDA release standard transformer specifications for DISCOM procurement

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA), in collaboration with the All India Discoms Association (AIDA), has released Standard Technical Specifications for Single-Phase and Three-Phase CRGO Core Distribution Transformers (Part I). Issued on May 14...

Power Grid approves three transmission projects worth Rs 584 crore

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has approved three transmission and communication infrastructure projects with a combined estimated cost of Rs 584.13 crore, according to a regulatory filing. The approvals were granted by the...

Diamond Power commissions seventh MV/EHV cable line in Gujarat

Diamond Power Infrastructure Limited has commissioned its seventh medium voltage (MV) and extra high voltage (EHV) power cable production line at its manufacturing facility in Vadodara, Gujarat. The newly operational line uses Continuous Catenary...

FY26 results roundup: KPIL, KEC International, Power Grid, Premier Energies, Siemens Energy, SJVN, Oswal Pumps

Several companies across power infrastructure, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), renewable energy, and hydropower reported their FY2025-26 financial results the previous week. Here is a summary of the key announcements. Kalpataru...

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

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JSW Energy commissions 150 MW Tidong hydro project

JSW Energy Limited, through its wholly owned subsidiary JSW Neo Energy Limited, has commissioned the...

RECPDCL transfers Jalna transmission SPV to MSETCL

REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Limited...

POWERGRID wins Kakinada green hydrogen transmission project

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has been declared the successful bidder for...

ACME Solar commissions additional BESS capacity in Rajasthan

ACME Solar Holdings Limited (ASHL), through its wholly owned subsidiary ACME Sun Power Private...

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...