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KEC International secures Rs 1,402 crore orders across businesses

KEC International Limited has announced new orders worth Rs 1,402 crore across its transmission and distribution (T&D), civil, and cables and conductors businesses. In T&D, the company received a 765 kV transmission line order from a private...

Powergrid commissions Khavda Pooling Station 3 project

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, POWERGRID KPS3 Transmission Limited, has fully commissioned the Khavda Pooling Station-3 (KPS3) project. The project was awarded under Tariff-Based...

Sterling and Wilson emerges L1 bidder for solar project in Gujarat

Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Limited (SWREL) has been declared the lowest (L1) bidder for a turn-key engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract of 245 MW (AC) solar capacity in Gujarat.  The company said its gross order...

Jakson Green and Onix Renewable win SECI green ammonia auctions

Jakson Green has secured capacity in the Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) green ammonia auction under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition Programme (Mode-2A–Tranche-I). The company will supply 85,000 tonnes per annum...

APTRANSCO submits Phase-3 Green Energy Corridor plan to CEA

APTRANSCO has submitted final proposals for the Green Energy Corridor Phase-3 to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). The Rs 28,033 crore plan will integrate 11 GW of solar and 7,373 MW of pumped storage projects through 8,862 CKM of new lines...

Tata Power Renewables launches rooftop solar campaign in Pune

Tata Power Renewables, a subsidiary of Tata Power, has launched its ‘Ghar Ghar Solar’ campaign in Pune, along with a new scheme titled ‘Own a Rooftop Solar System’. The initiative is aligned with the PM Surya Ghar Yojana and aims to expand rooftop...

NPCIL signs Engineers India for Bharat Small Modular Reactor design

Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) has signed an MoU with Engineers India Limited (EIL) to provide design and engineering services for the Bharat Small Modular Reactor (BSMR). The agreement was signed on 12 August at NPCIL’s Mumbai office...

Uttar Pradesh opens first green hydrogen plant in Gorakhpur

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on August 17, 2025, inaugurated the state’s first green hydrogen plant at Khanimpur village in Gorakhpur district. The facility, set up by Torrent Gas and Torrent Power, is the second of its kind in...

MNRE issues guidelines for approval of solar PV modules

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released guidelines and FAQs to standardise the approval process for solar photovoltaic (SPV) modules under the Solar Systems, Devices and Components Goods Order, 2025. Published on August 13, 2025...

India may open uranium mining and processing to private sector

India is considering a policy to permit private companies to mine, import, and process uranium, Reuters reported, citing two government sources. The plan aims to attract significant investment, expand the country’s nuclear power sector, and increase...

First Solar sues Adani Group firm over alleged patent infringement

US solar cell manufacturer First Solar has filed a lawsuit against Adani Group’s Mundra Solar PV Ltd (MSPVL) in a Delaware court, alleging infringement of two patented solar panel manufacturing technologies. The company has sought compensation but...

Alpex Solar to set up 1.2 GW solar module plant in Mathura

Alpex Solar Ltd will establish a 1.2 GW solar module manufacturing plant in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, as part of its capacity expansion. The board has approved the project, which will raise total manufacturing capacity to 3.6 GWs.  The facility, with...

West Bengal clears two new supercritical power units in Salboni

The West Bengal cabinet has approved the construction of two 800 MW supercritical power units in Salboni, Jhargram. The projects are expected to draw investments exceeding Rs 10,000 crore and will operate under a public-private partnership model...

PGCIL awards Rs 6.3 billion contracts to Siemens and CG Power

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has awarded two contracts under its bulk procurement programme for 765 kV and 400 kV class transformers and reactors. The first contract, valued at Rs 3.17 billion, was awarded to CG Power &...

AIIB invests Rs 13 billion in Aditya Birla Capital for clean energy

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has subscribed to Rs 13,012.5 million (about USD150 million) of non-convertible debentures issued by Aditya Birla Capital Limited. The three-year, privately placed investment will fund renewable energy...

India crosses 100 GW solar module manufacturing capacity under ALMM

India has reached 100 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing capacity registered under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for Solar PV Modules.   Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi said the...

Inox Green signs deal for O&M of 182 MW wind projects

Inox Green Energy Services Ltd. has signed an agreement with the renewable energy arm of a large Indian conglomerate for the comprehensive operations and maintenance (O&M) of 182 MW of wind projects in western India. The contract covers...

Cabinet clears Arunachal’s Tato-II hydro project

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved an investment of Rs 8,146.21 crore for the Tato-II Hydro Electric Project in Shi Yomi district, Arunachal Pradesh. The project, with an installed capacity of 700 MW (4 x 175 MW), is expected to...

NLCIL and BARC partner to extract rare earth elements from fly ash

NLC India Limited (NLCIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to launch a pilot project for extracting rare earth elements (REEs) from fly ash. The project will be set up in Neyveli, with BARC...

Tata Power to build 700 MW wind project in Anantapur

Tata Power will develop a 700 MW wind farm in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The project will connect to the central grid and generate around 1,840 million units annually. The Rs 6,000 crore project is part of an MoU between Tata Power and the Andhra...

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