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Hindustan Power signs PPA for 435 MW solar project in Uttar Pradesh

Hindustan Power will supply electricity from a 435 MW direct current solar PV plant in Uttar Pradesh under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited. The company has begun on-site work and opened a project...

Oriana Power secures SECI award for 60,000 TPA green ammonia

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) awarded Oriana Power a contract to supply 60,000 tonnes a year (TPA) of green ammonia under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition programme (Mode-2A-Tranche-I). The quoted tariff was Rs...

Coal India permits market sale of surplus power from linkage coal plants

Coal India Limited (CIL) has permitted the sale of unrequisitioned surplus (URS) electricity generated by thermal power plants using its linkage coal under long and medium-term fuel supply agreements (FSAs) in power exchanges and markets. Under...

GVK Power lists potential bidders for energy and related assets under CIRP

GVK Power and Infrastructure Limited, which is undergoing the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), has issued a provisional list of prospective resolution applicants for its assets, categorised into five groups, according to a filing with...

KPI Green wins LoA for 96 MWp solar BoS project

KPIG Energia Private Limited, a subsidiary of KPI Green Energy Limited, has received a letter of award from Aditya Birla Renewables Limited for a solar balance of system project at Mahua in Gujarat, according to the exchange filing on August 6, 2025...

Power Grid to raise up to Rs 5,000 crore through bond issue

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited has approved the issuance of unsecured, non-convertible, non-cumulative, redeemable, taxable bonds under its 82nd issue for 2025-26. The decision was taken by the company’s Committee of Directors for Bonds on...

Adani Green commissions 50 MW solar-wind hybrid project in Khavda

Adani Renewable Energy Three Limited, a step-down subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), has started operations of a 50 MW solar-wind hybrid power project in Khavda, Gujarat. The announcement was made through a stock exchange filing to BSE...

BIS deadline extended for SPV inverters over 200 kW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the implementation timeline for mandatory BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) compliance on certain solar inverters with capacities above 200 kW. The extension is applicable under the “Solar...

Power Ministry clarifies RGO compliance rules for new thermal projects

The Ministry of Power has issued a clarification on the Renewable Generation Obligation (RGO) policy, outlining how thermal power plants must integrate renewable energy (RE) into their operations. The directive, dated 6 August 2025, applies to coal...

MNRE revises ALMM rules for co-branded solar PV modules

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has updated its guidelines for listing co-branded solar photovoltaic (PV) modules under the Approved Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) Order, 2019. The amendments introduce expanded eligibility, longer...

CEA to issue revised draft on type test periodicity for power equipment

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has decided to withdraw its 2024 draft guidelines on the periodicity of type tests for major power equipment and is preparing to issue a fresh version for stakeholder feedback. The new draft is likely to be...

Adani Power receives LoI for 2,400 MW thermal project in Bihar

Adani Power Limited has secured a Letter of Intent from Bihar State Power Generation Company Limited to develop a 2,400 MW coal-based power project in Bhagalpur. The planned facility will feature three 800 MW ultra-supercritical units. It will be...

Gorakhpur nuclear project delayed due to soil issues and regulatory reviews

The first two units of the Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP), originally approved in 2014, are now expected to be completed by 2031–32, according to a statement by the Department of Atomic Energy in response to a Lok Sabha query on 6...

CleanMax raises Rs 400 crore in pre-IPO round

CleanMax has secured Rs 400 crore in pre-IPO funding from 360 One Asset Management. The capital will support promoter stake consolidation ahead of the company’s planned public listing. The stake was acquired from Augment Infrastructure and the Danish...

Juniper Green commissions 25 MW wind capacity in Gujarat

Juniper Green Energy has commissioned 25 MW of wind capacity at Dev Bhumi Dwarka, Gujarat. The plant is part of its 50 MW wind power project being developed through subsidiary Juniper Green Beam Private Limited. This milestone was reached nearly...

Tesla opens first supercharger station in India at Mumbai’s BKC

Tesla has launched its first supercharger station in India at One Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai. The facility is located on the P1 parking level of the commercial hub. The station features four direct current (DC) superchargers with a maximum...

GAIL and RVUNL to bundle gas and renewable power in Rajasthan

GAIL India Limited and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RVUNL) have signed a joint venture agreement to set up large-scale renewable energy projects and integrate them with existing gas-based power capacity in Rajasthan. The new joint...

Torrent Power announces Rs 500 billion investment

Torrent Power Limited has announced a capital investment plan of Rs 500 billion over the next three to four years. The funds will be used to expand its renewable energy portfolio and strengthen transmission and distribution networks. The company aims...

REC and PFC post Q1 results with record profits

REC Limited and Power Finance Corporation (PFC) have both posted significant profit growth for the first quarter of FY26. REC reported its highest-ever quarterly net profit of Rs 4,451 crore, marking a 29 per cent rise compared to the previous year...

Supreme Court orders states to clear Rs 1.5 lakh crore Discom dues

Electricity tariffs are likely to increase across India following a Supreme Court order directing all states and Union Territories to recover pending dues owed to power distribution companies over the next four years. These liabilities, known as...

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