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Centre issues revised RCO targets under Energy Conservation Act

The Ministry of Power has circulated a revised draft notification specifying Renewable Consumption Obligation (RCO) requirements under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. Issued on 5 August 2025, the draft is open for stakeholder feedback until 19...

MNRE clarifies prototype wind turbine guideline for NIWE approvals

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) issued a clarification on 6 August 2025 regarding its revised guidelines for prototype wind turbine installations. The clarification pertains to clause 1(ii)(e) of the guidelines released on 12 June...

Gentari signs PPA with AWS for Karur wind project

Gentari and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to supply approximately 300,000 MWh of renewable energy annually from a utility-scale wind project targeted to begin operations in mid-2027. The deal follows a...

Siemens Energy Q3 profit rises 80%, announces expansion at Aurangabad

Siemens Energy India reported an 80% year-on-year increase in net profit to Rs 263 crore for the quarter ended June 2025. Revenue from operations rose 20% to Rs 1,785 crore during the same period. New orders nearly doubled, rising 94% year-on-year to...

Adani Energy forms subsidiary for Vasai-Virar electricity operations

Adani Energy Solutions Limited has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Adani Electricity Vasai-Virar Limited, to undertake electricity generation, transmission, and distribution activities. The development was disclosed in a regulatory filing to...

Goa government rules out nuclear power plans, focuses on renewables

Goa Power Minister Ramakrishna Dhavalikar has told the legislative assembly that the state government has no plans to set up a nuclear power facility.   “There is no proposal to establish a nuclear power plant. Hence, consultations with stakeholders...

Standing Linkage Committee recommends coal linkage for 660 MW Ennore plant

The Standing Linkage Committee (Long-Term) for the power sector has recommended earmarking coal linkage for the 660 MW Ennore Thermal Power Station (ETPS) expansion project in Chennai, under the revised Shakti Policy 2025. The recommendation follows...

Krishanveer Forge awards 1 MWp captive solar project to Hysolwin

Krishanveer Forge has issued a work order to Hysolwin Green Power Solutions LLP for setting up a 1.0 MWp (DC) solar power plant using single-axis tracking technology.  The plant will operate under a captive open access model and will be located in...

Power Ministry issues Draft Notification Energy Conservation (Compliance Enforcement) Rules 2025

The Ministry of Power has published draft rules to implement a compliance mechanism under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. Released on 5 August 2025, the Energy Conservation (Compliance Enforcement) Rules, 2025 outline enforcement roles, penalties...

Vikram Solar to supply 250 MW PV modules to Bondada Group

Vikram Solar has received a module supply order from Bondada Group for a 250 MW solar project in Maharashtra. The company will deliver its high-efficiency n-type solar modules under the agreement. Deliveries are expected to begin in the financial...

L&T to build 116 MW solar and 241 MWh battery storage project in Bihar

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has received an engineering, procurement, and construction contract for a renewable energy project in Bihar. The order involves developing a 116 MW solar power plant paired with a 241 MWh battery energy storage system at...

NTPC unit wins green ammonia bid, adds 75 MW solar capacity

NTPC Green Energy Limited has reported two updates through regulatory disclosures. Its subsidiary secured a green ammonia supply contract, while a group firm brought 75 MW of solar power online. NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NREL) won a tender for...

MNRE revises pilot scheme for innovative green hydrogen projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued updated guidelines for its pilot initiative to advance the use of innovative technologies in Green Hydrogen production and application.  The revised framework focuses on demonstrating new...

Centre prepares rules for private sector entry into nuclear power projects

The Indian government is working on a legal framework to enable private participation in nuclear power generation. Opening the sector to private companies would require amendments to key legislations, including the Atomic Energy Act and the Civil...

Power Ministry amends VGF scheme rules for battery storage projects

The Ministry of Power has revised its operational guidelines for the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme to support battery energy storage systems (BESS) through the Power System Development Fund (PSDF). As per the notification, Clause 3.6 has been...

SC: Power regulators cannot probe franchisees under Section 128 of Electricity Act

The Supreme Court has held that electricity regulators cannot directly investigate power distribution franchisees under Section 128 of the Electricity Act, 2003. It clarified that such franchisees fall outside the direct jurisdiction of regulatory...

Suzlon secures 381 MW wind order from Zelestra for FDRE project

Suzlon Energy Limited has received a 381 MW wind energy order from Zelestra India for its first Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) project. The contract involves the installation of 127 wind turbine generators (WTGs) of the S144 model...

Adani Energy forms three new subsidiaries for Maharashtra expansion

Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL) has established three wholly-owned subsidiaries to support its expansion in Maharashtra’s electricity distribution sector. The entities were registered with the Registrar of Companies, Gujarat, on 4 August 2025...

NTPC, Tata Power, Opera win bids in NHPC’s 125 MW BESS tender in Kerala

NHPC Limited has announced the winning bidders for its 125 MW/500 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) tender in Kerala under Tranche I, issued in January 2025. NTPC Green Energy emerged as the largest awardee, securing two contracts:...

JSW acquires KWIPL, commissions first unit of Kutehr hydro project

JSW Energy Limited, as per its recent announcements, has acquired a 51 per cent stake in KSK Water Infrastructures Private Limited (KWIPL) and commissioned the first unit of its 240 MW Kutehr hydroelectric project in Himachal Pradesh. The KWIPL...

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