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Premier Energies starts 1.2 GW TOPCon solar cell line in Telangana

Premier Energies Limited has launched a new 1.2 GW tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell manufacturing line at its facility in Telangana. With this move, the company becomes one of the first in India to operationalise TOPCon technology...

Hitachi Energy to supply 30 high-voltage transformers to Powergrid

Hitachi Energy India Limited, on 26 June 2025, won a contract from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) to supply 30 units of 765 kV, 500 MVA single-phase transformers.   The 765 kV transformers will be manufactured at Hitachi Energy’s...

Power Ministry launches task force to build India Energy Stack

The Ministry of Power has launched a dedicated task force to design the India Energy Stack (IES), a new digital public infrastructure aimed at transforming the power sector.  Announced by Hon’ble Power Minister Shri Manohar Lal Khattar, the...

CEA launches electrical safety handbook

On 26 June 2025, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), under the Ministry of Power, observed Electrical Safety Day in New Delhi with a clear message: safety must go hand in hand with innovation. The theme, Smart Energy, Safe Nation, underlined the...

India opens 5 GWh BESS plant in Bengaluru

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Shri Pralhad Joshi, inaugurated a 5 GWh Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) manufacturing facility in Bidadi Industrial Area, Bengaluru. The fully automated plant, developed by PACE Digitek, is among the...

Centre approves Rs 417 crore electronics cluster in Uttar Pradesh

The Government of India has approved a Rs 417 crore Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC 2.0) at Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.   The cluster will be developed by the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) over 200 acres...

NISE launches renewable energy start-up incubation programme

On June 27, 2025, the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), in partnership with the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) and AIC IIT Delhi, launched a Call for Proposals to support start-ups in the renewable energy sector. The...

MNRE revises Waste to Energy guidelines to ease project execution

On June 27, 2025, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) issued new guidelines under its Waste to Energy (WTE) Scheme, simplifying the process for projects converting waste into biogas, BioCNG, syngas, or power. These revisions update the...

MNRE eases rules under Biomass Programme

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has revised guidelines under the Biomass Programme, part of the National Bioenergy Programme (Phase-I) for FY 2021–22 to 2025–26. Announced on June 27, 2025, the changes aim to reduce compliance burden...

ACEN–UPC JV begins work on 540 MW solar and wind projects

The joint venture of ACEN and UPC Renewables has commenced construction of two large-scale renewable energy projects in India. The work began on June 25, 2025, and includes a 420 MW solar power project in Rajasthan and a 120 MW wind power project in...

SGEL commissions 80.77 MW solar under CPSU scheme in Bikaner

SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SJVN Limited, has started commercial operations for 80.77 MW capacity under Phase-II of its 1,000 MW solar project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. With this, a total of 400.77 MW has now been...

Power Mech wins 13.66 MW solar contracts in Bihar

Power Mech Projects Limited has secured contracts to develop a total of 13.66 MW of grid-connected distributed solar power projects in Bihar. The award was announced on June 26, 2025, by the Bihar State Power Generation Company Limited (BSPGCL). The...

Om Infra wins Rs 1,998.4 mn contract for Dibang hydropower project

Om Infra Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 1,998.4 million for hydro-mechanical works in the Dibang Multi Purpose Project. The award was finalised on June 25, 2025, following bids invited by NHPC Limited in April 2024. The contract has two...

Bondada Engineering sets up GreenBond RE Park to expand in renewables

Bondada Engineering Limited has incorporated a new wholly owned subsidiary, GreenBond RE Park Private Limited, to strengthen its presence in the renewable energy sector. The new entity was registered on June 24, 2025, with the Ministry of Corporate...

NSE likely to waive transaction charges on electricity futures contracts

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is likely to waive transaction charges on electricity futures contracts until December 31, 2025.  The move is expected to promote participation in the newly launched electricity derivatives segment, according to...

Aseem Infrastructure secures $80 million green loan from DBS Bank

Aseem Infrastructure Finance Limited (AIFL) has raised its first external commercial borrowing and green loan worth $80 million from DBS Bank Limited. The funds will be used to support renewable energy projects across India. DBS Bank acted as the...

THDC to supply 184 MW power to Gujarat from Tehri pumped storage

THDC India Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and a power purchase agreement with the Government of Gujarat and Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL). The deal covers the supply of 184.08 MW of clean power from the Tehri pumped...

Toyota Kirloskar and Ohmium to develop green hydrogen solutions in India

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (TKM) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ohmium International to explore green hydrogen development opportunities in India.   As part of the collaboration, the two companies will work to...

Fibe launches solar loan solution for middle-income homes in small cities

Fibe has launched a new rooftop solar financing solution aimed at middle-income households, especially in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. The digital lending platform is offering collateral-free loans of up to Rs 500,000 for residential rooftop solar...

JSW signs PPA with NHPC for 300 MW hybrid project

Energizent Power Private Limited, a step-down subsidiary of JSW Energy Limited, signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with NHPC Limited on June 25, 2025. The agreement covers a 300 MW wind-solar hybrid power project to be developed in...

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