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Serentica selects SANY for 336 MW wind project in Karnataka

Serentica Renewables has selected SANY Renewable to supply wind turbine generators (WTGs) for a 336 MW wind power project in Karnataka. Each turbine will have a rated capacity of 4 MW. Deliveries are scheduled to begin by December 2025. The project...

MNRE sets new compliance rules for rooftop solar inverters

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued draft guidelines for inverter communication systems under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana.  All inverter communication devices must now transmit data only to government-owned servers...

L&T to build India’s largest green hydrogen plant at IOCL’s Panipat Refinery

L&T Energy GreenTech Ltd (LTEG), a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), will develop India’s largest green hydrogen plant at Indian Oil Corporation Ltd’s (IOCL) Panipat Refinery in Haryana. According to a company statement, the plant will...

Torrent Power outlines Rs 500 bn investment in renewables and grid infrastructure

Torrent Power plans to invest Rs 50,000 crore over the next three to four years to increase its renewable energy (RE) capacity to 10 GW by 2030, up from 1.75 GW currently. The capex will be divided across three segments. Around Rs 20,000 crore will...

Adani promoters raise stake in AGEL through warrant conversion

Ardour Investment Holding, a promoter entity of the Adani Group, has increased its stake in Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) to 62.5 per cent following the conversion of share warrants into equity.   The warrants were originally issued in January...

India’s first indigenous geothermal power plant to be built in Arunachal

India’s first fully indigenous geothermal power project will be developed in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, as reported by Moneycontrol. The 50-kilowatt plant will operate at a relatively low temperature of 68 degrees Celsius, making it a technological...

Chandigarh races ahead in solar push with new 4 MWp floating plant

The Chandigarh Administration is expanding its use of floating solar energy with a new 4 MWp plant at the Sector 39 waterworks, as reported by The Tribune.   Chandigarh had earlier commissioned the region’s largest floating solar project, a 2.5 MWp...

Centre explores battery storage for thermal power to offset renewable volatility

The power ministry is examining the use of battery energy storage systems (BESS) for thermal power plants, according to two government officials cited by Moneycontrol. This will address rising operational costs caused by frequent ramping down of...

DPE approves leaner board structure for THDC and NEEPCO

The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has approved a restructuring plan for the boards of NTPC subsidiaries THDC India Ltd (THDCIL) and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO), according to a communication reviewed by Mint. The...

NTPC REL signs MoU with GEDA for 300 MW RE projects

NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Goa Energy Development Agency to develop solar and hybrid power projects in the state. The projects are expected to have a combined capacity of at least...

Tata Power’s Mundra plant shut since July 1 amid tariff uncertainty

All five units of Tata Power’s Mundra power plant have remained shut since July 1 due to maintenance, according to CNBC. The shutdown coincides with the Ministry of Power’s decision not to extend Section 11 of the Electricity Act, which had...

Kerala rooftop solar users demand withdrawal of 2025 draft regulations

The Kerala Domestic Solar Prosumers Community (KDSPC) has called for a complete withdrawal of the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (KSERC) Draft Renewable Energy Regulations 2025. As reported by The Hindu Business Line, the group has...

Patel Engineering wins Rs 240 crore NHPC contract for Teesta-V hydro project

Patel Engineering Ltd. has secured a Rs 239.98 crore contract from NHPC Ltd. for civil and hydro-mechanical works at the Teesta-V Power Station in Sikkim, as reported in a company release dated July 18, 2025. The contract covers the modification of...

Maharashtra to cut industrial power tariffs to Rs 7.38/unit under revised policy

Maharashtra is set to offer the lowest industrial electricity tariff in the country, with rates expected to fall to Rs 7.38 per unit under a revised power policy. As reported by The Times of India, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced during a...

HPDCAPL earns carbon credits for 3 MW hydro project in Tawang

The Hydro Power Development Corporation of Arunachal Pradesh Limited (HPDCAPL) has secured carbon credits for its 3 MW small hydro project in Zemithang, Tawang district. As reported by The Economic Times, the project has earned 16,326 tonnes of...

Tamil Nadu weighs PPP route to revive Rs 54.2 billion Ennore expansion

Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation (TNPGCL) is considering a range of development models, including public-private partnerships (PPP), to restart the delayed 660 MW expansion of the Ennore Thermal Power Station.  The Rs 54.21 billion...

Wind sector seeks phased localisation to avoid supply shocks

India’s wind energy sector has called for a gradual localisation plan for turbine components, citing the risk of supply disruptions and cost escalations. The industry is responding to a recent directive from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy...

Reliance sees mixed Q1 in energy segments amid price volatility

Reliance Industries recorded a mixed financial performance in the first quarter of FY26. Its Oil-to-Chemicals (O2C) segment posted a 10.8 per cent year-on-year increase in EBITDA, supported by stronger fuel retail margins and higher transportation...

Petrol pumps to become clean energy and service hubs, says petroleum minister

Fuel stations in India are expected to play a more active role in the power sector, as the government urges petroleum dealers to integrate clean energy solutions. Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri called on the country’s 70,000-plus fuel...

Coal Ministry outlines incentives, sustainability and restoration drive for coal sector

The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has launched a suite of measures to modernise the coal industry, reduce import reliance and restore mined lands, reported the Press Information Bureau (PIB). Union Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy provided details in a written...

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