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Grid stability concerns intensify at major ISTS renewable hubs

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) reviewed emerging grid stability issues at its 38th meeting, with GRID-India highlighting persistent and worsening challenges at India’s largest inter-state transmission system (ISTS) connected renewable...

Schneider Electric partners with TPWODL to digitise Odisha grid

Schneider Electric has entered into a partnership with TP Western Odisha Distribution Ltd (TPWODL), a Tata Power group company, to upgrade and digitize electricity distribution infrastructure across Western Odisha. Under the agreement, Schneider...

Enel unit initiates arbitration against Waaree over India asset deal

Enel Green Power Development S.R.L. has filed a Request for Arbitration against Waaree Energies Limited (WEL) at the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). London has been designated as the seat of...

Power Mech wins Rs 709.56 crore O&M contract for Tiroda plant

Power Mech Projects Limited (Power Mech) has secured an operations and maintenance contract valued at Rs 709.56 crore from Adani Infrastructure Management Services Limited (AIMSL) for the 5×660 MW thermal power plant at Tiroda in Maharashtra...

Bajel Projects wins EPC contract for 220 kV Kalwa–Kalyan line in Mumbai

Bajel Projects Limited has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from Tata Power Company Limited for the development of a 220 kV transmission line on monopoles for the Kalwa-Kalyan Pal Line project in Mumbai. The order...

Oriana Power incorporates three wholly owned subsidiaries

Oriana Power Limited has incorporated three wholly owned subsidiaries within two days. The newly incorporated entities are Brightera Solar Private Limited, Sunpeak Solutions Private Limited, and Prime Energy Solutions Private Limited. Brightera Solar...

ENGIE signs PPA with GUVNL for 280 MW/560 MWh BESS in Gujarat

ENGIE India has signed a Power Purchase Agreement for its first standalone battery energy storage system project in India, a 280 MW / 560 MWh facility with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. (GUVNL) as the offtaker. The project marks a notable step in...

Bajel Projects wins Rs 700 crore+ MSETCL substation EPC contract

Bajel Projects Limited has secured a contract from Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL) for the establishment of a 400/220 kV Air Insulated Switchgear (AIS) substation at Saswad in Pune district, along with associated...

Waaree Energies begins work on 10 GW solar ingot and wafer plant in Nagpur

Waaree Energies Limited has begun construction of a 10 GW integrated solar ingot and wafer manufacturing facility at Butibori in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The company stated that the project will be the largest solar ingot and wafer manufacturing complex...

Advait Greenergy inaugurates 30 MW electrolyser assembly facility

Advait Greenergy Private Limited (AGPL), a material subsidiary of Advait Energy Transitions Limited (formerly Advait Infratech Limited), inaugurated its Phase I, 30 MW Alkaline Electrolyser Assembly Facility on Thursday, marking the company’s entry...

Adani Power wins 1,600 MW long-term supply contract from MSEDCL

Adani Power Limited has received a Letter of Award from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) for the long-term supply of 1,600 MW of thermal power. The company disclosed the development to stock exchanges on Saturday...

India revises FDI rules for land-bordering countries, easing minority investment

India’s Union Cabinet has approved an amendment to Press Note 3 of 2020, which requires government approval for investments from countries sharing a land border with India. The revision introduces a 10% beneficial ownership threshold below which...

Power Ministry amends captive power rules with proportionate consumption framework

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has revised the regulatory framework for captive generating plants, introducing a proportionate consumption mechanism that limits how much electricity each co-owner in a multi-user plant can claim as captive.  The changes...

Non-fossil sources cross 52% of India’s installed power capacity

India’s total installed power capacity reached 524 GW at the end of February, according to official data, with non-fossil fuel sources exceeding 52% of the mix for the first time as solar additions outpaced other technologies. Data released by the...

NCLT approves Inox Green Energy’s power evacuation business demerger

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ahmedabad Bench, has approved the demerger of the Power Evacuation Business of Inox Green Energy Services Limited (IGESL) into Inox Renewable Solutions Limited (IRSL). The order was pronounced on March 13...

ACME Solar commissions BESS phases totalling 176 MW in Rajasthan

ACME Solar Holdings Limited has commissioned a 142.67 MW / 481.49 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Rajasthan through its subsidiaries. The project represents Phase 1 of a planned total BESS capacity of 585 MW / 2,011 MWh to be developed...

Orient Green Power promoter entities merged into SVL Limited

Orient Green Power Company Limited has informed stock exchanges that two promoter entities, Nivedana Power Private Limited (NPPL) and Syandana Energy Private Limited (SEPL), will be merged into SVL Limited following approval from the National Company...

Coal India subsidiary CMPDIL files RHP for IPO

Coal India Limited (CIL) has informed stock exchanges that Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL), its wholly owned subsidiary, filed a Red Herring Prospectus (RHP) dated March 12, 2026 with the Securities and Exchange Board of...

Mahindra Susten achieves financial closure for 300 MW Rajasthan hybrid project

Mahindra Susten Private Limited has achieved financial closure for its Hazel Hybren renewable energy project in Rajasthan. The project has a capacity of 300 MW alternating current (AC), equivalent to 420 MWp, with HDFC Bank Limited acting as the sole...

DGTR recommends five-year extension of duty on Malaysian solar glass

The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended extending countervailing duties (CVD) on solar glass imports from Malaysia for another five years, stating that Malaysian producers continue to receive government subsidies and that...

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