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JSW Energy commissions 250 MW renewable capacity

JSW Energy Limited has commissioned around 250 MW of renewable energy capacity since April 2026, taking its total installed generation capacity to 13.7 GW. The newly added capacity includes 130 MW of wind power, 69.4 MW of solar power, and 50 MW from...

Adani Power incorporates new power trading subsidiary

Adani Power Limited has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Integrated Power Supply Limited (IPSL), on May 14, 2026. The company received the certificate of incorporation on May 16, 2026, according to its stock exchange filing. IPSL has been...

PFC and REC boards approve merger proposal for presidential clearance

REC Limited and Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) have announced that their respective Boards of Directors have approved the proposal for the merger of REC into PFC, subject to the approval of the Hon’ble President of India in accordance with...

Pace Digitek wins Rs 7,099 million BESS contract from NLC India

Pace Digitek Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 7,099.19 million (including GST) from NLC India Renewables Limited (NIRL) for a 250 MW / 500 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Tamil Nadu. The scope of work includes design...

Skipper secures Rs 1,265 crore T&D orders

Skipper Limited has announced the receipt of new orders worth Rs 1,265 crore for domestic and international transmission and distribution (T&D) projects. The orders include 765 kV and 400 kV transmission line projects awarded by a reputed...

Waaree Energies completes acquisition of Waaree Semicon

Waaree Energies Limited has completed the acquisition of a 100% equity stake in Waaree Semicon Private Limited (WSPL) through its wholly owned subsidiary, Waaree Power Private Limited (WPPL). The transaction was completed for a total consideration of...

Bajaj Electricals appoints Ashween Anand as CFO

Bajaj Electricals Limited has appointed Ashween Anand as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective May 16, 2026. In her new role, Anand will lead the company’s finance function and oversee financial strategy, capital allocation, governance...

KPI Green Energy appoints Rajesh Shrivastava as Whole-Time Director

KPI Green Energy Limited has appointed Rajesh Shrivastava as Additional Director and Whole-Time Director and proposed the re-appointment of Venu Birappa as Independent Director for a second term, subject to shareholder approval. The decisions were...

Power Grid elevates three executives to Executive Director roles

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has announced the promotion of three Chief General Managers to the position of Executive Director (ED), classified as Senior Management Personnel one level below the Board of Directors, with effect...

NHPC appoints Diwakar Nath Misra as Government Nominee Director

NHPC Limited has appointed Shri Diwakar Nath Misra as Government Nominee Director on its Board with effect from May 14, 2026. The appointment follows an order issued by the Ministry of Power (MoP) dated May 14, 2026. Shri Misra replaces Shri Mohammad...

Jyoti Structures signs Sri Lanka transmission JV with Hayleys Fentons

Jyoti Structures Limited has entered into a contract agreement with National Transmission Network Service Provider (Private) Limited (NTNSP) under the Mullikulam Wind Power Transmission Project in Sri Lanka, the company announced. The project is...

NTPC declares commercial operation of 62.5 MW Rajasthan solar capacity

NTPC Limited has commissioned two solar project tranches in Rajasthan with a combined capacity of 62.5 MW, according to a stock exchange filing. Both projects are held by step-down subsidiaries of ONGC NTPC Green Private Limited, a joint venture in...

Atlanta Electricals debarred by Bihar utility; disputes test findings

Atlanta Electricals Limited has received a debarment order from South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited (SBPDCL), restricting the company from participating in its tenders for a period of two years, according to a stock exchange filing. The...

CEA proposes phased increase in DISCOM fixed charges

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released a report titled “Rationalising Consumer Fixed Charge to Reflect Fixed Cost of DISCOM,” proposing a national framework to restructure retail electricity tariffs and gradually increase the share of...

Fujiyama commissions 2,000 MW solar panel line at Ratlam plant

Fujiyama Power Systems Limited, a rooftop solar solutions provider, announced on May 14, 2026, the commissioning of its 2,000 MW solar panel manufacturing line at its Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh facility, alongside its audited annual and limited-reviewed...

Non-fossil sources account for 53.6% of India’s installed power capacity

India’s total installed power generation capacity reached 537,264 MW as of April 30, 2026, according to the latest data released by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). Non-fossil fuel-based sources, including renewable energy and nuclear power...

Cabinet approves Rs 37,500 crore coal gasification scheme

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects with a financial outlay of Rs 37,500 crore. The scheme aims to accelerate India’s coal and lignite...

CCI approves Adani Power acquisition of GVK Energy

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of 100% share capital and control of GVK Energy Limited by Adani Power Limited under the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) framework of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy...

HPERC proposes revised RE tariff norms and biomass definitions

Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPERC) has issued draft amendments to the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Promotion of Generation from Renewable Energy Sources and Terms and Conditions for Tariff Determination)...

GERC issues draft BESS regulations for Gujarat

Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has released the draft Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Grid Interactive Battery Energy Storage System) Regulations, 2026, proposing a detailed regulatory framework for deployment, operation...

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Hitachi Energy India to invest Rs 2,000 crore in Gujarat transformer plant

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JSW Energy commissions 150 MW Tidong hydro project

JSW Energy Limited, through its wholly owned subsidiary JSW Neo Energy Limited, has commissioned the...

RECPDCL transfers Jalna transmission SPV to MSETCL

REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Limited...

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Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has been declared the successful bidder for...

ACME Solar commissions additional BESS capacity in Rajasthan

ACME Solar Holdings Limited (ASHL), through its wholly owned subsidiary ACME Sun Power Private...

Prozeal wins Rs 2,000 crore ONGC wind power contract

Prozeal Green Energy Limited has received a Notification of Award (NOA) from Oil and Natural Gas...

NTPC commissions additional 50 MW solar capacity in Rajasthan

NTPC Limited has declared commercial operation of an additional 50 MW solar capacity under a larger...

India yet to commission offshore wind despite 70 GW potential

India has yet to commission any offshore wind capacity despite an estimated 70 GW of technical...

China builds first integrated offshore solar, hydrogen and storage system

A coastal energy project combining 400 MW of offshore solar generation with on-site hydrogen...