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Hitachi Energy wins Rs 6.47 billion 765 kV transformers order

Hitachi Energy India Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 6,470.27 million from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) for the supply of high-voltage transformers. The contract, awarded on June 10, 2025, covers the 765 kV Transformer...

Orient Green approves contract for 7 MW solar in Tamil Nadu

The Board of Directors of Orient Green Power Company Limited has approved an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Remon Solutions Private Limited. The contract covers 7 MW/9.8 MWp capacity under the first phase of its solar...

ACME commissions 75 MW solar in Bikaner

ACME Solar Holdings Limited has commissioned an additional 75 MW at its ACME Sikar Solar project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. This takes the project’s total commissioned capacity to 240 MW out of a planned 300 MW. The development raises ACME Solar’s...

CPCB issues draft solar waste guidelines under e-waste rules

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has released draft guidelines for handling and storing waste solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, panels, or cells. These fall under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, which took effect on April 1, 2023...

IREDA raises Rs 2,005 crore via QIP

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) has raised Rs 2,005.90 crore through a Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP). The capital was mobilised by issuing 12.15 crore equity shares at Rs 165.14 per share. This price includes a...

IndiGrid to acquire ReNew solar and transmission assets

IndiGrid has signed definitive agreements to acquire two operational infrastructure assets from ReNew Power in separate transactions. The combined enterprise value of the deals stands at approximately Rs 21.75 billion, including net working capital...

RSTL and Onix form JV for decentralised solar in Maharashtra

Rama Steel Tubes Ltd (RSTL) has entered a joint venture with Onix Renewable Ltd to establish 225 MW decentralised solar power projects across Maharashtra under the “Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana (MSKVY) 2.0”. The new entity, Onix IPP, will...

U-Solar commissions solar project in Karnataka, plans expansion

U-Solar Clean Energy Private Limited has commissioned a 20 MWp solar power plant under Phase-I at Ramasamundra village in Yadgir district, Karnataka. The company also plans to develop an additional 50 MW solar project at the same site as part of...

L&T secures transmission orders in India and Middle East

Larsen & Toubro’s Power Transmission & Distribution (PT&D) business has won grid infrastructure orders in both domestic and international markets. In India, L&T has been awarded a contract to construct 765kV and 400kV transmission...

PGCIL launches national network system project

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has cleared a Rs 131.68 crore project titled Establishment of State-of-the-Art National Unified Network Management System (N-UNMS). This will integrate all regional network management systems into a unified...

REC board approves Rs 1.55 trillion bond plan, to strike off Rajgarh III SPV

REC Ltd has announced two major decisions following its board meeting held on June 4, 2025. First, the company plans to raise to Rs 1.55 trillion through private placement of unsecured or secured non-convertible debentures or bonds. This fundraising...

Centre launches Rs 5400 crore VGF scheme for 30 GWh battery storage

The Ministry of Power has approved a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme to support 30 GWh of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) across India. Funded by the Power System Development Fund (PSDF), the scheme allocates Rs 5400 crore to help stabilise...

KEC International wins Rs 22.11 billion in new orders

KEC International Limited has secured new orders worth Rs 22.11 billion across its transmission and distribution (T&D), oil and gas pipelines, and cables segments. In the T&D business, the company received orders for 380 kV overhead...

MoP announces major reforms in storage and grid upgrades

Union Minister Shri Manohar Lal outlined key achievements and forward-looking reforms in the power sector during a press conference in New Delhi. Marking 11 years of sectoral transformation, the minister said India is now power sufficient and...

Centre clears 2,400 MW thermal power projects for Punjab

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has approved the establishment of three new 800 MW thermal power plants (TPPs) in Punjab. The decision was announced on June 6, 2025, following a meeting of northern power ministers. The expansion adds up to 2,400 MW of...

ISTS charges for hydro and battery storage projects waived till 2028

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has announced a full waiver of Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) charges for Hydro Pumped Storage Projects (PSP) and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), under specific conditions. According to the order issued on...

Ministry of Mines launches dashboard to track auctioned mineral blocks

The Ministry of Mines (MoM) has launched a mining dashboard, a centralised digital platform to monitor the operational status of auctioned mineral blocks and track statutory clearances nationwide. According to the ministry, the dashboard will improve...

REC gets CBDT nod to issue Rs 50 billion zero coupon bonds

REC Limited has received approval from the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Ministry of Finance, to issue zero coupon bonds worth Rs 50 billion. These bonds will have a tenure of ten years and six months. They will be issued at a deep discount...

Envision to supply WTGs to Purvah Green

Envision Energy signed a framework agreement with Purvah Green Power Private Limited, a step-down subsidiary of CESC Limited, on June 4, 2025. The agreement covers the supply of wind turbine generators (WTGs) for setting up 1,000 MW of wind power...

NHPC starts commercial ops for 53.57 MW solar in Bikaner

NHPC Limited began commercial operations of 53.57 MW on June 7, 2025, under its 1,000 MW grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) power project in Bikaner, Rajasthan.  The commissioned capacity is part of a 300 MW plant being developed by Tata Power...

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