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Adani Green crosses 15,000 MW renewable milestone

Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has reached a major milestone, surpassing 15,000 MW of operational renewable energy capacity. The company now operates 15,539.9 MW, making it the fastest and largest capacity addition in India’s renewable sector to date...

NTPC REL begins full commercial operation of 325 MW solar project in MP

NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has begun commercial operations of 120 MW under Phase-III of the 220 MW Unit-2 solar project. This phase went live on June 29, 2025. With this, NTPC REL has fully commissioned...

MCL to invest Rs 649 billion in clean and thermal energy

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) is scaling up its presence in Odisha’s energy sector with a major investment plan of Rs 649 billion. The company aims to diversify beyond coal and enter both renewable and thermal power segments. At the core of...

NHPC and IOCL sign MoU to form JV for renewable energy projects

NHPC Limited and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop renewable energy projects across India. The agreement was formalised on June 27, 2025. The two public sector undertakings will...

NTPC commissions 142 MW solar and 146 MW hybrid capacity in Gujarat’s Khavda

NTPC Limited has commissioned 142.22 MW of solar capacity under its 300 MW solar allocation at the 450 MW Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Project in Khavda, Gujarat. The milestone was achieved on June 28...

NLC India secures 450 MW hybrid project under NTPC tender

NLC India Limited has received a Letter of Award (LoA) to set up 450 megawatts (MW) of Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected wind-solar hybrid projects in Rajasthan and Gujarat. The award was issued on June 27, 2025, under NTPC Limited’s...

NTPC commissions Unit 3 of Barh Stage-I

NTPC Limited has commenced operations of Unit 3 (660 MW) of the Barh Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-I (3×660 MW), located in Bihar. With this, NTPC’s total installed and commercial capacity has increased to 82,080 MW. In a related development...

Cummins India launches modular BESS for renewable integration

Cummins India Limited has launched its Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) as part of its push towards sustainable power solutions.  The BESS units come in modular 10 ft and 20 ft containers with capacities ranging from 200 kilowatt-hours (kWh) to...

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...

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