The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has updated the approved list of models and manufacturers (ALMM), making it easier for low-wattage solar modules used in off-grid applications to qualify. The change applies to category-III off-grid...
Solex Energy Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 4,514.09 million from KPI Green Energy Limited. The contract involves the supply of N-Type TOPCon Glass-to-Glass (G12R) solar photovoltaic (PV) modules with a rated capacity of 615 Wp. These...
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has issued Letters of Award (LoAs) to Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL) and Integrum Energy Infrastructure Limited for setting up a total of 100 MW captive wind power capacity. Suzlon will develop a 50 MW wind...
Adani Power Limited (APL) has secured a contract to supply 1,500 MW of thermal power to Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL). The supply will come from the upcoming Mirzapur Thermal Power Project in Uttar Pradesh. UPPCL had invited bids...
Seshasayee Paper and Boards will source 39 MW of renewable energy from a wind-solar hybrid project being developed by Ganeko Solar in Tamil Nadu. The project will include 33 MW of solar and 6 MW of wind capacity. The hybrid facility will be developed...
NLC India Limited (NLCIL) and Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the sourcing and development of critical minerals and rare earth elements (REE). The agreement was formalized on May 6...
ReNew Energy Global has secured an investment of Rs 8.7 billion from British International Investment (BII) in its subsidiary, ReNew Photovoltaics. This is BII’s first investment in India’s solar manufacturing sector and involves the acquisition of...
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the revised SHAKTI (Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala Transparently in India) policy to streamline coal allocation for thermal power plants across central, state, and private...
Refex Green Power Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Refex Industries Limited, has incorporated three new step-down subsidiaries to develop municipal solid waste-based bio-compressed natural gas (CBG) plants. The new entities are Refex CBG SPV...
Hero Future Energies (HFE) has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for setting up 270 MW of Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected solar power projects. The project will also...
NLC India Renewables Limited (NIRL), a subsidiary of NLC India Limited, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) for an 810 MW solar power project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The agreement was...
Senvion India Private Limited has secured a contract from Powerica Limited to supply 17 wind turbine generators (WTGs) for a 50 MW wind power project in Gujarat. The order includes M130 WTGs with a Hybrid Lattice Tubular (HLT) tower, each with a...
PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) has invited Request for Proposal (RfP) bids to select a transmission service provider (TSP) for a key power transmission project in Andhra Pradesh. The bidding will follow a tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route...
Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Limited (JKSPDC) has reported physical progress across four major hydroelectric projects (HEPs) in the region. The Pakal Dul HEP has reached 66 percent physical progress. Located on the...
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has granted final approval for the Upper Indravati Pumped Storage Project in Odisha. The 600 MW (4×150 MW) project will be developed by Odisha Hydro Power Corporation Limited (OHPC) at Mukhiguda village in...
The Cabinet of Assam has approved the release of Rs 2.44 billion for land acquisition to upgrade the 220 kV grid substation of Assam Electricity Grid Corporation Limited (AEGCL) at Sarusajai in Guwahati. This move is part of Assam’s effort to...
The Centre for Earth Sciences and Himalayan Studies (CESHS) has drilled a geothermal production well in Dirang. The project will be implemented in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. Dirang is located in a medium-to-high enthalpy geothermal...
Crescentia Technology Private Limited, the special purpose vehicle (SPV) of Bhagyanagar India Limited, has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) for setting up 65.7 MW...
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) is planning to develop a 300 MW wind-solar hybrid power project with an energy storage system (ESS) in India. The project is estimated to cost Rs 15 billion. RVNL is exploring potential locations for the project in...
Ganeko Solar Private Limited (GSPL), a subsidiary of Zelestra Energy, has entered into several key agreements with Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited (SPB) to set up a 28 MW/39 MWp wind-solar hybrid power project in Tamil Nadu. The agreements...