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NTPC Green Energy forms JV with UPRVUNL

NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL), a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has partnered with Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL) to create a joint venture (JV) for renewable energy parks and projects.  NGEL holds a 51% stake, subscribing...

Waaree Energies begins trial production at 5.4 GW solar cell plant in Gujarat

Waaree Energies Limited has initiated trial production at its 5.4 GW solar cell manufacturing plant in Chikhli, Gujarat.  The facility is a key part of Waaree’s strategy for backward integration in the solar energy sector. By focusing on indigenous...

Suzuki partners with NDDB for biogas venture

Suzuki Motor Corporation, through its subsidiary Suzuki R&D Center India (SRDI), has partnered with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to invest in its biogas arm, NDDB Mirda.  Suzuki will acquire a 26% equity stake, with NDDB retaining...

Himachal Pradesh installs 2 MW solar power plant in Kaza

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu announced the installation of a 2 MW solar power plant in Kaza, Lahaul-Spiti district, to enhance power supply in the remote region.  The plant will be fully operational soon, with the addition of a 1...

Telangana to add 20,000 MW renewable energy capacity by 2030

Telangana aims to add 20,000 MW to its existing renewable energy generation and storage capacity by 2030, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka announced.  The state will focus on Standalone Renewable Energy Projects, floating solar, Waste to...

100 per cent renewable energy generation in Andaman-Nicobar and Lakshadweep: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, chaired the 7th meeting of the Island Development Agency (IDA) in New Delhi.  The meeting focused on the progress of development initiatives in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and...

FAME Scheme: Rs 88.44 billion spent on electric vehicle incentives

The Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME-India) Scheme, launched to promote electric mobility, has spent Rs 88.44 billion as of October 31, 2024.  This includes Rs 65.77 billion in subsidies, Rs 22.44...

Waaree Energies explores land for solar manufacturing unit in Nagpur

Waaree Energies Limited (WEL), India’s largest solar PV module manufacturer, is exploring a 500-acre land acquisition in Nagpur for a proposed Rs 80 billion investment in a solar cell and panel manufacturing unit.  The company recently...

PGCIL wins two ISTS projects in Gujarat and Karnataka

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) received the Letter of Intent (LoI) for two Interstate Transmission System (ISTS) projects under the Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) route on January 6, 2025.  These projects are on a Build...

IEX records monthly electricity traded volume of 11,132 MU

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) set a new record in December 2024, trading 11,132 MU of electricity, marking a 29% year-on-year increase. The exchange also saw a 58% rise in renewable energy certificates (RECs), with 1.7 million RECs traded. For the...

Sterlite Grid 32 refinances Mumbai Urja Transmission Project

Sterlite Grid 32 Ltd (SGL32) has refinanced its Mumbai Urja Transmission Limited (MUML) project through listed non-convertible debentures (NCDs), its first NCD issuance since its joint venture with GIC of Singapore.  The NCDs are rated AA+ stable by...

Sasan Power repays USD 150 million to IIFCL

Sasan Power Limited, a subsidiary of Reliance Power, has repaid USD 150 million to India Infrastructure Finance (UK) Company Limited (IIFCL), improving its debt coverage metrics, liquidity, and credit rating. Sasan Power operates the 3,960 MW...

Sahaj Solar secures Rs 364.2 million solarisation project in Tripura

Sahaj Solar has won a contract from the Tripura Renewable Energy Development Agency (TREDA) to solarise 2 HP grid-connected agricultural pumps under the PM-KUSUM scheme’s Component C. The project involves designing, surveying, manufacturing...

Andhra Pradesh approves renewable projects worth Rs 27.23 billion

The Andhra Pradesh government has approved renewable energy projects totalling Rs 27.23 billion.  Key initiatives include a 1 million tonne per annum green ammonia facility in Kakinada by AM Green Ammonia (India) Private Limited, to promote...

REC disburses Rs 546.92 billion in Q3 FY25

REC Limited disbursed Rs 546.92 billion in loans during Q3 FY25, marking a 17.98% year-on-year increase. Renewable energy loan disbursements grew by 58.09% to Rs 63.14 billion. For the first nine months of FY25, REC disbursed Rs 1,456.47 billion, a...

O2 Power wins 200 MW in SECI’s auction for renewable energy supply

Altra Xergi Power, a subsidiary of O2 Power, secured 200 MW in SECI’s auction for 8,000 MWh (2,000 MW x 4 hours) of peak renewable energy supply from ISTS-connected projects under tariff-based competitive bidding (FDRE-VI). The winning tariff...

Bharti Airtel invests in 50 MW wind-solar hybrid project in Rajasthan

Bharti Airtel has acquired a 26% stake in a special purpose vehicle of AMPIN Energy Transition to develop a 50 MW wind-solar hybrid power project in Barmer, Rajasthan.  The Rs 378.9 million investment will enable Airtel to source green energy in a...

SJVN and Bihar to develop 1,000 MW pumped storage project

SJVN Limited and the Government of Bihar (GoB) signed an MoU on December 31, 2024, to develop the 1,000 MW Hathidah-Durgawati Pumped Storage Project and other similar projects in Bihar.  The 1,000 MW (4×250 MW) Hathidah-Durgawati project will be...

CRI Pumps to supply 25,000 solar pumps to Maharashtra

CRI Pumps has been empanelled by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to supply 25,000 solar pumping systems under the Magel Tyala Saur Krushi Pump (MTSKP) scheme.  Valued at Rs 7.54 billion, this initiative aims to promote...

IRFC partners with REMC to finance renewable energy projects

Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Renewable Energy Management Centre (REMC) to finance renewable energy projects supplying power to Indian Railways. The partnership aims to support...

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