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ReNew secures Rs 8.7 billion from BII for solar cell manufacturing

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...

Cabinet approves revised SHAKTI policy

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 sets up three CBG SPVs for waste-to-gas projects

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 signs PPA with SECI for 270 MW solar project with storage

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 signs PPA for 810 MW solar power project in Rajasthan

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 to supply 52.7 MW wind turbines to Powerica for Gujarat project

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...

PFCCL invites bids for Kurnool-IV REZ Phase-II transmission project

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...

Four hydropower projects in J&K report progress amid India-Pak tension

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...

CEA clears Upper Indravati pumped storage project in Odisha

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...

Assam Cabinet approves for grid upgrade and new thermal policy

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...

CESHS drills Northeast India’s first geothermal production well in Dirang

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 signs PPA for 65.7 MW solar project

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...

RVNL plans 300 MW wind-solar hybrid project with energy storage

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 signs agreements for 28 MW hybrid project in Tamil Nadu

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...

NTPC commissions full 150 MW solar project in Gujarat

NTPC Renewable Energy Limited has commenced commercial operations of the final 60 MW at Limbdi, Gujarat, under the 150 MW Gujarat Solar PV Project – Phase XII. With this, the full capacity of the project is now operational. The project, awarded under...

Coal India signs MoU with UPRVUNL for 500 MW solar projects in UP

Coal India Limited (CIL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL) on May 5, 2025, to set up 500 MW of solar power projects in Uttar Pradesh. The MoU also provides for future...

Serentica signs 75 MW hybrid power deal with Inox Airproducts

Serentica Renewables India Private Limited (SRIPL) has signed a power supply and consumption agreement (PSCA) with Inox Airproducts Private Limited for 75 MW of wind-solar hybrid power. The agreement was formalised on May 5, 2025. Under the deal...

IRCON secures Rs 4.58 billion contract for Tato-I hydropower project

IRCON International Limited has won the Rs 4,581.44 million contract for Package I of the 186 MW Tato-I Hydro Electric Project. The award was made on May 2, 2025, following a tender process initiated by North Eastern Electric Power Corporation...

REC PDCL invites bids for two 400 kV substations in Karnataka

REC Power Distribution Company Limited (REC PDCL) has launched a bidding process to select transmission service providers (TSPs) for two major transmission projects in Karnataka. The bids were invited on April 30, 2025, through tariff-based...

Amplus Solar rebrands as Gentari

Amplus Solar has rebranded as Gentari, marking a major step in its clean energy journey in India. This change reflects a unified brand identity and the consolidation of Gentari’s renewable energy business in the country. Gentari, a clean energy...

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