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UK and Odisha partner to boost clean energy and net-zero goals

The UK Government and Odisha Energy Department are collaborating to accelerate Odisha’s transition to net zero.  The collaboration focuses on clean energy, industrial decarbonisation, and urban sustainability, with plans to add 10.9 GW of renewable...

India completes concept design of Bharat Small Modular Reactor

India has completed the concept design of the Bharat Small Modular Reactor (BSMR), moving it closer to deployment. Following approval, the reactor is expected to be constructed within 72 months. BSMRs are modified versions of India’s 200 MWe...

Power Grid approves Rs 3.41 billion for two transmission projects

The Committee of Directors (CoD) on investment of projects at Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has approved two major transmission projects, with a total investment of Rs 3.41 billion. The approval was granted on March 13, 2025. The...

Three new renewable energy deals signed for wind and solar projects

India’s renewable energy sector continues to expand with new agreements in wind and solar power. Datta Power Infra, Solarium Green Energy Limited, and Jubilant Infrastructure Limited have each secured deals to support clean energy deployment across...

Andhra Pradesh releases operational guidelines for Integrated Clean Energy Policy 2024

The Andhra Pradesh Energy Department has issued operational guidelines under the Integrated Clean Energy (ICE) Policy 2024, covering resource allocation, land allotment, grid connectivity, open access, banking facilities, and project migration.   To...

NTPC commissions 105 MW solar unit in Madhya Pradesh

NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) has fully commissioned the 105 MW Unit-1 of its solar power project in Madhya Pradesh.  The final 50 MW capacity under the project began commercial operations on March 13, 2025, completing the development of...

India commissions third 700 MW indigenous nuclear reactor in Rajasthan

India has taken another step towards energy security by commissioning Unit 7 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP-7) at Rawatbhata.  The 700 MW Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR), developed by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd...

JSW Neo Energy acquires Virya Infrapower for Rs 75.4 million

JSW Neo Energy Limited has completed the acquisition of a 100 per cent equity stake in Virya Infrapower Private Limited for an enterprise value of Rs 75.4 million.  The transaction, finalized on the same day as the signing of the share purchase...

Gensol Engineering to raise Rs 6 billion, aims for zero net-debt

Gensol Engineering Limited has approved fundraising of up to Rs 6 billion to strengthen its balance sheet and move towards a zero net-debt position. The company plans to raise Rs 4 billion through foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) and Rs 2...

REC to finance pumped storage projects in Kerala

REC Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Energy Management Centre (EMC), Government of Kerala, to finance pumped storage projects (PSPs) in the state over the next five years. The investment, estimated at Rs 183.6 billion...

Indian and Russian firms partner for advanced grid monitoring solutions

Sharika Enterprises Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Russia’s Engineering Center Energoservice (ENS) to bring advanced grid monitoring solutions to India.   Under the agreement, Sharika Enterprises has secured exclusive rights...

Salzer Electronics wins Rs 500 million smart meter order

Salzer Electronics Ltd has secured a Rs 500 million smart meter order from a leading advanced metering infrastructure service provider (AMISP) in India. This follows a Rs 50 million order last month from the same customer.  With a production capacity...

UPNEDA awards 980.3 MW solar contracts to 26 firms under PM-KUSUM

The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has issued Letters of Award (LoAs) to 26 firms for developing a total of 980.3 MW grid-connected solar power plants under the Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) model. These...

Swelect Energy and Waaree Renewable win solar contracts

Swelect Energy Systems Limited has won a contract to supply its high-efficiency TOPCon bi-facial solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for a 150 MW solar power project in India. The contract was awarded on March 12, 2025. In addition, the company has...

Four firms win bids for 1,200 MW wind-solar hybrid projects under NHPC’s Tranche-X

Four companies have secured contracts to develop a total of 1,200 MW of Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected wind-solar hybrid power projects under NHPC Limited’s Tranche-X bidding. These projects can be developed anywhere in India on a...

Jammu & Kashmir plans 50 MVA GIS substation

The Government of Jammu & Kashmir (GoJK) has proposed a 50 MVA, 220/33 kV gas-insulated substation (GIS) at Batkote in Pahalgam.  The project is expected to be implemented through a tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process as part of the...

Patratu thermal power project synchronizes first unit with grid

Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (PVUNL) achieved a major milestone on March 11, 2025, by synchronizing Unit 1 of the Patratu Thermal Power Project Phase I with the grid. On the same day, a dry run was completed for all units of the project...

THDC and REC sign MoUs for PSPs in Chhattisgarh and Kerala

India’s push for pumped storage projects (PSPs) gained momentum with two key agreements signed on March 11, 2025. THDC India Limited partnered with the Government of Chhattisgarh and Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company Limited (CSPGCL) to...

EAC recommends EC for Nabinagar Stage II and ToR for Thiruvallur project

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), in its latest meeting, has recommended environmental clearance (EC) for the 3×800 MW Nabinagar Coal-Based Thermal Power Project Stage II and...

NCT plans new transmission scheme to ease WR-NR corridor congestion

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT), in its most recent meeting, has planned a new transmission scheme to address high power flow on the Western Region-Northern Region (WR-NR) corridor. Representatives from Central Transmission Utility of...

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