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India imposes anti-dumping duty on solar glass imports from China and Vietnam

India’s Ministry of Finance has imposed an anti-dumping duty on solar glass imports from China and Vietnam to protect the domestic solar glass industry from unfair pricing.  The duty on Chinese imports ranges from $673 to $677 per metric tonne, while...

Ministry of Coal launches 11th round of commercial coal mine auctions

The Ministry of Coal has launched the 11th round of commercial coal mine auctions, offering 27 coal blocks across Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Arunachal Pradesh, including one coking coal mine.  The blocks offered...

Serentica Renewables to invest Rs 500 billion in renewable energy in Rajasthan

Serentica Renewables plans to invest Rs 500 billion to develop 10,000 MW of renewable energy capacity in Rajasthan, as part of its efforts to position the state as a renewable energy hub.  This investment aligns with the company’s participation in...

KERC eases rooftop solar installation rules for consumers with loads up to 10 kW

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has simplified rooftop solar installation rules for consumers with sanctioned loads of up to 10 kW.  The new guidelines allow a 10 per cent capacity tolerance for direct current (DC) systems...

Bondada Engineering receives Rs 1.08 billion contract for solar streetlights

Bondada Engineering Limited has secured a Rs 1.08 billion work order from the Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency (BREDA) for the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of smart solar streetlight systems across rural Bihar. ...

MoEFCC discusses expansion of major thermal power projects

The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) recently reviewed and deliberated on the expansion of several major thermal power projects: Raigarh Thermal Power Plant ExpansionAdani Power Limited proposed expanding the Raigarh...

Assam and Bihar lead in smart meter installations under RDSS

Assam and Bihar are leading states in smart meter installations under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), with a total of 7.54 million smart meters installed across India.  This includes 7.30 million consumer meters, 0.18 million...

Greenko appoints AFRY for design engineering services on pumped hydro project

Greenko Group, a leading renewable energy company in India, has appointed AFRY to provide detailed design engineering services for Rajasthan’s 1.8GW Shahpur pumped hydro energy storage project. The Shahpur pumped storage project is integral to...

JBM Group partners with Keppel for global energy transition

JBM Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore-based Keppel to accelerate global energy transition and sustainable infrastructure growth.  The MoU was signed in the presence of Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal...

Advait Energy wins contract for 400 KV transmission line project

Advait Energy Transitions has secured an order for the supply of 24 F optical ground wire (OPGW) cables on a turnkey basis for the 400 KV Kurukshetra-Malerkotla transmission line.  The contract, awarded by NRSS XXXI (B) Transmission, includes both...

Reliance Power reports Rs 28.78 billion net profit in Q2 FY2024

Reliance Power Limited has recorded a net profit of Rs 28.78 billion for the quarter ended September 2024, reversing a loss of Rs 2.38 billion in the same period last year. Despite the turnaround, the company’s total income decreased by 7.23 per cent...

DSSL to set up 1,800 MW solar module plant in Maharashtra

Dynamic Services and Security Limited (DSSL) has secured an order from the Maharashtra government to establish a 1,800 MW solar module manufacturing facility in MIDC Villebhagad, Tal-Mangaon, Raigad district.  The project, involving an investment of...

FICCI and MAHAPREIT collaborate for renewable energy in Maharashtra

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Technology Limited (MAHAPREIT) to promote renewable energy, decarbonisation, energy...

Refex Green Power establishes SPV for 100 MW solar project

Refex Green Power Limited (RGPL), a subsidiary of Refex Renewables & Infrastructure Limited, has incorporated Refex Solar SPV Five Limited to implement a 100 MW solar power project awarded by NTPC Limited. Refex Solar SPV Five, wholly owned by...

TKIL partners with SoHHytec to bring hydrogen technology to India

TKIL Industries Private Limited has partnered with Switzerland-based SoHHytec SA to introduce advanced hydrogen production technology in India. The partnership grants TKIL exclusive rights to manufacture and deploy SoHHytec’s artificial...

PM Surya Ghar scheme achieves 630,000 rooftop solar installations

The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY) has achieved 630,000 rooftop solar installations, averaging 70,000 installations per month. The initiative aims to surpass 1 million installations by March 2025 and reach 10 million by 2027. Key states...

DMR Hydroengineering & Fitchner GmbH JV empanelled as consultant for THDCIL’s pumped storage projects

DMR Hydroengineering & Infrastructures Limited, in partnership with Fitchner GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, has been empanelled by THDC India Limited (THDCIL) as a consultant for the preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPR) for THDCIL’s...

Synergy Green signs supply agreement with Envision Energy for wind turbine castings

Synergy Green has signed a supply agreement with Envision Energy India Pvt Ltd to manufacture wind turbine castings.  Envision Energy operates a 3 GW per annum assembly facility in Pune, where it is currently producing EN-156 3.3 MW turbines. The...

India plans to double nuclear power capacity to 14 GW by 2029

India’s Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) aims to nearly double the country’s nuclear power capacity by 2029. DAE secretary and Atomic Energy Commission chairman, AK Mohanty, shared this plan during a press conference at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya. ...

Schneider Electric unveils Galaxy VXL UPS

Schneider Electric has launched the Galaxy VXL uninterruptible power supply (UPS), claiming it to be the industry’s most compact, high-density UPS designed for AI, data centers, and large-scale electrical workloads.  The Galaxy VXL offers 52% space...

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