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MoP phases local content norms for LCC-HVDC substations to 2035

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has revised Minimum Local Content (MLC) requirements for Line Commutated Converter (LCC)-type High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) substations, replacing the earlier flat 60% mandate with a phased schedule extending to 2035...

KP Green Engineering secures Rs 508 crore multi-segment orders

KP Green Engineering Limited has secured multiple confirmed orders spanning several business segments, aggregating to Rs 507.94 crore, including taxes. The solar projects segment accounts for the largest share at Rs 237.10 crore, covering fixed tilt...

Shakti Pumps secures Rs 155 crore MSEDCL solar pump order

Shakti Pumps (India) Limited has received a letter of empanelment from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) for supplying and installing off-grid solar photovoltaic water pumping systems across Maharashtra, with a total...

NCT weighs doubling reverse flow on Raigarh-Pugalur HVDC link

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) is examining a proposal to double the reverse power flow capacity of the Raigarh-Pugalur High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link, aiming to strengthen the transfer of renewable energy from southern to...

PFC appoints Rajesh Kumar Agarwal as Director (Finance) and CFO

The Board of Directors of Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) has appointed Shri Rajesh Kumar Agarwal as Director (Finance) on its Board, effective April 23, 2026. He has also been designated as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from the same...

Tata Power Renewable approves Rs 6,500 crore PV ingot and wafer venture

Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a subsidiary of The Tata Power Company Limited, has approved entry into photovoltaic (PV) ingot and wafer manufacturing, marking a move into upstream solar production. The Board of Directors cleared a...

Om Power Transmission wins Rs 45 crore GETCO substation order

Om Power Transmission Limited has secured a Letter of Intent (LoI) from Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO) for a turnkey substation project worth Rs 44.95 crore, inclusive of GST. The contract involves the supply, erection...

Solarworld Energy Solutions appoints four independent directors

Solarworld Energy Solutions Limited (formerly Solarworld Energy Solutions Private Limited) has appointed four Non-Executive Independent Directors to its Board, effective May 1, 2026. The decision was approved at a board meeting held on the same day...

Coal India wins 80 MW BESS project from GRIDCO in Odisha

Coal India Limited (CIL) has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from GRIDCO Limited for developing 80 MW (320 MWh) of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) capacity in Odisha, marking its entry into grid-scale energy storage. The project involves...

PFCCL sets up five SPVs for REZ-linked transmission projects

PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC), has incorporated five Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) to undertake preparatory work for Independent Transmission Projects (ITPs) across multiple...

POWERGRID approves Rs 4,000 crore loan facility from SBI

The Board of Directors of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has approved a proposal to raise funds through an unsecured rupee term loan or line of credit of up to Rs 4,000 crore from State Bank of India (SBI). The decision was taken...

NTPC declares 100 MW solar unit at Ramagundam operational

NTPC Limited has declared commercial operation of 100 MW from its solar photovoltaic project at Ramagundam in Telangana, effective 00:00 Hrs. on May 2, 2026. The commissioned capacity is part of a larger 176 MW solar PV project at the same location...

EIM launches 3 MW EV battery swapping station at Nhava Sheva port

Energy in Motion Limited (EIM), an associate of Ravindra Energy Limited, has commenced commercial operations at India’s largest battery swapping and charging station for heavy vehicles. The facility is located at the Nhava Sheva Freeport Container...

SWELECT commissions 5 MW solar plant for AAI in Tamil Nadu

SWELECT Energy Systems Limited has commissioned a 5 MW solar power plant in Tamil Nadu to supply renewable power to the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The ground-mounted solar photovoltaic facility is located across Perumpondi and Nedumpirai...

NCT sets standard timelines for ISTS project execution

The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has approved a standardised implementation schedule for all future Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) projects, aiming to improve execution certainty and align transmission readiness with renewable...

Waaree Energies FY26 profit doubles; plans Rs 10,000 crore raise

Waaree Energies Limited reported record financial results for the financial year 2026, with net profit more than doubling year-on-year. The Board of Directors, at a meeting held yesterday, approved the audited results and cleared a series of...

Kudankulam Unit-3 enters reactor-stage commissioning with key system milestone

India’s largest nuclear power station has progressed in its expansion, with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) initiating the “Spillage to Open Reactor” process for Unit-3 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) on April 25...

Bondada Engineering wins Rs 125 crore BOS orders for Khavda solar project

Bondada Engineering Limited has secured multiple orders worth Rs 125.30 Crores for supply and onsite services under the Balance of System (BOS) package for a 75 MW solar power project. In a regulatory filing dated April 29, 2026, the company said the...

AERB grants operating licence to NFC-Kota fuel facility

India’s nuclear fuel production capability has taken a significant step forward, with the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) granting an operating licence to the Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC) facility at Kota, Rajasthan. The plant is designed...

Bajel Projects secures 500 kV transmission EPC order in MENA

Bajel Projects Limited has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build a 500 kV overhead transmission line in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, according to a regulatory filing dated April 29, 2026. The...

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Hitachi Energy India to invest Rs 2,000 crore in Gujarat transformer plant

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JSW Energy commissions 150 MW Tidong hydro project

JSW Energy Limited, through its wholly owned subsidiary JSW Neo Energy Limited, has commissioned the...

RECPDCL transfers Jalna transmission SPV to MSETCL

REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Limited...

POWERGRID wins Kakinada green hydrogen transmission project

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has been declared the successful bidder for...

ACME Solar commissions additional BESS capacity in Rajasthan

ACME Solar Holdings Limited (ASHL), through its wholly owned subsidiary ACME Sun Power Private...

Prozeal wins Rs 2,000 crore ONGC wind power contract

Prozeal Green Energy Limited has received a Notification of Award (NOA) from Oil and Natural Gas...

NTPC commissions additional 50 MW solar capacity in Rajasthan

NTPC Limited has declared commercial operation of an additional 50 MW solar capacity under a larger...

India yet to commission offshore wind despite 70 GW potential

India has yet to commission any offshore wind capacity despite an estimated 70 GW of technical...

China builds first integrated offshore solar, hydrogen and storage system

A coastal energy project combining 400 MW of offshore solar generation with on-site hydrogen...