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Resonia commissions 765 kV Fatehgarh–Beawar transmission corridor

Resonia has commissioned the 765 kV double-circuit Fatehgarh–Beawar transmission corridor, spanning approximately 700 circuit kilometres, along with associated bays and the 765/400 kV Beawar Substation. The project is designed to enable high-capacity...

IEX records highest ever annual electricity trade at 141 BU in FY’26

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) reported its highest ever annual traded electricity volume of 141 billion units (BU) for the fiscal year 2025–2026, marking a 17% increase over the previous year. The growth was supported by improved supply liquidity and...

JSW, Torrent Power get EAC nod for 1,600 MW coal plants in West Bengal, MP

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Thermal Projects has recommended environmental clearance for two coal-based ultra-supercritical power projects of 1,600 MW each at its 40th meeting. The proposals, submitted by JSW Thermal Energy Limited and...

Resonia wins Hampapura transmission project in Karnataka

Resonia Ltd has received the letter of intent (LoI) to develop the Hampapura intrastate transmission system (InSTS) scheme in Mandya district, Karnataka, under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) framework. The project involves setting up a...

Vikran Engineering wins Rs 530.8 crore MSEDCL distribution contracts

Vikran Engineering Limited has secured two Letters of Award totalling Rs 530.80 crore (excluding GST) from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL). The contracts, supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), focus on...

EAC backs 2,400 MW Adani Power project in Bihar

The Expert Appraisal Committee for Thermal Projects has recommended environmental clearance for Adani Power Limited’s 2,400 MW coal-based ultra super critical project in Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The project will be developed at Pirpainti block...

MNRE issues draft firmware norms for solar dataloggers under PM Surya Ghar

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released draft guidelines for firmware development of solar dataloggers, aiming to standardise device configuration and remote communication under the PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar programme. The...

Enviro Infra Engineers wins Rs 1,481 crore orders, enters BESS EPC

Enviro Infra Engineers Limited (EIEL) secured five projects worth a total of Rs 1,481 crore in March 2026, with most of the value coming from its first contracts in the battery energy storage system (BESS) segment. The company disclosed the orders on...

Ceigall subsidiary signs 130 MW solar PPAs with MPPMCL

Ceigall Green Energy MP Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ceigall India Limited, has executed 15 power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Limited (MPPMCL) for a total solar capacity of 130 MW. The agreements...

BSE, NSE clear GE Power India demerger into JSW Energy

GE Power India Limited (GEPIL) and JSW Energy Limited (JSWEL) have received no-objection letters from BSE Limited (BSE) and National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) for their proposed demerger scheme, removing a key regulatory step before...

Adani Power secures 2,500 MW RTC renewable energy contract from MSEDCL

Adani Power Limited has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) for supplying 2,500 MW of round-the-clock (RTC) renewable energy. The company disclosed that the LoA was received on...

Cosmic PV Power files DRHP for Rs 6,400 million IPO

Cosmic PV Power Limited has filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to raise Rs 6,400 million through an initial public offering (IPO). The issue comprises a fresh equity component of up to...

Inox Clean Energy acquires Vibrant Energy for ~Rs 5,000 crore

INOXGFL Group has expanded its renewable portfolio, with subsidiary Inox Clean Energy completing the acquisition of Vibrant Energy from Macquarie Corporate Holdings for around Rs 5,000 crore. The transaction, completed in four months, adds a 1,337 MW...

India clears pilot CfD scheme for 500 MW renewable capacity

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved guidelines for a pilot Contract for Difference (CfD) scheme covering 500 MW of renewable energy capacity. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has been designated as the nodal agency...

Adani Green adds 5 GW in FY2025-26; portfolio reaches 19.3 GW

Adani Green Energy Limited added 5,051 MW of renewable energy capacity in FY2025-26, taking its total operational portfolio to 19.3 GW. The company claims this is the highest greenfield annual capacity addition by any company globally in a single...

Power Mech secures Rs 109 crore O&M contract from Hindustan Zinc

Power Mech Projects Limited has secured an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract from Hindustan Zinc Limited for a 91.5 MW captive power plant and its transmission line up to the main receiving substation (MRSS). The contract is valued at Rs...

CEA mandates smart meters in network areas, updates open access norms

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has amended its Installation and Operation of Meters Regulations, 2006, through a gazette notification dated April 1, 2026, making smart meters mandatory for all consumers in areas with communication network...

Power Grid wins Tumkur-II transmission project for 2.7 GW RE integration

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited has been declared the successful bidder under tariff-based competitive bidding for the “Transmission System Strengthening at Tumkur-II for Integration of Additional RE Potential (2.7 GW)” project in Karnataka...

Tata Power restores full 4,150 MW operations at Mundra plant

Tata Power has resumed operations at its Mundra thermal power plant, restoring the full installed capacity of 4,150 MW, the company informed stock exchanges. The plant had been under temporary suspension. The resumption follows the formal execution...

Atlanta Electricals gets Power Grid nod for 400 kV transformer manufacturing

Atlanta Electricals Limited has received approval from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited to manufacture up to 400 kV class transformers at its Vadod facility in Gujarat, achieving the milestone within two years of groundbreaking at the site...

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

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

Hitachi Energy India Limited has announced an investment of around Rs 2,000 crore to establish a new...

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...