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StarlinePS enters solar cell manufacturing with Rs 160 crore stake in Celloraa Energy

StarlinePS Enterprises Limited has approved the acquisition of a 50% stake in Celloraa Energy Private Limited, a solar cell manufacturing company, for a total cash consideration of Rs 160 crore. The approval was granted by the company’s Board...

PFC, REC boards approve merger to create Rs 11 lakh crore lender

In a historic development for India’s power sector, the boards of Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) and REC Limited have approved a Scheme of Merger under Sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013, for the amalgamation of REC into...

Waaree clarifies CBP findings on U.S. solar imports

Waaree Energies Limited has issued a clarification regarding recent media reports on a determination by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in EAPA Consolidated Investigation No. 8163. The company said the determination followed a detailed...

Adani Green commissions 150 MW solar project at Khavda

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has operationalised a 150 MW solar power project at Khavda, Gujarat, through its wholly owned stepdown subsidiary, Adani Renewable Energy Eight Limited (ARE8L). The company decided to operationalise the plant and...

Vikran Engineering secures Rs 3,518 crore solar EPC order

Vikran Engineering Limited has accepted a turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth Rs 3,517.98 crore (inclusive of GST) from NOPL Solar Projects Private Limited, its wholly owned subsidiary, for the development of a 969...

PGCIL’s Ananthapur-Kurnool transmission project achieves commercial operation

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has completed the commissioning of the “Transmission scheme for Solar Energy Zone in Ananthapuram (Ananthapur) (2500 MW) and Kurnool (1000 MW), Andhra Pradesh” project. The project achieved...

NLDC issues revised procedure for temporary GNA through NOAR

The National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC) has issued a revised comprehensive procedure for granting Temporary General Network Access (T-GNA) to the inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) through the National Open Access Registry (NOAR). The updated...

Bihar records its all-time high electricity demand of 9,068 MW on June 24

Bihar recorded its highest-ever peak electricity demand of 9,068 MW at 10:56 PM on June 24, 2026, and met the requirement without any power shortage, according to the National Load Despatch Centre’s (NLDC) Daily Power Supply Position report...

World’s first Cu-Cl hydrogen plant using nuclear heat inaugurated in India

The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has commissioned a pilot hydrogen production facility at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, marking a new step in India’s efforts to combine nuclear power with clean hydrogen...

Yogi Adityanath lays foundation for SAEL’s 10 GW solar manufacturing plant in Jewar

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has laid the foundation stone for SAEL’s integrated solar cell and module manufacturing plant in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh. The Rs 8,200 crore project will be developed on 200 acres in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial...

EAC grants ToR for GMR Warora’s 660 MW thermal power expansion

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Thermal Projects under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has recommended the grant of Terms of Reference (ToR) for the expansion of GMR Warora Energy Limited’s (GWEL)...

EMMVEE orders 6 GW TOPCon solar cell equipment from RENA

RENA Technologies has secured a contract from EMMVEE Energy Private Limited for the supply of high-throughput solar cell production equipment with a total manufacturing capacity of 6 GW. The project is aimed at expanding domestic photovoltaic...

Powerica incorporates renewable energy subsidiary Whisperwind Renewable

Powerica Limited has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Whisperwind Renewable Private Limited (WRPL), to develop renewable energy projects across wind, solar and hybrid segments. The incorporation became effective on June 27, 2026, following...

Getting a new electricity connection in Assam may soon become easier

The Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (AERC) has proposed amendments to the Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2017 to simplify the process for obtaining new electricity connections. The proposed...

How a 5 MW pilot project in Unnao could open door for concentrated solar power in India

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has approved a 5 MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) pilot project proposed by Cosmicwave Technology & Research Pvt. Ltd. in Unnao at a fixed tariff of Rs 4.73 per unit for a 25-year Power...

Telangana approves its first utility scale battery storage project at Rs 2.98 lakh per MW per month

The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) has approved the state’s first utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project, adopting tariffs discovered through a global competitive bidding process for 375 MW/1,500...

PSERC approves PSPCL’s procurement of 340 MW FDRE power from SJVN

The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has approved Punjab State Power Corporation Limited’s (PSPCL) procurement of 340 MW of Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) power from SJVN Limited. The approval covers 140 MW...

Him Urja to recover Rs 103.58 crore from UPCL after 15-year Vanala hydro case

The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has directed Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd. (UPCL) to pay Rs 103.58 crore, including principal arrears and carrying cost, to Him Urja Pvt. Ltd. following the implementation of the Appellate...

How GST transition created a Rs 34.53 crore hole in West Bengal’s solar project funding

The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has granted in-principle approval to West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) to seek recovery of expenditure incurred, or to be incurred, due to a shortfall in...

KERC notifies new DSM regulations for wind and solar generators

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has notified the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (Forecasting, Scheduling, Deviation Settlement Mechanism and related matters for Sellers of Wind, Solar and WS-Hybrid Generation...

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