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India, Brazil hold first joint working group meeting on renewable energy

India and Brazil held the inaugural meeting of their Joint Working Group (JWG) on renewable energy cooperation via video conference on February 3, 2026. The meeting marks the first formal step toward implementing the bilateral memorandum of...

KPI Green achieves highest PM-KUSUM solar capacity in DGVCL region

KPI Green Energy Limited has commissioned 16.16 MWdc of solar power capacity under the government’s PM-KUSUM scheme. The company said this is the highest installed capacity achieved under the scheme within the operational area of Dakshin Gujarat Vij...

NTPC Green commissions 125 MW solar capacity at Bhadla

NTPC Green Energy Limited has declared the commercial operation of 125 MW solar power capacity under its 500 MW Bhadla Solar PV Project in Rajasthan. With this addition, the group’s installed capacity has increased to 8,813.25 MW. In a regulatory...

Gamma Green signs EPC contract for 9.9 MW wind project in Tamil Nadu

Gamma Green Power Private Limited, a subsidiary of Orient Green Power Company Limited, has signed an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for setting up a 9.9 MW wind power project in Tamil Nadu. In a regulatory filing dated...

POWERGRID acquires SR and ER Power Transmission

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has acquired SR and ER Power Transmission Limited (SRERPTL) after emerging as the successful bidder under a tariff based competitive bidding process. In a regulatory filing dated February 3, 2026...

KEC International secures Rs 1,020 crore in new infrastructure orders

KEC International Ltd. has secured new orders worth Rs 1,020 crores, with a significant share coming from the power transmission and distribution segment. In a stock exchange filing dated February 3, 2026, KEC International said its Transmission and...

IEX records highest-ever monthly power trade in January 2026

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) reported its highest monthly electricity traded volume at 13,050 million units (MU) in January 2026, up 19.6% from the same month last year. Higher supply liquidity and lower prices across key segments supported the...

CEA seeks data on grid-forming inverter manufacturing capacity

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has requested manufacturers of Grid-Forming (GFM) inverters in India to submit details of their production capacity. The exercise is intended to assess domestic manufacturing readiness as higher shares of...

NTPC Green signs MoU to supply inputs for green urea plant

NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) announced on 2 February 2026 that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Assago Industries Private Limited to supply green ammonia, carbon dioxide, renewable power, and utilities for green urea production...

Kerala budget 2026-27 outlines energy investments and green hydrogen push

Kerala’s Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal has set out the state’s energy priorities in the 2026-27 budget, with funding for renewable energy, grid upgrades and new technologies such as green hydrogen. The proposals focus on improving energy...

BPCL commissions 71 MWp solar plant in Uttar Pradesh

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has commissioned a 71 MWp DC (52 MW AC) solar power plant in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, marking a further step in integrating renewable energy into its refining operations. The project was inaugurated by...

Luminous commissions lithium ion battery line in Himachal Pradesh

Luminous Power Technologies has inaugurated its first lithium-ion battery assembly line in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, expanding its manufacturing footprint into advanced energy storage. The new facility has an installed capacity of 500 MWh and will...

Bhutan’s DGPC ties up with Indian firm for solar and hydro projects

Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC), Bhutan’s state owned renewable energy utility, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kolkata based Carbon Resources Private Limited (CRPL) to jointly develop new solar and hydropower projects in the...

ACME Solar unit commissions 16 MW of Gujarat wind project

ACME Solar Holdings Limited’s subsidiary has received a commissioning certificate for 16 MW of a wind power project in Gujarat, according to a stock exchange filing. ACME Solar said its subsidiary, ACME Eco Clean Energy Private Limited, received the...

Power Grid arm commissions Khavda Phase II-C transmission project

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, POWERGRID Khavda II-C Transmission Limited, has achieved commercial operation of the project titled Transmission scheme for evacuation of 4.5GW renewable...

Tata Power arm commissions 198 MW wind project in Tamil Nadu

Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) has commissioned a 198 MW wind energy project in Karur district of Tamil Nadu to supply power to Tata Steel under a group captive model. TPREL, a subsidiary of The Tata Power Company Limited, said the...

Tamil Nadu and Kerala BESS tenders show divergent tariffs

Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) and NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd (NVVN) have awarded large standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects, with discovered tariffs reflecting differing technical...

Atlanta Electricals wins Rs 288 crore transformer orders

Atlanta Electricals Limited said it has received new orders worth Rs 288 crore from Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPCL) and a private power producer, boosting its order book, according to a regulatory filing. Atlanta Electricals...

Union Budget 2026 signals shift in energy, manufacturing and infrastructure policy

The Union Budget for 2026–27, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, 1 February 2026, unveiled a fiscal plan for strengthening India’s domestic manufacturing base, particularly in renewable energy and critical mineral processing...

India, Canada advance energy dialogue and clean tech cooperation

India and Canada have reaffirmed and expanded their strategic cooperation across energy security, critical minerals, and clean technology. Following high-level ministerial dialogues, both nations committed to deepening trade, reciprocal investment...

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