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NHPC signs 40-year PPA with CSPDCL for 1,720 MW Kamala hydro project

NHPC Limited has signed a 40-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited (CSPDCL) for the supply of electricity from the 1,720 MW Kamala Hydro Electric Project in Arunachal Pradesh. The agreement was...

HERC forms expert panel to examine parallel distribution licence bid

The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has constituted a three-member independent expert committee to examine an application seeking a parallel electricity distribution licence for Gurugram and Nuh districts, reserving its final order...

GIZ India signs MoU with Tripura to support renewable energy initiatives

GIZ India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Power, Government of Tripura, Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL), and Tripura Renewable Energy Development Agency (TREDA) to support the state’s...

Gemstar Infra secures Rs 1,220 crore debt for three smart metering projects

Gemstar Infra has completed debt financing arrangements worth Rs 1,220 crore for three smart metering projects in Jammu and Rajasthan, strengthening the funding base for its Advanced Metering Infrastructure Service Provider (AMISP) portfolio. The...

SWELECT to invest up to US$500,000 in US battery storage venture

Swelect Energy Systems Limited has approved an investment of up to US$500,000 in Class B Preferred Equity of Comstock BESS LLC through its wholly owned Singapore subsidiary, Swelect Energy Systems Pte. Ltd., marking the company’s entry into the...

KEC International secures Rs 1,180 crore orders across businesses

KEC International Limited has secured new orders worth Rs 1,180 crore across its Transmission & Distribution (T&D), Renewables, Civil, and Cables & Conductors businesses, taking its year-to-date order intake to more than Rs 5,200 crore...

PGCIL commissions Khavda Phase IV Part E4 transmission project

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has commissioned the “Transmission System for Evacuation of Power from potential RE zone in Khavda Area of Gujarat under Phase IV (7 GW) – Part E4” with effect from June 21, 2026. The...

CEA proposes new ramping rules for coal power plants

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has proposed a series of changes to the scheduling of coal-based thermal power plants following consultations with generating companies, equipment manufacturers and grid operators on the impact of flexible...

CEA proposes new grid standards, mandatory BESS safety audits

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released two draft frameworks aimed at strengthening grid reliability and safety as renewable energy and storage capacity continue to expand across the country. The first proposal, the draft Central...

Adani’s 1,800 MW Alleri pumped storage project gets ToR nod in Tamil Nadu

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects has recommended the terms of reference (ToR) for the proposed 1,800 MW Alleri Closed Loop Pumped Storage Project (PSP) in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore district. The...

New transmission corridor to evacuate power from Gadarwara-II, Mandsaur RE

The Western Regional Power Committee (WRPC) has recommended two Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) schemes, each costing more than Rs 500 crore, to strengthen the grid and facilitate power evacuation from upcoming thermal and renewable energy...

Inside Torrent Power’s FY26 report: renewables, storage and transmission plans

Torrent Power Limited is advancing a large expansion programme across renewable energy, pumped storage, thermal generation and transmission infrastructure, according to its Integrated Annual Report for FY 2025-26. As of March 31, 2026, the company...

CG Power bags PGCIL’s Rs 289 crore 420 kV reactor order

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has awarded a contract worth approximately Rs 289 crore to CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited for the supply of 420 kV reactors under its bulk procurement programme. The contract forms part of...

Aditya Birla Renewables to acquire Sprng Energy from Shell for Rs 17,200 crore

Aditya Birla Renewables Limited (ABRen), a subsidiary of Grasim Industries Limited, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% equity shares and securities of Solenergi Power Private Limited, which owns the Sprng Energy group of companies...

NPCIL, IIT Bombay partner on ground improvement for GHAVP Units 3 & 4

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) to provide technical support for evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of the Deep...

NHPC restores 340 MW at Teesta-V hydropower station in Sikkim

NHPC Limited has resumed commercial operation of two generating units at its 510 MW Teesta-V Power Station in Sikkim, restoring 340 MW of generation capacity after successful synchronisation with the national grid. Unit No. 1 and Unit No. 2, each...

NERPC finalising SOP for regional spare transformers, private TSPs seek role

The North Eastern Regional Power Committee (NERPC) is finalising a National Power Committee (NPC)-approved Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the diversion of regional spare transformers and reactors, with private transmission service providers...

Grid-India revises SRAS and TRAS procedures to strengthen grid balancing

Grid Controller of India Limited (Grid-India), through the National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC), has issued revised detailed procedures for Secondary Reserve Ancillary Services (SRAS) and Tertiary Reserve Ancillary Services (TRAS), updating the...

SAEL Solar wins NTPC REL order for 585.8 MWp Chitrakoot-1 project

SAEL Industries Ltd has announced that its subsidiary, SAEL Solar P6 Pvt Ltd, has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd (NTPC REL) for the supply of TOPCon solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for the 585.8 MWp Chitrakoot-1 solar...

India, Australia operationalise uranium export framework for civil nuclear cooperation

India and Australia have finalised the administrative arrangements required to enable the export of Australian uranium to India for exclusively peaceful purposes under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards, according to a joint...

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