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PFC secures EUR 150 million loan from KfW for RDSS

Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) has signed a loan agreement worth EUR 150 million with Germany’s KfW on August 21, 2025. The funds will be deployed under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) to improve the efficiency of state power...

PFC incorporates SPV for transmission project between SR Grid and ER Grid

Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) has announced the incorporation of SR and ER Power Transmission Limited as a wholly owned subsidiary of PFC Consulting Ltd, according to its stock exchange filing dated August 22, 2025. The special-purpose vehicle...

Prostarm wins 150 MW/300 MWh BESS project in Karnataka

Prostarm Info Systems Limited has won Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited’s (KPTCL) auction for a 150 MW/300 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Doni substation in Gadag district. The project will operate on a...

ACME wins SECI’s green ammonia auction to supply IFFCO at Kandla

ACME Cleantech Solutions has won Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) latest green ammonia auction under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition Programme (Mode-2A–Tranche-I). The company will supply 100,000 tonnes per annum...

Neo Infra fund acquires SolarArise for Rs 1,400 crore

Neo Group’s flagship infrastructure fund, Neo Infra Income Opportunities Fund (NIIOF), has acquired SolarArise India Projects Pvt. Ltd from ThomasLloyd Energy Impact Trust for an enterprise value of Rs 1,400 crore, according to Mint. The deal adds...

NTPC to begin work on 2,800 MW nuclear project in Rajasthan

NTPC Ltd will enter the nuclear energy sector next month with the foundation stone for a 2,800 MW nuclear power project at Banswara, Rajasthan, Chairman and Managing Director Gurdeep Singh said on Sunday. The project will include four pressurised...

Enmas EPC raises Rs 570 million to expand clean energy projects

Enmas EPC Power Projects Limited has secured Rs 570 million in its first funding round. The company said the capital will support expansion of biomass, biogas and waste-to-energy projects, while also driving international growth to meet rising demand...

Oriana Power to build 75 MW solar plus storage project in Rajasthan

Oriana Power has entered into an agreement to develop a 75 MW solar power plant with an integrated 111.57 MWh battery energy storage system in Rajasthan. The project, valued at Rs 4.76 billion, will be implemented on an engineering, procurement and...

NTPC Green adds 50 MW solar capacity in Bhuj

NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) announced that a 50 MW portion of Ayana Renewable Power Four Private Limited’s 150 MW solar project at Bhuj, Gujarat, has commenced commercial operation from August 24, 2025.  Ayana Renewable Power Four is a...

PM Modi inaugurates first unit of Buxar thermal power project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the first 660 MW unit of the 1,320 MW Buxar Thermal Power Project of SJVN. The Buxar project, located at Chausa in Buxar district, Bihar, is being developed by SJVN Thermal Private Limited, a wholly owned...

Ministry of Coal launches 13th round of commercial coal mine auctions

The Ministry of Coal opened the 13th round of commercial coal mine auctions in New Delhi on 21 August 2025.  Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy noted that India crossed one billion tonnes of coal production in FY 2025. He highlighted...

IndiGrid to acquire NERES XVI transmission project from Techno Electric

IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust (IndiGrid) has signed definitive agreements with Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd (TEECL) to acquire NERES XVI Power Transmission Ltd (NPTL), an interstate transmission project in the Northeast, following...

RECPDCL invites bids for Devanahalli and Hosakote transmission projects in Karnataka

REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Limited, has issued Request for Proposal bids for selection of transmission service providers through tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) for two...

PSERC order cuts tariff for DEE Development’s biomass plant

The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has approved revised tariffs for DEE Development Engineers Limited’s 8 MW biomass power project in Fazilka district, Punjab.  The order, dated August 20, 2025, follows a review petition filed...

SJVN synchronises first unit of Buxar thermal power project with national grid

SJVN has successfully synchronised the first 660 MW unit of the 1,320 MW Buxar Thermal Power Project with the national grid on August 21, 2025. The step marks the beginning of the process towards commercial operation. The project, located in Chausa...

L&T delivers first steam generator for Gorakhpur nuclear project

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Heavy Engineering has dispatched a steam generator for the Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP) in Fatehabad district, Haryana. The unit was sent from L&T’s Hazira facility in Gujarat. This is the first of...

Maharashtra signs MoUs worth Rs 15,600 crore for renewable energy projects

The Maharashtra government has signed a series of investment agreements to strengthen its renewable energy and digital infrastructure sectors. A key highlight is the commitment of Rs 15,600 crore towards solar manufacturing. Jupiter International...

NTPC Renewable commissions third phase of Khavda solar project

NTPC Renewable Energy Limited has declared commercial operation of a 49.125 MW capacity at the Khavda solar energy project in Bhuj, Gujarat, from August 22, 2025. The project is part of the 300 MW solar capacity being developed under the 450 MW...

NTPC secures land in three states for nuclear power projects

NTPC Ltd has received land assurances from Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh to set up nuclear power plants through its subsidiary NTPC Parmanu Urja Nigam Ltd (NPUNL), officials told Moneycontrol. The company has sought guarantees on water...

India to add 97 GW coal and lignite power capacity by FY35

The Power Ministry has raised its thermal expansion target to 97 GW of new coal and lignite capacity by FY35, up from 90 GW planned for FY32. Minister of State for Power Shripad Naik told the Rajya Sabha that India will require around 307 GW of coal...

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