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CTU notifies indicative capital costs for dedicated transmission systems

The Central Transmission Utility (CTU) has notified the indicative capital cost for various configurations of dedicated transmission systems. The document, titled Indicative Capital Cost of Dedicated Transmission Systems, provides standard reference...

MNRE revises PV module series approval guidelines under QCO 2025

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued revised guidelines for series approval of photovoltaic (PV) modules. The directive, dated 19 December 2025, has been released by the ministry’s Standards and Quality Control Division (SQCD)...

Power ministry reviews IES framework at second taskforce meeting

The Ministry of Power held the second meeting of the India Energy Stack (IES) Taskforce on 19 December 2025 in New Delhi to advance the development of a digital public infrastructure (DPI) for the power sector, according to a Press Trust of India...

NHPC declares commercial operation of Unit 2 at Subansiri Lower project

NHPC Limited has declared the commercial operation date of Unit 2 (250 MW) of the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project as 23 December 2025. The company confirmed that the trial run of Unit 2 was successfully completed on 18 December 2025. Before...

Emmvee commissions 2.5 GW solar module line in Bengaluru

Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Limited has commenced operations at a new solar module manufacturing line through its wholly owned subsidiary Emmvee Energy Private Limited (EEPL).  The 2.5 GW solar module line has been commissioned at EEPL’s Unit VI...

GE Vernova T&D wins HVDC terminal contract for Khavda evacuation

GE Vernova T&D India Limited has secured a contract for a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) terminal station linked to renewable energy evacuation from Gujarat. The company disclosed the award in a regulatory filing dated 20 December 2025. The...

POWERGRID approves merger of 13 wholly owned subsidiaries

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has approved the merger and amalgamation of 13 wholly owned subsidiary special purpose vehicles (SPVs). The decision was taken by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 20 December 2025 and...

REC incorporates three transmission SPVs, issues RFP for Sakoli project

REC Limited has disclosed the incorporation of three new special purpose vehicles (SPVs) between 19 December 2025 and 20 December 2025. The entities have been set up through its wholly owned subsidiary REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited...

Tata Power raises Rs 2,000 crore via NCDs, launches energy research lab

Tata Power Company Limited has reported two developments to the stock exchanges on 19 December 2025. The company confirmed the allotment of Rs 2,000 crore through non-convertible debentures and announced the launch of a research and innovation lab in...

Waaree Energies announces US polysilicon investment

Waaree Energies Limited has disclosed two corporate developments to Indian stock exchanges on 19 December 2025. The company reported an overseas investment through its American subsidiary and the incorporation of a new step-down subsidiary. In the...

KP Group signs MoU with Botswana for $4 billion renewable push

KP Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Botswana on 17 December 2025 to collaborate on large scale renewable energy generation, storage, and transmission infrastructure. The proposed investment is estimated at $4...

MTAR Technologies wins Rs 3.10 billion Kaiga nuclear equipment order

MTAR Technologies Limited has secured an order valued at Rs 3.10 billion from Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEL) for the supply of equipment for the Kaiga nuclear power project units 5 and 6. The contract covers the manufacture and...

Patel Engineering signs MoU to revive 144 MW Gongri hydropower project

Patel Engineering Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh for the restoration and development of the 144 MW Gongri Hydropower Project in West Kameng district. The project revival is part of the...

Waaree secures 300 MW module order from Sembcorp

Waaree Energies Limited has secured a 300 MW solar module supply order from Sembcorp Green Infra Private Limited for large scale solar projects in Rajasthan. Under the module supply contract, Waaree will supply G12R Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact...

Tata Power completes third tranche for 40 per cent stake in KHPL

The Tata Power Company Limited announced on December 18, 2025, that it has completed the third tranche of its investment to acquire a 40 per cent equity stake in Khorlochhu Hydro Power Limited (KHPL). The company invested Rs 64 crore in this tranche...

INOXGFL Group inaugurates solar and wind manufacturing units in Gujarat

The Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Harsh Sanghavi, on 18 December 2025 inaugurated new advanced manufacturing facilities for solar modules and wind turbine components near Ahmedabad. The facilities are operated by subsidiaries of the INOXGFL...

NHPC completes trial run of Unit 2 at Subansiri Lower hydropower project

NHPC Limited has completed the trial run of Unit 2, with a capacity of 250 MW, at the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, successfully concluding the process on 18 December 2025. The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project has a total planned...

JSW Energy plans to expand Salboni thermal project to 3,200 MW

JSW Energy has said it plans to double the capacity of its Salboni thermal power project in West Bengal to 3,200 MW, with total investment expected to rise to around Rs 40,000 crore. The proposal would rank among the largest private-sector power...

Waaree solar cells added to MNRE ALMM List II

Waaree Energies announced that its solar photovoltaic cells have been included in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Approved List of Models and Manufacturers List II (ALMM List II) for solar photovoltaic cells. The inclusion was...

Suzlon wins 306 MW wind orders from Yanara for Rajasthan FDRE projects

Suzlon Energy Limited announced on 17 December 2025 that it has secured two new wind power orders totalling 306 MW from Yanara. The orders are for the supply of wind turbines for firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) projects in Barmer...

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