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IEX, Adani Energy, and REC report strong Q1 earnings in FY26

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL), and REC Ltd have reported improved financial performance for the first quarter (Q1) of financial year 2025–26. IEX posted a net profit of Rs 120 crore, up from Rs 96 crore in Q1FY25...

TNPGCL to pilot 200 MW battery storage at thermal plant

Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation Ltd (TNPGCL) will install a 200 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the North Chennai Thermal Power Station on a pilot basis. This is the first such use of battery storage with a coal-based plant in the...

PFC transfers two transmission subsidiaries to private bidders

Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) has transferred ownership of two wholly owned subsidiaries, Raghanesda RE Transmission Ltd and NER Expansion Transmission Ltd, to private entities through tariff-based competitive bidding, according to a regulatory...

POWERGRID commissions ER-WR interconnection project

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has announced the commissioning of the “Inter-regional ER-WR Interconnection” project through its wholly owned subsidiary, POWERGRID ERWR Power Transmission Limited.  The project was awarded under Tariff...

NTPC signs MoU with Bihar for battery and renewable energy projects

NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL), a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bihar State Power Generation Company Limited (BSPGCL) for the development of battery energy storage and renewable energy projects in...

Gurugram, Faridabad industry bodies urge tariff parity with neighbouring states

Industrial representatives from Gurugram and Faridabad, affiliated with the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), have urged the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) to align the state’s industrial power tariffs with those...

Tata Power commissions 431 MWp solar project in Madhya Pradesh

Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL), a subsidiary of Tata Power, has completed a 431 megawatt peak (MWp) direct current solar power project in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh. Built over 2,000 acres, the project uses 765,408 bifacial glass-to-glass...

Riew village backs for 11,000 MW Siang hydropower project

In Arunachal Pradesh, 98 households in Riew village (62% of the population), following over 300 in Riga, have now given their consent for preparing the pre-feasibility report for the 11,000 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP).  The shift in...

India-UK trade deal opens zero-tariff market for Indian renewable exporters

The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed between India and the United Kingdom on July 24 will allow Indian renewable energy manufacturers to export products such as solar modules and wind turbines to the UK at zero tariffs. The move is expected to...

Torrent Power in early talks to acquire L&T’s thermal unit

Torrent Power Ltd. is in discussions to acquire the thermal power business of Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T) in a deal estimated at around $1 billion, including debt. Both companies are working with financial advisers as part of the ongoing...

JSW Energy signs first FDRE power deal with SECI

JSW Energy’s unit, JSW Neo Energy, has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to supply 230 megawatts (MW) of firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) from interstate transmission system...

Private firms line up for small nuclear reactor projects

India’s first tender for small nuclear reactors aimed at high-emission industries has drawn interest from major private companies. The project could lead to investments worth up to Rs 50,000 crore. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL)...

Supreme Court exempts power sector regulators’ fees from GST

The Supreme Court has upheld a Delhi High Court ruling that exempts key regulatory fees charged by electricity commissions from Goods and Services Tax (GST). These include fees for granting distribution licences, regulating electricity supply, and...

Vena Energy signs India’s first load-following RE PPA with SECI

Vena Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) for a 100 MW renewable energy project under the firm and despatchable renewable energy (FDRE) scheme. This is India’s first PPA...

Inox Wind secures 51 MW turbine order from First Energy for Tamil Nadu project

Inox Wind Limited has received a 51 MW wind turbine order from First Energy Private Limited (FEPL) for a wind power project in Tamil Nadu. This is FEPL’s first order with Inox Wind. The order includes the supply of Inox Wind’s 3 MW class wind turbine...

BNC Power wins Rs 4.29 billion EPC contract for solar park in Rajasthan

BNC Power Projects Limited has secured a Rs 4.29 billion engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from Rajasthan Solarpark Development Company Limited. The contract is for infrastructure development at the upcoming 2,450 MW solar park...

YamnaCo signs MoU for green ammonia project in Andhra Pradesh

YamnaCo Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding with the New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NREDCAP) to explore a green hydrogen and ammonia project near Krishnapatnam port. The proposed project will be...

Navitas Solar receives Rs 404.8 million from Parishi Capital to expand Gujarat plant

Navitas Solar has received an investment of Rs 404.8 million from Parishi Capital to expand its solar module manufacturing facility in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The funding was completed in two tranches, with the first round raised in 2023. The investment...

Juniper Green completes solar portion of Maharashtra hybrid project

Juniper Green Energy Limited has commissioned the remaining 43 megawatt peak (MWp) of solar capacity at its hybrid project site in Karanja, Maharashtra. With this, the company has completed the 103 MWp solar component of its 129 MWp hybrid power...

Exide Industries adds Rs 1 billion to lithium cell unit; IFC backs EV platform Transvolt

Exide Industries has approved an additional equity investment of Rs 1 billion in Exide Energy Solutions Limited (EESL). This brings its total investment in the wholly owned subsidiary to Rs 37.0223 billion. The new capital will fund the development...

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