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India adds 44.2 GW of solar module capacity in first half of 2025

India’s solar manufacturing sector added 44.2 gigawatts (GW) of module capacity and 7.5 GW of cell capacity in the first half of 2025, according to Mercom India’s report State of Solar PV Manufacturing in India 1H 2025. The report links the growth to...

Powergrid wins bid for SR–WR interregional transmission project

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has been declared the successful bidder to develop the “Inter-Regional Strengthening between Southern Region (SR) Grid and Western Region (WR) Grid” project under the Tariff-Based Competitive...

REC and PFC incorporate new subsidiaries for transmission projects

REC Limited and Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) have announced the formation of new wholly owned subsidiaries to serve as project vehicles for upcoming power transmission schemes in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra. REC has incorporated...

SJVN Green commissions 128.88 MW at Bikaner solar project

SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN Limited, has declared commercial operation of 128.88 MW from its Bikaner Solar Power Project on 30 September 2025. With this addition, the project has reached a cumulative...

Waaree Energies starts 950 MW solar module line in Gujarat

Waaree Energies Limited has commissioned a 950 MW solar module manufacturing line at its plant in Degam, Chikli taluka, Navsari district, Gujarat. The facility began operations on 30 September 2025. In September 2025, the company also added four...

Adani Green operationalises 408.1 MW renewable capacity at Khavda

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has brought 408.1 MW of renewable energy projects into operation at Khavda, Gujarat, through its step-down subsidiaries. With this addition, AGEL’s total operational renewable generation portfolio now stands at...

BHEL secures orders for two supercritical thermal units in Madhya Pradesh

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has received Notifications of Award from Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Limited (MPPGCL) for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts covering two 660 MW supercritical thermal power...

Premier Energies secures $19.95 million solar project in West Africa

Premier Energies Limited has won contracts worth $19.95 million for the supply and installation of solar power systems in the Republic of Benin, West Africa. The order covers 750 rooftop solar systems to be deployed at district police stations...

Bhutan’s Kholongchhu Hydro signs Rs 4,829 crore loan deal with PFC

Kholongchhu Hydro Power Ltd (KHPL) has signed a Rs 4,829 crore term loan agreement with Power Finance Corporation (PFC) to fund the 600-megawatt Khorlochhu Hydropower Project in Bhutan.   KHPL is a joint venture with Druk Green Power Corporation Ltd...

REC transfers Rajgarh Neemuch Power to GR Infraprojects

REC Limited has announced that its subsidiary, REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), has completed the sale of Rajgarh Neemuch Power Transmission Limited to GR Infraprojects Limited. GR Infraprojects emerged as the successful...

Tata Power EV arm and VECV sign MoU to advance EVs

Tata Power EV Charging Solutions Limited (TPEVCSL) and VE Commercial Vehicles Limited (VECV) have entered into an agreement to expand the use of electric trucks and buses in India, with a specific focus on the recently launched Eicher Pro X range of...

MNRE issues guidelines under Solar Systems Goods Order 2025

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued new guidelines for testing and approval of storage batteries used in solar applications. The framework is part of the Solar Systems, Devices, and Component Goods Order 2025 and applies to...

PM Modi inaugurates Mahi Banswara nuclear power project in Rajasthan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 2,800 MW Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (MBRAPP), being developed through a joint venture between NTPC Limited and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL). The joint venture...

POWERGRID board committee clears projects worth over Rs 700 crore

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd’s (POWERGRID) Committee of Directors on Investment on Projects approved two major initiatives on 26 September 2025. The first project involves setting up a Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) communication system...

NTPC clears Rs 2,444 crore for NEEPCO projects, waste-to-charcoal facilities

NTPC Limited has announced that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held on September 26, 2025, approved an equity infusion of up to Rs 2,444.39 crore in North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), a wholly owned subsidiary. The funds...

Tata Power and Bank of Baroda sign MoU to finance solar projects

Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a subsidiary of Tata Power, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bank of Baroda to provide financing solutions for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and commercial and industrial...

Waaree acquires 76% stake in Racemosa Energy for Rs 53 crore

Waaree Energies Limited has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Waaree Power Private Limited (WPPL), has signed a definitive share subscription and shareholders’ agreement to acquire a 76 per cent stake in Racemosa Energy (India) Private...

PM Modi lays foundation of Avaada’s solar plus BESS project in Rajasthan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for Avaada Group’s 1,560 MWp solar and 2,500 MWh battery energy storage project in Pugal, Rajasthan. He also inaugurated the company’s 200 MW AC (282 MWp) solar project at Shri Dungargarh in...

PM Modi inaugurates 140 MWp solar project in Maharashtra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Sunstream Green Energy’s 140 MWp solar power project in Maharashtra. The launch formed part of 2,458 MW of renewable energy capacity unveiled across the country. Alongside the inauguration, Sunstream Green...

Envision Energy starts blade manufacturing at 2 GW plant in Gujarat

Envision Energy has begun production at its blade manufacturing plant in Kalyangadh, Bavla Taluka, Gujarat, with an annual capacity of 2 GW. The facility will be able to produce up to 1,500 blades each year using six moulds. The plant will supply...

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