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CEA and IIT Roorkee sign MoU for joint work on power sector research

On July 1, 2025, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and IIT Roorkee signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on capacity building, research, and data sharing in the power sector. The MoU focuses on key areas: – Training CEA...

India plans battery electric truck shift to cut freight emissions

On 1 July 2025, the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser released a report on “ZET Adoption in India and Its Impact on Emission and Energy.” It focuses on transitioning Medium and Heavy-Duty Trucks (M&HDTs) to Battery Electric Trucks...

Oswal Energies receives first electrolyser for green hydrogen project

Oswal Energies Limited has kicked off its Rs 3.2 billion green hydrogen project with the delivery of the first 1 MW electrolyser stack. The equipment, supplied by Greenzo Energy India Limited, marks the start of a 20 MW project being developed under...

KSB secures pump supply contract for thermal projects

KSB Limited has won a contract from Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) for supplying 15 sets of main boiler feed pumps along with booster pumps, motors, and accessories.  The order, awarded on June 30, 2025, covers two major thermal power projects...

CESC launches Rs 2.26 billion upgrade to fix power issues in Kodagu

CESC Limited has launched a Rs 2.26 billion infrastructure upgrade project to improve the electricity supply in Kodagu district, Karnataka. The focus is on addressing long-standing power reliability issues, especially in forested and hilly areas. The...

World Bank may fund Rs 1 billion shore power project at JNPA

The World Bank has evinced interest in funding a Shore-Electric-Power-Supply Project aimed at decarbonising port operations at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), near Mumbai. Bids for the project are expected to be invited by July 15, 2025. The...

Solex Green secures solar contracts for 24.1 MW

Solex Green Energy Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Solex Energy Limited, has won contracts worth Rs 68.69 crore to develop 24.1 MW of solar power projects across India. The contracts were awarded on July 1, 2025. These projects have...

NHPC starts operations of 53.57 MW solar capacity in Bikaner

NHPC Limited has begun commercial operations of 53.57 MW solar capacity under Phase-IV of its 1,000 MW Grid Connected Solar PV Project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The project is part of the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Tranche-III scheme and...

EAC reviews hydro and pumped storage projects worth over Rs 37,500 crore

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) reviewed several hydroelectric and pumped storage projects in its latest 32nd meeting. The committee examined proposals related to...

SGEL begins operations of 100.25 MW solar capacity in Bikaner

SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN Limited, has commenced commercial operations of 100.25 MW solar capacity under Phase-II of its 1,000 MW Grid Connected Solar PV Power Project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The capacity...

Toyota Tsusho and CleanMax to jointly develop 300 MW RE project

Toyota Tsusho India Private Limited (TTIPL) and CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Private Limited have signed an agreement to jointly develop a 300 MW renewable energy (RE) project in India. The agreement was signed on June 30, 2025. The project will...

NTPC REL commissions over 97 MW solar capacity in Khavda park

NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), on June 30, 2025, commissioned 64.7 MW solar capacity under the 1,255 MW Khavda-I Solar PV Project. This project is part of the larger 4,750 MW Khavda Wind-Solar Hybrid Renewable Energy Power Park in Kutch...

MNRE expands solar ALMM list to 91,458 MW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has expanded the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) by adding 742 MW of solar module manufacturing capacity. With this update, the cumulative capacity under the ALMM has reached 91,458 MW...

NHPC awaits dam safety nod to commission Subansiri project

NHPC Limited is awaiting final clearance from the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) to begin commercial operations of the first three units—each of 250 MW—of the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project. The update was confirmed by NHPC on June 30...

Sunkind Energy partners with JA Solar to boost local manufacturing

Sunkind Energy Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding with JA Solar to strengthen its solar cell and module production capabilities in India. The partnership will support Sunkind’s planned 2.4 GW solar cell and 4 GW solar module...

AM Green to acquire 17.5% stake in Greenko from ORIX

AM Green BV (AMG) has signed definitive agreements to acquire a 17.5% equity stake in Greenko Energy Holdings from Japanese financial services group ORIX Corporation. The deal is expected to close in July 2025. Following the completion, AM Green and...

L&T sets up green hydrogen subsidiary

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has incorporated a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Panipat Green Hydrogen Private Limited, to focus on green hydrogen initiatives.   Earlier, L&T had also set up L&T Green Energy Kandla Private Limited. This...

Inox Neo Energies acquires 50 MW solar project in MP

Inox Neo Energies Private Limited, a subsidiary of Inox Wind Limited, has acquired Skypower Solar India Private Limited. The deal adds a 50 MW alternating current (AC) / 57.5 MW peak direct current (DC) solar project to Inox’s growing renewable...

GIPCL commissions 105 MW under Khavda Solar Phase XVII

Gujarat Industries Power Corporation Limited (GIPCL) has commissioned 105 MW solar capacity under the 600 MW Khavda Solar PV Project – Phase XVII in Gujarat. The milestone was achieved on June 28, 2025. The project is part of the larger 600 MW solar...

Insolation Energy wins 109.79 MW solar project in Rajasthan

Insolation Energy Limited has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVVNL) to set up a total of 109.79 MW of grid-connected solar power projects across Rajasthan.  The award was issued on June 30, 2025, under...

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