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ABCI Infrastructures wins West Bengal’s first standalone BESS project

ABCI Infrastructures Private Limited has won the bid for a 40 MW/80 MWh standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the New Cossipore Generating Station in Kolkata, around seven months after CESC Limited floated the tender in August 2025. The...

CESC awards 600 MW wind-solar hybrid capacity

CESC Limited has issued Letters of Award (LOAs) for 600 MW of wind-solar hybrid power projects across four entities, following a tariff-based competitive bidding process. The projects carry a tenure of 25 years, with discovered tariffs in a narrow...

Vikram Solar appoints Sameer Nagpal as CEO amid expansion push

Vikram Solar Limited has appointed Sameer Nagpal as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective March 20, 2026, as the company advances its capacity expansion plans. Nagpal brings over three decades of experience across multiple industries. He has held...

Waaree reshuffles top leadership, appoints new CEO and CFO

Waaree Energies Limited has made sweeping changes to its senior management, replacing both its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer on the same day while also bringing in two new senior appointments. CEO transition Amit Ashok...

Solarium Green secures Rs 22.51 crore TOPCon module orders

Solarium Green Energy Limited has received two purchase orders totalling about Rs 22.51 crore (excluding GST), for the supply of TOPCon solar panels to projects across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Puducherry. The larger order, valued at...

Orient Green commissions 6.6 MW wind capacity in Tamil Nadu

Orient Green Power Company Limited said its subsidiary, Gamma Green Power Private Limited, has completed the erection of two 3.3 MW wind turbine generators (WTGs) in Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, and received service connection on March 20...

GUVNL awards 625 MWp solar capacity at Rs 2.34 per unit

Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has awarded 625 MWp of solar capacity at a tariff of Rs 2.34 per unit, with Welspun Renewable Energy and NLC India Limited securing 300 MW each. The bids were finalised around five months after the tender was...

Cliantech secures repeat order from IB Solar for 1.2 GW module line

Cliantech Solutions has received a repeat contract from IB Solar to set up a 1.2 GW solar module manufacturing line, marking its second order from the same client. The company had earlier commissioned a 600 MW line for IB Solar, taking the total...

India may generate 600,000 tonnes of solar panel waste by 2030

India could accumulate approximately 600,000 tonnes of waste from solar photovoltaic panels by 2030, according to estimates by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), prepared with support from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy...

Sunsure Energy to supply solar power to JAKSON’s Noida facilities

Sunsure Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with JAKSON Engineering Limited to supply solar power to the company’s corporate office in Noida and its manufacturing facility in Greater Noida. Under the 4.7 MWp agreement, Sunsure...

Sorigin RE Services wins 250 MW / 500 MWh BESS EPC order in Rajasthan

Sorigin RE Services, a Pune-based energy solutions firm, has secured its first standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) contract in Rajasthan. The project, awarded by an independent power producer, has a total capacity of 250 MW / 500 MWh. The...

India to require Rs 200 lakh crore power sector investment by 2047

India’s power sector will require investment of approximately Rs 200 lakh crore over the next two decades, Union Minister of Power Manohar Lal said while inaugurating the Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 in New Delhi. Speaking at Yashobhoomi, the...

TPCL tops service ratings but ranks 40th overall in DISCOM index

The Tata Power Company Limited (TPCL) has received the highest consumer service rating among distribution utilities in India, yet ranks 40th overall in combined performance rankings. In the fifth edition of the Consumer Service Rating of DISCOMs...

thyssenkrupp nucera wins FEED contract for 260 MW hydrogen project

Germany’s thyssenkrupp nucera has been awarded a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) study for a 260 MW green hydrogen project in India, its first engagement in the country’s hydrogen sector. The FEED contract has been signed with...

RenewSys commissions 3 GW solar module plant in Maharashtra

RenewSys India has inaugurated a 3 GW solar module manufacturing facility at IndoSpace Industrial Park in Khopoli, Khalapur district, Maharashtra, increasing its total module manufacturing capacity to 5.6 GW. The facility covers over 7 lakh square...

NTPC signs MoU with Octopus Energy for power and digital collaboration

NTPC Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Octopus Energy Group of the United Kingdom to explore collaboration across electricity distribution and retail, renewable energy and storage, electric vehicle (EV) charging...

Patel Engineering wins Rs 910 crore Renukaji Dam package

Patel Engineering Limited (PEL) has received a Letter of Award from Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) for Package 1 of the Renukaji Dam Project, valued at Rs 910.08 crore including GST, converting its lowest bidder position secured...

SJVN’s 1,000 MW Bikaner solar project crosses 1 BU generation

SJVN Limited has reported that its 1,000 MW Bikaner Solar Power Project has generated 1 billion units (BU) of electricity, achieving the milestone on March 20, 2026, less than three months after its commercial operation date (COD) on December 24...

BHEL to merge units in Haridwar and Hyderabad from April 1

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has approved the consolidation of two pairs of manufacturing units in Haridwar and Hyderabad, with effect from April 1, 2026, as part of a restructuring of its heavy electrical and power equipment operations...

Bluspring to acquire STEAG India, adding 7 GW O&M portfolio

Bluspring Enterprises Limited has agreed to acquire 100% of STEAG Energy Services India Private Limited, expanding its presence in power sector operations and maintenance (O&M). The transaction will add nearly 7 GW of managed assets and close to...

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Power Sector News Roundup for April 9, 2026

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CEA uprates NTPC Dadri units, adds 20 MW to capacity

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