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PM Modi announces Solar Village initiative for Odisha’s Pahadpur

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that Pahadpur village in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district will be developed as a “Solar Village” with the objective of providing solar energy access to every household in the village. The...

GE Power India appoints Rahul Rojal as Chief Financial Officer

GE Power India Limited has appointed Rahul Rojal as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with effect from June 19, 2026. Rojal is a Chartered Accountant with more than 16 years of experience in financial reporting, statutory controllership, audit...

Hexa Climate signs PPA with NHPC for 160 MW FDRE project

Hexa Climate has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with NHPC Limited for a 160 MW Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) project. The project will supply round-the-clock renewable power and is designed to provide firm electricity beyond...

Power Mech wins Rs 1,008.9 crore order for JSW’s thermal plant in West Bengal

Power Mech Projects Limited has secured a work order worth Rs 1,008.90 crore, inclusive of Goods and Services Tax (GST), from JSW Thermal Energy Limited for civil and structural works at a 2×800 MW thermal power project in Salboni, West Bengal...

MNRE clarifies glass evacuated solar collector tubes fall outside quality control order

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has clarified that Glass Evacuated Solar Collector Tubes are not covered under the Solar Thermal Systems, Devices and Components (Quality Control) Order, 2024. In an Office Memorandum issued on June 19...

MoEFCC’s new RoW norms could cut forest land for power lines by up to 96%

The Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has approved the adoption of revised Right-of-Way (RoW) norms for transmission lines passing through forest areas. The decision was taken at the...

GEON commissions 2.88 GWh BESS project at Khavda

GEON (Green Energy ON), the future technologies division of Kabra Extrusiontechnik Ltd, has integrated and commissioned a 2.88 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at Khavda. The company said the project was completed within five months and is...

Texmaco Rail secures Rs 12 crore OPTCL transmission line orders

Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited has received two orders from Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) for power transmission infrastructure works with a combined value of Rs 11.65 crore, inclusive of taxes. The contracts cover...

Concord Biotech to acquire stake in renewable power SPV

Concord Biotech Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire a 27.38% equity stake in FSGE Renewable Power Private Limited, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) developing a wind-solar hybrid power project in Gujarat. The investment, valued at...

SECI, MahaGenco REL sign MoU for up to 5 GW clean energy projects

The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) and MahaGenco Renewable Energy Limited (MahaGenco REL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MAHAGENCO), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

Land delays, Suzlon’s troubles, COVID: none of it excuses skipping a signed PPA, says CERC

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has dismissed a petition filed by Betam Wind Energy Private Limited (BWEPL), a subsidiary of the Engie Group, seeking discharge from its obligation to execute a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with...

MNRE issues guidelines for water-related emissions under GHCI

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued final guidelines for quantifying greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with offsite water drawal and treatment under the Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India (GHCI). Issued on...

Tata Power wins Karnataka transmission project for 2 GW solar park

The Tata Power Company Limited has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL) for the acquisition and development of a transmission project in Karnataka under the Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding...

India’s solar cell capacity set to nearly double to 60 GW this fiscal, Crisil says

Domestic solar cells are expected to meet around half of India’s total solar cell demand in fiscal 2027, up from about one-fourth in the previous fiscal, driven by the implementation of the Approved List of Cell Manufacturers (ALCM) and rapid...

ABB launches Proteus portfolio for utility-scale solar and energy storage projects

ABB has launched its Proteus photovoltaic (PV) and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) portfolio, targeting the growing demand for power conversion and grid integration solutions as utility-scale renewable energy deployment accelerates globally. The...

Waaree Renewable completes acquisition of 55% stake in APSPL

Waaree Renewable Technologies Limited (WRTL) has completed the acquisition of a 55% equity stake in Associated Power Structures Private Limited (APSPL), formerly known as Associated Power Structures Limited, resulting in APSPL becoming its...

MSP Steel signs 25-year solar PPA at Rs 3.17 per unit

MSP Steel and Power Limited has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Elevate Solar Energy Private Limited to procure solar power under the Group Captive Open Access mechanism. The agreement was executed on June 18, 2026, and will...

Diamond Power approves Rs 2,000 crore QIP fundraising plan

Diamond Power Infrastructure Limited has approved a proposal to raise up to Rs 2,000 crore through a Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP), doubling its earlier fundraising limit of Rs 1,000 crore. The decision was taken by the company’s Board...

Adani, PGCIL among bidders shortlisted for three transmission projects

The competition for transmission projects under the Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) framework is intensifying, with Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), Resonia Limited and several new...

India’s oldest nuclear plant gets a new lease of life as Tarapur Unit 2 rejoins the grid

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has announced the synchronisation of Unit 2 of the Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS) with the National Grid following an extensive refurbishment and modernisation programme. TAPS Unit 1 is...

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