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BHEL wins STG order for Adani’s 4,800 MW thermal project

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has secured a Letter of Award (LoA) worth Rs 65 billion for supplying Steam Turbine Generator (STG) equipment and supervising erection and commissioning (E&C) for a 4,800 MW thermal power project by Adani...

Eight firms qualify for Gujarat RE transmission project, three for ERGS-I

Eight firms have been shortlisted as technically qualified for the selection of transmission service provider (TSP) through tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) for the ‘Transmission System for evacuation of RE power from Raghanesda area of...

Juniper Green and Rayzon Solar file DRHPs with SEBI to raise IPOs

Juniper Green Energy and Rayzon Solar Limited have filed draft red herring prospectuses (DRHPs) with SEBI to raise a total of Rs 45 billion through initial public offerings (IPOs) of equity shares. Juniper Green Energy aims to raise over Rs 30...

SECI crosses 60 GW in renewable power sale agreements

Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has signed over 60 GW of Power Sale Agreements (PSAs) for renewable energy.  The PSAs cover a mix of solar, wind, and hybrid projects. SECI acts as an intermediary, ensuring long-term power offtake and...

Coal Ministry to launch online exploration module on 4 July

The Ministry of Coal will launch a new Exploration Module on 4 July 2025 through its Single Window Clearance System (SWCS). Developed by CMPDIL, the module will digitize the full coal exploration process. Allottees can now submit exploration...

Adani Green crosses 15,000 MW renewable milestone

Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has reached a major milestone, surpassing 15,000 MW of operational renewable energy capacity. The company now operates 15,539.9 MW, making it the fastest and largest capacity addition in India’s renewable sector to date...

NTPC REL begins full commercial operation of 325 MW solar project in MP

NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has begun commercial operations of 120 MW under Phase-III of the 220 MW Unit-2 solar project. This phase went live on June 29, 2025. With this, NTPC REL has fully commissioned...

MCL to invest Rs 649 billion in clean and thermal energy

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) is scaling up its presence in Odisha’s energy sector with a major investment plan of Rs 649 billion. The company aims to diversify beyond coal and enter both renewable and thermal power segments. At the core of...

NHPC and IOCL sign MoU to form JV for renewable energy projects

NHPC Limited and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop renewable energy projects across India. The agreement was formalised on June 27, 2025. The two public sector undertakings will...

NTPC commissions 142 MW solar and 146 MW hybrid capacity in Gujarat’s Khavda

NTPC Limited has commissioned 142.22 MW of solar capacity under its 300 MW solar allocation at the 450 MW Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Project in Khavda, Gujarat. The milestone was achieved on June 28...

NLC India secures 450 MW hybrid project under NTPC tender

NLC India Limited has received a Letter of Award (LoA) to set up 450 megawatts (MW) of Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected wind-solar hybrid projects in Rajasthan and Gujarat. The award was issued on June 27, 2025, under NTPC Limited’s...

NTPC commissions Unit 3 of Barh Stage-I

NTPC Limited has commenced operations of Unit 3 (660 MW) of the Barh Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-I (3×660 MW), located in Bihar. With this, NTPC’s total installed and commercial capacity has increased to 82,080 MW. In a related development...

Cummins India launches modular BESS for renewable integration

Cummins India Limited has launched its Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) as part of its push towards sustainable power solutions.  The BESS units come in modular 10 ft and 20 ft containers with capacities ranging from 200 kilowatt-hours (kWh) to...

Premier Energies starts 1.2 GW TOPCon solar cell line in Telangana

Premier Energies Limited has launched a new 1.2 GW tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell manufacturing line at its facility in Telangana. With this move, the company becomes one of the first in India to operationalise TOPCon technology...

Hitachi Energy to supply 30 high-voltage transformers to Powergrid

Hitachi Energy India Limited, on 26 June 2025, won a contract from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) to supply 30 units of 765 kV, 500 MVA single-phase transformers.   The 765 kV transformers will be manufactured at Hitachi Energy’s...

Power Ministry launches task force to build India Energy Stack

The Ministry of Power has launched a dedicated task force to design the India Energy Stack (IES), a new digital public infrastructure aimed at transforming the power sector.  Announced by Hon’ble Power Minister Shri Manohar Lal Khattar, the...

CEA launches electrical safety handbook

On 26 June 2025, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), under the Ministry of Power, observed Electrical Safety Day in New Delhi with a clear message: safety must go hand in hand with innovation. The theme, Smart Energy, Safe Nation, underlined the...

India opens 5 GWh BESS plant in Bengaluru

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Shri Pralhad Joshi, inaugurated a 5 GWh Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) manufacturing facility in Bidadi Industrial Area, Bengaluru. The fully automated plant, developed by PACE Digitek, is among the...

Centre approves Rs 417 crore electronics cluster in Uttar Pradesh

The Government of India has approved a Rs 417 crore Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC 2.0) at Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.   The cluster will be developed by the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) over 200 acres...

NISE launches renewable energy start-up incubation programme

On June 27, 2025, the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), in partnership with the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) and AIC IIT Delhi, launched a Call for Proposals to support start-ups in the renewable energy sector. The...

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