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Vikran Engineering wins contract for 100 MW solar project

Vikran Engineering Ltd (VEL) has secured a Rs 3.54 billion turnkey EPC contract from Ellume Energy MH SolarOne for a 100 MW AC (120 MW DC) solar power project in Maharashtra.  The contract covers complete design, engineering, procurement...

Dalmia Bharat invests Rs 78 million in solar power SPVs in Tamil Nadu

Dalmia Bharat Limited has announced investments totalling Rs 78 million in three solar power special purpose vehicles (SPVs) to expand its renewable energy capacity. The move supports the company’s goal of sourcing more clean power and advancing its...

Shree Cement commissions 20 MWp solar plant in Uttar Pradesh

Shree Cement Ltd has commissioned a 20 MWp solar power plant in Chitrakoot district, Uttar Pradesh, to supply renewable electricity to its Etah grinding unit.   Phase 1 has achieved commercial operation after verification by the Uttar Pradesh State...

Inox Solar signs Rs 70 billion supply deal with China’s LONGi

Inox Solar Limited has signed a supply agreement with China’s LONGi Green Energy Technology Corporation Limited for 5 GW of solar modules, valued at about Rs 70 billion, to be delivered over the next three years. Under the agreement, LONGi will...

Ministry of Coal issues vesting orders for three commercial coal blocks

The Ministry of Coal has issued vesting orders for three coal blocks, Rajgamar Dipside (Deavnara), Tangardihi North, and Mahuagarhi, under the ongoing commercial coal block auction process. The orders follow the signing of coal mine development and...

NTPC Green, Paradip Port sign MoU on green hydrogen

NTPC Green Energy Limited, a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Paradip Port Authority to explore green hydrogen-based projects. The agreement was signed on October 27, 2025, during India Maritime Week in...

Pace Digitek wins SECI order for 1,200 MWh BESS in Andhra Pradesh

Pace Digitek has received an order from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to supply a 600 MW/1,200 MWh standalone grid-connected battery energy storage system in Andhra Pradesh. The project, valued at about Rs 11.59 billion, was tendered...

Rayzon Solar secures SEBI approval for Rs 15 billion IPO

Rayzon Solar has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to move ahead with its proposed Rs 15 billion initial public offering. The regulator issued final observations, clearing the way for the company’s market debut...

Crompton wins Rs 4.45 billion rooftop solar project in Andhra Pradesh

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals has received a letter of award worth about Rs 4.45 billion from the New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh for 77.40 MWp of rooftop solar EPC projects under the PM Surya Ghar Muft...

MNRE launches REEIMS for monitoring renewable energy equipment imports

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), in a memorandum dated October 24, 2025, has operationalised the Renewable Energy Equipment Import Monitoring System (REEIMS).  This follows the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) notification...

RREC withdraws wind and hybrid project procedure

The Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RREC) has withdrawn its procedure for implementing wind and hybrid projects and will no longer register or verify wind turbine generator (WTG) coordinates on private land. Developers will now be...

NHPC begins wet commissioning of first unit at Subansiri Lower HEP

NHPC Limited has commenced wet commissioning of Unit I (250 MW) of the 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (HEP) on October 24, 2025, marking the start of commissioning for India’s largest hydropower project. The mechanical run of the...

SRPC allocates 50 MW from KKNPP Unit 1 for startup of Units 3 and 4

The Southern Regional Power Committee (SRPC) has allocated 50 MW from the operational Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) Unit 1 to support startup activities for the upcoming KKNPP Units 3 and 4. This marks a key step in commissioning the new...

JSW Energy to start 5-GWh battery plant in Pune

JSW Energy plans to commission its 5-GWh battery assembly plant in Pune, Maharashtra, in the third quarter of 2025. The facility will support Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and help meet domestic content requirements when mandated. In a...

Opposition grows to Rs 20,000 crore Ladakh–Haryana solar transmission project

The central government’s Rs 20,000 crore mega solar power project connecting Ladakh to Haryana has sparked growing opposition from environmentalists and local groups in Himachal Pradesh, who warn it could cause irreversible ecological damage in the...

Unit-1 of Patratu Super Thermal Power Project completes trial operation

Unit-1 (800 MW) of Patratu Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-1 (3×800 MW), operated by Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (PVUNL), has completed its trial operation and is now included in the installed capacity of the NTPC Group from October...

Waaree Energies secures 692 MW solar module orders in India and US

Waaree Energies Limited has received new solar module orders totalling 692 MW from domestic and international customers, as per a regulatory filing dated October 24, 2025. The company informed that its domestic division secured three orders of 220...

SAEL to convert 2 million tonnes of paddy stubble into clean power

The Sustainable and Affordable Energy for Life Industries Limited (SAEL) plans to procure 2 million tonnes of paddy stubble in 2025 for conversion into clean electricity through its fuel aggregation network. The company operates 11 waste-to-energy...

Desco Infratech, KPI Green and Naveriya Gas partner on hydrogen blending projects

Desco Infratech Limited, KPI Green Hydrogen and Ammonia (a KP Group company), and Naveriya Gas Private Limited have entered into a partnership to launch hydrogen–natural gas blending projects in the city gas distribution sector. The initiative aims...

India supports 10 Pacific nations with solar power under UN partnership

India, in partnership with the United Nations, has provided solar energy solutions to 12 public buildings across 10 Pacific island nations, the Indian mission to the UN said. The initiative was funded through the $150 million India-UN Development...

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