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SECI auction discovers lowest tariff for 2 GW solar with 1 GW/4 GWh storage

The Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) has concluded a tender for 2 GW of solar PV projects paired with a 1 GW/4 GWh energy storage system (ESS), discovering a lowest tariff of Rs 2.86/kWh. Falling battery costs and competitive bidding...

Blueleaf and Jakson achieve financial close for 840 MWp Rajasthan solar projects

Blueleaf Energy and Jakson Green have achieved financial close for their 840 MWp Bikaner solar projects in Rajasthan, marking the completion of funding for the partners’ 1 GWp Rajasthan Solar Portfolio. The financing was secured with Axis Bank. The...

CCI approves Vedanta’s acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared the proposed acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) by Vedanta Limited under the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Vedanta, a...

EIB Global to invest $60 million in India Energy Transition Fund

EIB Global, the development arm of the European Investment Bank (EIB), will invest up to $60 million in the India Energy Transition Fund, a new greenfield infrastructure fund managed by EAAA Alternatives. The fund aims to accelerate private capital...

Saatvik secures Rs 6.89 billion solar module orders across India

Saatvik Green Energy Limited and its subsidiary Saatvik Solar Industries Private Limited have received solar photovoltaic (PV) module supply orders worth Rs 6.89 billion from independent power producers and engineering, procurement, and construction...

Inox Wind to invest Rs 400 crore in Karnataka wind manufacturing unit

Inox Wind will set up a wind-blade and tower manufacturing facility in the Kyadigoppa Industrial Area, Kushtagi taluk, Koppal district, Karnataka, with a total investment of Rs 400 crore. The project will be executed in two phases, with Rs 300 crore...

DRDO and SECI to develop 300 MW solar projects across India

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to jointly develop 300 MW of solar-based renewable energy projects. The projects will be set up across...

Reliance, Sembcorp, ACME, BluPine win SJVN’s 1.5 GW storage auction

SJVN has awarded 1,500 MW/6,000 MWh of assured peak power capacity from its interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected renewable energy projects with storage. The auction aimed to secure firm renewable power supply during peak hours. Reliance NU...

Sebi uncovers Rs 173 crore insider trading in IEX shares

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has uncovered insider trading worth over Rs 173 crore in shares of the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and barred eight people from the market after search operations last month. Sebi found that...

China files WTO complaint against India over EV and battery subsidies

China has lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organisation (WTO), alleging that India’s subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries breach global trade rules. India’s Commerce Ministry said it will review the submissions before...

Envision Energy secures 502 MW wind turbine order from Evren

Envision Energy India has won a 502 MW wind turbine supply contract from Evren, a renewable energy platform backed by Brookfield Global Transition Fund.  Under the agreement, Envision will provide around 152 EN156/3.3 MW smart wind turbines for...

Power Mech Projects wins Rs 2,500 crore BoP order for Singareni project

Power Mech Projects Ltd. has secured an order worth over Rs 2,500 crore from Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for balance of plant (BoP) work at the 1×800 MW Singareni Super Thermal Power Project (Stage-II) at Mancherial, Telangana, on an EPC...

Adani Green commissions 50 MW solar unit at Khavda, forms five new subsidiaries

Adani Green Energy Ltd. (AGEL) has commissioned a 50 MW solar power project at its Khavda site in Gujarat, bringing its total operational renewable capacity to 16,729.80 MW. The project was approved for operation on October 15, 2025, and began...

KEC International wins Rs 1,038 crore substation order in Saudi Arabia

KEC International Ltd has secured an order worth Rs 1,038 crore for the design, supply, and installation of a 380 kV gas-insulated substation (GIS) in Saudi Arabia. According to the company, this is its largest-ever substation contract and marks a...

NTPC Green adds 12.5 MW solar capacity at Bhuj project

NTPC Green Energy Ltd. has announced the commercial operation of a 12.5 MW solar unit at its Bhuj project in Gujarat, effective October 17, 2025.  The project, with a total planned capacity of 37.5 MW, is being developed by Ayana Renewable Power Four...

NHPC completes final phase of 300 MW Karnisar solar project

NHPC Ltd. has announced the completion of the final phase of its 300 MW Karnisar Solar Project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. In a filing dated October 10, 2025, the company confirmed the receipt of the Certificate of Successful Trial Run Completion for the...

Waaree Renewable secures 150 MWac solar EPC order

Waaree Renewable Technologies Ltd. has received a Letter of Award for the engineering, procurement, and construction of a 150 MWac (217.5 MWp) ground-mounted solar project, according to a regulatory filing submitted on October 15, 2025. The company...

MNRE designates three ports as green hydrogen hubs under NGHM

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has recognised Deendayal Port Authority (Gujarat), V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority (Tamil Nadu), and Paradip Port Authority (Odisha) as green hydrogen hubs under the National Green Hydrogen Mission...

MNRE adds 6,922 MW to ALMM solar module list

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has updated the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for solar photovoltaic modules, adding 6,922 MW of new capacity. With this revision, the cumulative capacity under the ALMM now stands at...

EnerGrid targets up to $500 million to expand greenfield transmission and BESS projects

Enerica Regrid Infra Private Limited (EnerGrid), launched by IndiGrid, British International Investments, and Norfund, plans to raise USD 450–500 million to scale its greenfield portfolio. The funds will support bids and development of transmission...

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