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PVV Infra secures Rs 7.99 billion solar projects in Uttar Pradesh

PVV Infra Limited has won two solar power projects with a total investment of Rs 7.99 billion in Uttar Pradesh.  Its subsidiary PVV EVTech has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development...

KEC International secures Rs 1,102 crore in new orders

KEC International Ltd., an RPG Group infrastructure EPC company, has won new orders worth Rs 1,102 crore across its businesses. In the civil segment, KEC secured a contract for civil and structural works for a 150 MW thermal power plant in India. Its...

IEX Q2 FY26 sees higher electricity volumes, lower prices

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) recorded electricity traded volume of 35,217 MU (excluding TRAS) in Q2 FY26, up 16.1% year-on-year. TRAS volumes rose to 603 MU from 16.9 MU in Q2 FY25. Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) trading declined 30% to 44.22...

Ministry of Mines issues guidelines for critical mineral recycling scheme

The Ministry of Mines has released implementation guidelines for a Rs 15 billion incentive scheme approved by the Union Cabinet to promote critical mineral recycling. The scheme, part of the National Critical Mineral Mission, aims to build domestic...

MHI begins study on green hydrogen exports from India

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched a study to prepare a master plan for facilities and logistics to export green hydrogen and ammonia from India.  The project is part of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry’s Global South...

Hero Future Energies secures hybrid project in Andhra Pradesh

Hero Future Energies (HFE), through its special purpose vehicle Clean Renewable Energy Hybrid Three Private Limited, has raised Rs 1,908 crore in funding from the State Bank of India (SBI) and Canara Bank to develop a 120 MW hybrid renewable energy...

MNRE approves 2,000 MWh battery storage project in Rajasthan

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved Rajasthan’s proposal to set up a 2,000 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) with a four-hour discharge cycle. The project is designed to support the state’s high solar generation and...

MNRE tightens payment rules, revises committee structure under PM-Surya Ghar

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued two office memoranda dated October 6, 2025, revising procedures under the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. The updates focus on the payment mechanism for the Utility Led Aggregation (ULA)...

MNRE simplifies application process for Waste to Energy projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued an office memorandum to simplify the application and documentation process under its Waste to Energy Programme. Dated October 3, 2025, the move aims to speed up projects that generate power...

SECI invites bids to prepare DPRs for green hydrogen hubs

The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has invited proposals to select an agency for preparing Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for Green Hydrogen Hubs under the National Green Hydrogen Mission. The call for proposals, dated September...

CEA seeks power utilities’ inputs on quality infrastructure measures

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has requested all power sector utilities to submit inputs on improving equipment and installation quality.  This follows a meeting on 15 July 2025 chaired by the Advisor to the Prime Minister, where the...

IGRPL secures Rs 8.36 billion funding for nine CBG projects

IOC GPS Renewables Private Limited (IGRPL) has obtained Rs 8.36 billion in debt financing from Indian Bank to develop nine compressed biogas (CBG) plants across India. The projects include four sites in Haryana, three in Uttar Pradesh, and one each...

KP Group partners on green hydrogen and ammonia projects

KP Group, through its subsidiary KPI Green Hydrogen and Ammonia, has signed agreements with Jeonbuk Province, GH2 Solar Limited, and AHES Co. Limited to advance water-based hydrogen production.  The collaboration will focus on sharing technology...

Insolation Energy forms 16 solar SPVs through subsidiary

Insolation Energy’s subsidiary, Insolation Green Energy Pvt. Ltd., has incorporated sixteen special purpose vehicles (SPVs) over two phases to support renewable energy initiatives. On September 30, 2025, eleven entities were formed: DVJG Green Infra...

Tamil Nadu solar potential highest in Virudhunagar, 205 GW feasible

Virudhunagar leads Tamil Nadu’s districts with the highest solar potential at 204,765 MWp, equivalent to around 205 GW. Ground-mounted solar potential is estimated at 24 GW in Virudhunagar, 13 GW in Trichy, and 12 GW each in Tirunelveli and...

Tata Power Renewable signs 80 MW PPA with Tata Power Mumbai

Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Tata Power Mumbai Distribution to develop an 80 MW Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) project. The initiative will generate 315 MUs annually and...

Adani Green’s total capacity reaches 16,679.8 MW

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), through its step-down subsidiaries, has commissioned an aggregate of 112.5 MW of power projects at Khavda, Gujarat. The plants were operationalised on September 30, 2025. Additionally, Adani Hybrid Energy Jaisalmer...

JSW Energy commissions 114 MW of renewable capacity in September

JSW Energy Limited commissioned 114 MW of renewable energy capacity in September 2025, including 21 MW of solar and 93 MW of wind power. With this addition, the company’s total installed capacity has reached 13,211 MW. The cumulative renewable energy...

NCRTC adds new power draw point at Muradnagar

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has added a second draw point at the Muradnagar receiving substation to expand its electricity procurement through Power Exchange India Limited. The move is part of its arrangement with PTC...

MNRE issues advisory on strict compliance in renewable energy procurement

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has directed all government agencies in the renewable energy sector to strictly follow procurement rules and regulations issued by the Ministry of Finance and the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).  ...

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