Power Sector News Roundup for August 28, 2025

Author: PPD Team Date: December 30, 2025 India Waaree Energies announces CEO succession, subsidiary starts solar plant Waaree Energies Limited reported two major developments, including a leadership transition and expansion of manufacturing capacity. Its subsidiary, Waaree Power Private Limited, has started production at two solar inverter manufacturing lines at Sarodhi-Valsad, Gujarat, each with 1.525 GW capacity, totaling 3.05 GW. Operations began at 10:00 AM on 29 December 2025. Separately, CEO Amit Pathankar has resigned, with…

Author: PPD Team Date: December 1, 2025 India: MNRE proposes higher efficiency norms for ALMM solar modules The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued a draft plan to raise minimum efficiency levels for solar PV modules listed under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers. The proposal introduces phased standards from January 1, 2027 and tighter levels from January 1, 2028. Category I utility scale c Si modules would need 21.0 percent in…

Author: PPD Team Date: December 19, 2025 India JSW Energy plans to expand Salboni thermal project to 3,200 MW JSW Energy said it plans to double the capacity of its Salboni thermal power project in West Bengal to 3,200 MW, with total investment expected to rise to around Rs 40,000 crore. The company is currently developing the first phase, a 1,600 MW ultra supercritical plant with two 800 MW units, which has already received environment…

Author: PPD Team Date: January 19, 2026 India Waaree group adds eight IPP-focused step-down subsidiaries Waaree Energies Limited disclosed the incorporation of eight wholly owned subsidiaries through its step-down arm, Waaree Forever Energies Private Limited. The entities were incorporated between January 13 and January 15, 2026, to hold specific independent power producer projects. Each subsidiary has been created solely for individual IPP assets and has not commenced operations, reporting nil turnover. WFEPL holds 100% equity…