Power Sector News Roundup for July 10, 2025

Author: PPD Team Date: April 17, 2026 GAIL signs pact for 600 MW solar project with BESS in Jhansi GAIL (India) Limited has signed contract agreements with TUSCO Limited for developing a 600 MW solar power project at TUSCO’s Solar Park in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The project will include a 550 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to support reliable power supply for GAIL’s petrochemical plant at Pata in Auraiya district and future demand from…

Author: PPD Team Date: October 31, 2025 India India and Nepal advance cross-border power transmission projects India and Nepal have signed agreements to develop two high-capacity cross-border transmission corridors to strengthen electricity trade and regional energy cooperation. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) and Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) will form two joint venture entities, one in each country, to implement the projects. The transmission lines include the 400 kV Inaruwa–New Purnea and 400 kV…

Author: PPD Team Date: March 11, 2026 Solex Energy’s 3.78 GW Surat module plant added to MNRE ALMM list Solex Energy Limited has received approval for its 3.78 GW solar module manufacturing facility in Surat, Gujarat, under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) framework of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). The listing allows the company to supply ALMM-compliant solar photovoltaic (PV) modules to government-supported solar projects in India. The ALMM…