Power Sector News Roundup for July 23, 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: July 23, 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: July 23, 2025
Global
India
Torrent Power outlines Rs 500 bn investment in renewables and grid infrastructure
Adani promoters raise stake in AGEL to 62.5% through warrant conversion
India’s first indigenous geothermal power plant to be built in Arunachal
Chandigarh races ahead in solar push with new 4 MWp floating plant
Centre explores battery storage for thermal power to offset renewable volatility
Tata Power’s Mundra plant shut since July 1 amid tariff uncertainty
Author: PPD Team Date: February 10, 2026 Advait Energy signs hydrogen MoUs, wins Power Grid crane order Advait Energy Transitions Limited informed exchanges on February 7, 2026, that its subsidiary, Advait Greenergy Private Limited, signed three non-binding Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) during the India Energy Week held from January 27 to 30, 2026. The MoUs cover hydrogen storage systems with V J Industries, Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) and Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) electrolyser technology with…
Author: PPD Team Date: March 31, 2026 BHEL secures Rs 13,500 crore NTPC Telangana Stage-II contract Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has received a Notification of Award (NOA) from NTPC Limited for the 3×800 MW Telangana Stage-II supercritical thermal power project in Peddapalli district, Telangana. The contract is valued at over Rs 13,500 crore, excluding Goods and Services Tax (GST), with an execution period of 62 months. The scope includes design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, erection,…
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: August 18, 2025 Global: Germany awards 2.27 GW solar capacity in July auction India: APTRANSCO submits Phase-3 Green Energy Corridor plan to CEA Tata Power Renewables launches rooftop solar campaign in Pune NPCIL signs Engineers India for Bharat Small Modular Reactor design Uttar Pradesh opens first green hydrogen plant in Gorakhpur MNRE issues guidelines for approval of solar PV modules
Author: PPD Team Date: November 20, 2025 India Tata Power commissions NHPC’s 300 MW solar project in Rajasthan Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited has completed NHPC Limited 450 MWp DC or 300 MW AC solar project at Karnisar Bhatiyan in Bikaner. The company executed the work as the EPC contractor and brought the project online after two and a half years. The project uses DCR compliant modules and supplies all power to Punjab State Power…
Author: PPD Team Date: March 17, 2026 Oriana Power incorporates three wholly owned subsidiaries Oriana Power Limited has incorporated three wholly owned subsidiaries within two days. The entities are Brightera Solar Private Limited, Sunpeak Solutions Private Limited, and Prime Energy Solutions Private Limited. Brightera Solar Private Limited and Sunpeak Solutions Private Limited were incorporated on March 11, 2026, while Prime Energy Solutions Private Limited was incorporated on March 12, 2026. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs…