Power Sector News Roundup for July 7, 2025

Author: PPD Team Date: October 8, 2025 Global: Solar and storage equipment costs to rise from Q4 2025 India: CEA seeks power utilities’ inputs on quality infrastructure measures IGRPL secures Rs 8.36 billion funding for nine CBG projects KP Group partners on green hydrogen and ammonia projects

Author: PPD Team Date: July 17, 2025 Global: Andritz to upgrade Mozambique’s Cahora Bassa hydropower plant India: PNC Infratech secures 300 MW solar plus storage project in NHPC auction Supreme Court allows Himachal Pradesh to seek 18% free power from JSW Hydro Zelestra explores $400–500 million India exit amid market optimism Cabinet clears Rs 50,000 crore boost for agriculture and renewable energy Cabinet clears investment flexibility for NLCIL and NTPC TSECL to deploy drone surveillance…

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 15, 2025 India CEA issues guidelines for tariff bidding in WTE projects The Central Electricity Authority has released guidelines under Section 63 of the Electricity Act 2003 for tariff-based competitive bidding to procure power from new grid-connected Waste to Energy projects. The rules set a uniform process for procurement and apply only to projects that use commercially proven technologies. They define the responsibilities of the implementing agency, the developer, and…

Author: PPD Team Date: October 28, 2025 Global: Saft wins 356 MWh BESS contract with Foxwell Power in Taiwan India: Inox Solar signs Rs 70 billion supply deal with China’s LONGi Ministry of Coal issues vesting orders for three commercial coal blocks NTPC Green, Paradip Port sign MoU on green hydrogen Pace Digitek wins SECI order for 1,200 MWh BESS in Andhra Pradesh Rayzon Solar secures SEBI approval for Rs 15 billion IPO Crompton wins…