Power Sector News Roundup for June 27, 2025

EAC backs thermal power expansions worth over Rs 29,000 crore The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Thermal Power projects has recommended environmental clearance for thermal power expansion projects in Chhattisgarh and Odisha involving a combined proposed investment of more than Rs 29,000 crore. The projects will add 2,920 MW of generation capacity through ultra-supercritical units….

KPI Green subsidiary signs BESPA with GUVNL for 445 MW BESS projects KPI Green Energy Limited announced that its subsidiary, Sun Drops Energia Limited, has signed a Battery Energy Storage Purchase Agreement (BESPA) with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) for standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects. The agreement covers projects with an aggregate…

CEA seeks data on grid-forming inverter manufacturing capacity The Central Electricity Authority has asked manufacturers in India to submit details of Grid-Forming inverter production capacity. The exercise is aimed at assessing domestic readiness as renewable energy penetration in the national grid increases. In a formal communication, the Energy Storage System Division said higher solar and…