Power Sector News Roundup for October 17, 2025

India ACME Solar signs PPA with SECI for 200 MW solar ESS project ACME Solar’s subsidiary has signed a 200 MW solar and storage PPA with SECI at a tariff of Rs 3.42 per kWh. The PPA will run for 25 years and aims to supply power during solar and peak hours. It completes ACME’s…

MoD approves 250 MW solar-plus-storage project in Sitapur Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a 250 MW Solar Power Project with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Sitapur (Ex-Cantonment), Uttar Pradesh, on around 850 acres of vacant defence land. NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) will develop the project through a competitive bid process in…

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…

MoP directs CGPL to run imported coal plant at full capacity through June The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued directions to Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd. (CGPL) under Section 11 of the Electricity Act, 2003, requiring full-capacity operation of its imported coal-based (ICB) plant from April 1 to June 30, 2026. A committee comprising MoP,…