Pakistan has emerged as the world’s largest importer of solar panels, driven by a grassroots energy shift rather than top-down policy. As reported by The Print, the growth has been largely powered by retail consumers and low-cost Chinese imports, even as the country struggles with an IMF-led economic recovery and mounting power sector debt. In…
Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, on 19 July, inaugurated the 435 MW Gorbea Solar Power Project in Rajasthan. Developed by Zelestra India, the project was completed in under eight months. Spread across 1,250 acres, the Gorbea facility is backed by a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Solar Energy Corporation…
Hindustan Powerprojects Private Limited (HPPPL) has started construction of a 300 MW (435 MWp) Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected solar power project in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh. The project is part of the larger 2,000 MW ISTS-connected solar programme being implemented for Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL). It was announced during the Clean Energy Summit 2025…
NHPC Limited has begun commercial operations of 53.57 MW solar capacity under Phase-IV of its 1,000 MW Grid Connected Solar PV Project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The project is part of the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Tranche-III scheme and became operational on June 30, 2025. This newly commissioned capacity is a part of the 300…
NTPC Limited has commissioned 142.22 MW of solar capacity under its 300 MW solar allocation at the 450 MW Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Project in Khavda, Gujarat. The milestone was achieved on June 28, 2025. The project forms part of the 450 MW capacity awarded to NTPC in May 2022. NTPC’s share…
The joint venture of ACEN and UPC Renewables has commenced construction of two large-scale renewable energy projects in India. The work began on June 25, 2025, and includes a 420 MW solar power project in Rajasthan and a 120 MW wind power project in Karnataka. The wind project in Karnataka is being developed for SJVN…
SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SJVN Limited, has started commercial operations for 80.77 MW capacity under Phase-II of its 1,000 MW solar project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. With this, a total of 400.77 MW has now been commissioned. The project falls under the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) scheme Phase-II, which targets…
ACME Sikar Solar Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ACME Solar Holdings Private Limited, signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) on June 25, 2025. The agreement covers a 300 MW solar power project with energy storage in Bikaner, Rajasthan, developed under SECI’s scheme. The Tranche-XVIII auction was launched…
NTPC Limited has commissioned the final 52 MW of capacity under the 245 MW solar project (Plot-3) of its 735 MW Nokh Ultra Mega Solar Park in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The milestone was achieved on June 22, 2025. With this, the full 245 MW capacity under Plot-3 is now operational. NTPC has cumulatively commissioned 490 MW…
Samvardhana Motherson International Limited has signed a power delivery agreement (PDA) with HR Dhauliganga Private Limited, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of Hinduja Renewables Energy. The deal allows the group to source solar power from a 50 MWp captive project in Tamil Nadu. The agreement was approved by the company’s Board of Directors. Under the…