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NTPC Limited has entered into foreign currency loan agreements with the Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) aggregating JPY30 billion i.e. JPY15 billion each for NTPC Limited and NTPC Renewables Energy Limited. JBIC has provided […]

Adani Green Energy Limited has commissioned a 180 MW solar power plant at Devikot in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The plant has a 25 year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited […]

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has released operational guidelines for a programme worth Rs 94 billion to offer viability gap funding of up to 40 per cent to facilitate the development of 4,000 MWh of […]

The MoP has notified the Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge and Related Matters) (Amendment) Rules, 2024. To be eligible for claiming fixed charges for surplus power, generating companies will now have to offer the quantum of […]

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has commissioned two new pressurised heavy water reactors with a total capacity of 1,400 MW at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Surat, Gujarat. The new Unit […]

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has notified the Electricity (Rights of Consumer) Amendment Rules, 2024. As per the notification, exemption has been granted for the requirement of a technical feasibility study for rooftop solar PV […]

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released guidelines for establishing green hydrogen hubs as part of the National Green Hydrogen Mission. The MNRE and the designated SCHEME implementing agencies will be responsible […]

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has allocated Rs 44.4 billion to encourage the production of electrolysers, aiming to lower expenses for hydrogen generation under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM). The incentives […]

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids from developers for setting up 1,200 MW interstate transmission system connected solar projects along with 600 MW/ 1,200 MWh energy storage systems (ESS). To be […]

Adani Green Energy Limited has operationalised 126 MW wind power capacity in Gujarat. This marks the completion of the 300 MW of project, with 174 MW being operationalised earlier. The 300 MW wind project will […]

NTPC and NTPC Green Energy Limited has signed two separate non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RVUNL) to explore opportunities for adding supercritical units to the existing Chhabra thermal […]

Results for NTPC Limited’s auction to develop 1,500 MW of inter-state transmission system connected solar power projects, tranche II, have been announced. The projects will be located across India. Furies Solren (Mahindra Susten) has won […]

As per the 12th Annual Integrated Rating and Ranking of Power Distribution Utilities report, of the 55 discoms, 14 discoms received the highest A+ rating, four received an A, seven received a B, 13 received […]

The prime minister has laid the foundation stone for NHPC Limited’s 2,880 MW Dibang multipurpose hydropower project in Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh. To be built at a cost of over Rs 318.75 […]

The Solar Energy Corporation of India has commissioned India’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) with an installed capacity of 152.32 MWh and a despatchable capacity of 100 MW AC (155.02 MWp DC) solar PV […]

The central government has sanctioned the implementation of the Green Energy Corridor Phase II (GEC II) project, aimed at establishing an ISTS to support a 13 GW renewable energy project in Ladakh. The project entails […]

The prime minister has launched the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, aimed at providing free electricity through residential rooftop solar installations. With an investment exceeding Rs 750 billion, this programme aims to provide electricity […]

Apraava Energy Private Limited has secured a new inter state transmission system (ISTS) project in Madhya Pradesh through the tariff-based competitive bidding process. The project involves the construction of approximately 40 km of 765 kV […]

The prime minister has laid the foundation stones of multiple developmental projects worth over Rs 560 billion in Adilabad, Telangana. He inaugurated the 380 MW solar project being implemented by NHPC Limited as a renewable […]

Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has won the engineering, procurement, and construction contract from the Solar Energy Corporation of India for a 100 MW floating solar project. The facility is to be constructed at Getalsud Dam […]