Torrent Power to acquire Lightsource’s 50 MW solar plant
Torrent Power said it has inked an agreement with Lightsource India Ltd and Lightsource Renewable Energy (India) Ltd for acquisition of a 50 MW solar plant.…
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Trina Solar’s Vertex 670W module passes 6 rigorous tests
Trina Solar released a series of testing results on the mechanical reliability of the 670W Vertex module. Covering six tests, including static mechanical load test and…
Punjab CM orders to cancel or revisit one-sided power pacts
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has ordered Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) to cancel or revisit all the one-sided pacts with private companies that are not…
M&M expect to generate 100 million units of power annually
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) said it is adopting a 58 MWp captive solar plant that is expected to generate about 100 million units of power annually…
Govt incentivising rooftop solar systems connected to grid
To promote rooftop solar (RTS) in the country including in rural areas, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing Rooftop Solar Programme Phase II
JSW Renew Energy sign agreement for 270 MW to SECI
JSW Renew Energy has inked power purchase agreement (PPA) with Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) for supply of 270 MW from its 810 MW…
Premier Energies plans to invest Rs 1,200 cr in 2 years
Solar equipment maker Premier Energies plans to invest around Rs 1,200 crore in the next two years to expand its annual solar cells and modules manufacturing…
Half of BSES power portfolio to turn green in next 3 years
Reliance Infrastructure-led BSES, which has been championing the cause of sustainability, is set to turn around 50% or 3,300 MW of its power portfolio green by…
India achieved 38.5 % installed capacity from renewables
G20 Energy and Climate Joint Ministerial Meeting 2021 was held under the Italian Presidency on 23 July 2021 in Naples.
BSES signs 510 MW solar & hybrid power agreement
The BSES DISCOM has signed a 510-MW solar and hybrid power agreement with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a move that will help provide…
Indian Oil to build green hydrogen plant at Mathura refinery
India's largest oil firm IOC will build the nation's first 'green hydrogen' plant at its Mathura refinery, as it aims to prepare for a future catering…
UP farmers to benefit from Kusum scheme
Kusum scheme will now benefit the farmers of Uttar Pradesh. Under this scheme, farmers will not only irrigate their fields with the help of solar energy-run…
Singapore unveils one of world’s biggest floating solar farms
Singapore unveiled one of the world's largest floating solar panel farms, spanning an area equivalent to 45 football fields and producing enough electricity to power the…
President of India’s parental home in UP solarised by Amplus
Energy firm Amplus Solar said its residential venture 'HomeSpace' has successfully solarised President Ram Nath Kovind's parental home 'Milan Kendra' in UP.
RK Singh elevated to Cabinet minister rank
Bureaucrat-turned politician Raj Kumar Singh who steered Modi government's power sector reforms agenda that made India surplus in electricity, was on Wednesday elevated as a Cabinet…
GAIL eyes at petrochemicals, renewable energy for growth
GAIL India Ltd is eyeing expansion in petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and renewables as it pivots a new strategy to expand the business beyond natural gas
50 kWp solar roof top inaugurated in Solan
As part of the 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', a 50 kWp Solar roof top was inaugurated in Solan, Himachal Pradesh under the IPDS scheme of Government…
Regulatory constraints pose headwinds for RE projects
Regulatory constraints are posing headwinds for open access-based renewable energy (RE) projects, said ICRA on Thursday.
Ambani to invest Rs 75,000 cr towards clean energy
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani announced a Rs 75,000 crore investment in setting up four 'Giga' factories to make solar photovoltaic cells, green hydrogen, batteries and fuel cells…
IREDA invites bids to set up solar manufacturing units
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd (IREDA) has invited bids from solar module manufacturers for setting up solar manufacturing units under the Centre's Rs 4,500-crore production…
NHPC’s earns highest ever profit of Rs 3,233 Crore
NHPC reported highest ever net profit after tax of Rs 3233.37 Crore on standalone basis in the FY 2020-21 compared to Rs 3007.17 Crore for the…
ReNew Power, Precourt Institute for Energy join hands
ReNew Power announced a collaboration agreement with the Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford University and its StorageX Initiative.
BIAL achieves net energy neutral status in FY 2020-21
The Kempegowda International Airport here has achieved net energy neutral status in the Financial Year 2020-21 as part of its sustainability goals, Bangalore International Airport Ltd…
Gujarat DISCOMs sign pacts for 3,979 solar projects
Gujarat's four public-owned electricity distribution companies have signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 3,979 small-scale distributed solar projects with aggregate capacity of 2,500 MW
Tata Power Solar receives Rs 686 Cr order from NTPC
Tata Power Solar, India’s largest integrated solar company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has received Letter of Award (LoA) to build 210MWp of Solar…