NHPC Limited has commissioned Unit 3 with a capacity of 250 MW of the 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower hydroelectric project (HEP). The project, located on the Assam–Arunachal Pradesh border, comprises eight units of 250 MW [...]

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Tata Power Company Limited has commissioned two 765 kV extra high voltage (EHV) transmission corridors in Uttar Pradesh comprising the Mainpuri to Bara line spanning 380 circuit kilometres and the Mainpuri to Unnao line spanning [...]

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The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has notified the “Procedure for Grant of Connectivity to the Intra State Transmission System”. The procedure will apply to connectivity applications at 33 kV and above covering state and [...]

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Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Limited (TNGECL) has awarded its standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) tender for 375 MW 1,500 MWh, with a 1.5 cycle requirement for 15 years. The lowest discovered tariff in [...]

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NTPC Limited has transferred the Dulanga coal mine in Sundergarh district, Odisha and the Talaipalli coal mine in Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh to NTPC Mining Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited. The transfer forms [...]

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Voltalia SA has secured a 132 MW solar power project in the Gabes region of south eastern Tunisia after being selected by the Tunisian government. The project named Wadi is scheduled to begin construction in [...]

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Empower New Energy has inaugurated a solar plus storage project for UMZA Rice and Oil Mill in Kano, Nigeria, under a 10 year contract covering the development, financing, construction and operation of a hybrid power [...]

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At the 23rd edition of the Hydro Power in India conference organised by Power Line and Renewable Watch, Ghanshyam Prasad, Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), spoke about the renewed momentum in hydropower and pumped storage [...]

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As India’s power distribution companies grapple with rising demand, growing rooftop solar penetration and mounting financial stress, improving efficiency in the last mile has become a strategic imperative. In this context, Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam [...]

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The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released a report titled “Roadmap to 100 GW of Hydro Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) by 2035-36”, outlining a strategic pathway for scaling up pumped storage capacity over the next [...]

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As part of the Union Budget 2026-27, the finance minister has announced a set of measures spanning across higher customs duty reliefs, carbon capture support, transmission expansion for green corridors, public sector investments and restructuring [...]

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India and Iceland are exploring cooperation to develop geothermal projects and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) projects with public sector undertakings (PSUs), Icelandic technology firms and research institutions. The discussions covered opportunities linked to [...]

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India Power Corporation Limited has signed a partnership with Bhutan’s Green Energy Power Private Limited to develop a 70 MW solar power project in Paro district. The project forms part of India Power Corporation’s plan [...]

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Kerala has released key allocations for power, renewables and rare earth critical minerals sector. As part of the budget, the state is set to invest Rs 420 billion to develop a rare earth corridor connecting [...]

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Atlanta Electricals Limited has won five orders worth Rs 2.88 billion from Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) and an independent power producer executing a project for NTPC Limited with execution planned over the next [...]

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South Korea’s Gyeonggi provincial government and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to construct an underground transmission grid to supply power to SK hynix’s Yongin semiconductor industrial complex. Under [...]

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Electricity National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) has advanced high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission projects planned under Vietnam’s revised Power Development Plan VIII to strengthen long-distance power transfer. The plan includes four state-invested HVDC lines [...]

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JSW Neo Energy Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of JSW Energy Limited, has acquired the Tidong Power Generation Private Limited from Statkraft IH Holding AS for Rs 17.28 billion. Tidong Power is developing a 150 [...]

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KPI Green Energy Limited has commenced power generation and supply from its 200 MW AC (240 MW DC) grid-connected solar power project awarded by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) through a competitive bidding process. [...]

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