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Government-owned lender Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) posted a revenue from operations of ₹22.5 billion (~$235.2 million) in the first quarter (Q1) of the financial year (FY) 2027, up 15% year-over-year (YoY) compared with ₹19....
August 21, 2026
Aditya Birla Renewables (ABRen), the renewable energy arm of the Aditya Birla Group, has secured a $1.6 billion (~₹153.08 billion) term loan facility from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) for its proposed acquisition of Solenergi Power, which...
August 21, 2026
Coal India (CIL) has invited bids for a rupee term loan of ₹7.13 billion (~$74.55 million) to develop a 187.5 MW/750 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Choutuppal, Telangana. The last date to submit the bids is September...
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Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation (GMIDC) has invited expressions of interest (EoI) to set up a 150 MW floating solar project with at least 75 MW/150 MWh of battery energy storage system on the reservoir surface of Mula Major...
August 21, 2026
GAIL (India) has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of approximately 1.2 MW of additional solar capacity at its existing 5 MW solar project in Ramgarh, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The last date to submit bids is...
August 21, 2026
PFC Consulting has announced the winner of the auction for a common transmission system to evacuate 14 GW of renewable power from Lakadia (Phase-II: 7.5 GW), Jam Khambhaliya (Phase-II: 5.5 GW), and Jamnagar (Phase-I: 1 GW) Part-A transmission...
August 21, 2026
PFC Consulting has invited bids to set up an intra-state transmission system (InSTS) for the 400 kV Bhojrajka (Khushkhera) grid substation in Rajasthan, along with the associated transmission system. Bids must be submitted by October 16, 2026. Bids...
August 21, 2026
The Grid Controller of India (Grid India) has issued the National Load Despatch Center (NLDC) Operating Procedure 2026, which lays down procedures for the integrated operation of the national and regional power systems and defines the...
August 21, 2026
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