The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has dismissed Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking’s (BEST) appeal challenging the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (MERC) order permitting Tata Power Company (TPCL) to...

The Ministry of Power has released draft amendments to the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules proposing a range of changes affecting electricity connections, billing safeguards, rooftop solar frameworks, grievance redressal mechanisms, and...

Gurgaon-based independent power producer ACME Solar Holdings has commissioned 142.67 MW/481.49 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity in Rajasthan through its subsidiaries. This storage capacity is part of the first phase of the company’s...

Europe installed 19.1 GW of new wind power capacity in 2025, according to a report by WindEurope. The continent’s cumulative installed wind capacity reached 304 GW by the end of 2025, consisting of 265 GW of onshore and 39 GW of offshore wind...

Trade bodies have sharply criticized the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (KERC) decision to revise electricity tariffs for the financial year (FY) 2025-26, raising charges for commercial and industrial consumers to help bridge a...

Public solar auctions and corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) accounted for 92 GW of solar installations across the European Union (EU) between 2022 and 2025, according to a report by SolarPower Europe. Auctions and PPAs for Solar...

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has proposed retaining the banking charges of ₹1.5 (~$0.016)/kWh for open access consumers by amending the GERC (Terms & Conditions For Green Energy Open Access) Regulations, 2026. The...

Japan’s Organization for Cross-regional Coordination of Transmission Operators (OCCTO) has awarded 79 MW of solar capacity in the 27th solar power auction, the fourth auction held in fiscal year 2025, with a weighted-average winning price of...

REC Power Development and Consultancy (RECPDCL) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) to set up an intrastate transmission system to evacuate power from a 2,000 MW solar park at  Ryapte, in Karnataka’s Tumkur district. Bids must be submitted by...