Energy efficiency solutions provider Smart Joules has raised $10 million in Series B funding led by SVL SME Neev II Fund managed by SBI Ventures, Waaree Renewable Technologies, and Spectrum Impact. The investment will accelerate Smart Joules’ next...

Government-owned lignite mining and power generation company NLC India (NLCIL) has secured a green loan of ¥154.64 billion (~$100 million) from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation under a recently signed external commercial borrowing framework. The...

SJVN has floated a tender to set up 2,000 MW of energy storage capacity from pumped storage projects (PSPs) across India. The storage capacity will have eight hours of discharge with a maximum of five hours of continuous discharge on a build, own,...

The New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NREDCAP) has issued a request for selection (RfS) of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors to develop 233.33 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems...

India’s cumulative solar open access capacity reached 27.9 GW in September 2025, with Maharashtra contributing about 17%, the second-largest share after Karnataka, according to Mercom’s Q3 2025 Solar Open Access Market Report. Despite this strong...

Solar accounted for 40% of all job additions in the power sector worldwide in 2024, with almost three-quarters in China. Around 3.5 million workers were employed in the manufacturing of system equipment, such as inverters, solar panels, generators,...

Hubballi Electricity Supply Company (HESCOM) has invited bids to set up 108 MW grid-connected solar projects in five districts of Karnataka under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) – Component C. The last date...

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has approved Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation’s (TNGECL) purchase of 1,000 MWh of power from battery energy storage systems (BESS) located at six substations of Tamil Nadu Transmission...