The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has approved NIDP Developers’ request for a tariff of ₹5.95 (~$0.07)/kWh for procuring 5 MW of bagasse-based round-the-clock (RTC) power between April 1, 2025, and July 31, 2025. Bagasse is...

GAIL (India), a central public sector undertaking, has floated an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) tender for a 17.5 MW (AC) floating solar project at its facility in Pata, Uttar Pradesh. Bids must be submitted by May 20, 2025. Bids...

Santosh Kumar Sarangi, a 1994-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Odisha cadre, has taken over as the new Secretary in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). He succeeds Nidhi Khare, a 1992-batch IAS officer who had...

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has updated the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) by adding 14,670 MW of solar module manufacturing capacity. The cumulative module manufacturing capacity reached 88,905 MW after the...

Solar companies secured $4.8 billion in corporate funding in 39 deals in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, a 41% year-over-year (YoY) decrease from $8.2 billion raised in 42 deals. However, funding increased 20% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) compared to...

The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has invited bids to set up a 250 MW/500 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Maithon, Jharkhand. Bids must be submitted by May 21, 2025. Bids will be opened on May 22. The project is part of Phase...

Religious institutions are deeply embedded in the daily lives of millions of Indians and are emerging as unlikely champions of the clean energy transition. Many are increasingly turning to solar power, not just to cut rising electricity costs but...

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are quickly expanding their renewable energy portfolios, with utility-scale solar projects leading this transformation. As the region’s power generation comprises nearly half of its carbon emissions, GCC...

The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation (UPPCL) has invited bids to procure 2,000 MW of pumped hydro storage capacity to be developed on a build, own, operate, and maintain basis for 40 years from the commercial operation date (COD). The contracted...