EIE Renewables won ITI’s auction to set up a 10 MW ground-mounted solar project at Naini in Uttar Pradesh. The tender was floated in January 2025. EIE Renewables must supply electricity for 25 years as per the tripartite power purchase agreement.

The rapid rollout of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) program is gradually transforming India’s rural solar landscape by enabling decentralized, feeder-level solar power projects for agricultural use. The project will be executed under a build-own-operate-transfer model. The scope of work covers the supply, installation, and commissioning of the project, including power evacuation lines to the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation substation.

Heavy Civil Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Larsen and Toubro secured an order from Torrent Energy Storage Solutions, an arm of Torrent Power, for the construction of the 3,000 MW Saidongar-1 Pumped Storage Project in the Raigad district of Maharashtra. The project will comprise ten units of 300 MW each.

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission proposed gradually eliminating the additional surcharge for consumers availing of general network access or open access. Under the proposed Terms and Conditions for Open Access (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2025, the additional surcharge will be reduced linearly from the level prevailing at the time the access was granted and eliminated within four years, provided the consumer continues to avail such access.

The Ministry of Heavy Industries notified amendments to the Production-Linked Incentive program for the automobile and auto components industry. The amendments have revised the performance criteria for electric vehicles (EVs) eligible for incentives and aligned them with new national electric mobility programs, such as the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement program.

The Delhi Government approved a proposal to implement a Carbon Credit Monetization Framework to convert the city’s green projects into revenue-generating assets to support pollution control and sustainability efforts. Under the framework, every verified reduction of one metric ton of CO²-equivalent from Delhi’s climate initiatives would generate a tradable carbon credit that can be sold in voluntary or compliance carbon markets globally.

The Punjab State Power Corporation (PSPCL) issued a request for selection to set up 250 MW/500 MWh standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Bhatinda, Punjab. The BESS projects are eligible for viability gap funding of ₹1.8 million (~$19,946.14)/MWh. The BESS projects will be constructed on the land occupied by the 460 MW Guru Nanak Dev thermal project after it is demolished.

PSPCL invited bids to set up 500 MW/1,000 MWh standalone BESS. The last date to submit bids is February 13. Bids will be opened on February 16. The scope of work covers the setting up of the BESS to make stored power available to the buying entity/PSPCL for charging and discharging on a demand basis.

Chennai Petroleum Corporation, a subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation, invited bids for a pre-feasibility study for the round-the-clock supply of 100 MW of energy from wind and solar power projects. The last day to submit the bids is January 27, 2026. Bids will be opened on the same day.

GreenTech, an operations and maintenance company specializing in wind turbine asset management, raised ₹300 million (~$3.3 million) in its first funding round, comprising a mix of equity and debt, led by Transition VC.

Bengaluru-based lithium-ion (li-ion) battery solutions provider Nash Energy commissioned a 2 GWh fully automated prismatic battery pack manufacturing line at its facility in Dobbspet, Karnataka. Prismatic battery packs incorporate flat, rectangular li-ion cells with stacked internal components and rigid metal casing.

The CSIR-National Physical Laboratory launched two apex-level calibration facilities to strengthen India’s national quality infrastructure and reduce reliance on foreign certifications. One of them is the National Primary Standard Facility for Solar Cell Calibration, a system to calibrate solar cells and modules.

The Northern Railway, Ambala Division, invited bids for setting up 1,000 kW on-grid solar projects across multiple locations in Haryana. Bids must be submitted by January 29, 2026. The estimated cost of the project is ₹58.8 million (~$710,000). The project involves the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of a 1,000 kW on-grid solar project without battery backup at station buildings, service buildings, and level crossing gates at various locations under the Ambala Division in Haryana.

China’s State Council Tariff Commission, based on the Ministry of Commerce’s recommendation, decided to extend the imposition of antidumping duties on imported solar-grade polysilicon from the U.S. and South Korea for five years from January 14, 2026.

Huawei and Sungrow emerged as the world’s top two solar inverter manufacturers in the first half (H1) of 2025, according to Wood Mackenzie’s Global Solar Inverter Manufacturer Rankings H1 2025 report. Huawei ranked first with a score of 93.9 out of 100, closely followed by Sungrow at 93.7.

Researchers at Norway-based research institute SINTEF and the Swiss heat storage solutions company COWA Thermal Solutions developed a new battery system for storing heat from heat pumps. Heat pumps extract energy from their surroundings and transport the heat into buildings.

Global solar irradiation swung to both positive and negative extremes in 2025, with the highest positive anomalies reaching up to 20% over long-term averages (LTA), according to the maps released by Slovakia-based global solar data assessor and forecaster Solargis. The greatest drops in global horizontal irradiation during the year reached below 14% of the LTA.

Global renewable energy sector employment stood at 16.6 million in 2024, up 2.3% from 2023, even as global renewable power capacity expanded to 4,443 GW, with a record 582 GW added during the year, according to the Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2025 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency and the International Labor Organization.