The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission allowed a review petition filed by the state’s electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs) and revised tariffs for agricultural, commercial, and industrial consumer categories for the financial year 2025-26. The revisions apply lower tariffs to the agricultural pump set category under LT-4(a) and higher tariffs to select commercial and industrial categories, including LT-3(a), LT-5, HT-2(a), and HT-2(b).

Himachal Pradesh State Load Dispatch Centre issued the draft procedure for the grant of short-term green energy open access through intrastate transmission systems. Eligible entities must be consumers with a contracted demand or approved load of at least 100 kW, either through a single or multiple connections aggregating at least 100 kW. These connections must be located in the same electricity division of a distribution licensee.

Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) floated tenders to set up three standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) of 100 MW/200 MWh each in Punjab. One BESS will be set up in Ludhiana and two in Patiala. The last day to submit the bids is March 18, 2026. Bids will be opened on the same day. POWERGRID plans to participate in Punjab State Power Corporation’s tender to select a battery energy storage system developer for setting up 500 MW/1,000 MWh of standalone BESS projects in Punjab.

Energy solutions provider Apraava Energy and Jyoti Structures, an engineering, procurement, and construction firm, have announced the commissioning of two transmission projects in Rajasthan and Karnataka. Apraava commissioned a 22-km, 400 kV Fatehgarh-IV transmission line along with a 400/220 kV pooling substation in Barmer, Rajasthan, as part of the transmission program for evacuating power from Rajasthan’s renewable energy zones under Phase-III Part A1.

The Indian Energy Exchange recorded a total electricity-traded volume of 12,550 million units (MU) in February 2026, a 30.4% year-over-year (YoY) increase, and its highest daily average volume of 448 MU. During the month, India’s electricity consumption reached 133 BU, up 1.9% YoY. Despite the rise in demand, electricity prices on the exchange declined due to increased liquidity in the supply.

UltraTech Cement, an Aditya Birla Group company, signed an energy supply and a share subscription and shareholders agreement to source power from AMPIN C&I Power Forty Four’s 30 MW solar project. Ultratech will invest ₹151.2 million (~$1.64 million) to purchase 26% of the shares of AMPIN C&I Power Forty Four, a special purpose vehicle of AMPIN Energy Transition incorporated to generate and transmit renewable energy.