In a significant ruling, the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission rejected a petition by the state-owned power trading company to procure 3.2 GW of coal-fired thermal power, saying the proposal is inconsistent with the state’s renewable energy policy framework. It held that the proposal conflicts with the Central Electricity Authority’s Resource Adequacy Plan 2025, which projects that renewable energy-rich Rajasthan would require only 1,905 MW of new thermal capacity by 2035-36, far below the 3,200 MW sought by the petitioner, Rajasthan Urja Vikas and IT Services. The regulator observed that the petitioner failed to justify the requirement for such a large quantity of new coal-based power.

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) approved the procurement of 300 MW of wind–solar hybrid power by Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation from NHPC at the tariff of ₹3.56 (~$0.040)/kWh, including a trading margin of ₹0.07 (~$0.00079)/kWh. The Commission also approved the power sale agreement. It held that if NHPC fails to provide an escrow arrangement or an irrevocable, unconditional revolving letter of credit to the hybrid power developer, the trading margin will be reduced to ₹0.02 (~$0.00023)/kWh. NHPC issued a tender for hybrid developers to supply 1,500 MW of power via interstate transmission system-connected projects, with or without energy storage. It allotted 960 MW to three developers at tariffs between ₹3.48 (~$0.0392)/kWh and ₹3.49 (~$0.0393)/kWh.

The Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission issued the Draft Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission (Framework for Resource Adequacy) Regulations, 2025, outlining a comprehensive 10-year framework for demand forecasting, generation planning, and procurement. The draft notification sets out procedures for assessing future load requirements and ensuring the state maintains sufficient firm capacity to meet its share of the national peak demand. The primary objective is to create a uniform Resource Adequacy framework enabling the state to meet projected electricity demand reliably while integrating renewable energy, storage, and demand response.

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission adopted the tariffs discovered through the competitive bidding process for 25 solar projects totalling 82.6 MW under the PM-KUSUM program. The accepted tariffs across these projects range from ₹2.87 (~$0.0323)/kWh to ₹2.99 (~$0.0337)/kWh. The Commission also approved all 25 power purchase agreements executed between the successful project developers and the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation. The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) issued a tender in July 2024 for a total capacity of 2553.5 MW. It issued letters of award to the successful bidders between February and July 2025. Although the original approved capacity was 3,205 MW, UPNEDA revised it to 2,553.5 MW due to technical considerations.

PFC Consulting issued a request for proposal to establish an interstate transmission system for network strengthening at the Tumkur-II substation, Karnataka, to integrate an additional 2.7 GW of renewable energy. Bids must be submitted by January 23, 2026. Bids will be opened on the same day. The scope of work entails the design, engineering, construction, erection, and testing of all equipment, facilities, components, and systems of the transmission project. It also involves providing operation and maintenance services. Establishing the transmission system will involve augmenting the Tumkur-II pooling station by 400/220 kV, 3×500 MVA ICTs (5th to 7th) and 400/220 kV, 3×500 MVA ICTs (8th to 10th).

Global investments in energy transition technologies reached a record high of $2.4 trillion in 2024, a 20% increase from the average annual levels of 2022/2023, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency’s ‘Global Landscape of Energy Transition Finance 2025’ report. The annual investments in critical transitional technologies, however, remain short of the required levels to align with IRENA’s 1.5°C pathway. Growth in relatively developed technologies, such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, grids, and electrified transport, continued in 2024. However, the growth occurred at a slower pace in earlier years. Investment in nascent technologies, such as green hydrogen and carbon capture and storage, decreased in 2024.

Türkiye’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources received 77 applications from 38 companies for the Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynak Alanı (YEKA) GES-2025 solar power auctions, which will allocate a total capacity of 650 MW across seven provinces. The YEKA (Renewable Energy Resource Area) model is being used to accelerate renewable capacity additions and support long-term investment planning. The Ministry said that the application phase has been completed and competitive auctions for eight solar projects will take place next week. The project capacities and the number of applications submitted are 50 MW for the Bolu project with six applications, 100 MW for Erzurum-1 GES with nine applications, 85 MW for Erzurum-3 GES with five applications, 260 MW for Eskişehir with four applications, 40 MW for Kahramanmaraş with 19 applications, 40 MW for Mardin with 15 applications, 40 MW for Van with eight applications, and 35 MW for the YG25-Demirköprü floating solar project with 11 applications.