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Power Ministry Announces 100% ISTS Charges Waiver for PSPs, Co-located BESS

The Ministry of Power has granted a 100% interstate transmission system (ISTS) waiver for pumped storage projects (PSPs) for which construction works were awarded on or...

June 10, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Renewable Energy
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Government Announces ₹54 Billion VGF for Battery Storage Under Second Tranche

The Ministry of Power has announced the second tranche of viability gap funding (VGF) to support battery energy storage systems (BESS) development in India. Under this...

June 10, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy
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HPCL Renewable Invites Bids for 5 MW/10 MWh BESS Project in Rajasthan

HPCL Renewable and Green Energy (HPRGE), a subsidiary of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction of a...

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Month In a Minute: Top Headlines from the Indian Renewable Sector in May 2025

India added 6.7 GW of solar capacity in the first quarter of 2025, according to Mercom India’s latest Q1 2025 India Solar Market Update Report. The numbers reflect a 25%...

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POWERGRID Tenders 2.1 MW Solar Project with 300 kW/1,200 kWh BESS in Ladakh

Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has invited bids to commission a 2,100 kW off-grid solar project integrated with a 300 kW/1,200 kWh battery energy storage...

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Kenya Tenders 42.5 MW Solar Projects With BESS

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has issued a tender to design and build seven solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 42.5 MW, each featuring a...

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KREDL Invites Bids for 250 MW/1,100 MWh Solar Plus BESS Project in Tumkur

Karnataka Renewable Energy Development (KREDL) has issued a request for selection for setting up a 250 MW solar project with a 1,100 MWh battery energy storage system...

May 27, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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POWERGRID Invites Bids for 5 MW/20 MWh BESS in Madhya Pradesh

Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has invited bids to set up a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a capacity of 5 MW/20 MWh, co-located with an 85 MW...

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India Must Step Up R&D Funding and Policy Push for Battery Storage: Interview

India added over 28 GW of renewable energy capacity in 2024, bringing the total to around 210 GW. However, to reach its 2030 target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel energy...

May 19, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Energy Storage

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Renewable Energy
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ReNew to Set Up 2.8 GW Hybrid Renewable Energy Project in Andhra Pradesh

ReNew Energy Global (ReNew), a decarbonization solutions company, has announced it will invest approximately ₹220 billion (~$2.5 billion) to set up a hybrid renewable...

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Europe’s Battery Storage Market Grew 15% in 2024, But Trails 2030 Targets

Europe’s battery energy storage market grew by 15% in 2024, according to the European Market Outlook for Battery Storage 2025-2029 report by SolarPower Europe. However,...

May 15, 2025

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Energy Storage

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Large Scale
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CTUIL Proposes 3 Acre/100 MWh as Land Requirement for BESS Projects

The Central Transmission Utility of India (CTUIL) has proposed that a minimum of 3 acre/100 MWh will be considered the benchmark for establishing a battery energy...

May 14, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Energy Storage

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Renewable Energy
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MENA Weekly Round-Up: QatarEnergy Inaugurates 875 MW Solar Projects

QatarEnergy launched two major solar projects totaling 875 MW in Ras Laffan and Mesaieed, more than doubling the country’s installed solar capacity. Minister of State...

May 12, 2025

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Market & Policy

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Solar
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Adani Electricity Mumbai Floats Tender for 500 MW of Energy Storage Capacity

Adani Electricity Mumbai (AEML) has invited bids to procure 500 MW/4,000 MWh of energy storage capacity along with an additional 250 MW/2,000 MWh under greenshoe option...

May 9, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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Gujarat Regulator Approves Tariff for 500 MW Battery Storage Systems

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has approved Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam’s (GUVNL) petition seeking tariff approval for 500 MW/1,000 MWh standalone...

May 6, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy

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