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Transmission line, thermal capacity addition slows 30% in FY25

New Delhi, May 12 -- Green power capacity addition gained momentum in the last financial year (FY25), but transmission line and thermal power generation capacity slowed down, data from the Central Ele... Read More


Centre sacks Rameshwar Prasad Gupta as chairman and managing direction of Solar Energy Corporation

New Delhi, May 11 -- The union government has terminated the services of Rameshwar Prasad Gupta, chairman & managing director (CMD) of the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). His term was schedu... Read More


Coal India to invest Rs.25,000 crore to augment renewable energy capacity

New Delhi, May 9 -- As Coal India Ltd diversifies its operations amid the energy transition race, the state-run coal mining major has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to supply 4,500MW of re... Read More


India enhances security at hydropower plants amid escalating tensions with Pakistan

New Delhi, May 7 -- Following precision strikes by Indian armed forces on terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the government has heightened security at hydropower facilities acr... Read More


Centre alerts world's largest solar park, and RIL's biggest global refinery as tensions with Pakistan escalate

New Delhi, May 7 -- The Centre has put the country's key energy assets along the Pakistan border in Gujarat-including the world's largest solar power park at Khavda, and the world's biggest oil refine... Read More


India-UK FTA a shot in the arm for India's green energy manufacturing space

New Delhi, May 7 -- India's landmark free trade agreement with the UK has come at an opportune time for domestic manufacturers of solar modules and wind turbines, potentially opening the doors wider f... Read More


British International Investment invests $100 mn for 10% stake in ReNew's solar module manufacturing business

New Delhi, May 6 -- British International Investment (BII) has invested $100 million in the solar module and cell manufacturing subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed ReNew Energy Global Plc. The UK government ... Read More


Oil India in talks with global majors for joint E&P bids, says CMD Ranjit Rath

New Delhi, May 5 -- State-run Oil India Ltd (OIL) is in talks with global oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) companies to partner for exploration in deep and ultra-deep acreages won by it an... Read More


Cyberattacks fresh in mind, India raises grid security after Pahalgam

New Delhi, May 3 -- India has stepped up the security of its national power grid as heightened tensions with Pakistan revive memories of cyberattacks in recent years, three people aware of the develop... Read More


Imported coal based power plants told to operate at full capacity till June 30

New Delhi, May 1 -- Amid projections of record power demand, the power minister has directed imported coal-based (ICB) power plants to operate at full capacity till 30 June. In a directive to the ICB... Read More