SAEL, Waaree, MB Power, and JLTM Energy Win PSPCL’s 500 MW Solar Auction
Rajasthan Sees Nearly 12 GW of Solar, Wind Curtailment Since January
Daily News Wrap-Up: Leading Solar O&M Service Providers in 2025
IRENA Calls for Tariff Cuts on Renewables After Middle East Oil Shock
NLC India Secures $117 Million Loan from KfW for Solar, Storage Projects
India needs 10GW annual wind capacity addition over next decade to meet net zero goal: Pralhad Joshi
Govt to study plan to charge power duty on rooftop solar units
SECI floats tender for 1,200 MW wind projects
NLC India inks €100 million loan agreement with KfW
Eveready Industries India commissions Rs 2 billion alkaline battery plant in Jammu
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SAEL, Waaree, MB Power,
and JLTM Energy Win PSPCL’s 500 MW Solar Auction

SAEL Industries,  Waaree Forever Energies (a subsidiary of Waaree Energies), MB Power (Madhya Pradesh) (a subsidiary of Hindustan Power), and JLTM Energy India (a subsidiary of Tec...

Source: Mercom India
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Mercom India 23 Apr 2026
SAEL, Waaree, MB Power, and JLTM Energy Win PSPCL’s 500 MW Solar Auction

SAEL, Waaree, MB Power, and JLTM Energy Win PSPCL’s 500 MW Solar Auction

SAEL Industries,  Waaree Forever Energies (a subsidiary of Waaree Energies), MB Power (Madhya Pradesh) (a subsidiary of Hindustan Power), and JLTM Energy India (a subsidiary of Tec...

Mercom India 23 Apr 2026
Rajasthan Sees Nearly 12 GW of Solar, Wind Curtailment Since January

Rajasthan Sees Nearly 12 GW of Solar, Wind Curtailment Since January

A staggering 11.5 GW of renewable energy has been curtailed in Rajasthan since January 2026, with March alone accounting for 8.3 GW, prompting developers to seek the state governme...

Mercom India 23 Apr 2026
Daily News Wrap-Up: Leading Solar O&M Service Providers in 2025

Daily News Wrap-Up: Leading Solar O&M Service Providers in 2025

Inox Green Energy Services, Mitarsh Energy, Jakson Green, Inspire Clean Energy, and Sterling & Wilson emerged as the top solar project operations and maintenance (O&M) service prov...

Mercom India 23 Apr 2026
IRENA Calls for Tariff Cuts on Renewables After Middle East Oil Shock

IRENA Calls for Tariff Cuts on Renewables After Middle East Oil Shock

Amid global disruptions in fuel markets caused by the ongoing war in the Middle East, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has proposed removing or reducing tariff and...

Mercom India 23 Apr 2026
NLC India Secures $117 Million Loan from KfW for Solar, Storage Projects

NLC India Secures $117 Million Loan from KfW for Solar, Storage Projects

Listen to this article NLC India has signed a loan agreement with Germany-based bank KfW for €100 million (~$117.32 million) to support its solar and...

ET EnergyWorld 23 Apr 2026
India needs 10GW annual wind capacity addition over next decade to meet net zero goal: Pralhad Joshi

India needs 10GW annual wind capacity addition over next decade to meet net zero goal: Pralhad Joshi

The country is currently ranked fourth globally in wind energy. The government is actively working to boost investor confidence and remove development hurdles....

ET EnergyWorld 23 Apr 2026
Govt to study plan to charge power duty on rooftop solar units

Govt to study plan to charge power duty on rooftop solar units

A committee will study applying electricity duty and grid support charges. Experts warn this could hinder clean energy goals and burden consumers....

Renewable Watch India 23 Apr 2026
SECI floats tender for 1,200 MW wind projects

SECI floats tender for 1,200 MW wind projects

The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has invited bids for the development of 1,200 MW of inter-state transmission system (ISTS)-connected wind power projects (Tranc...

Renewable Watch India 23 Apr 2026
NLC India inks €100 million loan agreement with KfW

NLC India inks €100 million loan agreement with KfW

NLC India Limited has entered into a loan agreement worth 100 million with KfW.  The funding is intended to support the company’s renewable energy initiatives, particularly in sola...

Renewable Watch India 23 Apr 2026
Eveready Industries India commissions Rs 2 billion alkaline battery plant in Jammu

Eveready Industries India commissions Rs 2 billion alkaline battery plant in Jammu

Eveready Industries India Limited has inaugurated an alkaline battery manufacturing facility in Jammu. The plant was developed with an investment of approximately Rs 2 billion. It...

Renewable Watch India 23 Apr 2026
L&T inks 300,000 TPA green ammonia supply agreement with ITOCHU   

L&T inks 300,000 TPA green ammonia supply agreement with ITOCHU   

L&T Energy GreenTech Limited (LTEGL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has entered into a long-term partnership with ITOCHU Corporation. Under this agreement, LT...

PV Magazine India 23 Apr 2026
Madhav Infra signs 73.15 MW solar PPAs under PM-KUSUM in Madhya Pradesh

Madhav Infra signs 73.15 MW solar PPAs under PM-KUSUM in Madhya Pradesh

Madhav Infra Projects Ltd has secured nine power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Madhya Pradesh Power Management Co. Ltd (MPPMCL) for a cumulative solar capacity of 73.15 MW....

Renewable Watch India 23 Apr 2026
Globeleq launches 250 MW solar with 600 MWh storage project in Zambia

Globeleq launches 250 MW solar with 600 MWh storage project in Zambia

Globeleq has launched the Leopards Hill project which combines a 250 MWp solar PV with a 150 MW/600 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). The project, located near Lusaka, is b...

Renewable Watch India 23 Apr 2026
Noon Energy and Meta join forces for 1 GW energy storage 

Noon Energy and Meta join forces for 1 GW energy storage 

Noon Energy has signed an agreement with Meta Platforms to reserve up to 1 GW/100 GWh of ultra-long duration energy storage capacity. The partnership will begin with a 25 MW/2.5 GW...

Renewable Watch India 23 Apr 2026
Geronimo Power commences operations at 270 MW Blevins solar project in Texas

Geronimo Power commences operations at 270 MW Blevins solar project in Texas

Geronimo Power has begun commercial operations at the 270 MW Blevins Solar Project, located in Falls County, Texas within the ERCOT market. The project has power purchase agreement...

PV Magazine India 23 Apr 2026
Ratul Puri-led Hindustan Power secures 150 MWp solar project in Punjab

Ratul Puri-led Hindustan Power secures 150 MWp solar project in Punjab

Hindustan Power, an integrated energy company in India, has secured a 100 MW AC solar power project from Punjab State Power Corp. Ltd. The project, to be developed in Punjab, will...

PV Magazine India 23 Apr 2026
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to lay foundation stone for ReNew’s 6 GW solar ingot and wafer facility in Andhra Pradesh

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to lay foundation stone for ReNew’s 6 GW solar ingot and wafer facility in Andhra Pradesh

ReNew, a Nasdaq-listed renewable energy company, will break ground today on its 6 GW solar ingot and wafer manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu N...

PV Magazine India 23 Apr 2026
SolarEdge targets C&I with new all-in-one battery

SolarEdge targets C&I with new all-in-one battery

SolarEdge has a new commercial focused battery system, with the new model scaling up to as high as 1 MW / 4 MWh depending on the inverter choice....

PV Magazine India 23 Apr 2026
Rethinking silver paste design for TOPCon, LECO solar cells

Rethinking silver paste design for TOPCon, LECO solar cells

Researchers in China have developed an evaluation framework to better assess fine-line silver pastes for TOPCon and LECO solar cells. The approach links laboratory characterization...

ET EnergyWorld 23 Apr 2026
NIIF leads $1.7 bn race for Shell's Sprng Energy

NIIF leads $1.7 bn race for Shell's Sprng Energy

In talks with Temasek; Actis, Aditya Birla Group and KKR are other contenders....

ET EnergyWorld 23 Apr 2026
Inox Clean Energy eyes $750M Boviet Solar buy to enter US market

Inox Clean Energy eyes $750M Boviet Solar buy to enter US market

This strategic move aims to expand Inox's footprint in the American solar market. The deal values Boviet Solar at approximately $750 million. Boviet Solar is a significant player a...

Mercom India 22 Apr 2026
Independent Power Producer ILOS Upsizes Credit Facility to $529 Million

Independent Power Producer ILOS Upsizes Credit Facility to $529 Million

Listen to this article ILOS Projects, a pan-European independent power producer backed by BNP Paribas Asset Management, has upsized its structured credit facility to €450...

Mercom India 22 Apr 2026
Thermal Energy Storage Company Exergy3 Raises $13.5 Million Seed Funding

Thermal Energy Storage Company Exergy3 Raises $13.5 Million Seed Funding

UK-based Exergy3, a thermal energy storage startup, has raised £10 million (~$13.5 million) in a seed funding round, led by…...

Mercom India 22 Apr 2026
Lydian Energy Acquires 1.5 GW Solar and Storage Portfolio

Lydian Energy Acquires 1.5 GW Solar and Storage Portfolio

Listen to this article U.S.-based independent power producer Lydian Energy has acquired the 1.5 GW Atlas North portfolio, comprising solar plus battery energy storage systems...

Mercom India 22 Apr 2026
Government Extends ISTS Charges Waiver for Renewable Projects Hit by Grid Delays

Government Extends ISTS Charges Waiver for Renewable Projects Hit by Grid Delays

The Ministry of Power has stated that solar and wind projects with a firm start date of connectivity between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2028, may be considered for an extension of...

Mercom India 22 Apr 2026
ABCI Infrastructures Wins CESC’s 80 MWh Battery Storage System Auction

ABCI Infrastructures Wins CESC’s 80 MWh Battery Storage System Auction

ABCI Infrastructures has won Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation’s (CESC) auction to set up a 40 MW/80 MWh standalone battery energy storage system at the New Cossipore generating...

ET EnergyWorld 22 Apr 2026
Andhra Pradesh to host ₹5,400 crore solar manufacturing project groundbreaking

Andhra Pradesh to host ₹5,400 crore solar manufacturing project groundbreaking

This 6 GW solar ingot and wafer unit marks a significant step in India's push for domestic clean energy manufacturing and energy security, aligning with the state's Integrated Clea...

PV Magazine India 22 Apr 2026
From awareness to action: How communities are driving and benefiting from clean energy jobs

From awareness to action: How communities are driving and benefiting from clean energy jobs

The communities that engage earliest with the clean energy transition benefit most deeply from it. But community engagement does not happen automatically. It requires deliberate in...

PV Magazine India 22 Apr 2026
Solidus commissions 60 MWp captive open access solar project in Punjab

Solidus commissions 60 MWp captive open access solar project in Punjab

Solidus Techno Power has commissioned a 40 MW AC (60 MWp) solar project in Punjab under the state’s open access policy for captive consumption by commercial and industrial (C&I) cu...

PV Magazine India 22 Apr 2026
Loom Solar secures land in Uttar Pradesh to expand solar manufacturing capacity

Loom Solar secures land in Uttar Pradesh to expand solar manufacturing capacity

Loom Solar has been allotted 33,400 sq. m (around 8.25 acres) plot at the Industrial Model Land Corp. (IMLC) in Meerut. The Meerut facility will focus on solar module production, c...

ET EnergyWorld 22 Apr 2026
Nearly 11,000 consumers get 'zero' electricity bills after rooftop solar system adoption in Western Odisha

Nearly 11,000 consumers get 'zero' electricity bills after rooftop solar system adoption in Western Odisha

Western Odisha saw nearly 11,000 households achieve zero electricity bills in March 2026. This success is attributed to the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana and TPWODL's ULA model....

ET EnergyWorld 22 Apr 2026
Rajasthan emerges as third-largest state in rooftop solar installation

Rajasthan emerges as third-largest state in rooftop solar installation

Nearly 700 new consumers switch to solar energy daily. Over 1.4 lakh consumers have seen their electricity bills drop to zero. Gujarat and Maharashtra lead the nation in solar capa...

ET EnergyWorld 22 Apr 2026
INA Solar setting up 4.5 GW cell mfg facility

INA Solar setting up 4.5 GW cell mfg facility

INA Solar is building a major 4.5 GW solar cell manufacturing plant in Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh. This expansion will significantly increase their production capacity and reduce...

ET EnergyWorld 22 Apr 2026
Solar plants told to cut up to 80% of generation in Rajasthan

Solar plants told to cut up to 80% of generation in Rajasthan

Rajasthan, a renewable energy hub, is curtailing solar and wind power generation due to low demand and the inability to shut down coal-fired thermal plants....

ET EnergyWorld 22 Apr 2026
India renewable energy capacity to hit 315 GW by 2028, dominating power mix

India renewable energy capacity to hit 315 GW by 2028, dominating power mix

Strong government backing and a robust project pipeline are driving this expansion. However, delays in power purchase agreements and transmission infrastructure pose challenges to...

ET EnergyWorld 22 Apr 2026
Renewables key to buffer fossil fuel energy shock: COP31 co-hosts

Renewables key to buffer fossil fuel energy shock: COP31 co-hosts

Australia is a major producer of fossil fuels and Turkey is heavily reliant on coal for energy....

ET EnergyWorld 22 Apr 2026
China, India place strategic bets on clean energy out of favour in the West

China, India place strategic bets on clean energy out of favour in the West

China and India are aggressively pursuing green hydrogen, investing billions to build massive production capacity. While China focuses on scale and preserving industrial dominance,...

PV Magazine India 22 Apr 2026
L&T Energy signs green ammonia offtake agreement with Japan’s ITOCHU

L&T Energy signs green ammonia offtake agreement with Japan’s ITOCHU

L&T Energy GreenTech Ltd (LTEGL), an arm of Larsen & Toubro, has signed an agreement with Japan’s trading company ITOCHU Corp to supply 300,000 tonnes of green ammonia per year fro...

Renewable Mirror 22 Apr 2026
Ankur Scientific Marks 40 Years, Expands into Bioenergy, Waste-to-Energy and Green Hydrogen

Ankur Scientific Marks 40 Years, Expands into Bioenergy, Waste-to-Energy and Green Hydrogen

Ankur Scientific, a bioenergy and waste-to-energy solution company, has marked its 40th year of operations, signalling a new phase of accelerated growth and innovation in the clean...

PV Magazine India 22 Apr 2026
TBEA launches 500 kW string inverter

TBEA launches 500 kW string inverter

The new inverter is designed around standardised 5 MW and 5.5 MW PV sub-arrays with the aim to reduce balance-of-system costs. It features a maximum efficiency of 99.0% and a high-...

Renewable Mirror 22 Apr 2026
Luminous Partners with SIDBI to Accelerate Solar Financing for MSMEs in India

Luminous Partners with SIDBI to Accelerate Solar Financing for MSMEs in India

In a significant step towards enabling wider adoption of solar energy amongst MSMEs in the country, Luminous Power Technologies, India’s leading consumer energy fulfilment company,...

Renewable Mirror 22 Apr 2026
ACME Solar Surpasses 2 GWh BESS Capacity in Rajasthan, Marks Major Energy Storage Milestone

ACME Solar Surpasses 2 GWh BESS Capacity in Rajasthan, Marks Major Energy Storage Milestone

ACME Solar Holdings Ltd (ACME Solar), has cumulatively operationalized more than 2 GWh BESS capacity in Rajasthan. The company is among the first Indian renewable energy companies...

PV Magazine India 22 Apr 2026
ACME Solar surpasses 2 GWh of operational BESS capacity in Rajasthan

ACME Solar surpasses 2 GWh of operational BESS capacity in Rajasthan

ACME Solar Holdings Ltd has operationalized more than 2 GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity in Rajasthan. The company’s total operational BESS capacity stands at 5...

Renewable Mirror 22 Apr 2026
Kosol Energie RE-activates Coal India’s Stalled & Re-tendered Utility-Scale 142 MWp Solar Project

Kosol Energie RE-activates Coal India’s Stalled & Re-tendered Utility-Scale 142 MWp Solar Project

Kosol Energie Pvt. Ltd., a Grade-A Top Tier-1 Global Solar Manufacturer and a leading solar EPC and module manufacturing company in India, has successfully executed a large-scale 1...

ET EnergyWorld 22 Apr 2026
Luminous Power Technologies, SIDBI partner to boost solar financing for MSMEs

Luminous Power Technologies, SIDBI partner to boost solar financing for MSMEs

The partnership aims to simplify access to structured financing, enabling MSMEs to adopt solar energy solutions with loans of up to ₹50 crore and repayment tenures of up to 10 year...

Renewable Watch India 22 Apr 2026
Evren secures $600 million financing for a FDRE project

Evren secures $600 million financing for a FDRE project

Evren has secured around $600 million in financing for its firm and despatchable renewable energy (FDRE) hybrid project in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan. The project has an installe...

Renewable Watch India 22 Apr 2026
CleanMax to supply hybrid renewable power to Shell

CleanMax to supply hybrid renewable power to Shell

Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Limited has announced that it will supply renewable power from hybrid wind-solar projects to Shell India’s assets across Gujarat and Karnataka. Th...

Renewable Watch India 22 Apr 2026
NavPrakriti to invest Rs 1 billion in critical minerals recycling facility in Odisha

NavPrakriti to invest Rs 1 billion in critical minerals recycling facility in Odisha

NavPrakriti Green Energies Private Limited will invest over Rs 1 billion to set up a greenfield critical minerals refining facility in Odisha. This facility is expected to become o...

PV Magazine India 22 Apr 2026
Net zero vs net extraction: Are we just shifting the environmental burden?

Net zero vs net extraction: Are we just shifting the environmental burden?

Burden shifting refers to reducing environmental impact of one category causing increase in another; or reducing harm in one geography while concentrating it in another. On both di...

PV Magazine India 22 Apr 2026
Amara Raja crosses 1 GWh lithium battery storage deployment in telecom sector

Amara Raja crosses 1 GWh lithium battery storage deployment in telecom sector

Amara Raja Energy & Mobility has surpassed 1 GWh of cumulative lithium-based energy storage deployment in India’s telecom sector, marking a significant milestone for distributed li...

PV Magazine India 22 Apr 2026
A closer look at CATL’s new sodium-ion battery

A closer look at CATL’s new sodium-ion battery

The battery manufacturing heavyweight presented its latest sodium-ion products at ESIE 2026 earlier this month, expanding its push into grid-scale storage, AI data centers, and lon...

PV Magazine India 22 Apr 2026
The world added 605 GW of new PV capacity in 2025, says IEA

The world added 605 GW of new PV capacity in 2025, says IEA

Latest report from the International Energy Agency says last year’s 600 TWh increase in solar PV was the largest-ever electricity generation increase by any source in one year, out...

ET EnergyWorld 22 Apr 2026
Energy security should drive adoption of renewables now: Hero Future Energies chief Munjal

Energy security should drive adoption of renewables now: Hero Future Energies chief Munjal

He stressed scaling from gigawatts to terawatts, highlighting green hydrogen, solar, and wind as key to reducing crude oil dependence....

ET EnergyWorld 22 Apr 2026
Suzlon returns to Europe with new wind turbines

Suzlon returns to Europe with new wind turbines

Suzlon plans to leverage its existing portfolio of more than 600 MW in the region by offering retrofit solutions that upgrade turbines without requiring major structural changes, m...

ET EnergyWorld 21 Apr 2026
Inox Clean is said to revive plan for up to $1 billion India IPO

Inox Clean is said to revive plan for up to $1 billion India IPO

The move comes amid volatile equity markets, though renewable energy stocks remain strong. The company aims to expand capacity and recently raised funding and completed a key acqui...

Renewable Mirror 21 Apr 2026
GREW Solar Launches Landmark Ad-film with Gujarat Titans Cricketers, Declaring ‘The Next Starts Here

GREW Solar Launches Landmark Ad-film with Gujarat Titans Cricketers, Declaring ‘The Next Starts Here

GREW Solar, one of India’s youngest and fastest-growing solar PV module manufacturers and energy venture of the Chiripal Group, has launched its new Ad-film in association with the...

Renewable Mirror 21 Apr 2026
Mr. Satyam Khamar, Director – BD & Planning, Waa Cables Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Satyam Khamar, Director – BD & Planning, Waa Cables Pvt. Ltd.

“With the launch of its new Waacab Manufacturing Plant II in Mehsana, WAACAB is entering a new phase of growth—expanding production capacity, strengthening innovation, and preparin...

Renewable Mirror 21 Apr 2026
Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Wins INR 3,490 Cr Solar Project from Coal India

Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Wins INR 3,490 Cr Solar Project from Coal India

Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy witnessed a sharp surge in its share price, rising nearly 14%, after securing a major solar EPC contract worth ₹3,490 crore from Coal India Lim...

Renewable Mirror 21 Apr 2026
Bijliride Celebrates Earth Day with Plantation Drive, Reinforcing Its Commitment to a Greener Future

Bijliride Celebrates Earth Day with Plantation Drive, Reinforcing Its Commitment to a Greener Future

On the occasion of World Earth Day, celebrated globally on 22 April, Bijliride, a growing force in sustainable urban mobility, announced a special Plantation Drive as part of its c...

ET EnergyWorld 21 Apr 2026
Evren secures $600 mn funding for its FDRE hybrid project in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan

Evren secures $600 mn funding for its FDRE hybrid project in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan

The project, with an installed capacity of approximately 1 GW, integrates solar and wind power generation with a battery energy storage system to deliver reliable, on-demand renewa...

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