India’s renewable energy sector is rapidly expanding, exceeding expectations for 2030 green goals, driven by solar and wind power growth. Executives highlighted skill gaps and payment risks as challenges, while emphasizing the need for hybrid projects and energy storage for reliable power.
Prime Minister Modi is set to visit Gujarat on August 25 and 26 to inaugurate and lay the foundation for development projects in power distribution and revenue services. These initiatives, totaling over Rs 1,218 crore, aim to modernize infrastructure, improve electricity reliability for over 4.25 lakh consumers, and streamline revenue services for citizens.
Narendra Modi launched the first unit of SJVN’s thermal power project in Bihar. The Buxar Thermal Power Project has an investment of Rs 13,756.56 crore. The project will generate 9,828.72 million units of electricity annually. Bihar will receive 85 per cent of the power. The project will enhance power availability in Bihar. It will also…
India’s peak power demand may not reach the projected 277 GW this summer. Intermittent rains have reduced the need for cooling appliances. Ghanshyam Prasad of the Central Electricity Authority shared this update. The government had projected this demand for 2025-26. However, continuous rainfall has kept power demand lower than expected.
PFC has secured a EUR 150 million loan from KfW to support India’s Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). This collaboration aims to improve the operational and financial efficiency of power distribution companies nationwide. The partnership between PFC and KfW strengthens Indo-German cooperation in the energy sector, advancing the shared goal of accelerating energy transition and…
IndiGrid will acquire NERES XVI Power Transmission Ltd, an inter-state project in northeastern India, from Techno Electric & Engineering Company post-commissioning for up to Rs 460 crore. The project includes a substation and a 45 km transmission line, with a targeted commissioning date of December 2026.
Enmas EPC Power Projects, an EPC solutions provider, has secured Rs 57 crore in its first funding round from investors like Ahead Venture Fund and Amit Agarwal. The capital will fuel expansion in biomass, biogas, and waste-to-energy sectors. Enmas EPC aims to capitalize on international opportunities driven by the increasing demand for efficient energy infrastructure.
Prime Minister Modi announced India’s commitment to energy independence through nuclear power reforms, opening the sector to private investment. With work underway on 10 new nuclear reactors, India aims to increase nuclear power generation capacity tenfold by 2047. The nation has already achieved its goal of sourcing 50% of its energy from clean sources ahead…
Prime Minister Modi announced India’s ambitious plan to increase nuclear power generation capacity tenfold in the next two decades, aiming for energy independence. The nation has opened the nuclear power industry to the private sector and is reforming the Atomic Energy Act to facilitate this growth.
PM Modi announced from the Red Fort on Independence Day that India is rapidly developing 10 new nuclear reactors and aims to increase its nuclear energy capacity tenfold by 2047. Highlighting energy self-reliance, he noted major reforms in the nuclear sector, a 30-fold rise in solar capacity over 11 years, expansion of hydropower through new…