Uma Gupta
Chhattisgarh invites bids for 125 MW/500 MWh standalone battery storage project
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd (NVVN), a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Ltd, has invited bids to set up a 500 MWh (125 MW × 4 hours) standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project, connected to the State Transmission Utility (STU), in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
Oriana Power explores compact pumped storage for C&I customers, raises BESS target to 20 GWh by 2030
Oriana Power is expanding its focus beyond battery energy storage to compact pumped-storage solutions—a new generation of systems that the company believes could redefine the future of commercial and industrial (C&I) energy management.
Havells India partners Kundan Green Energy on solar project for self consumption
Havells India has partnered with Kundan Green Energy to develop a 15 MW AC solar project in Rajasthan for captive power consumption. The project will be implemented through Kundan Solar (Pali), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) created to develop, install, operate, and maintain solar power plants.
KPI Green Energy secures 142 MW DC floating solar EPC contract from GSECL
KPI Green Energy has secured EPC contract for a 142 MW DC (110 MW AC) floating solar project from Gujarat State Electricity Corp. Ltd (GSECL).
Apraava Energy secures $92 million from BII, Standard Chartered to install smart meters in India
Standard Chartered and British International Investment’s (BII) financing will enable Apraava to install around two million smart meters in homes and businesses. The smart meters will help make India’s grid more efficient, reliable, and sustainable by enabling better integration of renewable energy sources and reducing aggregate technical and commercial losses.
Waaree ranked India’s top solar module supplier by shipment volume in Q3 2025
About 11 GW of solar modules were shipped to the Indian market in Q3 2025 by 28 major players—both domestic and international—with Waaree leading the supplies at approximately 1.4 GW, according to the latest JMK Research report.
Arun Mittal to lead Vikram Solar’s energy storage arm
Vikram Solar has appointed Arun Mittal—formerly managing director and CEO (India) at Lohum Cleantech—as chief executive officer of its energy-storage solutions arm, VSL Powerhive.
Bondada Engineering commissions 48.47 MWp solar projects across India
Bondada Engineering Ltd has announced the successful commissioning of 48.47 MWp of solar power projects for Paradigm IT, MAHAGENCO, and NLC India Ltd.
India installed 6.1 GW open-access solar in 9M 2025, says Mercom
India added 6.1 GW of open-access (off-site commercial and industrial) solar capacity in the first nine months (9M) of calendar year (CY) 2025, up around 13% from the 5.4 GW installed during 9M 2024—according to a new report by Mercom.
HG Infra secures 300 MW/600 MWh battery storage purchase agreement with GUVNL
HG Infra Engineering’s arm H.G. Choraniya Bess has entered into a battery energy storage purchase agreement with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) for a 300 MW/600 MWh BESS on long term basis.
