Uma Gupta
Union Budget 2025-26: India focuses on waste-to-wealth to secure lithium battery supply chain
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has submitted Union Budget 2025-26, which proposes customs duty exemption for waste and scrap of lithium-ion batteries and critical minerals.
Budget 2025 expectations of the Indian renewable energy industry
Regulatory and fiscal incentives to set up specialized labs in collaboration with leading international and domestic research institutions, reduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on turbines and solar modules, and ISTS charges waiver extension are on the budget wishlist of the renewable energy industry in India.
The Hydrogen Stream: Avaada partners Switzerland’s Casale to develop 1,500 tpd green ammonia plant in Odisha
Avaada Group has collaborated with Switzerland-headquartered ammonia technology specialist Casale to develop a 1,500 tons per day (tpd) green ammonia plant in Gopalpur, Odisha.
A budget boost for solar power could reshape india’s energy and agricultural landscape
Central Government’s Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme holds transformative potential for both India’s agricultural and energy sectors. Decisive financial boosts in the 2025 budgets will harness the growing winds of interest and pave the way for widespread adoption.
Waaree Energies Q3 profit grows 260% YoY
Waaree Energies has reported a total income of INR 35,452.65 million and net profit (profit after tax) of INR 5,068.76 million for the third quarter of FY 2025.
Jupiter International commits INR 2,005 crore for solar manufacturing in Odisha
Jupiter International will invest INR 2,005 crore into setting up a facility with an annual production capacity of 4.2 GW for solar cells and 3.6 GW for modules.
NTPC tenders 1.2 GW solar with 600 MW/2,400 MWh energy storage
NTPC Ltd has launched the tender for selection of solar power generators to set up 1.2 GW of solar PV power projects with 600 MW/2,400 MWh of energy storage systems anywhere in India.
Blueleaf, Jakson partner for 1 GW of solar projects in Rajasthan
Blueleaf Energy and Jakson target to jointly develop over 5 GW of renewable energy projects in India. The first project under the partnership is a 1 GW solar portfolio in Rajasthan, which benefits from 25-year power purchase agreements secured with the Solar Energy Corp. of India, NHPC, and Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd.
India achieves 850,000 rooftop solar installations under PM-Surya Ghar Scheme: Pralhad Joshi
The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, the world’s largest domestic rooftop solar initiative, aims at powering 10 million households with solar power by March 2027.
NTPC rolls out CO2 battery storage project at Kudgi thermal power station
NTPC Ltd, in partnership with Triveni Turbine and Italy’s CO2 battery technology company Energy Dome, will set up a 160 MWh CO2 battery project at its Kudgi super thermal power station in Karnataka.
