Ola Electric enters residential battery storage market with launch of first product powered by indigenous 4680 Bharat Cells
Ola Electric has rolled out Ola Shakti, a residential battery energy storage system (BESS), from its gigafactory in the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu. Powered by Ola Electric’s indigenous 4680 Bharat Cells, Ola Shakti is India’s first residential BESS to be fully designed, engineered, and manufactured domestically.
Uniper, AM Green sign long-term offtake agreement for up to 500,000 tons per year of renewable ammonia from India
Uniper has signed the agreement to offtake up to 500,000 tons per year from AM Green’s green ammonia projects. The first shipment is expected to happen as early as 2028 from AM Green Ammonia’s first 1 million ton per annum (MTPA) under construction plant in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.
Shakti Pumps wins order for 16,780 solar pumps in Karnataka
Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd has secured an order from Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL) for the installation of 16,780 solar PV water pumping systems under Component B of the PM-KUSUM Scheme. The aggregate order value is INR 654.03 crore (inclusive of GST).
Rajasthan tenders 2.45 GW solar power projects with battery storage at Pugal Solar Park
Rajasthan Solar Park Development Co. Ltd (RSDCL) has launched a tender inviting proposals to set up 2,450 MW of state transmission utility (STU)-connected solar PV power projects with 1,600 MW/6,400 MWh battery energy storage systems at the Pugal Solar Park in Bikaner district of Rajasthan. The projects will be developed on a build-own-operate (BOO) basis.
SECI concludes 1.2 GW solar plus 600 MW/3,600 MWh storage tender at INR 3.12/kWh
The Solar Energy Corp. of India’s (SECI) tender for 1.2 GW of interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar projects, integrated with 600 MW/3,600 MWh of energy storage systems (ESS), has discovered a tariff of INR 3.12/kWh.
India’s solar capacity additions on track: SBICAPS
India is estimated to have added a record 40 GW of solar capacity in CY 2025, supported by strong utility-scale execution and a surge in rooftop installations. Energy storage tendering also picked up pace.
Clean-tech startups are quietly turning India’s air pollution crisis into a renewables opportunity
Startups are rewriting the narrative of India’s environmental challenge by building a bridge between air quality restoration and renewable energy expansion—a synergy that promises to fundamentally reshape how India confronts both crises simultaneously.
SECI tenders balance-of-system package for 700 MW AC solar project in Gujarat
The Solar Energy Corp. of India Ltd. (SECI) has invited bids for the Balance of System (BoS) package for a large-scale solar PV project with a capacity of 700 MW (AC) at Radhanesda in Banaskantha district of Gujarat. The scope covers the execution of the project on a turnkey basis, excluding the supply of PV modules and transformers.
Saudi Arabia reveals qualified bidders for 3.1 GW solar auction
Saudi Power Procurement Co. (SPPC) has announced the qualified developers for the seventh round of Saudi Arabia’s renewable energy tender program, featuring four solar projects with a combined capacity of 3.1 GW.
LEAPTING to deploy 2,000 G1 cleaning robots across Waaree Renewables’ 1.2 GWp solar projects
LEAPTING (Huzhou LEAPTING Technology Co., Ltd.) has secured a major contract with Waaree Renewables to deploy more than 2,000 PV module cleaning robots across three large solar plants in Rajasthan. The projects have a combined installed capacity of around 1.2 GWp and are built on 2P fixed-tilt structures.
