IndiGrid raises INR 1,500 crore through institutional placement
India’s first and largest publicly listed power sector Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT), IndiGrid, has successfully raised INR 1,500 crore through an institutional placement (IP). The placement was oversubscribed by around two times and saw strong participation from both domestic and global institutional investors.
Building responsibly: India’s steel sector and the carbon budget challenge
India’s steel sector stands at a decisive moment. As the country pursues industrial growth, it must also demonstrate that development and decarbonisation can move together. The carbon budget framework offers not a constraint, but a compass, guiding industry toward innovation, resilience and global competitiveness.
IPO-bound SAEL commissions 1 GWp solar project at Khavda Renewable Energy Park
The solar plant, spanning 3,600 acres at Khavda Renewable Energy Park, Gujarat, is backed by 25-year power purchase agreements with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd.
UK to spend $20 billion on home energy upgrades, mandatory PV for new homes
Cash grants and state-backed loans to support solar and battery storage installations in millions of UK homes as part of government Warm Homes Plan. UK government says investment has the potential to triple the number of homes with rooftop solar by 2030.
Global solar corporate funding reached $22.2 billion in 2025
While global solar corporate funding in 2025 fell to the lowest level recorded since 2020, deal count rose to its highest level since 2017. Mercom Capital Group says investors favored smaller, lower-risk, execution-ready projects last year amid policy uncertainty, trade pressures and higher financing costs.
Waaree Energies posts record quarterly results
Waaree Energies Ltd reported revenue from operations of INR 7,565.05 crore in the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, marking a year-on-year increase of 118.81%. Profit after tax (PAT), after accounting for exceptional items, surged 118.35% YoY to INR 1,106.79 crore.
Distributed solar platform Aerem raises $15 million in SMBC-led funding round
Aerem Solutions, an end-to-end platform for distributed solar, has raised $15 million in a Pre-Series B funding round led by SMBC Asia Rising Fund, the venture capital arm of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC).
Why India’s digital future will be built at the edge
The centralized cloud model is now under strain. India alone is estimated to have reached roughly 2,070 MW of data center capacity by the end of 2025, up from about 1,255 MW in 2024, driven by AI adoption, 5G rollout, and video led consumption, even as power, land, and network constraints become more visible. At the same time, global data center markets are grappling with power constraints, rising energy costs, and land limitations, making the continued expansion of a few large hubs increasingly inefficient.
AM Group to set up 1 GW AI compute facility backed by round-the-clock renewable power supply in Uttar Pradesh
AM Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Invest UP, the Government of Uttar Pradesh, to develop a 1 GW high-performance computing (HPC) hub, backed by renewable energy, to serve global AI workloads. The project will entail an investment of around $25 billion.
Rays Power Infra secures INR 1,912 crore renewable energy project
Rays Power Infra Ltd has secured a 300 MW renewable energy project worth INR 1,912 crore from a state-owned company. Following this award, the company’s total order book stands at over INR 8,000 crore.
