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.
Hartek secures INR 353.77 crore solar and battery storage EPC project in Karnataka
Hartek Power has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth approximately INR 353.77 crore for a 280 MW AC (410 MWp DC) solar PV power plant integrated with an 80 MW/320 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Karnataka.
The role of domestic manufacturing in India’s power security
India’s power landscape is undergoing a structural inflection point where domestic manufacturing has shifted from a supporting function to a central pillar of national energy security.
Axis Energy proposes INR 31,750 crore renewable energy investment in Odisha
Axis Energy plans to develop a diversified portfolio of nearly 5 GW of clean energy capacity across wind, solar, agri-photovoltaic (agri-PV), hybrid projects, and battery energy storage systems (BESS) with an investment of INR 31,750 crore.
Inox Clean Energy raises INR 3,100 crore to expand renewable energy and solar manufacturing capacity
Inox Clean Energy Ltd has raised around INR 3,100 crore through an equity round involving the company and its subsidiary, Inox Solar Ltd. The company said the equity infusion will support its plans to achieve 10 GW of installed IPP capacity and 11 GW of integrated solar module manufacturing capacity by FY28.
L&T commissions 185 MW solar plus 254 MWh battery storage project in Bihar
L&T Construction has commissioned 185 MW of grid-connected solar capacity coupled with a 254 MWh battery energy storage system at Kajra in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district, marking India’s largest commissioned solar-plus-BESS project to date.
NTPC REL invites bids for 250 MW solar project with 200 MWh battery storage in Uttar Pradesh
NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd has tendered the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) package for the development of a 250 MW ground-mounted solar power project integrated with a 50 MW/200 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh.
