Power Mech awarded 2 GWh battery storage project in West Bengal
Power Mech Projects Ltd has won a contract to set up a 250 MW/1,000 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) at Goaltore, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, on a build-own-operate (BOO) basis, with a greenshoe option of 250 MW/1,000 MWh at Durgapur Project Ltd (DPL) campus. The project, awarded by West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd (WBSEDCL), comes with a 100% off-take guarantee.
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.
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.
India surpasses 144 GW of solar module capacity under ALMM
India’s solar module manufacturing capacity under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) has crossed 144 GW per annum. Around 81 GW of new capacity was added during calendar year 2025 alone, representing a sharp 99% year-on-year increase compared to around 41 GW added in 2024.
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.
Adani Green Energy arm signs agreements to supply solar-wind hybrid power to Asahi India Glass
Adani Green Energy Twenty Five B Ltd, a wholly owned step-down subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), has entered into key agreements for the supply of 20.8 MW of solar-wind hybrid power to Asahi India Glass Ltd (AIS). The power will be supplied from a 25 MW solar power plant unit and a 20.8 MW wind power plant unit, both located at Khavda, Gujarat.
