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Envision Energy Enters Brazil Market via 630 MW Casa dos Ventos Wind Deal
Envision Energy has recently signed a 630MW wind turbine supply and a 30-year long-term service agreement with Casa dos Ventos, a Brazilian renewable energy developer. The company explained in a press release that this project marks…
Read full article →Tata Power's 250 MW FDRE Tender Completes Tariff Adoption By MERC
The New Year saw the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission adding its seal of approval for traiff adoption on a key FDRE project in Maharashtra. On Jan. 1, 2026, it approved Tata Power Company Ltd. Distribution's…
Read full article →Power Grid Wins Transmission Project to Integrate 3 GW Renewable Energy in Karnataka
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power, has emerged as the winning bidder for a major Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) project through a tariff-based competitive bidding process.…
Read full article →Power Mech Projects Subsidiary Debuts in Energy Storage with 1 GWh WBSEDCL BESS Order
Power Mech Projects Limited (PMPL) subsidiary PM Green Private Limited has secured a contract for a 1 GWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) from the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL). The company…
Read full article →Waaree Renewable Technologies Bags Reduced 704 MWac Solar Project Order
Waaree Renewable Technologies Limited (WRTL) announced on Thursday, January 8, that it has received a letter of award for a revised 704 MWac / 1,000 MWp grid-connected ground-mount solar power project. The project revision follows…
Read full article →Indian Solar Manufacturers Relieved As China Backs Off On Plan For Price Controls
In an intereresting move, China's anti-monopoly regulator, the State Administration for Market Regulation has stepped in to nix efforts by that country's solar manufacturers to 'self-regulate' or back away from intense competition. This internal competition…
Read full article →NTPC Subsidiary Invites Bids for 7 MW Rooftop Solar Systems in Odisha
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) has invited bids to install 7,000 kW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems at NALCO’s Angul and Damanjodi facilities in Odisha.Read full article
Read full article →Trump Withdraws US from Global Climate Pacts, Solar Alliance, and IRENA
Listen to this article The White House has announced that the U.S. will end funding and withdraw from 35 non-United Nations (UN) international and 31Read full article
Read full article →POWERGRID Wins 3 GW Renewable Energy Transmission Projects in Karnataka
The Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has won REC Power Development and Consultancy’s (RECPDCL) auction to establish an interstate transmission system (ISTS) to integrate 250 MW of renewable energy at Davanagere and 2.75 GW…
Read full article →Daily News Wrap-Up: Andhra Pradesh Approves ₹158 Billion in Clean Energy Projects
The Andhra Pradesh government greenlighted renewable energy projects totaling ₹158 billion (~$1.75 billion) at the 14th State Investment Promotion Board meeting.Read full article
Read full article →China Issues Guidance on Strengthening Solar Intellectual Property Rights
Listen to this article China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) have issued a guidance document toRead full article
Read full article →Daily News Wrap-Up: RERC Denies Rebate for Cement Company’s Solar Project
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission rejected a petition filed by Shree Cement seeking the grant of a load factor rebate by Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam (JVVNL) for electricity consumption at its Jobner cement unit.Read full…
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