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Sweden-based Vaja has raised €3.1 million (~$3.58 million) in seed funding to support the market entry and validation of its vertical single-axis solar tracking system. The Footprint Firm led the funding round, with participation from node.vc. The...
June 16, 2026
Eiffel Investment Group, an independent asset manager, through its infrastructure funds, has agreed to acquire a 50% interest in a Norwegian portfolio from Landinfra Energy, a Nordic renewable energy developer. The company focuses on large-scale...
June 16, 2026
Unveiling the Viksit Gujarat Industrial Policy 2026, the Gujarat government has identified the manufacturing of renewable energy equipment, battery storage, green hydrogen, and nuclear power equipment as priority areas for industrial development....
June 16, 2026
Surat-based solar module manufacturer Navitas Solar will invest approximately ₹15 billion (~$170 million) to establish a 3.6 GW solar cell manufacturing facility and a pilot wafer-ingot production line in Gujarat. The expansion aims to increase...
June 16, 2026
Mumbai-based residential rooftop solar company, SolarSquare, has raised $53 million (~₹5.02 billion) in a Series C funding round led by B Capital, with participation from existing investors Lightspeed, Elevation Capital, Lowercarbon, Rainmatter by...
June 16, 2026
PFC Consulting has announced the winner of the auction to set up an interstate transmission system (ISTS) to evacuate 3 GW of renewable energy from the Kurnool IV Renewable Energy Zone Phase II in Andhra Pradesh. Resonia has emerged as the...
June 16, 2026
PFC Consulting has announced the winner of its auction to establish an interstate transmission system (ISTS) to evacuate renewable energy for 3 GW of green hydrogen/ammonia projects in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. Power Grid Corporation of India...
June 16, 2026
REC Power Development and Consultancy (RECPDCL) has announced the winner of its auction to set up a 400/132 kV air-insulated substation (AIS) in Jalna district, Maharashtra, on a build-own-operate-and-transfer basis. Maharashtra State Electricity...
June 16, 2026
Tripura State Electricity Corporation (TSECL) has invited bids to install 21 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems for residential consumers in Belonia Electrical Circle. The tender has been issued under Package I, Lot 1/17, of the PM Surya...
June 16, 2026
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