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Supreme Court Narrows GIB Priority Zones, Eases Blanket Curbs on Renewables

In a judgment aimed at reconciling the need to protect the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB) with India’s clean energy push, the Supreme Court has laid out a two-year roadmap mandating the undergrounding and rerouti...

December 22, 2025

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Five Companies Win MPUVNL’s 4.3 GW Solar Auction Under KUSUM

Dilip Buildcon, Sunbridge Solar Power, Landsmill Industries, Purshotam Profiles, and Ceigall India have won 4.01 GW out of Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam (MPUVNL)’s 4.3 GW solar auction to develop projects under Component C of th...

December 22, 2025

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Government Pitches Nuclear as 24×7 Clean Power Through SHANTI Act

As India’s economy becomes more digital and electricity demand becomes round-the-clock, policymakers are seeking clean power sources that deliver reliability, not just capacity. This is also shaping how India thinks about the next...

December 22, 2025

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India’s Top Five Utility-Scale Solar Tenders in 2025 [Infographics]

India added 26.6 GW of solar capacity in the first nine months (9M) of the calendar year 2025, an increase of 53.7% year-over-year (YoY) from 17.3 GW, according to the Q3 2025 India Solar Market Update Report by Mercom India Resea...

December 22, 2025

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Jharkhand Electricity Regulator Approves DVC’s Purchase of 250 MW FDRE

The Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC) has approved Damodar Valley Corporation’s (DVC) petition to procure 250 MW of firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) power on a long-term basis from NHPC. The Commission has...

December 22, 2025

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Coal India Floats EPC Tender for 20 MW Floating Solar Project

Coal India has issued an engineering, procurement and construction tender for a 20 MW floating solar project at Chilwa Taal, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Bids must be submitted by January 14, 2026. Bids will be opened on January 15. Bidders must...

December 22, 2025

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Countervailing Duty on Solar Glass from Malaysia Extended Until June 2026

The Ministry of Finance has extended the countervailing duty (CVD) on imports of textured tempered solar glass originating in or exported from Malaysia until June 8, 2026. The CVD was originally imposed in March 2021 for five years under the Customs...

December 22, 2025

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Advait Energy to Set up 11 kV Power Line for Gujarat DISCOM

Ahmedabad-based power transmission solutions provider Advait Energy Transitions has secured an order to set up an 11 kV 55 mm² AAAC Medium Voltage Covered Conductor power line, worth ₹999.9 million (~$11.15 million) from Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company...

December 22, 2025

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Inox Clean to Acquire Macquarie-Owned Vibrant Energy

Inox Clean Energy has announced it is acquiring renewable energy platform Vibrant Energy from Macquarie Corporate Holdings and its other shareholders. Inox has signed definitive agreements for the acquisition. Standard Chartered Bank was the...

December 22, 2025

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MNRE Exempts SIGHT Mode 2A, 2B Green Hydrogen Projects from ALMM Norms

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has clarified that renewable energy projects supplying power exclusively to green hydrogen and green ammonia developers who have been awarded capacity under the Strategic Interventions for Green...

December 22, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: KERC Plans to End Cross-Subsidy, Surcharge by FY 2029

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) issued the draft Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (Roadmap for Reducing Cross-Subsidy and Cross-Subsidy Surcharge) Regulations, 2025. The draft regulations seek to formally establish...

December 22, 2025

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Telangana Issues Modalities for Formation of Third DISCOM

The Telangana government has issued the modalities for the creation of the third distribution company (DISCOM), which will be operational from April 1, 2026. In November 2025, the Telangana Cabinet approved the creation of the third electricity...

December 22, 2025

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