The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has deactivated 66 vendors under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana for one month for not clearing their backlog of consumer applications for rooftop solar systems. Action against the underperforming...

Avantus, a U.S. developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale solar and energy storage projects, has closed a $300 million tax equity commitment from Truist Bank for the Aratina 2 solar and battery storage project in Kern County, California. The...

Emerald AI, a developer of software for managing data center electricity consumption and computing workloads, has raised $150 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round at a $1.05 billion valuation, led by Energize Capital and DCVC....

Wind turbine manufacturer Senvion India has secured an additional $100 million (~₹9.53 billion) in direct capital funding from Alfanar Group to support its technology development, manufacturing operations, business growth, and project pipeline. The...

NTPC Green Energy (NGEL) has invited bids to engage a qualified coordinating agency (QCA) for forecasting and scheduling services for its 296 MW Fatehgarh solar project in Rajasthan. The last date to submit bids is August 28, 2026. Bids will be...

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has reduced the banking charge for green energy open access consumers to ₹1 (~$0.011)/kWh from September 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027. GERC had set banking charges of ₹1.50 (~$0.0159)/kWh under the...

Railway stations offer large roof areas across passenger terminals, administrative buildings, and service sheds. By installing rooftop solar systems on these structures, Indian Railways can boost electricity generation close to the point of...

Seven companies won Japan’s 29th solar power auction for projects of at least 250 kW, securing 38.2 MW out of the original auctioned capacity of 115 MW under the feed-in premium (FIP) program. The winning bidders were as follows: A total of eight...

Tamil Nadu plans to increase renewable energy to 50% of its power mix by 2031, backed by new solar and wind capacity, battery energy storage systems, pumped storage projects, transmission upgrades, and additional incentives for rooftop solar. The...

PFC Consulting has announced the winner of the auction to develop an interstate transmission system (ISTS) for a network expansion near Satara in Maharashtra, to support the evacuation of 4,500 MW of pumped storage capacity. Adani Energy Solutions...