A Grid Controller of India (Grid-India) discussion paper has proposed that all new battery energy storage system (BESS) installations of 50 MW and above should incorporate grid-forming capability, especially when located in weak grid or remote areas....

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved the proposal of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to procure 700 MW of solar power through the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) under the...

NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL) has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of a 250 MW solar project with a 50 MW/200 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The last date to submit bids is...

The Proof & Experimental Establishment (PXE), a unit of the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), has issued an expression of interest for the development and installation of a 5 MW grid-connected solar project with a battery...

Patel Infrastructure, Alfanar Power, KP Energy, and Powerica won Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam’s (GUVNL) auction to set up 250 MW grid-connected wind power projects (Phase X). Patel and Alfanar quoted a tariff of ₹3.43 (~$0.0382) to win 100 MW and 50 MW,...

Sodium-ion batteries could charge faster than lithium-ion batteries, according to an experimental study led by the Department of Applied Chemistry at Tokyo University of Science that directly compares the motion and reactions of sodium and lithium...

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued compliance guidance in Hefei, Anhui Province, to regulate the order of price competition in the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry. SAMR briefed participants on price-related violations...

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has amended guidelines for disbursing service charges under the PM Surya Ghar program, introducing operational clarifications for state and model solar village implementation agencies, while retaining...

Waaree Renewable Technologies, the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) arm of the Waaree Group, has secured a letter of award from an undisclosed Indian customer for the EPC of a 28.6 MW ground-mounted solar project on a turnkey basis....