2026

Energy storage made mandatory for RE generation plants effective July 2027

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released draft regulations that stipulate the presence of energy storage systems for renewable energy (RE) plants, effective July 1, 2027. Released on September 3, 2026, these regulations called “Central Electricity Authority Read more

SPML Infra’s BESS battery pack completes key global certification & testing requirements

SPML Infra Ltd has announced a significant milestone in its BESS journey, with its proprietary 104.4 kWh battery pack successfully completing key international safety, performance and transportation certification and testing requirements. In a release, SPML Infra said that battery Read more

Aditya Birla Group launches wires and cables business — ‘Ultravolt’

Aditya Birla Group, has announced the launch of the wires and cables business, Ultravolt, marking the group’s fourth new business foray in three years. Backed by an investment of Rs.1,800 crore, Ultravolt will be the second largest player in Read more

India’s power transmission constraints could persist for years: Aurora Energy Research

Aurora Energy Research, a global provider of energy market analytics, recently launch its “India Grid Service,” a first-of-its-kind subscription service that helps the power industry forecast renewable energy (RE) curtailment risk and assess grid connectivity across India. In Read more

Ceigall India receives letter of intent for Gujarat RE evacuation scheme

Ceigall India Ltd announced that it has received a letter of intent (LoI) from REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) for the development of a major common transmission system in Gujarat. The LoI has been Read more

Tata Power commissions 400kV Jalpura-Khurja transmission corridor

Tata Power has successfully commissioned the second element of its Jalpura-Khurja transmission project in Uttar Pradesh, further strengthening the state’s power transmission infrastructure and enhancing connectivity to the growing electricity demand centres across NCR and Western Uttar Pradesh. In Read more

Intrastate-TBCB scheme in J&K comes up for re-bidding in revised format

An intrastate transmission scheme in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir, for which bidder selection process had begun, has come up for fresh bidding. The original scheme has now been bifurcated into two independent ones. The scheme in question Read more

Windergy India 2026: India’s wind sector charts path to 100 GW

India's wind energy sector now as much an industrial and export story as a clean-power.one will take centre stage at Windergy India 2026, the 8th edition of the country's flagship wind platform, organised Read more

MPPTCL commissions over 135 ckm of six new transmission lines in August 2026

Despite continuous heavy rainfall and challenging weather conditions across Madhya Pradesh during August, state transco Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd (MPPTCL or MP Transco) has achieved a remarkable milestone in transmission network expansion by commissioning six new Read more

Only two in the fray for 765kV Apta intrastate scheme in Maharashtra

Only two bidders – both private sector entities – are in the fray for the 765kV Apta intrastate-TBCB scheme in Maharashtra. It is reliably learnt that bid process coordinator REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) Read more