One of the country’s leading integrated companies, NTPC Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, to implement the Narmada Landscape Restoration Project (NLRP).
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Tata Power Profit Rises 6% in Q1 FY2026 on Strong Renewable and Distribution Gains
Suzlon Wins 381 MW Order for Zelestra’s First FDRE Wind Project in India
Kandla Port Achieves Major Sustainability Milestone with Megawatt-Scale Green Hydrogen Plant Launch
Ceinsys Tech Profit Surges 112% in Q1 on Execution of FY2025 Infrastructure Mandates
India Extends ALMM Guidelines to Wind Energy Components, Tightens Cybersecurity Framework
Indian Railways to Add 574 km Under ₹1.1 Trillion Multitracking Plan
ArcelorMittal Reports $1.8 Billion Net Income in Q2 FY2025, Up Threefold
NISAR Mission Unites India and US Amid Trade War and Global Tensions
India’s MNRE Revises Solar Cell ALMM Rule to Support Domestic Bids
REC Achieves ISO 31000 Certification, a First for India’s Public Sector NBFCs
Offshore Energy Gets Boost as India Reforms Licensing Policy: Puri Tells Rajya Sabha
GAIL Posts Q1 FY2026 Revenue of ₹3,479 Billion Amid Sustainability Push
Scindia Urges BSNL Circle Chiefs to Adopt CEO Mindset to Drive Services
AM/NS India Leads Nation in Securing CSIR-CRRI License for Steel Slag Roads
India’s Satcom Boom: Global Firms Bet on Policy Push and Rural Connectivity
Tata Consulting Engineers Subsidiary Ecofirst Successfully Delivers a Piece of India to Osaka World Expo 2025
India’s Ports Surge in Efficiency, Investment: Union Minister Sonowal
Air India Completes DGCA-Mandated Fuel Switch Inspections on Boeing Fleet
Genesys First in India to Link DIGIPIN with 2D and 3D Maps for Digital Address Infrastructure
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
Opinion: Future of rooftop solar post-COVID-19
The big elephant in the room affecting the future of roof-top solar in India is and has been government policy. Frequent changes in state government policy have made things difficult for both consumers and developers. By ANIMESH DAMANI
DSM Advanced Solar Launches New All-Purpose Endurance Backsheet
The Netherlands-based Royal DSM, a global science-based company with interests in nutrition, health and sustainable living, has launched the all-purpose Endurance backsheet D15, for the protection of a wide range of solar modules at a reasonable performance-cost ratio.
CCI Approves Acquisition in Orix Wind SPVs by Greenko Energy Holdings
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of Orix Wind SPVs by Greenko Energy Holdings (GEH) from ORIX Corp. and equity stake in GEH by Orix under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002, on Thursday.
Sanjay Malhotra Takes Charge as CMD at REC Ltd
Sanjay Malhotra, a 1990 batch officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS)’s Rajasthan cadre has assumed charge as Chairman & Managing Director, the Navratna non-financial banking company (NBFC) REC Ltd with effect from November 9. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) had approved Malhotra’s appointment.
Radiance Renewables Chooses Prescinto to Monitor its Solar Asset Portfolio Performance
The data platform for improving the performance of solar energy assets, Prescinto Technologies has announced that Radiance Renewables, a developer of cost-efficient renewable energy solutions for commercial, industrial and residential customers, will be it as its primary monitoring and performance analytics software partner.
CCEA Approves Revamp of Financial Support to PPPs in Infrastructure VGF Scheme
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the continuation and revamping of the scheme for financial support to public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the infrastructure viability gap funding (VGF) Scheme till 2024-25 with a total outlay of Rs 81 billion.
Siemens to Stop Support to New Thermal Power Plants
Siemens Energy has announced that it will discontinue the support for the development of new coal- fired power plants but will continue to offer bridging technologies like gas-fired plants and components for efficient combined heat and power (CHP), waste heat and biomass co-firing projects as also continue its CO2-reducing service and solutions business.
Ramky Enviro Launches Southern India’s Maiden Waste-to-Energy Plant
One of the leading providers of comprehensive environment management services in Asia, Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd (REEL) has launched southern India’s first waste-to-energy plant.
Power ministry brings all distribution companies under EC Act ambit
Ministry of Power has said that it had mandated that all electricity distribution companies would be brought under the ambit of the Electricity Conservation (EC) Act.