To achieve its objective of becoming 100 per cent self-sustainable for all its power needs and also to contribute to national solar power goals, the Indian Railways has solarised more than 960 stations to date. Orders have been placed for 198 MW solar rooftop capacity for 550 stations that are currently under execution.

To achieve its objective of becoming 100 per cent self-sustainable for all its power needs and also to contribute to national solar power goals, the Indian Railways organised wide-ranging discussions with developers of solar projects under the chairmanship of the Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed acquisition of C&S Electric Ltd by Siemens Ltd.

The country’s largest power generation company, NTPC Ltd has developed an infrastructure at Rihand project in Uttar Pradesh to transport fly ash in bulk to cement plants, located at distance, at a cheaper cost. The development is in line with NTPC's commitment towards 100 per cent utilisation of fly ash from power plants.

India’s largest energy conglomerate, the NTPC Group has achieved over 100 billion units (BUs) of cumulative generation in the current financial year.

Ayana Renewable Power Private Ltd on Tuesday announced the acquisition of a 100 per cent equity stake in two First Solar-developed photovoltaic (PV) solar power plants, with a total capacity of 40 megawatts (MW). Terms of the transaction, which was closed on July 24, 2020, were not disclosed.

In an important development that is likely to have long-term ramifications for the world’s fifth-largest economy and the South Asian region, India and the US have announced new areas of research on transformational power generation based on supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power cycles and advanced coal technologies, including carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS).

The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a fresh advisory against fraudulent websites claiming registration under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India cannot become self-reliant without developing a robust minerals and mining sector.