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NHPC Operationalizes 107.14 MW Rajasthan Solar Project

NHPC began commercial operations for 107.14 MW of its 300 MW Karnisar Solar Power Plant in Bikaner, Rajasthan, effective April 12, 2025, the company told in a regulatory filing.  The company completed trial runs for the commissioned capacity on April 10 and informed the stock exchanges through a regulatory filing. NHPC said the trial run […]

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Top 5: Largest BESS Projects in the World in 2025

As large battery projects become more and more common across the world, a new initiative, BESS100 has emerged to track the largest among them all. The BESS100, an open source visual database of the 100 largest operational batteries in the world based on rated power i.e. MW, and not on installed or usable energy – […]

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Solar Spark: 3,422 Schools In Northeast Go Solar

India’s Northeastern region has installed solar power plant systems in 3,422 schools across the northeastern region, Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Shripad Yesso Naik told Parliament. Among the northeastern states, Assam accounted for the highest number of installations, with solar panels deployed in 2,319 schools, the minister said. It was followed […]

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UP Reaffirms 22 GW Solar Goal, Reviews PM-KUSUM Progress

Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has reaffirmed its goal of adding 22 GW of solar energy capacity, during a review meeting chaired by Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath. The meeting in Lucknow focused on evaluating progress under […]

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Maharashtra Issues 24 Tenders For Rooftop Solar Projects

The Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) has now issued a total of 24 tenders for solar projects. Most of these projects are rooftop solar projects on government institutions. A few of them are rural solar streetlight projects. Most of these projects have been planned in the Gadchiroli, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Bhandara, and Wardha districts in Maharashtra. […]

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What Led to the Surge in REC Purchases by DISCOMs?

Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Shripad Yesso Naik, in his latest statement before the Parliament, indicated that the Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) have seen an upsurge. He attributed this surge to the changes in policy, which have made it more favorable for the power distribution companies (discoms) in the state. He […]

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Why Co-Locating of Storage And RE Matters

India has ambitious goals to install 450 GW of renewable energy (RE) capacity by 2030. Even though India has an impressive track record of quickly deploying renewable RE generation assets, the share of RE (excluding large hydro) in total generation continues to be low (13.75 percent) hindering grid decarbonization. The generation-installation gap can be addressed […]

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Solid-State vs Sodium-Ion: Who Will Dethrone Lithium-Ion Batteries?

The rise of renewable energy (RE) and the electric vehicle boom have brought with them increased expectations from the energy storage industry like increased efficiency, considerably high safety, and huge energy densities, and of course preferably at lower costs. Aiming to offer options are Sodium-ion batteries and solid-state batteries. Both have their own sets of […]

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Olan Agri, Husk Power Partner To Advance Solar Energy Adoption

Olam Agri and Husk Power have announced a commercial and industrial (C&I) solar project in Nigeria’s rice-producing region. This initiative will accelerate the transition of agriculture to sustainable energy infrastructure, significantly reducing reliance on expensive and polluting diesel generation. Under the partnership, Husk will deploy a 1.3 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) system, integrated with an […]

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