Aditya Birla group, KKR left in race for Sprng EnergyAditya Birla Group and KKR are vying to buy Shell's renewable energy firm Sprng Energy. Binding financial bids are in, and Shell will negot...
14 May, 2026, 08.05 AM IST
Indian court pauses stricter power grid penalties for renewable firmsA Karnataka court has temporarily halted new, stricter penalties for solar and wind power producers deviating from scheduled grid supply. I...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.46 AM IST
PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat: Highlights wind energy milestone; says India crosses 56 GW capacityIndia has achieved a significant milestone in wind energy. The nation's wind generation capacity has now surpassed 56 gigawatts. This place...
26 Apr, 2026, 12.55 PM IST
Gram panchayats boost own earnings, fund schools, flood control and digital accessIndian villages are achieving financial independence. Gram panchayats are boosting tax collections and using their own funds for schools, f...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.34 AM IST
The simple yet powerful plan India could follow to ward off impacts of Iran-like disastersIran war: As geopolitical tensions continue with the looming threat of a restart of the conflict in Iran, India finds itself at a crossroad...
24 Apr, 2026, 08.55 AM IST
India logs record 6.05 GW wind capacity addition in FY26, up 46% YoYIndia has achieved a record 6.05 GW of wind capacity in FY26. This marks the highest annual addition, pushing total wind power past 56 GW. ...
06 Apr, 2026, 09.26 PM IST
India achieves highest-ever annual wind energy capacity addition of 6.05 GW in 2025-26India has set a new record for wind energy capacity addition. In 2025-26, the nation added 6.05 GW of wind power. This brings the total ins...
06 Apr, 2026, 07.19 PM IST
BESCOM to Install EV 40 charging stations along national and state highways in KarnatakaKarnataka is expanding its electric vehicle charging network. BESCOM is installing stations on highways like Bengaluru-Belagavi and at toll...
04 Nov, 2025, 02.20 PM IST
Bengaluru airport gets 24/7 EV charging station powered by second-hand car batteriesKarnataka has inaugurated a solar-integrated EV charging station near Kempegowda International Airport, powered by second-life batteries fo...
02 Jun, 2025, 07.26 PM IST
Karnataka's clean mobility policy aims Rs 50,000 cr investment amid competition from Maha & TNKarnataka has launched its clean mobility policy aiming for ₹50,000 crore investment and one lakh new jobs in the EV and hydrogen vehicle s...
14 Feb, 2025, 05.01 PM IST
Karnataka's clean mobility policy aims Rs 50,000 crore investment amid competition from Maharashtra & Tamil NaduThe state has already secured Rs 25,000 crore in investments across the EV value chain, including battery pack manufacturing, cell producti...
14 Feb, 2025, 04.56 PM IST
Ather Energy to set up 1000 charging stations, to give free service to EV usersThe charging stations will come up at public places, owned by the government or its subordinate organisations and they don’t require much s...
03 Feb, 2022, 06.48 PM IST
Solar Rooftop companies move Tribunal on KERC's orderNet metering allows developers to sell electricity to the grid and deduct its value from their bill for the power drawn from the distributi...
17 Feb, 2020, 08.49 AM IST
BESCOM asks 110 green energy developers to pay transmission chargesThe directive of the Bangalore Electric Supply Co (BESCOM) is not addressed to the seven developers that obtained the stay on the KERC orde...
02 Jul, 2018, 08.30 AM IST
HC stays Karnataka electricity commission’s retro charges on green power companiesKERC’s order directed that all renewable energy producers should pay 25% of the same charges imposed on conventional power producers.
25 May, 2018, 07.39 AM IST
Retro Karnataka charges irk green power companiesThey claim that earlier orders of KERC had made it clear there would be no change in transmission and wheeling charges till end-March 2018,...
24 May, 2018, 08.00 AM IST
Let states’ green power purchase quota be the floor: Karnataka to CentreStates have been reluctant to sign or approve PPAs at tariffs set by regulators after the first wind auction in Feb, where the winning bid ...
20 Sep, 2017, 12.31 AM IST