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
Battery energy storage cost falls to Rs 2.1/unit from Rs 10.18 in 2022-23: Power MinBattery energy storage system (BESS) costs have plummeted to Rs 2.1 per unit from Rs 10.18 per unit, as reported to Parliament. The governm...
15 Dec, 2025, 10.39 PM IST
End of inter-state transmission fee waiver for solar, wind projects to hit 26 GW renewable projects: CrisilAround 26 gigawatt renewable energy projects may face impact. This is due to the end of Inter-State Transmission System charge waiver. The ...
06 Aug, 2025, 04.25 PM IST
Govt not mulling to extend ISTS charges waiver for solar, wind projectsThe government is not planning to extend the Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) charges waiver for solar and wind projects beyond June ...
14 Jul, 2025, 06.22 PM IST
India extends transmission charge waiver for energy storage projects until June 2028India has extended inter-state transmission charge waivers for electricity storage projects until June 2028 to boost clean energy adoption....
10 Jun, 2025, 09.04 PM IST
Solar body urges govt to extend transmission fee waiver for delayed projectsThe National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) is urging the government to extend the Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) charges...
09 Jun, 2025, 03.42 PM IST
Extend waiver on transmission charges for renewable power till 2030, powerproducers to govtPower producers have requested the government to continue the waiver on inter-state transmission charges for renewable energy until 2030. T...
16 Feb, 2025, 02.15 PM IST
India extends transmission fee waiver for green hydrogen plants -sourceThe move will make more green hydrogen manufacturing projects eligible for the 25-year waiver of transmission charges, previously available...
11 Apr, 2023, 12.49 PM IST
Nepal's power sector fears it will lose 'competitive advantage' due to India's new policy on hydropower projectsThe waiver is already available to solar and wind power projects. The government has set an ambitious plan to have 500 GW of generation cap...
28 Dec, 2022, 08.29 PM IST
Power Ministry waives inter-state transmission system charges for new hydro-power projects"In a further step to realise the Government of India's commitment to achieve its power requirement from renewable energy sources, Ministry...
02 Dec, 2022, 07.43 PM IST
Industry welcomes National Hydrogen PolicyReNew Power Chief Commercial Officer Mayank Bansal said the policy is "a very good step in the right direction as India looks to become a n...
17 Feb, 2022, 09.12 PM IST
Govt likely to announce Green Hydrogen enablers tomorrow, Considering uniform RPOsSingh also said the government is considering a uniform renewable purchase obligation (RPO) mechanism to be followed by all states. Present...
16 Feb, 2022, 11.58 PM IST
Incentivise nascent renewable techThe power ministry has put out a forward-looking discussion paper on renewable energy (RE) that seeks, rightly, to incentive newer RE techn...
13 Jun, 2021, 11.39 PM IST
Centre's decision to extend ISTS waiver welcomed by renewable energy industryThis order applies to solar, wind, and hybrid projects, and includes storage projects as well. Obligated entities can also avail of the wai...
08 Aug, 2020, 11.35 AM IST
Private power companies surge up to 10% on Rs 90,000 crore support for discomsPFC and REC will infuse liquidity in the discoms in two equal instalments.
15 May, 2020, 09.06 AM IST
Transmission charge waiver gives hope to solar, wind projectsThe move will take away future possibilities of additional cost to discoms, encouraging them to purchase power produced from wind and solar...
19 Feb, 2018, 11.00 AM IST
Indian Railways to buy power from RGPPL for five years: Piyush GoyalThe minister stated that RGPPL has started generation of power under the scheme of utilisation of gas-based power generation capacity for 2...
23 Mar, 2017, 03.47 PM IST