Editorial
Editorial: July 2026
After a lull of several years, the wind power sector has received a second wind, with record annual capacity addition of 6.05 GW in 2025-26. Despite this momentum, only a small share of India’s wind […]
Wind energy
Projects
Tata Power begins construction of 800 MW renewable energy project in Andhra Pradesh
Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a subsidiary of Tata Power, has conducted the groundbreaking ceremony for its 800 MW renewable energy project in Andhra Pradesh. The project includes wind, solar and firm and dispatchable […]
Projects
Brookfield launches renewable energy platform Lumara
Brookfield has launched Lumara, a new renewable energy platform focused on accelerating the development and construction of renewable energy projects. The platform aims to address key market bottlenecks, including delays in power purchase agreement contracting, […]
International News
Rosatom commissions 300 MW wind farm in Russia
Rosatom’s Novolakskaya Wind Farm situated in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia has started supplying electricity to the unified power grid following the commissioning of its second phase. The Novolakskaya wind farm is Rosatom’s tenth operational […]
Trends
Meeting RPO Targets: Focus on ensuring compliance by obligated entities
By Karan Sharma Over the years, Renewable Watch published several articles, such as “Beyond RPOs” (March 2021 issue), “Let it Go” (September 2021 issue) and “Missed Targets” (March 2024 issue), that focused on poor compliance with […]
Projects
Inox Wind secures 200 MW wind project order from NLC India
Inox Wind Limited has secured a repeat 200 MW turnkey order from NLC India Limited. The order covers end-to-end project execution including the supply of wind turbine generators, engineering, procurement and construction, as well as […]
Hybrids and Energy Storage
ACME secures PFC funding for 250 MW FDRE project
ACME Solar Holdings Limited has secured Rs 34.04 billion in long-term project financing from Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC). The financing has been secured for the development and construction of the company’s ACME Urja One […]
International News
ACCIONA Energía divests 361 MW wind assets in Spain
ACCIONA Energía has completed the sale of its operational wind asset portfolio in Spain to Galp New Energies. The portfolio has a total installed capacity of 361 MW. The transaction covers 15 wind farms situated […]
Financings
NTPC Green Energy announces financial results for Q1 FY 2026-27
NTPC Green Energy Limited has announced the financial results for the first quarter (Q1) of financial year (FY) 2026-27. The company’s revenue from operations stood at Rs 11.07 billion in Q1 of FY 2026-27, registering […]
Companies
Aditya Birla Renewables: Aiming to double its clean energy portfolio to 20 GWp
By Nidhi Dua Founded in 2011, Aditya Birla Renewables Limited is the renewable energy arm of the Aditya Birla Group, a Fortune 500 conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company was among the early entrants […]
Financings
Aditya Birla acquires Sprng Energy for Rs 172 billion
Aditya Birla Renewables Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 per cent equity shares and securities of Solenergi Power Private Limited from Shell Overseas Investment B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell PLC. […]
Projects
GUVNL announces winners of 250 MW wind auction
Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has announced the winners of its auction to procure power from 250 MW of grid-connected wind power projects (Phase XI). NLC India Renewables secured 100 MW, while Juniper Green […]
International News
Pattern Energy and SRP sign 600 MW PPA for SunZia wind project
Pattern Energy and Salt River Project (SRP) have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for up to 600 MW of electricity from the SunZia wind project in the US Southwest. The SunZia wind project has […]
Interviews
Interview with Ajay Kapur: “Wind installations are picking up again”
Suzlon recently announced a major strategic repositioning under its Suzlon 2.0 vision. Alongside a comprehensive brand refresh, the vision includes its plans to evolve from a wind turbine manufacturer into a wind-led, integrated renewable energy […]
Wind Power in India
Navigating Headwinds: Policy suggestions for the wind power sector
By Vaibhav Singh, Head of Strategy, and Swatilekha Dutta, Group Head – Strategy, Tata Power For many years, wind energy stood as the cornerstone of India’s renewable energy journey, enjoying early policy support, established technology […]
Hybrids and Energy Storage
Opdenergy secures $227 million for Chile renewables portfolio
Opdenergy has secured $227 million in financing for its operational renewable energy portfolio in Chile. The financing was provided by SMBC, BNP Paribas and ICO and is backed by long-term DISCO and private power purchase […]
Hydro Power
Coal India and UPRVUNL form JV to develop renewables in Uttar Pradesh
Coal India Limited has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL) to set up renewable energy projects in Uttar Pradesh. The JV will develop ground-mounted solar, floating […]
Projects
Hexa Climate signs 100 MW wind-solar hybrid PPA with CESC
Hexa Climate has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) for the supply of 100 MW of interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected wind-solar hybrid power. It was awarded under CESC’s […]
Projects
Tata Power commissions 100.8 MW wind project in Maharashtra
Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a subsidiary of Tata Power Company Limited, has commissioned its 100.8 MW Jewali wind project in Dharashiv district, Maharashtra. The power generated from the project will be supplied to […]
International News
Actis acquires Klara Renewables in Poland
Actis has agreed to acquire Klara Renewables from CVC DIF. Klara Renewables is a 171 MW operational onshore wind portfolio located in Poland. The portfolio also offers around 275 MW of hybridisation potential through co-located […]