Tata Steel announces growth plan for India, confirms Thriveni stake buy
Tata Steel to acquire majority stake in Thriveni Pellets
The Financial Express

Tata Steel plans major expansion, backward integration
 

Ethanol glut may spark blending spike
New Delhi : The Centre has opened discussions on whether India should move to higher ethanol blends in petrol from the current E20 (20% ethanol, 80% petrol), two people aware of the matter said, amid continuing consumer unease over the current E20 blend.

Coimbatore’s Propel Industries looking at 15-18% revenue growth this fiscal
Chennai: Coimbatore-based Propel Industries, manufacturer of crushing, screening and washing equipment for the mining and construction sectors, is looking at 15-18 per cent revenue growth this fiscal, from ₹1,750 crore last fiscal. It expanded its electric mining and construction portfolio by unveiling four new tipper models, an all-new connectivity platform, at Excon, Bengaluru, on Wednesday

Panel flags 2-3 year coal mine clearance delays; seeks faster approvals
 

Jindal Jhajjar Power to raise up to ₹2,100 cr debt to acquire thermal plant
 

Suzlon’s growth runway needs support from solid execution
Suzlon Energy Ltd’s stock is down about 20% over the past six months, weighed down by the fear that India’s wind cycle is losing momentum. Still, it’s worth noting that Suzlon has assembled a robust medium-term orderbook pipeline.

MNRE asks REIAs to move from vanilla-solar energy tenders
New Delhi: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has asked the Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs) to move away from floating vanilla-solar power tenders and focus on solar plus battery storage bids going forward. Responding to a starred question in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Minister of New & Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi explained that with the declining cost of solar-plus-storage and dispatchable renewable power, there is a growing preference among Discoms and end procurers for such solutions.

CERC extends timeline for conversion of RE generating stations with solar hour access
New Delhi: The Central Electricity Regulatory Authority (CERC) has extended the time period for converting a renewable energy generating station (REGS), which is running with or without an energy storage system (ESS), as an entity with solar hour access. This extension also applies to renewable power park developers (RPPD) based on solar source and renewable hybrid generating stations (RHGS) that have a combination of solar power with another source, with or without ESS.

Bengaluru second in rooftop solar installations
Bengaluru: Bengaluru Urban was ranked second compared to other Indian metropolis in the installation of rooftop solar panels and the number of household benefiting from it, according to a report from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).