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Solar power developers in India have started to add battery storage to photovoltaic projects to attract buyers and reduce the large share of curtailments for power supply that the grids are unable to absorb, Santosh Sarangi, Secretary of India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, said on Friday. As much as 42 gigawatts (GW) of solar projects are still struggling to find offtakers, with about 18 GW of solar-only projects without batteries most at risk of continuing to struggle, Sarangi said at the BNEF Summit in New Delhi, as carried by...

On August 13, 2026, the Ministry of Heavy Industries of India officially launched the technical bid evaluation for the "Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Manufacturing Promotion Plan" (REPM), with 20 bids vying for up to five licenses. On the surface, it appears to be a fierce "20-for-5" competition, but when examining the industry's fundamentals, the real protagonist of this story is not the 72.8 billion rupees (about $765 million) in subsidies, but the "three clocks" running simultaneously in India—the policy clock is already pointing to mass production in 2028, the commercialization clock of state-owned enterprise IREL points to 2029–2030, and the certification clock of downstream clients is measured in "years." The desynchronization of these three clocks is the most intuitive footnote to the fact that it is still too early for India's rare earth industry chain to develop.

Joyalukkas emerged as the lowest bidder for Tamil Nadu's Rs 755-crore scheme to provide 1-gram gold rings to 4.42 lakh newborn babies, quoting a symbolic service charge

Coal India (CIL) has invited bids for a rupee term loan of ₹7.134 billion (~$74.55 million) to develop a 187.5 MW/750 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Choutuppal, Telangana. The last date to submit the bids is September 10, 2026. The bids will be opened the next day.

In a major boost to industrial growth, the Odisha government has cleared 14 investment proposals totaling ₹2,780.10 crore, expected to generate 14,104 employment opportunities across the state. The approvals came during the 149th meeting of the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), chaired by Chief Secretary Anu Garg, IAS, in Bhubaneswar. Under the leadership [...] The post Odisha Clears 14 Industrial Projects Worth Rs 2,780 Crore, Unlocking 14K+ Jobs appeared first on Pragativadi I Latest Odisha News in English I Breaking News .

Numbers Report – August 21, 2026 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we will take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this week in the energy and metals sectors. Each week we’ll dig into some data and provide a bit of explanation on what drives the numbers. Let’s take a look. 1. US Oil Majors Turn Homeward as War Hits Output - US oil majors are increasingly prioritizing upstream investment in the US and the wider Americas region as Donald Trump’s war against Iran has slashed their 2026 production...

The BRS has extended full support to the demand for revival of the Cement Corporation of India plant in Adilabad, accusing the Centre of failing to act despite repeated assurances. At a round-table meeting in Hyderabad, party leaders and other political representatives warned that the plant could be handed over to private interests if the issue was ignored.

Coal India Limited is setting up its first overseas trading office in Singapore to expand into critical minerals and iron ore. The move aims to support asset...

India plans a pilot cargo ship in 2027, a year after China commercialises the route.

Samsung Electronics plans to pay ₹2.1 lakh crore in dividends in Q3, an amount equivalent to more than 40% of India Inc’s FY26 dividend payout, underscoring the scale of the chipmaker’s shareholder returns.