IES Taskforce Reviews Final Report on Power-Sector Digital Platform
The India Energy Stack (IES) Taskforce has reviewed its Final Report in New Delhi. The document sets out a strategy, architecture, governance framework and pathway to scale IES as digital public infrastructure for India’s power sector. The Ministry of Power constituted the Taskforce in June 2025.The report was presented by Prince Dhawan, Executive Director, REC Limited, and Swetha Ravi Kumar, Executive Director, FSR Global. Dr Ram Sewak Sharma, Chairperson of the Taskforce, outlined the way forward.IES is a common set of open standards and protocols designed to let utilities, regulators, mar..
LANXESS, HINCOL Partner on Road Construction Technologies
LANXESS India and Hindustan Colas Private Limited (HINCOL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to assess technical and commercial opportunities in bitumen and asphalt modification for India’s infrastructure market.The companies will conduct laboratory and commercial-scale evaluations of Addipave CR 36, LANXESS’ cross-linking technology for polymer-modified bitumen (PMB). LANXESS will provide the product, technical expertise and trial support, while HINCOL will contribute testing facilities, operational support and performance assessments under local conditions. The trials will examin..
Smartgrid Launches Solvyn AURA, Targets 200 GW in India
Smartgrid Analytics has launched Solvyn AURA, an indigenous AI-powered decision and revenue intelligence platform for renewable energy and battery storage. The company plans to serve more than 200 GW of renewable energy project capacity in India over the next five years.Shri Manu Srivastava, IAS, Government of Madhya Pradesh, launched the platform at the Smartgrid Analytics booth during Renewable Energy India Expo 2026.The company has signed an agreement with BluPine Energy and other independent power producers (IPPs) to deploy AURA across a portfolio exceeding 1 GWh in Andhra Pradesh, Karnata..

