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Aditya Ultra Steel to Set Up Solar Plant in Rajkot

Aditya Ultra Steel Ltd (NSE – AUSL), a key player in rolled steel manufacturing under the brand ‘Kamdhenu’, has announced the installation of a 5,000 KWP captive solar power plant at Jasdan in Rajkot district. The company is investing Rs 150 million in the project to reduce its carbon footprint and reliance on grid electricity, aiming to power its operations with clean energy.The solar plant, located at Village Kundani, will supply power directly to Aditya Ultra Steel’s manufacturing unit in Wankaner, Rajkot. The facility, which produces TMT bars from billets with an annual capacity of..

ReNew Gets Rs 8.7B from BII for Solar Manufacturing

Gurgaon-based ReNew Energy Global Plc has secured Rs 8.7 billion from British International Investment (BII), marking BII’s first investment in India’s solar manufacturing sector. The funds will support ReNew’s expansion of its solar manufacturing arm, ReNew Photovoltaics Private Limited.ReNew Photovoltaics currently operates a 6.4 GW solar PV module plant and a 2.5 GW solar cell facility in Jaipur and Dholera, respectively. The fresh investment will be used to construct a new 4 GW TOPCon solar cell facility in Dholera, Gujarat, boosting total capacity to 6.4 GW for both modules and cell..

India Backs Fair Global Energy Shift at Columbia Dialogue

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, addressed the Columbia India Energy Dialogue in New Delhi, highlighting India's leadership in the global energy transition and reaffirming its commitment to equitable climate action.Shri Goyal emphasised that while every country's transition pace may vary, the collective responsibility to tackle climate change must be universal. "The energy transition is not optional—it is a global necessity," he stated, adding that India has played a key role in rallying the Global South, notably during COP21, to become part of the climate solution..