German solar company Enerparc, which has operations in India, has been granted a Category V trading licence by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC).

Category V is the entry level for interstate trading. The licensee must have a minimum net worth of ₹2 crore and is allowed to trade 500 million units of electricity annually. The licence is for 25 years, during which Enerparc “shall not engage in the business of transmission of electricity”.

Enerparc is an EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) player; its website says it has been in India for 12 years. Globally, it has built 180 solar plants in 27 countries, with a total capacity of 47GW.

CERC denies licence under instant transmission scheme

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has declined to grant a transmission licence to TP Gopalpur Transmission Ltd (earlier known as EREX-XXXIX Power Transmission Limited, owned by the Odisha government).

“We note that one applicant, namely ACME, has already withdrawn its application, and another applicant, AVAADA, suggested that it wishes to shift to the intra-State, leaving no one to utilise the instant scheme of approximately ₹2,892 crore with yearly transmission charges of ₹289.73 crore per annum,” CERC said in its recent order.

“Therefore, we are of the considered view that it is premature to consider the grant of a transmission licence for the instant transmission scheme,” the commission said, and referred the issue back to the National Committee on Transmission “for reconsideration”.

While ACME Clean Energy Pvt Ltd withdrew its application for grid connectivity of 2,182 MW at the Gopalpur substation in June, the withdrawal is specific to grid connectivity and does not mean the company has abandoned the green hydrogen project.

The project is being put up by a joint venture of ACME and IHI Corporation of Japan, which acquired a 30 per cent stake in ACME Clean Energy earlier this year.

Advanced inverter backed by lithium-ion battery

GEON, part of the Kolsite Group, has announced the launch of GELITHIUM integrated inverter solutions. This combines an advanced inverter with a high-performance lithium-ion battery in a single, compact unit. It provides efficient, long-lasting, and hassle-free power backup, eliminating the need for external batteries and complex installation, says a press release from GEON.

Most legacy systems come with recurring costs, frequent service visits, bulky batteries and shorter operating life, the release says, adding that GELITHIUM “is designed for homes, clinics and small retail setups.”

Built on long-life lithium technology, GELITHIUM offers up to 95 per cent power efficiency and a lifespan 5–6 times longer than traditional lead-acid batteries.

It charges faster, operates silently, and requires no water refills, corrosion cleaning, or scheduled rewiring, making it fully maintenance-free for end-users, the release says.

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Published on December 22, 2025