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Airports Authority Floats Maintenance Tender for 1.5 MW Rooftop Solar Project
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The Airports Authority of India has invited bids for the facility management and comprehensive maintenance contract of a 1.5 MW grid-connected rooftop solar project at the Integrated Cargo Complex, Chennai Airport, for three years. The scope of work...
May 21, 2026
GridStor, a developer and operator of utility-scale battery energy storage projects, has acquired the 199 MW/796 MWh Birdseye battery storage project in Adams County, Colorado, from Accelergen. The company said the acquisition is its fifth in the...
May 21, 2026
Hull Street Energy, a U.S.-based investment firm focused on power infrastructure, has signed an agreement to acquire FirstLight USA from the Public Sector Pension Investment Board. The acquisition includes nearly 1,400 MW of clean power generation...
May 21, 2026
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids to set up 5.5 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects at the University of Delhi’s North Campus under the renewable energy service company model (Tranche X). The last date to submit...
May 21, 2026
New Delhi-based SAEL Industries has commissioned 600 MW of solar power projects in Andhra Pradesh’s YSR Kadapa district. The projects, SAEL Solar MHP1 and SAEL Solar MHP2, each have a capacity of 300 MW. SAEL Solar MHP1 achieved commercial...
May 21, 2026
Godawari Power & Ispat’s (GPIL) board of directors announced plans to invest an additional ₹2 billion (~$20.77 million) in its wholly owned subsidiary, Godawari New Energy, to set up a 40 GWh battery energy storage system manufacturing project....
May 21, 2026
Kerala’s residential rooftop solar market saw a strong demand for solar-plus-storage systems over the past year. Consumers who previously chose standard grid-connected rooftop solar systems are now showing interest in adding battery storage....
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The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has issued draft regulations to determine the fees and charges for the state load despatch centre (SLDC). Stakeholders must submit their feedback on the draft Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory...
May 20, 2026
The Grid Controller of India (GRID-India) has flagged a sustained frequency oscillation event in the Bhadla-Bikaner-Fatehgarh renewable energy complex in Rajasthan earlier this month. The event occurred between 10:26 AM and 10:40 AM on May 11, 2026,...
May 20, 2026
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