Gujarat’s 700 MW Solar Tender Oversubscribed by Over Two Times
The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL)’s 700 MW grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) tender has been oversubscribed by over two times. A GUVNL official informed Mercom that bids aggregating 1,750 ...
15 GW of Solar Capacity Slated to be Developed by NTPC Under NSM Now Reduced to 3 GW
The 15,000 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity to be developed under National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)’s state-specific bundling program has been reduced to just 3,000 MW. The Minister for ...
Maharashtra’s 1,400 MW Solar Tender Undergoes Changes in RfS Provisions and PPA
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has amended a number of provisions in its request for selection (RfS) and power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 1,400 MW solar ...
MNRE Amends VGF Guidelines for 2 GW of Solar Projects
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has amended the guidelines for the implementation of its program under which the government aims to develop 2 GW of solar photovoltaic ...
Confusion Around BIS Certification for Solar Inverters
The Indian solar market has expanded impressively over the past few years and as the market has grown the government has begun to pay attention to quality issues. The concern ...
Solar Installations in India Reach 6.6 GW in the First Nine Months of 2018
India’s solar installations have reached 6.6 GW year-to-date with large-scale projects making up 5,382 MW and rooftop installations accounting for 1,240 MW. Solar installations in India in Q3 2018 witnessed ...
Make in India Products Compulsory for Government Developed Renewable Energy Projects
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a memorandum for the implementation of public procurement in renewable energy sector giving preference to ‘Make in India’ products. This ...
IIT Indore Campus to be Powered By a 422 kW Rooftop Solar System
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Indore has joined the league of green campuses in the country by installing 422 kW solar rooftop power system in its premises. The ...
NLCIL Could Face 31% Tariff Cut for its 400 MW of Delayed Solar Projects
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has rejected the plea made by Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL) for a tariff protection of ₹4.41 (~$0.062)/kWh for 400 MW solar ...
India’s ISA and European Union Join Hands to Expand Solar Power
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the European Union (EU) have signed a joint declaration for cooperation on solar energy. The declaration was inked at the 24th conference of United Nations ...
Mumbai’s St Xavier’s High School Turns to Solar, Installs 35 kW Rooftop Solar System
Taking a cue from an increasing number of schools and colleges in the country that are turning to solar power, St Xavier’s High School in Mumbai has installed a 35 ...
ADB to Invest $155 Million in B.Grimm Power’s Green Bonds for Solar Projects in Thailand
The Asian Development Bank (ADB ) has announced that it will invest 5 billion Thai baht ($155 million) in one of Thailand’s largest private power producers, B.Grimm Power through 5-year ...
GCF Pledges $27 Million to Install Solar Mini Grids For 100 Villages In Burkina Faso
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has pledged to provide €24.3 million (~$27.54 million) to the Yeleen Rural Electrification Project in the West African country of Burkina Faso. The project will provide ...
World Bank and AFD to Launch Solar Risk Mitigation Initiative in Emerging Economies
The World Bank and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), France’s public development bank, have announced that they are jointly working on a Solar Risk Mitigation Initiative (SRMI) to improve solar energy deployment in some ...
Off-Grid Solar Solutions Provider ZOLA Gets $32.5 Million to Expand Footprint in Tanzania
ZOLA Electric, formerly known as Off Grid Electric, an African renewable energy company, has secured $32.5 million in funding from FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank; and Symbiotics, a leading ...
UK Pledges £100m for Improving Electricity Access in Sub-Saharan Africa
The United Kingdom has committed an additional funding of £100 million for the Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) which aims to give a major boost to Sub-Saharan Africa’s small to ...
Intersolar Bangalore Day 1: Solar Industry Still in a Funk from Safeguard duty and GST
The Indian solar sector is still experiencing a hangover from the safeguard duty imposition and Goods and Services Tax (GST). This appeared to be the popular sentiment of solar project ...
JNU Installs 500 kW Rooftop Solar System to Light up its Classrooms
India’s premier educational institution, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), is going to be powered by solar energy, courtesy a 500 kW rooftop project commissioned by Fourth Partner Energy. The project has ...
Seraphim to Open a 500 MW Solar Cell Factory in South Africa
Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System, a solar product manufacturer, has announced to open 500 MW solar cell factory in the Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The cell factory based in Coega Industrial ...
To Meet India’s 2022 Solar Target, MNRE Plans to Tender 60 GW of Projects by March 2020
With the goal to accelerate the expansion of solar and wind power to replace fossil fuel-based power and meet its 2022 target, India has now declared a trajectory that aims ...
MNRE Amends VGF Program Guidelines for Solar Projects Yet Again
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has amended the guidelines for the implementation of its scheme under which the government aims to develop 5 GW of solar projects ...
Mercom India Research Releases White Paper on Domestic Solar Market at Intersolar India
Mercom India, an exclusive knowledge partner of Intersolar India, has released its whitepaper India Solar Market Drivers and Challenges, in partnership with the Intersolar India conference. The conference will be ...
SMC’s Plea to Enter New PPA for Rooftop Solar with Torrent Power at ₹11.33/kWh Rejected
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has declined a plea filed by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) requesting the commission to direct project developer Torrent Power to enter into a ...
Total Global Energy Storage Capacity Could Triple by 2030: IRENA
In a brief prepared for COP24, the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has underscored the ...
World Bank Launches New Version of Global Wind Atlas for Onshore and Offshore Wind
The World Bank Group in partnership with the Department of Wind Energy at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU Wind Energy) has launched the Global Wind Atlas 2.3. The Global Wind Atlas ...
NABARD Inks Pact with GCF to Infuse $100 Million for the Growth of Rooftop Solar in India
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has signed an agreement with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to infuse $100 million into a project designed to unlock private ...
