13% of Indian Households Still Don’t Have Access to Grid-Connected Electricity: Survey
A recently-released survey suggests that nearly 87% of the country's population has access to grid-based electricity, while 13% either use non-grid sources for electricity and lighting or don't use any ...
Maharashtra Pushes For Open Tenders for its Solar Program
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to file a modified request for selection (RfS) for floating open tenders under the ...
Industry Hopes Penalizing DISCOMs for Net Metering Connection Delays Can Drive Growth
Residential rooftop solar developers welcomed the Ministry of Power’s (MoP) move to penalize distribution licensees (DISCOMs) for any delay in rooftop solar systems' connection agreement. Last month, the Ministry of ...
Tariff Reduced From ₹3.57 to ₹2.95/kWh for 400 MW of Solar Projects in Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has announced a new tariff of ₹2.95 (~$0.039)/kWh for 400 MW of solar projects in Ananthapuram II ultra-mega solar park that were supplying ...
Solar Imports in Q3 Down 77% From Last Year
According to the latest trade data, India’s solar imports were 77% lower than the same period last year, which saw $598.1 million (~$42.2 billion) of imports. However, solar imports rose ...
Should Solar Generators Worry About SECI Amid Rising Dues from DISCOMs?
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has started reimbursing renewable developers' claims falling under the 'change in law' clause. These reimbursements have been filed for the additional costs incurred by ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: JA Solar Supplies Modules for Spain’s First Floating Solar Project
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: JA Solar has supplied its solar modules for Spain's first grid-connected floating solar project. The 1.1 MW ...
Puducherry to Empanel Contractors for 30 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar Systems
The Electricity Department of Puducherry has invited bids for contractors' empanelment to install 30 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems ranging from 1 kW to 500 kW on residential buildings ...
Disagreement on Trading Margin Puts Sale of 50 MW of Wind Energy in Limbo
The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for the state of Goa and union territories has dismissed DNH Power Distribution Corporation Limited's (DNHPDCL) request seeking the approval of the power sale ...
REC Subsidiary to Empanel Owner’s Engineer for Developing Solar Projects
The REC Power Distribution Company Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of REC Limited, has invited bids for the empanelment of owner's engineer for solar power projects across India. The tender ...
Proposals Invited for Installing EV Charging Infrastructure on Highways & Expressways
The Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) has issued an expression of interest (EoI) inviting proposals for setting up public electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure on major highways and expressways in ...
Eden Renewable’s 50 MW Solar Project in Uttar Pradesh Gets Deadline Extension
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) allowed an extension of the scheduled commissioning date (SCOD) of a 50 MW solar project in Chitrakoot district. The project is being developed ...
Solar Tenders Rise by 14% as Auctions Decline in Q3 2020
The government agencies announced about 6.3 GW of tenders in the third quarter Q3 of the calendar year (CY) 2020, an increase of 14% compared to the previous quarter, according ...
ANERT Releases Rate Contract Tender for 10 MW of Solar Projects in Kerala
The Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) has invited bids from empanelled agencies for the rate contract of 10 MW of solar power projects. "The tender ...
At Over ₹109 Billion in August, DISCOMs’ Dues to Renewable Generators Keep Rising
Distribution companies (DISCOMs) across the country owed renewable generators ₹109.08 billion (~$1.49 billion) in overdue payments (excluding dues under disputes) spread across 497 invoices at the end of August, as ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Warner Bros Theme Park to be Abu Dhabi’s Largest Rooftop Solar Project
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcement of the day from around the world: Duke Energy, a U.S.-based power holding company, has unveiled its plans to double its renewable energy portfolio ...
President Trump Goes After Duty Exemption for Bifacial Solar Modules, Wants 18% Duty
President of the United States, Donald Trump, has signed a proclamation emphasizing his support to revoke the exclusion of several imported bifacial solar panels from safeguard duty imposition. The President ...
Grid Failure Brings Mumbai to a Halt, Power Supply Now Restored in Most Parts
Mumbaikars were in for a rude shock on Monday, October 12, 2020, as the city and its suburbs and a few neighboring districts faced a power cut due to grid ...
BHEL Floats Two Operation & Maintenance Tenders for 40 MW of Solar Projects
The Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has floated operation and maintenance (O&M) tenders for two solar projects. The first tender is for the operation and maintenance of a 10 MW ...
No Road Tax for Electric Vehicles in Delhi
The Delhi Government has exempted road tax on all battery electric vehicles (EVs). The transport department issued a notification saying that the Delhi government has exempted the tax on all ...
Joint Electricity Regulator Approves ₹2.83/kWh for 40 MW of Wind Energy in Chandigarh
The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) has approved a tariff of ₹2.83 (~$0.039)/kWh and a trading margin of ₹0.07 (~$0.0009)/kWh for the procurement of 40 MW of wind power between ...
Wealthy Households in Jharkhand Receive More Power Subsidy Than Poor Homes: Report
A report by the independent think tank - International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)- claims that Jharkhand's wealthier homes enjoy more than twice the amount of power subsidies than poor ...
Project Finance Brief: Hellenic Petroleum Acquires a 204 MW Solar Portfolio
Hellenic Petroleum, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, ELPE Renewables, completed the acquisition of a portfolio of solar PV projects at the final permitting stage in the wider Kozani region, Greece, from ...
Funding and M&A Wrap-up: Array Technologies Plans to Raise $675 Million in IPO
Array Technologies, a manufacturer of ground-mounting systems used in solar PV projects, has filed to raise $675 million in an IPO of its common stock, according to an S-1 registration statement ...
Solar Project Acquisition Activity Up 52% YoY in First Nine Months of 2020
Mercom Capital Group's latest 9M and Q3 2020 Solar Funding and M&A Report showed that total corporate funding – including venture capital (VC) funding, public market, and debt financing jumped 43% ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: NTPC Incorporates a Subsidiary for Renewable Energy Business
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcement of the day from around the world: Fastned, Tesla, and Seed & Greet opened Ladepark Kreuz Hilden, Germany's largest fast-charging facility. At the charging ...
Researchers Develop a Process to Enhance Efficiency of Hot-Carrier Solar Cells
A team of researchers from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee claimed that they had developed a process to slow phonos - the waves that ...
Researchers Develop a Sustainable Redox Flow Battery with Vanillin
Researchers at TU Graz University claimed that they had developed a redox flow battery that utilizes conventional vanillin instead of liquid electrolyte, which could make the battery more environment friendly ...
This New Dispensing Technology Promises Higher Electricity Yield from Silicon Solar Cells
HighLine Technology GmbH, a spin-off of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy System ISE, claimed that it has developed a new dispensing technology, which enhances the electricity yield of silicon solar ...
Researchers Develop a Polymer to Enhance Efficiency of Redox Flow Batteries
Researchers at the Friedrich Schiller University claimed that they have developed a new polymer electrolyte for redox flow batteries that enhances its efficiency and heat-resistance capacity. Redox flow batteries are ...
Odisha Announces 10 MW Solar Tender for Konark Town
The Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA) has invited bids for a 10 MW solar power project. The project will be located in the Junagarh block of Kalahandi district. The ...
