Author Archives: Nitin Kabeer
About Nitin Kabeer
Nitin is a staff reporter at Mercomindia.com and writes on renewable energy and related sectors. Prior to Mercom, Nitin has worked for CNN IBN, India News, Agricultural Spectrum and Bureaucracy Today. He received his bachelor’s degree in Journalism & Communication from Manipal Institute of Communication at Manipal University and Master’s degree in International Relations from Jindal School of International Affairs. More articles from Nitin Kabeer
Telangana Issues Tender for Solar-Powered Water Pumps
The Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation Limited (TSREDCO) has invited tender for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of Solar PV water pumping systems across the state. The program ...
HERC Issues New Regulations for Procuring Solar Power to Meet RPO
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has issued an order amending the terms and conditions for determination of tariff from renewable energy sources, renewable purchase obligation and renewable energy certificate ...
NISE Issues Tender for Installation of Solar Data Acquisition Systems at 40 Sites
The National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), an autonomous body formed under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has issued a tender for the supply, installation, commissioning, and ...
Japanese Company to Start Sri Lanka’s First Solar Panel Manufacturing Facility
Japanese Sri Lanka Friendship (JSF) Corporation, a board of investment company, will start manufacturing solar panels at Katunayake in Sri Lanka. This will be the first solar panel manufacturing facility in ...
Tata Power Sets up Three Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Hyderabad
Tata Power has announced new additions to its strategic network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the country, the latest being the setting up of three fast charging EV stations at ...
Aramex Commissions MENA Region’s Largest Solar Rooftop Project of 3.2 MW in Dubai
Aramex, a UAE based logistics solution provider, has inaugurated a 3.2 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project for its new logistics facility in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This is the largest ...
Siemens to Provide Equipment for 258 MWp Solar Project in Vietnam
Siemens, a Germany-based supplier of transmission, distribution and smart grid solutions, has won a contract with Trung Nam Group to supply equipment for Vietnam’s largest solar park in operation. Under the ...
JA Solar Receives $68.4 Million Loan for a 1.5 GW Solar Wafer Factory in Vietnam
JA Solar Vietnam, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese solar manufacturer JA Solar, has completed a long-term buyer credit loan agreement of $68.4 million from China Minsheng Bank Corporation Limited. The ...
South Korea Issues Guidelines for Solar Projects in Environmentally Protected Areas
The Ministry of Environment in South Korea has issued guidelines for solar power installation amid fears about environmental damage due to natural disasters. The guidelines will come into effect from ...
MNRE Extends the Date for Self-Certification of Solar Modules to September 4, 2018
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a notification stating that the date of self-certification by solar module manufacturers of six products included in the Schedule order ...
CDC to Partner with Globeleq to Fund a 52 MW Solar Project in Kenya
CDC, a development finance institution of the UK government, has partnered with Globeleq, an independent power producer and developer in Africa, to provide $66 million debt financing to Malindi Solar Group ...
India’s Power Utilities’ Ratings Over the Last Year Decline Slightly
The Ministry of Power (MoP) recently released its sixth annual integrated ratings for the state distribution utilities. Out of the 41 utilities that were covered in the report, five utilities ...
YES Bank Launches Cleantech Accelerator to Help Start-ups
YES Bank, an Indian private sector bank, has launched a cleantech accelerator platform named ‘Yes Scale’ in association with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to help start-ups ...
Apple to Invest $300 Million in China Clean Energy Fund
Apple, a global tech giant has announced it will invest $300 million in the China Clean Energy Fund over the next four years. In a media statement, the company announced ...
ContourGlobal Secures $114 Million From CPDQ to Acquire Solar Assets
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CPDQ), a long-term institutional investor, has announced that it will provide CA$150 million (~$114 million) in debt financing to ContourGlobal. ContourGlobal is a ...
Walmart India Installs Rooftop Solar in 17 Stores
Walmart India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Walmart Inc, is planning to incorporate sustainable sources such as solar energy, water harvesting, and recycling to run its stores in the country ...
Tata Power to Develop 250 MW of Solar Projects at Pavagada Solar Park
Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has received a Letter of Award from Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) to develop 250 MW ...
SECI Issues Tender for 3 MW of Solar Projects with Battery Energy Storage System
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a tender for the development of two 1.5 MW (AC) solar power projects with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Tangtse ...
India and South Korea Sign Agreement for the Expansion of Renewables
The Korea Power Electric Corp. (KEPCO), a South Korean state-run utility, has signed Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with India’s Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) for the expansion of ...
MNRE Issues Guidelines for Conducting Lab Tests on Solar PV Modules
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a series of guidelines for conducting tests on solar photovoltaic (SPV) modules (crystalline and thin film, including bifacial type). The ...
Sri Lanka Awards 10 MW of Solar Project to Didul
The Sri Lankan government has awarded a 10 MW solar power project to a domestic company Didul (Pvt.) Ltd. The project is slated to be developed near a substation located ...
Top DISCOMs Achieving 100% Household Electrification Could be Rewarded ₹500 Million
The Ministry of Power (MoP) is thinking of providing incentives to distribution companies (DISCOMs) and its employees who meet the household electrification target under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar ...
Rajasthan to Get $250 Million from World Bank to Reform Electricity Distribution
The World Bank has approved a $250 million development policy loan (DPL) to Rajasthan for the improvement of the state’s electricity distribution sector under the ‘24x7 Power for All’ program ...
ADB to Support Climate Change Mitigation with €600 Million in Green Bonds
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised €600 million (~$702.80 million) to support climate change mitigation and adaptation projects with the issue of a 7-year green bond. The bond has ...
ADB to Provide $45.44 Million Assistance to Bangladesh for Off-Grid Solar Solutions
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced that it will give $20 million loan to Bangladesh under its Power System Efficiency Improvement Project for the furtherance of off-grid solar solutions ...
