NTPC Releases Tender for a 4 MW Solar Project with Battery Storage in Noida
NTPC Limited has invited bids to install a 4 MW ground-mounted solar project with a 1 MW/1 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) and induction-based cooking system at the NTPC ...
BHEL Invites Bids for a Solar Compact Station for 8 MW Project in Mauritius
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has invited bids for the supply and commissioning of a solar compact station for an 8 MW project at Tamarind Falls in Henrietta, Mauritius. The ...
Explosion at Hoshine Silicon’s Polysilicon Plant in China Threatens Supply
A massive explosion was reported at a polysilicon factory in the city of Shihezi in China’s Xinjiang region. The plant produces raw materials for polysilicon used in the production of ...
Chhattisgarh Floats Tender for 15,000 Lead Acid Batteries for Solar Applications
The Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) has invited bids to procure 15,000 low-maintenance lead-acid batteries with a five-year on-site warranty for solar applications of different capacities in the ...
PepsiCo India Allowed to Carry Over Shortfall in Renewable Power Purchase Obligation
The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC), in a recent order, has allowed beverage major PepsiCo India Holdings to make up for its renewable purchase obligation (RPO) shortfall for the ...
SECI Releases ₹4.91 Billion to Solar, Wind Developers for Power Purchase in April
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) paid around ₹4.91 billion (~$67.3 million) to solar and wind developers for the power it purchased in April 2021, mentions the data released ...
ACME Solar Withdraws Termination Petition for 600 MW Project with ₹2.44/kWh Tariff
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a recent order, asked the subsidiaries of ACME Solar developing 600 MW of solar projects in Rajasthan to submit the current status of ...
Rajasthan Electronics Floats Tender for 200,000 Multicrystalline Solar Cells
Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL), a joint venture between the government of India and the Rajasthan government, has invited bids to procure 200,000 multicrystalline solar cells of wattage output ...
Solar Developer and NTPC Spar Over GST Compensation Claim
Renew Wind Energy (TN2) has filed a petition before the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), seeking clarification on a previous order it had passed on considering goods and services tax ...
Rajasthan Rooftop Solar Installers Question Latest Capacity Allocated by Nodal Agency
The Renewable Energy Association of Rajasthan (REAR) has raised a series of queries with the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation (RREC) after the latter allocated an additional 5,600 kW capacity under ...
Manipur Tenders a 50 MW Solar Project with ₹3/kWh Tariff Cap
The Manipur Renewable Energy Development Agency (MANIREDA) has invited bids to set up a 50 MW grid-connected solar project at Jiribam in Manipur. The ceiling tariff for the project has ...
Surplus Energy by Captive Solar Projects to be Compensated at ₹1.99/kWh in Gujarat
The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL), in a recent notification, announced that the average of solar tariffs discovered and contracted through competitive bidding process conducted by GUVNL for non-park ...
Solar Developers Ask for Stay on Anti-Dumping Probe, Court Gives Time for Feedback
The Delhi High Court has directed the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) to extend the deadline for providing feedback for the anti-dumping investigation on imported solar cells and modules ...
Bidders Go to Court Over Lack of Transparency in EESL’s Solar Pumps Auction
Last week, the Delhi High Court directed the Government of India to respond to a petition filed by domestic solar manufacturers, who have requested the termination of the Pradhan Mantri ...
NTPC Subsidiary Floats Tender to Procure Land for Solar Projects in Maharashtra
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC, has invited bids to purchase land for setting solar power projects under the Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana in ...
MSEDCL Asked Not to Levy Additional Surcharge for a Captive Open Access Solar Project
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), in a recent order, asked Exide Industries not to pay any additional surcharge for captive power consumption and directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution ...
Railways Tenders for 740 MW of Solar Projects
The Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL), a joint venture of the Indian Railways and RITES, has invited bids for setting up a 740 MW ground-mount solar project on vacant ...
Bharat Petroleum Invites Bids for 15 MW of Open Access Renewable Power
Bharat Petroleum has invited bids to procure 15 MW of solar and non-solar renewable power on a short-term open access basis for its refinery in Mahul, Mumbai. The successful bidder's ...
Haryana Floats Tender for LED-Based Solar Home Systems
The Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) has invited bids for the supply, installation, and commissioning of 11,241 solar home systems for Anganwadi centers in Haryana and 4,300 solar home ...
Bids Invited from Project Consultants for a 2,375 MW Renewable Energy Park in Gujarat
The Gujarat Industries Power Company Limited (GIPCL) has invited bids from project consultants to develop a 2,375 MW solar, wind, and hybrid renewable energy park at the Great Rann of ...
Haryana Invites Bids for 10.4 MW of Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Projects
The Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) has invited bids to install 10.4 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects both with and without battery storage at various locations across the ...
New Inverter Technologies Reducing the LCOE of Large-Scale Solar Projects
The second wave of the pandemic has been negatively impacting the cost of large-scale solar project development and management. There is also a surge in component prices, adding to the ...
MNRE Increases Time Allowed for Commissioning CPSU Solar Projects to 30 Months
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the commissioning for solar projects under Tranche-III of the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) program Phase-II to 30 months from ...
CERC Approves Tariff for 2 GW of ISTS Solar Projects
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a recent order, has adopted tariffs of ₹2.55 (~$0.034)/kWh and ₹2.56 (~$0.035)/kWh through competitive bidding by NHPC for 2 GW solar projects. The ...
Uttar Pradesh Scraps 500 MW Solar Auction, Plans to Re-Auction Hoping for Lower Bids
In a new development, the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has canceled its 500 MW solar auction. An official statement from UPNEDA stated that the auction ...
