Distributed Solar Company Fourth Partner Enters JV With Indonesian Energy Company
Distributed solar company, Fourth Partner Energy, has announced a joint venture (JV) - Empat Mitra Indika Tenaga Surya – with Indonesia-based energy company Indika Energy to speed up renewable energy transition ...
BHEL Invites Bids for Supply of Balance of System Package for a 100 MW Solar Project
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), a public sector undertaking, has invited bids for the supply of balance of system (BoS) package for the 100 MW solar power project for the ...
The Time for Backward Integration in Solar Manufacturing Sector Has Come: Interview
Domestic manufacturing in the solar sector has always been a sore point in India. The government has taken several policy measures like the imposition of safeguard duty and basic customs ...
SECI Invites Bids to Develop 1,785 MW of Solar Projects in Rajasthan
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids to develop 1,785 MW of solar projects (Tranche IV) in Rajasthan. The last date to submit the bids online is ...
Moradabad Smart City Issues Tender for Solar Water ATMs
Moradabad Smart City has floated a request for proposal for setting up 25 solar-based water automated teller machines (ATM) to provide safe drinking water in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. Bidders must ...
Solar Glass Manufacturer Xinyi Solar’s Profit Jumps 79% in 2020
Xinyi Solar, a China-based solar glass manufacturer and project developer, has announced a 79.52% increase in its net profit to HK$ 5.023 billion (~$647.46 million) in 2020 from HK$2.798 billion ...
Malaysian Utility to Acquire 39% Stake in Sunseap’s Rooftop Solar Projects in Vietnam
TNB Renewables, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian utility company Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), will buy a 39% stake in five rooftop solar projects developed by Singapore-based Sunseap Group in Vietnam ...
Rajasthan Electronics Releases Tender for 150,000 Multicrystalline Solar Cells
Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL), a joint venture between the Indian government and Rajasthan, has invited bids for 150,000 units of 4.5W multicrystalline silicon solar cells. Bidders are not ...
Mercom’s Webinar: Performance of Indian Solar Market in 2020 and Outlook for 2021
The solar industry kicked off 2020 with great expectations, but the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected the sector as activity in the industry ground to a halt due to the nationwide ...
ITI Invites Bids for 1.2 MW of Solar Projects with Net Metering in Kerala
ITI Limited, a government-owned telecommunication equipment manufacturer, has invited bids for the survey, supply, installation, and commissioning of 1.2 MW grid-connected rooftop or ground-mounted solar power projects with net metering ...
BHEL Floats O&M Tender for a 10 MW Solar Project in West Bengal
Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited (BHEL), a government of India undertaking, has floated an operations and maintenance (O&M) works tender for West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company's 10 MW solar project ...
Torrent Power’s Plea for Changes to ‘Force Majeure’ and ‘Change in Law’ Clauses Approved
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has approved the changes sought by Torrent Power to the 'force majeure' and the 'change in law' clauses in the draft power purchase agreement ...
Residential Welfare Association Takes Auction Route to Select Rooftop Solar Installer
Solar developer and EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) service provider, U-Solar, emerged as the winner in the auction held by the Westend Heights Condominium Apartment Owners' Welfare Association (WHCAOWA) in ...
Tata Power Rolls Out Pilot Blockchain-Based Solar Energy Trading Project in Delhi
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) has taken another step in facilitating the adoption of renewable energy by rolling out the first live blockchain-based solar energy trading project in Delhi ...
Lack of Restitution Clause in Solar PPAs Must Not Lead to Rejection of Carrying Costs Claims
Electricity Regulatory Commissions (ERCs) have been denying the claim of carrying costs raised by developers in the various change in law petitions (CIL Petition) if their power purchase agreements (PPAs) ...
Ceiling Tariff Lowered for 275 MW Solar Park Tender, Bid Deadline Extended
The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has extended the bid submission deadline for its tender seeking solar power developers to set up 275 MW of grid-connected ...
‘Change in Law’ Clause Approved in Draft PPA for Setting Up Distributed Solar Projects
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has approved the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited's (GUVNL) request seeking incorporation of the 'Change in Law' clause in the draft power purchase agreement ...
Aggressive Bids Adversely Affecting the Sector – Rooftop Solar Integrators to MNRE
Solar Parivar, an Uttar Pradesh-based group connected with the solar energy sector, has requested the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to resolve issues faced by rooftop solar integrators ...
Tamil Nadu Issues New Tariff Order, Plans to Double Its Solar Capacity by 2022
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has proposed to levy 50% of the charges applicable for conventional power for transmission, wheeling, scheduling, and system operation charges for solar power ...
Bids Invited for Building-Integrated Rooftop Solar Systems in Kerala
The Steel Industries of Kerala Limited (SILK), a Kerala government-owned company, has floated a tender for 1 MW of on-grid building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system on the roof of the Chandrashekharan ...
MNRE Stops Processing Concessional Customs Duty Certificates for Solar Projects
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has stopped processing all applications seeking concessional customs duty certificates for setting up solar power projects from February 2, 2021. The move ...
Germany’s Solar Installations Rose to 536 MW in January 2021
Germany installed 536 MW of new solar capacity in January 2021, a 59.05% increase compared to 337 MW during the same period last year, according to the Federal Network Agency ...
ITI Invites Bids for 1.2 MW of Rooftop or Ground-Mounted Solar Projects with Net Metering
ITI Limited, a state-owned telecommunications equipment manufacturer, has floated a tender for 1.2 MW of grid-connected rooftop or ground-mounted solar power projects with net metering at its Bengaluru facility. Bidders ...
Clarity Still Lacking in BIS Certification Process for Solar PV Inverters
India has been a thriving market for solar components, and the demand for inverters is set to grow. The government has begun to paying attention to quality issues considering the ...
Chennai Researchers Claim a New Method to Improve Multicrystalline Silicon Ingots
Researchers at the SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, have claimed that they have developed high-performance multicrystalline silicon ingots through the directional solidification (DS) method. The researchers explained that multicrystalline silicon ...
