SECI Increases Solar Tender Capacity from 6 to 7 GW with 2 GW of Manufacturing
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has increased the manufacturing linked solar tender, which it had initially floated in January 2019. The capacity has been increased from 6 GW ...
ADB Grants $37 Million for a 47.5 MW Floating Solar Project in Vietnam
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $37 million loan agreement that would finance the installation of a 47.5 MW floating solar project in Vietnam. The global lender has ...
Rajasthan Seeks Bidders for 150 Electric Buses
The Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) has issued a Request for Proposal (RfP) to select bus operators for the procurement, operation, and maintenance of 50 air-conditioned electric-powered buses under ...
SECI’s 6 GW Solar Tender with 2 GW Manufacturing Gets Another Deadline Extension
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has once again extended the bid submission deadline for its tender for 6 GW of the interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar projects linked ...
IIT-Delhi Floats Tender for a 15 kW Solar Hybrid System in Odisha
The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has floated a 15 kW tender for a solar hybrid system with back-up provision. The system is to be installed at Bilaput, in the ...
CERC Rules in Favor of Solar Developer ACME, Asks PGCIL To Grant Medium-Term Open Access
In response to a petition by ACME Holding, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has asked Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) to notify ACME the date of operationalization ...
SECI Floats Tender for 500 Solar PV Home Cooking Systems in Rural Areas of 5 States
The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has floated a tender for the installation of 500 solar home cooking systems in five districts spanning across the states of Meghalaya, ...
Bangladesh to Develop 50 MW of Solar Power Projects
A consortium of ib vogt and AG Agro Industries have won a contract to develop a 50 MW grid-tied solar project in the Chittagong district of Bangladesh. The company is ...
Uruguay Floats Tender for 65 MW of Solar Projects
Uruguayan state-owned power company, PTE, has issued a tender for the development of 65 MW of solar projects in the country. The scope of work in this tender includes the ...
Railways Announces Tender for 32.5 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects
The Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL), a joint venture of the Indian Railways and RITES Limited, has issued a request for qualification (RfQ) to set up approximately 32.56 MW ...
Maharashtra Extends Bidding Deadline for its 1,350 MW Solar Tender
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has extended the bid submission deadline for its tender for 1,350 MW (AC) of solar projects across 30 districts under Mukhyamantri Saur ...
Ordnance Factory in Uttar Pradesh Issues EoI for a 15 MW Solar Project at its Premises
Muradnagar Ordnance Factory has invited an expression of interest (EoI) from solar power developers for installing a solar project of 15 MW capacity at its premises in Uttar Pradesh. The ...
NHPC Extends Bid Submission Deadline for its 2 GW Solar Tender
The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has extended the bid submission deadline for 2,000 MW of grid-connected solar photovoltaic projects to be set up anywhere in India. The projects are ...
REIL Invites Bids for 50 MW of Rooftop Solar for Government Buildings Across India
The Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL) has invited bids to develop 50 MW of grid-connected and small-scale solar projects in various states and union territories under the Renewable Energy ...
Punjab Renewable Policy Targets 3 GW of Solar Capacity by 2030
The Punjab Government has launched a draft version of its renewable energy policy, which aims to meet 21% of its power requirement through renewable energy by the year 2030. Punjab ...
Four Solar Developers Get Safeguard Duty Relief from CERC
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has passed an order that will give compensation relief from the safeguard duty to four developers after they petitioned the commission citing the Change ...
Trump Administration Withdraws Tariff Exemption for Bifacial Solar Modules
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has withdrawn the exclusion of bifacial modules from the ambit of safeguard measures that was applicable on imported solar equipment. The ...
Solar Tender Announcements Dropped in September While Auction Activity Increased
After a surge in the solar tender announcements in August, the tender activity dropped by almost half while auctions increased in September 2019. Nearly 3 GW of solar tenders were ...
Visaka Industries and Sonam Wangchuk Launch Solar Battery House for Army in Ladakh
Visaka Industries Limited (VIL), which recently launched the hybrid rooftop solar product called ATUM, has collaborated with renowned innovator and education reformist, Sonam Wangchuk, for a pilot project in Ladakh ...
Huawei Inks Deal with Adani Green Energy for 860 MW of Solar Projects
Huawei, a global information and communication technology company, has signed an 860 MW contract with Adani Green Energy, the renewable energy arm of Adani Group. According to Huawei, its newly ...
Haryana to Procure 300 MW of Solar Power on Short-Term Open Access Basis
Haryana Power Purchase Company (HPPC) has issued a tender to procure 300 MW of solar power under a short-term open access arrangement. The tender has been floated on behalf of ...
Haryana to Procure 100 MW of Solar & Wind Power with Energy Storage to Fulfil its RPO
The Haryana Power Purchase Company (HPPC) has issued an expression of interest (EoI) inviting bids to procure flexible scheduled renewable energy to meet its renewable purchase obligations (RPO) considering a ...
Adani Green Raises $362.5 Million Through Issuance of Green Bonds
Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has announced that its subsidiaries, Adani Renewable Energy Limited, Wardha Solar (Maharashtra), and Kodangal Solar Parks Private Limited, have approved the issuance of dollar-denominated 20-year ...
CEL Floats Tender for Multicrystalline Solar Cells
Government-owned electronics manufacturer, Central Electronics Limited (CEL), has issued a tender for multi-crystalline solar cells (5 busbars). The CEL is looking to procure cells with a minimum efficiency of 18.8% ...
Indian Army’s 1 MW Solar Project That Exceeded 50% of its Contract Demand Gets Approved
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has allowed Garrison Engineer (Army) Makarpura Road, Vadodara to commission a 1 MW solar project which exceeded 50% of its contract demand. The respondent, ...
