SECI Invites Bids for 34 MW of Solar Projects at Singareni Collieries in Telangana
The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has issued a notice inviting tender (NIT) for 34 MW of ground-based solar projects at Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) in Telangana ...
Andhra’s Draft Deviation Settlement Regulation for Solar, Wind Projects Draws Flak
Several renewable energy companies have challenged the changes in the draft amendment to the forecasting, scheduling, and deviation settlement regulations of the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (APERC). In February ...
Canadian Solar Says it Has Achieved a Record Solar Cell Efficiency of 23.81%
Canadian Solar, a global solar module supplier, and project developer, has announced that its team of researchers has set a world record of 23.81% conversion efficiency using the n-type large ...
Sterling & Wilson Set to Merge its Waaree SPV with its Solar Arm
In a significant development, Sterling and Wilson Solar has approved the merger of Sterling & Wilson Waaree, with Sterling & Wilson Solar. Sterling and Wilson Solar Limited is the solar ...
Chhattisgarh to Install 20 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems On Government Buildings
The Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) for installing 20 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems for the sale of power under ...
With 2,245 MW of Commissioned Solar Projects, World’s Largest Solar Park is Now at Bhadla
The Bhadla Solar Park has become the world’s largest solar park, with 2,245 MW of solar projects commissioned. With Hero Future Energies (HFE), commissioning a 300 MW project at Bhadla-III ...
Gujarat Reissues 700 MW from its 1 GW Solar Tender for Dholera Solar Park
The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has retendered 700 MW of grid-connected solar projects located in the state’s Dholera solar park (Phase IX). Interested bidders are expected to pay ...
Juniper Green, Vena Energy, and Tata Power Win Gujarat’s 500 MW Solar Auction
The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has announced the list of successful bidders in the auction for 500 MW of grid-connected solar projects (Phase VIII). The successful bidders were ...
Bihar’s Nalanda University to Install a 5 MW Solar Project At Its Campus in Rajgir
The Department of Permanent Campus at Nalanda University has invited bids for engaging contractors for setting up of 5 MW (AC) of grid-connected ground-mounted solar PV projects at the permanent ...
NTPC to Empanel Consultants for Third-Party Quality Inspection of 1.5 GW of Solar Panels
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has issued a notice inviting applications for empaneling consultants for third party quality inspection and testing of up to 1,500 MW of solar panels ...
Jakson Group to Develop 70 MW of Solar Projects in Assam’s Amguri
Jakson Group, an engineering, procurement, and construction company, announced that it had signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) for a 70 MW ...
Kerala to Empanel Contractors for 150 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar Projects
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has invited bids for empaneling contractors for 150 MW of grid-tied residential rooftop solar power projects in the state. The scope of work includes ...
Andhra DISCOMs Want Net Metering Out and Gross Metering In for Rooftop Solar Systems
Andhra Pradesh’s distribution companies (DISCOMs) have requested the state’s electricity regulatory commission (APERC) to only allow gross metering for rooftop solar systems in the state. In gross metering, a consumer ...
SECI Issues Tender for 5 GW of Round-the-Clock Renewable Power Bundled with Thermal
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a request for selection (RfS) for renewable energy developers to supply 5 GW of round-the-clock (RTC) power from grid-connected renewable power ...
Fourth Partner Receives ₹5 Million Loan to Provide Solar for Non-Profit Entities
Fourth Partner Energy, an Indian distributed solar energy firm, has received a loan of ₹5 million (~$67,167), from Grameen Impact India (GIII), a non-banking finance corporation (NBFC) registered under the ...
NTPC Floats Tender for 50 MW of Solar Projects in Jharkhand
The NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), has invited bids for 50 MW (AC) of grid-connected solar PV projects at ...
UERC Rejects Plea for Changing Billing Cycles of Rooftop Solar Systems with Net Metering
The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has dismissed a recent petition filed by the Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) for the settlement of net energy from a captive rooftop ...
Karnataka Commission Asks Kodangal Solar Park to Compensate for Commissioning Delay
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has dismissed Marikal Solar Parks Private Limited’s request to approve the date on which the second supplemental power purchase agreement (SPPA) was signed as ...
Trina Solar Achieves 23.39% Efficiency in PERC Cells
Trina Solar has announced that its State Key Laboratory (SKL) of photovoltaic (PV) science and technology (PVST) has fabricated Passivated Emitter Rear Cells (PERC) with a 23.39% power conversion efficiency ...
Solar Modules on Building Facades Can Deliver 50% More Energy Than Wall-Mounted Ones
A team of researchers at the Germany-based organization, Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP, has discovered that photovoltaic (PV) elements on building facades can be useful to supplement the power ...
Gujarat to Install Solar Systems to Power 15 Water Treatment and Sewage Projects
Gujarat’s Chief Minister Vijaybhai Rupani has approved the proposals to install solar systems in the state at an approximate cost of ₹136.1 million (~$1.83 million). The solar energy generated from ...
Kerala Gets Approval to Set Up 50 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects
The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has approved the proposal by Kerala State Electricity Board’s (KSEB) for implementing 50 MW of grid-connected solar rooftop PV projects under the Phase ...
West Bengal to Develop a 10 MW of Floating Solar Project at Sagardighi
The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) has issued a tender for 10 MW of grid-connected floating solar project at the Sagardighi Thermal Power Project in Murshidabad. The scope ...
MNRE’s Move to Remove Tariff Caps for Solar & Wind Tenders Boosts Market Sentiment
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) had recently communicated that the upper ceiling tariffs would no longer be prescribed in future bids for solar and wind projects. Many ...
Japan’s Marubeni Acquires Taiwan’s Chenya Energy to Leverage Floating Solar Business
In an important development, Japan’s Marubeni Corporation has executed a share purchase agreement with I Squared Capital to acquire Chenya Energy Company Limited, which is one of the leading solar ...
