
Qcells to Develop Solar Projects for Microsoft in the US
Solar cell and module manufacturer Qcells and global technology company Microsoft Corporation have entered a strategic partnership to supply over 2.5 GW of solar modules and extend engineering, procurement, and ...

STT GDC India to Buy Renewable Energy From O2 Power Under Open Access
ST Telemedia Global Data Centers India (STT GDC India) said it will buy power through open access under the captive mode from O2 Power, a subsidiary of O2 Energy SG ...

Vedanta to Source 691 MW of Renewables Through Open Access
The Vedanta Group said it will source 600 MW of solar and 91 MW of hybrid renewable power through open access under the captive mode for its various operations across ...

SECI’s Green Energy Open Access Foray Worries Private Developers
The government-owned renewable energy intermediary procurer Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) will soon enter the market for delivering renewable energy solutions through open access to the commercial and industrial ...

SECI Mulls Offering Round-the-Clock Renewable Power Supply to C&I Segment
The commercial and industrial (C&I) segment is looking at round-the-clock power to make the transition to renewables, an area where the government-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) can provide ...

Renewable Energy Can Boost Bottom Lines of Small Businesses
Businesses in the commercial and industrial (C&I) segment often pay a heavy price by delaying the adoption of renewable energy as an alternative energy source. Although the economics of installing ...

Renewables Help Hospital Group Save ₹40 Million Annually on Power Bills
Narayana Health, a multi-specialty hospital, heart center, and primary care facility chain with a presence across 18 cities in India, has saved over ₹40 million (~$482,946) in 2021 by adopting ...

How to Convince India’s MSMEs to Go Solar
India has millions of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), which are the growth engine of its economy and represent the nation's entrepreneurial spirit. Power is one of the largest ...

Food Company JBS to Issue International Renewable Energy Certificates
JBS, a Brazil-based meat processing company, announced that its 45 MW thermoelectric project in the city of São Paulo has qualified to issue International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-REC). Across the ...

Here is How Much Businesses are Saving from Installing Solar
The benefits to businesses from adopting solar are so overwhelming that it defies logic for any entity to be in doubt about it. The saving alone can be as high ...

Renewable Adoption Can Save Businesses 15-30% on Power Bills
Affordability, reliability, and sustainability are the three pillars driving the growth of renewable energy adoption among businesses, especially the commercial and industrial (C&I) segment, Vinay Pabba, Chief Operating Officer at ...

EU’s New Carbon Deal Will Accelerate Exporters’ Transition to Renewables
The members of the European Parliament have reached a deal to implement the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) effective 2023, to incentivize non-EU countries to enhance their climate goals and ...

SIDBI Offers 100% Financing for Rooftop Solar at a Reasonable Interest Rate
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), a bank dedicated to the financial needs of small businesses, offers 100% loans for rooftop solar installations, which can help MSMEs save on ...

Vibrant Energy Plans Green Hydrogen Foray as it Expands its C&I Footprint: Interview
In an exclusive interview with Mercom India, Srinivasan Viswanathan, CEO of Vibrant Energy, talks about the company’s contribution to the growing renewable energy transition in the nation’s Commercial and Industrial ...

Power Cost Savings Cover EMIs for Rooftop Solar: Tata Power Executive
With better awareness among smaller businesses, the misgivings about rooftop solar installations have largely disappeared, leading to more commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers embracing rooftop solar systems to replace power ...

Mercom’s Clean Energy Meet Expands Awareness on Cost Savings, Increasing Brand Value
Green energy adoption is indisputably good for businesses despite a less than conducive regulatory environment and the recent spike in the input cost for solar installation, industry experts said at ...

Mercom Brings C&I Consumers Together at the Ahmedabad Clean Energy Meet
Mercom India’s C&I Clean Energy Meet 2022 series provides a unique platform for the country’s commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers to interact with renewable energy experts and understand the viability ...

Tata Power Renewable Energy to Develop 100 MW Captive Solar Project for a Steel Plant
Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, will set up a 100 MW captive solar project for stainless steel manufacturer Viraj Profile at Tarapur in Maharashtra ...

O2 Power Acquires 55 MW of Solar Projects from Emmvee Group
Gurgaon-based independent power producer O2 Power announced the acquisition of a solar project portfolio from Bengaluru-based solar panel maker Emmvee Photovoltaic Power. The two solar power projects to be acquired ...

Ford Motor to Procure 650 MW Solar Energy to Power its Michigan Operations
Automobile major Ford Motor Company will procure 650 MW of new solar energy capacity in Michigan following a clean energy agreement with DTE Energy, a Detroit-based diversified energy company. The ...

ITC Commissions its First Offsite Solar Project with 14.9 MW Capacity in Tamil Nadu
ITC Limited, an Indian multi-business conglomerate, said it had commissioned its first offsite solar project in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. The 14.9 MW solar project, built with an investment of ₹760 ...

Tata Power to Jointly Develop 41 MW of Solar Projects With Tata Steel in Jharkhand and Odisha
Tata Power and Tata Steel have joined hands to develop grid-connected solar projects in Jharkhand and Odisha. The companies have signed a 25-year power purchase agreement to develop 41 MW solar projects, including ...

Grasim to Procure Additional Power from ReNew’s Captive Wind-Solar Hybrid Project
Grasim Industries Limited, the textile arm of the Aditya Birla Group, has signed a supplemental share subscription agreement with ReNew Green Energy Solutions and ReNew Surya Uday. The company plans ...

Grasim to Procure Power from ReNew’s Captive Solar-Wind Hybrid Project
Grasim Industries Limited, a textile company of the Aditya Birla Group, signed a shareholders’ agreement with ReNew Green Energy Solutions and ReNew Surya Uday to procure renewable energy from its solar-wind hybrid ...

Covid-19 Raises Project Sub-Contracting Costs for Sterling & Wilson Solar
Leading solar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services provider, Sterling & Wilson Solar, an associate of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, updated the Bombay Stock Exchange on several issues it is ...