Ola to Set up $500 Million Battery Innovation Center in Bengaluru
Bengaluru-based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Ola Electric announced that it will invest $500 million in setting up a state-of-the-art Battery Innovation Center (BIC) in Bengaluru. According to the company, the ...
Bids Invited for the Supply of 1.85 Million Polycrystalline Solar Cells
ITI Limited, a public sector undertaking under the Department of Telecommunication, has floated a tender for the supply of 1.845 million polycrystalline solar cells with a minimum wattage output of ...
Residential Welfare Association in Bengaluru Floats Tender for 165 kW Rooftop Solar System
The Westend Heights Condominium Apartment Owners’ Welfare Association has floated a proposal for a 165 kW rooftop solar system in Bengaluru. This tender is among the few publicly floated rooftop solar tenders ...
Bangalore Transport Corporation to Procure 300 Electric Buses Under Gross Cost Contract
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has invited bids to select a service provider to procure 300 electric buses on a gross cost contract (GCC) model. The contract will also ...
Manufacturing Units of Swelect Energy, Inox Wind Resume Operation Amid Lockdown
Swelect Energy Systems Limited, a solar photovoltaic module manufacturing company, has resumed operations at its unit in Bangalore with effect from April 25, 2020. Given the outbreak of the COVID-19 ...
Bangalore to Add 90 Electric Buses to its EV Fleet
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has invited bids for the procurement and operation & maintenance (O&M) of nine-meter 90 electric buses on the gross cost contract (GCC) model. The ...
Our Solar PV Inverter Factory in Bangalore Ready for Manufacturing: Sineng Interview
India is on pace to add over 8 GW of solar in 2019, according to the recent Q2 2019 India Solar market update published by Mercom India and is the third-largest solar ...
Indian Telephone Industries Issues Tender to Procure Solar Power Through Open Access
Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) Limited, a government-owned manufacturer of telecommunication equipment, has issued a tender to procure 600,000 kWh of solar power monthly from offsite ground-mounted projects for its facility ...
Mercom India Research Releases White Paper on Domestic Solar Market at Intersolar India
Mercom India, an exclusive knowledge partner of Intersolar India, has released its whitepaper India Solar Market Drivers and Challenges, in partnership with the Intersolar India conference. The conference will be ...
Solar Companies Flock to Bangalore
Looking at the rapid pace of solar energy installations across India, one wonders what it would take for a city to be at the heart of it all. Is there ...
Microsoft Completes its First Solar Power Deal in India
American multinational technology company Microsoft has announced the completion of its first renewable energy deal in India. Under the agreement, the company will purchase 3 MW of solar-power from Atria Power for ...
BESCOM Confirms Plans to Develop 11 EV Charging Stations in Bengaluru
Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) is leading the effort to develop Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure for Karnataka’s capital city with an announcement that plans to launch 11 fast-charging stations ...
TUV Rheinland Expands in India with a €2.5 Million Solar PV Testing Facility
TUV Rheinland India has expanded its footprint in India with the opening of a €2.5 million (~₹192.6 million) facility in Bangalore to test Solar PV and other technologies. The company ...