Canadian Solar to Expand Solar and Battery Storage Capacity in China
CSI Solar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of solar module maker Canadian Solar, has entered a multi-year investment agreement with the municipal government of Yangzhou City in Jiangsu Province of China for ...
Germany Earmarks Sites to Expand Offshore Wind Capacity to 30 GW by 2030
The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has published the area development plan 2023 aimed at helping Germany achieve its target of expanding offshore wind energy to 30 GW ...
Repsol Acquires Clean Energy Investment Platform Asterion Energies for €560 Million
Madrid-based energy and petrochemical company Repsol has acquired renewable energy investment platform Asterion Energies for €560 million (~$595 million) along with contingent payments of up to €20 million (~$21 million) ...
Shell Acquires 2 GW Solar Project Pipeline from Green Tie Capital in Spain
Shell New Energies Holding Europe (Shell) has acquired Spain-based Green Tie Capital's ten under-development solar energy projects across Spain, with a potential generation capacity of 2 GW. The company didn’t ...
India added 430 MW of Wind Capacity in Q2 2022
India added 430.45 MW of wind power capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of 2022, a 57% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) increase compared to 275 MW installed in Q1 2022. The cumulative ...
Wind Installations up 25% QoQ in the First Quarter of 2021
Wind installations in India in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021) were up by 25% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ), with 623 MW added compared to 500 MW installed in the previous ...
Wind Installations up 70% in the Fourth Quarter of 2020
Wind installations in India were up nearly 70% in the fourth quarter of 2020 (Q4 2020), with about 500 MW of capacity added compared to 295 MW installed in the ...
Germany’s Solar Installations up 34% Year-over-Year in Third Quarter of 2020
Germany added about 1.22 GW of new solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in the third quarter of 2020 (Q3 2020), a 34% increase from the same quarter last year, according to ...
Solar’s Share in India’s Installed Power Capacity Stalls at 9.9% at the End of Q3
India’s share of renewable energy (including large hydropower projects) crawled to 36.4% in the third quarter of 2020 (Q3 2020) from 36.3% in the previous quarter, according to the data ...
Solar’s Share in India’s Installed Power Capacity Mix Inched Up to 9.9% During Q2 2020
Renewable energy’s share (including large hydro projects) inched up to 36.3% during the second quarter of 2020 (Q2 2020), up about 0.1% from the previous quarter, according to the data ...
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Top Five States for Utility-Scale Solar Installations [Infographics]
During the first quarter of 2020, 886 MW of large-scale solar projects were installed in India, accounting for 82% of overall solar installations, according to Mercom India Research’s Q1 2020 ...
Chhattisgarh to Empanel Installers of Rooftop Solar Systems
The Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) has issued a tender to empanel rooftop solar installers. The deadline for the submission of bids is July 1, 2020, while the ...
Gujarat Extends Bidding Deadline for 700 MW of Solar Projects in Dholera Solar Park
The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) has extended the bid submission deadline for its tender for 700 MW of solar projects in the state’s Dholera Solar Park (Phase IX) ...
ADB to Lend $100 Million for a 125 MW Battery Energy Storage System in Mongolia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan to help expand its supply of renewable energy in Mongolia through a 125 MW advanced battery energy storage system ...
LONGi Solar Posts 50.6% YoY Revenue Growth in Q1 2020
Chinese module supplier, LONGi Solar, has released its financial results for the year 2019 and Q1 2020. In 2019, the company’s revenue from operations increased by 49.62% annually to reach ¥32.89 ...
Adani Green’s Subsidiary Commissions a 50 MW Solar Project in Rajasthan
Kilaj Solar (Maharashtra) Private Limited, a step-down subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), has commissioned a 50 MW solar power project having a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Solar ...
BYD and Toyota Join Hands to Design, Develop Battery-Run Electric Vehicles
China-based BYD Company Ltd (BYD) and Toyota Motor Corporation have announced that the operation of their new company will be launched in 2020. The name of the new company will ...
Africa and Middle East Wind Capacity Additions Down 7% in 2019
Africa and the Middle East have added 894 MW of wind power capacity in 2019, down by 7% from the previous year, according to data released by the Global Wind ...
Adani to Develop 700 MW of Wind-Solar Hybrid Projects at a Renegotiated Tariff of ₹3.24/kWh
Rosepetal Solar Energy Private Limited (RSEPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), has been allotted a 700 MW wind-solar hybrid power project at a tariff of ₹3.24 ...
Azure Power and Tata Power Top the Rooftop Solar Installer Leaderboard in 1H 2019
Approximately 3.8 GW of rooftop solar projects have been installed cumulatively across India as of the end of first half (1H) of 2019. During 1H 2019, approximately 555 MW of ...
Uttarakhand Seeks Interested Bidders for 10 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects
The Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) has floated a tender inviting expression of interest (EoI) for the rate contract and empanelment of vendors for grid-connected rooftop solar power projects between ...
Solar Now Accounts for 9.2% of India’s Total Installed Power Capacity
In the quarter ending September 2019, India’s total renewable energy capacity (including large hydro) stood at 130.68 GW. This translates into approximately 35.7% of the total installed power capacity in ...
Public Health Department in Rajasthan Issues Tender for Installation of Solar Pumps
The Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) of Jaipur in Rajasthan, has invited bids for 61 solar energy-based borewell water pumps to be installed in various villages of Jaipur region II ...
Maharashtra Floats Tender to Procure 50 MW of Bagasse-Based Power
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has invited request for selection (RfS) for the procurement of 50 MW of power generated from bagasse-based co-generation power projects in the ...
MNRE Readies Blueprint for Developing Decentralized Solar Projects
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued draft guidelines for the development of decentralized solar power projects. The MNRE has called for comments, suggestions, and opinions from ...
