Andhra Pradesh Issues RfS for 600 MW of Wind-Solar Hybrid Projects
The Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APSPDCL) and Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APEPDCL), jointly referred as APDISCOMs, have issued Request for Selection (RfS) ...
Budget 2019 Fails to Meet Renewable Industry’s Expectations Yet Again
The interim Budget 2019 was announced on February 1, 2019 by the interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal. Like the previous two years, this year’s Budget also appears to have failed ...
MNRE Invites Proposals for Research and Development in New and Renewable Energy
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited project proposals for research, development and demonstration (RD&D) in areas of new and renewable energy from R&D organisations/institutions, universities and industries. The ministry has ...
India Sanctioned Energy Storage Projects Worth ₹115 Million in Last 4 Years
India is now working toward a National Energy Storage Mission (NESM) to keep pace with the changing dynamics of the energy market. As energy storage projects are almost negligible in ...
African Development Bank Approves $220 Million Loan for a Solar Project in South Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a senior loan of ZAR 3 billion (~$220.3 million) to the 100 MW Redstone concentrated solar power project. The project is located in the ...
Tata Power Agrees to Deploy 35 MWh of Gravity-Based Energy Storage from Energy Vault
Tata Power, an Indian power conglomerate, has announced that it will deploy a 35 MWh Energy Vault system in the next year. Energy Vault system is based on the the ...
USTDA Awards Grant to Study Advanced Energy Storage Technologies in Vietnam
The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a grant to Vietnam Electricity (EVN), Vietnam’s state-owned power company, to examine the feasibility of deploying advanced energy storage technologies ...
Interview: A Cheaper Inverter is Not Always a Better Option for Solar Projects
For solar project developers in the country, the decision to choose one inverter over the other is becoming increasingly difficult, given the rapid expansion of the segment, and numerous entrants ...
ABB Commissions India’s First Industrial Solar Microgrid in Vadodara
ABB, a Swedish-Swiss multinational corporation, has announced the successful commissioning of the country’s first industrial solar microgrid at its Vadodara manufacturing facility, located in the western state of Gujarat. Microgrids ...
Interview: Cancelling Energy Storage Tenders Sends Wrong Signal to the World
India’s energy storage industry is not yet at the same level as more advanced global players, but the pricing, efficiency, scale, and technology of the country’s domestic manufacturers is undergoing ...
ASSOCHAM Report: Expanding EV Sector in India Needs Rapid Infrastructure Addition
Electric Vehicle sales in the country are expected to grow in the double digits until the year 2020, according to a joint report by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and ...
India Will Soon Have its First Grid-Scale Energy Storage System
AES India and Mitsubishi Corporation have begun the construction of India’s first utility-scale energy storage system in the national capital. The 10 MW energy storage system will serve the grid ...
India’s Energy Storage Industry Buoyant Despite Recent Tender Cancellations
India is on the cusp of a revolution in energy storage, according to key industry players. This was the sentiment at the well-attended 5th Energy Storage India Conference held in ...
Interview: Market Forces Should Determine Solar Growth in India Without Subsidies
In line with the government’s ambitious renewable energy targets, India has seen an impressive increase in the rate at which these energy sources are being tapped for utilization. But given ...
Not Disheartened by Cancellation of Energy Storage Tenders in India: IESA Director
There is a growing market for battery and energy storage in India, but the pace of that growth is manifesting in a slow and steady manner as sector participants await ...
Luminous India Interview: Residential Solar With Back-up Power Will See the Fastest Growth
The rapid growth in India’s solar sector is creating new avenues for companies to grow. In particular, the integration of solar with power back-up technology at the residential level is ...
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited and GIZ Sign MOU to Promote Renewable Energy
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL), a power distribution company (DISCOM), and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore possibilities for collaboration ...
Wartsila Enters Energy Storage Solutions Market in India
Finnish power conglomerate Wartsila, has announced its entry into the Indian energy storage market. The acquisition of Greensmith Energy Management Systems, a developer of grid-scale energy storage software and integrated ...
Breaking: Mahindra Susten Emerges as Lowest (L1) Bidder in NLC India’s 20 MW BESS Auction
Mahindra Susten emerged as the lowest (L1) bidder in the 20 MW solar with battery energy storage system (BESS) auction conducted by Neyvveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) India. Mahindra Susten quoted ...
CERC Releases White Paper on Energy Storage
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has released a white paper on energy storage systems in an effort to generate discussion among the stakeholders and better understand users’ perceptions about ...
