Solar Developer’s Plea for GST Compensation Dismissed by Maharashtra Commission
Citing an increase in costs as a result of a change in the rate of Goods and Services Tax (GST), Azure Power Thirty Four, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Azure Power, ...
The Indian Solar Markets’ Top Players in 2020
Solar installations in the calendar year (CY) 2020 totaled 3.2 GW, a 56% decline compared to 7.3 GW of capacity added in 2019. The Covid-19 outbreak brought the solar industry ...
Sasol and Air Liquide Invite Bids to Procure 1,800 GWh of Solar and Wind Per Year
Sasol South Africa Limited (Sasol) and Air Liquide Large Industries, South Africa, have invited bids to procure 1,800 GWh per annum of renewable energy (solar and wind) from independent power ...
NTPC Invites Bids for 600 MW of ISTS-Connected Wind-Solar Hybrid Projects
NTPC Limited has invited bids to develop interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected wind-solar hybrid projects of capacity up to 600 MW anywhere in India. NTPC will develop the hybrid power projects ...
NTPC Floats EPC Tender for 1.2 GW of Solar Projects in Rajasthan
NTPC Limited has invited bids for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) package with land development for 1,200 MW of grid-connected solar power projects in Rajasthan. The successful bidder will also ...
NVVN to Enlist EPC Contractors for Rooftop Solar Projects Across India
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC, has invited bids to enlist engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors for the design, supply, construction, testing, and commissioning ...
NHPC Floats EPC Tender for a 100 MW Solar Project in Uttar Pradesh
NHPC has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for a 100 MW grid-connected solar project along with associated power evacuation infrastructure in the Mirzapur district of ...
BHEL Lands its First Overseas EPC Contract for 8 MW of Solar Projects in Mauritius
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) announced its plans to set up an 8 MW solar project at Tamarind Falls, Henrietta (Phase-II), Mauritius. This would be its first overseas turnkey contract ...
Kenya Tea Development Agency Invites Bids to Develop Solar Projects at its Factories
KTDA Power Company (KTPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Holdings, has invited bids to develop solar photovoltaic (PV) projects for KTDA managed regional power companies. KTPC ...
Residential Welfare Association Takes Auction Route to Select Rooftop Solar Installer
Solar developer and EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) service provider, U-Solar, emerged as the winner in the auction held by the Westend Heights Condominium Apartment Owners' Welfare Association (WHCAOWA) in ...
NTPC Floats EPC Tender for up to 300 MW of Solar Projects in Gujarat
NTPC Limited has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of up to 300 MW of grid-connected solar photovoltaic projects along with land in Gujarat. The public sector undertaking ...
Sterling and Wilson Solar’s Revenue Up 22% in Q3 FY 2021
Sterling and Wilson Solar’s (SWSL) revenue from operations stood at ₹13.11 billion (~$180.8 million) in the third quarter (Q3) of the financial year 2021 (FY 2021), up 22% from ₹10.76 ...
NLC India to Enlist EPC Service Providers to Construct Ground-Mounted Solar Projects
NLC India Limited has invited bids for the enlistment of domestic engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) vendors to construct ground-mounted solar projects being developed by NLC India and the Coal ...
Amara Raja Power Wins Bid to Install Balance of Systems at NTPC’s 90 MW Solar Project
Power control equipment manufacturer and power project developer Amara Raja Power Systems (part of the Amara Raja Group of companies) has won the reverse auction conducted by NTPC for a ...
L&T Wins Solar EPC Contracts from NTPC and GSECL for Projects in Gujarat
The renewable energy arm of Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has won the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the 200 MW project in Gujarat through an e-reverse auction conducted ...
Module Technologies and Trends Dominating the Indian Solar Market
The year 2020 is behind us, and 2021 promises to be positive for the solar industry. According to Mercom Research, around 48 GW of solar projects are either awaiting construction ...
NTPC Invites Bids for Development of 300 MW of ISTS-Connected Wind Power Projects
NTPC Limited has invited bids to develop 300 MW of interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected wind energy projects anywhere in India. The work scope includes the engineering, design, manufacturing, supply, commissioning, ...
NHPC Floats EPC Tender for a 100 MW ISTS-Connected Solar Project in Karnataka
NHPC has invited bids to develop a 100 MW interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected ground-mounted solar power project at the ultra-mega renewable energy power park in the Koppal district of Karnataka. NHPC ...
EPC Tender Floated for Two Small Hydropower Projects of 10 MW in Darjeeling
The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) has invited bids for the development of a 10 MW (2 x 5 MW) small hydroelectric project in Lodhama in Darjeeling ...
Developers Prefer String Inverters for Bifacial Modules With Trackers: Mercom Webinar
Mercom hosted a webinar to discuss how solar inverter technologies impact project performance. The webinar shed light on the technological trends pushing the market and how Indian developers decide which ...
NLC India Floats Tender for a 10 MW Captive Solar Project at Neyveli
NLC India Limited (NLCIL), a public sector undertaking, has invited bids for the setting up of a 10 MW (AC) grid-connected captive solar power project at Neyveli thermal station under ...
SJVN Floats Tender to Enlist EPC Contractors for 100 MW of Solar Projects
SJVN Limited, a joint venture between the central government and the government of Himachal Pradesh, has floated a notice inviting expressions of interest (EOI) to enlist engineering, procurement, and construction ...
Nigeria to Set Up Hybrid Solar Projects for Seven Universities
Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has revised the deadline for its Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP). Under NEP, the Nigerian government plans to develop solar hybrid power stations at seven universities, ...
NTPC Reduces EPC Solar Tender Capacity to 500 MW, Limits Project Location to Gujarat
NTPC Limited has revised its previous tender for an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) package for 600 MW of solar projects in the country. The tender capacity has now been reduced ...
West Bengal Releases Civil Works Tender for 200 MW of Solar Power Projects
The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL) Limited has invited bids for embankment, site leveling, and drainage construction works for 200 MW (125 MW in the first phase and ...
