Daily News Wrap-Up: NTPC Signs MoU with Energy Vault for Gravity-Based Energy Storage
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: NTPC announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. to collaborate and ...
Share of Solar Rises to 13.2% of India’s Total Installed Power Capacity
India’s installed renewable energy capacity, including large hydro projects, stood at 155.26 GW, accounting for a 39% share of the overall power mix at the end of the first quarter ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Committee Set Up to Resolve Disputes in the Renewable Sector
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has set up a Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) to ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: SB Energy Places Order for 1.5 GW of Solar Modules with First Solar
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: SB Energy Global, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., announced that it had placed a multi-year order ...
Renewable Power to be 12% to 29% Cheaper than Fossil Fuel in India, China, Australia: Report
India, China, and Australia are the top three countries where renewable energy is cheaper by 12% to 29% compared to the lowest-cost fossil fuel, Wood Mackenzie, a UK-based research firm, said ...
Serbia to Develop 11.3 GW of Solar and Wind Projects
Serbia plans to develop 8.3 GW of solar and 3 GW of wind power projects by 2024. According to the Balkan country's 'Draft Program of Economic Reforms 2022-2024', the total ...
Detailed Rules on Bundling Renewables With Thermal & Hydropower Under Existing PPAs
The Ministry of Power has outlined a detailed mechanism allowing the bundling of thermal and hydropower projects with standalone renewable energy projects or renewable energy projects with battery storage systems ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Tata Secures Power Transmission Project in Bangladesh
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Infrastructure company Tata Projects has forayed into Bangladesh's transmission and distribution sector by securing a 400 KV ...
SJVN Registers a Net profit of ₹3.39 Billion in Q1 2021-22
SJVN Limited, a joint venture between the Government of India and the Government of Himachal Pradesh, has registered a net profit of ₹3.39 billion (~$45.63 million) in the first quarter ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: NTPC Revises its Renewable Energy Targets to 60 GW by 2032
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: NTPC has revised its renewable energy targets to 60 GW by 2032. The revision aligns with the ...
Hydropower Purchase Obligation to be Added to Rajasthan’s RPO Targets
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has issued a draft paper to amend the RERC (Renewable Energy Obligation) Regulations, 2007, to include the hydropower purchase obligation (HPO) until the financial ...
Australia Adds 729 MW of Rooftop Solar in Q2 2021
According to data released by Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator (CER), Australia has installed 729 MW of rooftop solar capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of 2021, an 8% increase compared ...
ReNew Power Acquires 260 MW of Operational Solar Projects in Telangana
ReNew Power, an independent power producer, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 260 MWac of operational solar projects in Telangana. In addition, the company also signed ...
Meghalaya Issues Tenders to Empanel Installers of Renewable Energy Projects
The Government of Meghalaya has invited bids to empanel firms for the design, engineering, and installation of hydro, solar, wind, and biomass projects in the state. The projects will be ...
SJVN Releases Tender to Acquire Hydro, Solar, and Wind Projects Across India
SJVN Limited has invited expressions of interest from independent power producers, power generating companies, developers, state electricity boards, and lenders for offering their hydro, solar, and wind projects in India ...
Bids Invited for Preparation of Detailed Project Reports for Small Hydro in Andhra
The New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited (NREDCAP) has invited bids from consultants to prepare detailed project reports for the establishment of small hydropower projects at ...
NTPC To Add 16.5 GW of Renewables Between 2022-2027: RK Singh
NTPC Limited has installed 1,083 MW of solar, wind, and small hydropower projects and plans to add 16.5 GW of renewables between 2022-27, Union Power Minister R.K. Singh said in ...
India’s Renewable Power Installations Reached 138 GW at the End of 2020
The overall share of renewable energy (including large hydro projects) in the country’s installed power capacity mix stood at 138.27 GW, with a total share of 36.7% at the end ...
Australian Rooftop Solar Installations Down 48% Annually in October 2020
Australia installed 110.29 MW of rooftop solar capacity in October 2020, down 102 MW or about 48% from 212 MW in October 2019, according to the country's Clean Energy Regulator ...
Mumbai Municipality Issues Tender for a 100 MW Floating Solar-Hydropower Hybrid Project
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has floated a tender to develop 100 MW of floating solar-hydropower hybrid power projects at the Middle Vaitarna Dam in the state. Of ...
Project Finance Brief: CIP Acquires 1.6 GW of Pumped Storage Hydro Projects in the US
From: Mercom Capital Group Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has acquired ownership of the Swan Lake (Klamath County, Oregon) and Goldendale (Klickitat County, Washington) closed-loop pump storage hydro projects. The projects ...
Bundling Solar & Hydro Can Bring Down Tariffs: Interview
SJVN Limited is a leading hydropower generator in India. It is a joint venture of the government of India and the state government of Himachal Pradesh. The hydropower generator recently ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Airports Authority of India Signs Pact With NVVN for Solar and EVs
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Airports Authority of India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NTPC Vidhyut Vihar Nigam Limited to ...
Indonesia Plans Simpler Tariff Norms to Encourage Participation in Renewable Sector
The Indonesian government will soon introduce a regulation that would help expand its renewable energy sector, said Harris Yahya, director at the energy ministry’s Directorate General of Renewable Energy. The ...
Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from India’s Renewable Sector in September 2020
Here is a recap of some of the most important headlines from September 2020: The government of Andhra Pradesh approved ₹9 billion (~$123 million) to meet the expenditure of the state distribution ...
