Jharkhand Announces Additional 20 Percent Subsidy for Schools Opting for Rooftop Solar
Getting a rooftop solar system installed will now get cheaper for a few schools in the state of Jharkhand. The Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) has announced that it ...
Sixty three Solar Micro Grids Installed in India So Far
The government has been seriously pursuing the advancement of solar micro grids in the country. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of Power R.K. Singh apprised the House that ...
Azure Power Wins Contract to Electrify 320 Jharkhand Homes with Mini and Micro-grids
Azure Power, an independent solar power producer in India, has been awarded a contract by Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) to electrify 320 households across 11 villages through the ...
Jharkhand Issues Tender to Power 47 Villages with Solar Projects
The Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) has issued a tender for the electrification of 47 villages under a decentralized distributed generation program under the Deendayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana ...
DISCOM and Developers Agree on Renegotiated Tariff of ₹4.95 (~$0.0762)/kWh in Jharkhand to Develop 685 MW of Solar Projects
Mercom has confirmed that in Jharkhand, power purchase agreements (PPAs) for a total of 685 MW of solar projects out of 1.1 GW will be signed over the next few ...
Ujaas Energy Wins Contracts to Develop Over 22 MW of Rooftop Solar in India
Ujaas Energy has won contracts to develop a total of 22.03 MW of grid-connected solar across India through three different tenders. The company received a letter of award (LOA) from ...
Solar Auction Activity in India Falls of a Cliff in August
In August, solar auctions fell precipitously in India. Compared to the robust auction activity in June, solar auctions by MWs fell by 95% in August with only 76 MW. Solar ...
Rooftop Solar Residential and Commercial Consumers to Receive Subsidy in Jharkhand
In Jharkhand, the state government will provide a 50 percent subsidy to residential consumers installing rooftop solar and a 10 percent subsidy to commercial (industrial) consumers installing rooftop solar. A ...
Jharkhand Yet to Sign PPAs for 1.1 GW of Solar
In Jharkhand, power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 1.1 GW of solar projects that were auctioned in March of 2016 (LoIs signed May 2016) are yet to be signed due to ...
755 MW of Solar Tendered in November in India
Indian government agencies announced solar tenders of 755 MW in November and auctioned 155.5 MWs. Of the tendered projects, 750 MW were large-scale solar projects and 5 MW were under ...
Demonetization – Unexpected Stimulus for the Indian Renewable Sector?
Demonetization has been chaotic and changing the way the Indian economy functions. For the power sector, demonetization has turned out to be a positive event with distribution companies (DISCOMs) recovering ...
Jharkhand Maybe Close to Signing PPAs for 1.1 GW of Solar After Delay
In Jharkhand, power purchase agreements (PPAs) for a total of 1.1 GW solar projects are expected to be signed by the third week of December 2016. These solar PV projects, ...
JREDA Tenders 5 MW Rooftop Solar
Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) has tendered 5 MW of rooftop solar to be set up on government buildings across the state of Jharkhand. The projects will be set ...
