
Government to Give Purchase Preference to Local Manufacturers in the Power Sector
In an initiative to boost the 'Make in India' program, the Ministry of Power has issued a notification to provide purchase preference for local suppliers in the power sector. Only ...

Rajasthan Electronics Invites Bids for 7,000 Monocrystalline Solar Modules
The Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL), a joint venture between the government of India and the government of Rajasthan, invited bids to procure 7,000 solar modules of minimum 380 ...

Where is the Solar Market Headed: Changing Face of the Indian Solar Sector
The Covid-19 pandemic and the resultant nationwide lockdown capped off a turbulent 2020 for the Indian solar sector. The pandemic affected the solar supply chain and brought the solar industry ...

Mahanadi Coalfields Floats Tender for 1.2 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems on its Buildings
Odisha’s Sambalpur-based Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), one of the eight subsidiaries of Coal India Limited (CIL), has issued a tender to set up 1.21 MW of solar rooftop systems at ...

BHEL Calls Global OEMs to Set Up Solar and Energy Storage Manufacturing Units in India
Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL) has issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) inviting global companies to partner and leverage its facilities and capabilities for setting up a manufacturing base in ...

Solar Cell Manufacturers Rally in Support of Domestic Cell Usage in KUSUM Program
In a letter addressed to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE), the Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA), has expressed its support to the government’s decision to utilize indigenous ...

Bihar Floats Tender for Empanelment of Bidders for 10 MW of CAPEX Rooftop Solar Projects
The Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency (BREDA) has issued an expression of interest (EoI) for the empanelment of bidders to install 10 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects under CAPEX ...

Budget 2019 Provides Impetus to India’s Transition to E-Mobility and EV Manufacturing
In the latest Union Budget for FY 2019-2020, the Modi government 2.0 has provided strong support to the nascent electric vehicle industry with the announcement of tax incentives to speed ...

Ministry of Science & Technology Sets up Solar Energy Harnessing Center at IIT Madras
The Ministry of Science & Technology has set up a solar energy harnessing center at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM). The center will have a network of scientist ...

Make in India Products Compulsory for Government Developed Renewable Energy Projects
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a memorandum for the implementation of public procurement in renewable energy sector giving preference to ‘Make in India’ products. This ...

CEL Invites EoI for Setting Up Solar Module and Cell Manufacturing Units
The Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a public sector enterprise of the government of India, has invited expression of interest (EoI) from interested parties to set up manufacturing facility in the ...

ABB India Opens Smart Factory in Bengaluru
ABB India has opened a smart factory designed to produce electrical safety and energy efficiency products in Karnataka’s capital city of Bengaluru. The factory is one of the first in ...

Government Urges Battery Manufacturers to Set Up Manufacturing Units in India
The Minister for Power, R.K. Singh, recently chaired a meeting with battery manufacturers in New Delhi to discuss the creation of an ecosystem for incentivizing battery manufacturing in India. Officials ...

SECI Invites Expression of Interest to Develop 10 GW of Floating Solar
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) from prospective project developers to set up of 10 GW of floating solar PV projects in a phased ...

SECI Invites Expression of Interest to Set Up 20 GW of Solar Manufacturing
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited an Expression of Interest (EoI) from prospective manufacturers to set up an integrated solar manufacturing facility in India within a three-year time-frame ...

Central Electronics Limited Invites Expression of Interest to Form a Strategic Alliance for Module Manufacturing in India
The Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a public-sector enterprise and a manufacturer of crystalline solar cells and modules, invited an expression of interest (EoI) for a strategic alliance to manufacture flexible ...