Off-Grid Solar Product Sales in India Dip 48% YoY in H2 2020: GOGLA
The Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA) has published its latest off-grid solar market semi-annual sales and impact report. The data used has been collated from July to December 2020. The ...
Himachal Pradesh Invites Bids for 1,700 Off-Grid Solar Systems in Tribal Areas
The Himachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (Himurja) has invited bids for the supply, installation, and commissioning of 1,700 off-grid solar systems of 250 W capacity each in the premises of ...
Off-Grid Solar Project of the Year: U-Solar’s Micro-Grid with Storage in Haryana
U-Solar was declared the winner in the ‘Best Off-Grid Solar Project’ category at the Solar Awards 2021 in the recently-held Mercom India Solar Summit 2021. The U-Solar’s micro-grid with storage project and ...
10 MW in Empanelment Tenders Announced for Off-Grid Solar Projects in Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has floated three tenders to empanel agencies for the supply, manufacture, erection, testing, and commissioning of off-grid solar power projects ...
Bids Invited to Connect Existing Non-Functional Solar Projects to Grid with Net Metering
The Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL) has issued a tender to connect and synchronize existing non-functional off-grid solar projects at state government institutions. Bidders must submit an earnest ...
ITI Seeks Business Associates to Install 191,000 Solar Pumps Under KUSUM Program
ITI Limited, a government of India undertaking, has invited bids to select business associates to install 191,000 off-grid solar pumping systems under Component B of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja ...
World Bank Floats EoI for Off-Grid Solar Energy Access Report
The World Bank has issued expression of interest (EoI) documents seeking consultants for an assignment to chart out an investment roadmap for sub-Saharan African countries to help them achieve universal ...
Tender Issued for Rural Electrification Work Using Solar Mini/Micro Off-Grid Systems
The Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) for electrification work at seven villages with 583 kW of mini and micro-grid solar power systems ...
NTPC Invites Bids for the Solarization of 47 ISA Member Countries
NTPC Limited has invited expressions of interest (EoI) for the solarization of 47 least developed countries (LDC) and small island developing states (SIDS) member countries of the International Solar Alliance ...
Tender to Empanel Firms For Supply of Grid-Tied, Off-Grid, Hybrid Solar Inverters
The Center for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT) has floated an empanelment tender seeking agencies to supply grid-tied, off-grid, and hybrid solar inverters for its solar projects in Kerala. The ...
Meghalaya Invites Bids for 50 MW of Off-Grid Solar Systems
The Meghalaya Power Distribution Corporation Limited (MePDCL) has invited bids to develop 50 MW off-grid rooftop solar power projects at various locations in the state. These projects will receive Central ...
Tender Announced for Solar Lanterns, Home Lighting Systems, and Streetlights in Kerala
The Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) has invited bids for the empanelment of agencies for the supply and installation of solar systems below 1 kW ...
Kerala to Resume Generation-Based Incentives for Off-Grid Captive Solar Projects
The Kerala State Electricity Regulation Commission has once again issued an order extending the applicability of the Generation-Based Incentive (GBI) program for off-grid captive solar power projects in the state ...
MNRE Invites Bids for Evaluation of Off-Grid and Decentralized Solar Applications Program
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited bids for evaluating the third phase of its off-grid and decentralized solar PV applications program. The evaluation study will cover ...
Off-Grid Solar Solutions Provider Greenlight Secures $90 Million in Funding
Greenlight Planet, a solar Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) off-grid solar solutions provider in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, secured $90 million in funding. The investment would fuel the expansion of the company’s ...
Nearly 300,000 Households Electrified Through Off-Grid Solar Solutions: RK Singh
Over 300,000 households have been electrified through solar-based standalone systems, the Minister of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) R.K. Singh said in Lok Sabha recently. In October 2017, the SAUBHAGYA ...
Guidelines Issued for MNRE’s Program for Off-Grid Solar Projects Under RESCO Model
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued guidelines for off-grid solar power projects under the renewable energy service company (RESCO) model. The ministry had issued the draft ...
Solar Installations Helping Nigerian Health Centers Fight COVID-19 Outbreak
All On, an independent impact investment company, has announced the completion of the first phase of nationwide solar installations at emergency health facilities related to the COVID-19 pandemic response. The ...
Military Engineer Services Issues Tender for Solar Power Supply to LED Lights for Indian Navy
The Military Engineer Services (MES) has invited bids for off-grid solar electric supply to LED pathway lights at Nofra under GE Gomantak, Vasco. Gomantak is the headquarters of the Indian ...
The Third Phase of Off-Grid Solar Program Extended to March 31, 2021
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the third phase of the off-grid and decentralized solar PV applications program until March 31, 2021. The extension follows the ...
Kerala Defers Execution of Generation-Based Incentives for Off-Grid Captive Solar
The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has directed Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEB) to submit a detailed proposal on providing a generation-based incentive (GBI) for off-grid captive solar ...
Madhya Pradesh Issues RfP for 25 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects with Battery Storage
The Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) to select contractors for grid-connected and off-grid rooftop solar projects within the state. The off-grid ...
AfDB Sponsored Off-Grid Energy Access Fund Successfully Raises $59 Million
The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently announced that the Facility for Energy Inclusion’s Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (FEI OGEF) reached its final equity close target of $59 million (~₹4.17 billion) ...
Tender to Empanel Business Associates Under KUSUM Program for Solar Pumps
The Indian Telephone Industries Limited (ITI), a public sector undertaking, has invited an expression of interest (EoI) to empanel business associates for the off-grid solar water pumping program that is ...
EESL Issues Tender for 181,200 Off-Grid Solar Pumps Across India Under KUSUM Program
The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has invited bids for off-grid solar water pump systems across India under the Pradhan Mantri Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM KUSUM) program that ...
