Phelan Energy Group Secures Financing for a 86 MW Solar Project in South Africa
Phelan Energy Group has announced that in December 2018, its subsidiary, Solar Capital reached financial close on its third solar project. The project, located in South Africa, has a capacity ...
Rajasthan Sets Solar RPO for FY 2019-20 at 6%, Retroactively Revises 2018-19 Target
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has issued fifth amendment to its regulations for renewable energy obligation (RPO). In the new amended regulations, the commission has revised the renewable purchase obligation ...
NTPC Issues Floating Solar Tender for 20 MW at its Gas Power Station in Rajasthan
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has invited bids for a 20 MW of grid-connected floating solar project at its Anta gas power station in Rajasthan. Solar PV cells and ...
Rajasthan’s Amendments to Deviation Settlement Regulations for Grid-Connected Power
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has issued draft amendments to the 2017 regulations on deviation settlement mechanism for grid-connected power. The draft is up for comments and suggestions up to ...
Rajasthan Commission Issues Draft Tariff Regulations for Biomass and Biogas Projects
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has issued draft terms and conditions for the determination of tariff for biomass, biogas, and biomass gasifier energy. These regulations will come into force from ...
Rajasthan Releases Terms and Conditions to Determine Tariff for Wind and Solar Energy
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has issued second amendments to the terms and conditions for the determination of tariff for renewable energy sources (wind and solar). These regulations wll ...
Rajasthan Amends Net Metering Regulations for Rooftop and Small Solar Systems
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has issued regulations for connectivity and net metering of rooftop and small solar grid interactive systems in the state. These regulations will come into ...
Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation MD Resigns After New Government Formation
The recent state elections have challenged the status quo in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Mizoram. The upheaval is now apparent in Rajasthan’s politics, especially its renewable energy department with ...
Will Recent State Elections Impact India’s Solar Growth Trajectory?
Assembly elections were held in five Indian states - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, and Mizoram last week. Following the election outcomes, all four states except for Telangana, underwent a ...
Railways’ Request for Energy Credit from Captive Wind Project Rejected
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has declined the plea made by the Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL) seeking credit of energy generated from a captive wind power project ...
Bid Submission Deadline for 750 MW Solar Tender in Rajasthan Extended by SECI
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has extended the bid submission deadline for 750 MW of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) projects to be developed on a standalone basis across the state ...
DISCOMs Should Purchase Power from Renewable Projects under REC at ₹2.67/kWh
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has released a staff paper on projects registered under renewable energy certificate (REC) mechanism in the state. The paper analyzes the issues being faced ...
ACME Commissions a 200 MW Solar Project in Rajasthan’s Bhadla Solar Park
ACME Solar Holdings, an Indian renewable energy developer, has commissioned a 200 MW solar power project at Bhadla Solar Park, located in Rajasthan. The project is designed using the latest 1,500 ...
Solar Project Developers Request Government to Reconsider Proposal on Tariff Caps
Raising concern over the recent proposal by the government to impose caps on solar tariffs, the Solar Projects Developers Association (SPDA) has written to the government cautioning against the move ...
Phelan Energy Achieves Financial Closure For 50 MW Solar Project in Rajasthan
Phelan Energy Group has announced that it has achieved financial closure for a 50 MW solar project in Rajasthan. The construction of the solar PV project, located at Rajasthan’s Bhadla ...
SECI Extends Bid Submission Deadline for 150 MW of Floating Solar Project Tender
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has extended the bid submission deadline for setting up 150 MW (50 MW x 3) of grid connected floating solar power projects at ...
NTPC Issues Solar Module Package Tender for Anta Solar Project in Rajasthan
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has invited bids for solar module package for the development of Anta solar project located at Baran district in Rajasthan. Elaborating on this tender ...
Rajasthan to Get $250 Million from World Bank to Reform Electricity Distribution
The World Bank has approved a $250 million development policy loan (DPL) to Rajasthan for the improvement of the state’s electricity distribution sector under the ‘24x7 Power for All’ program ...
Ecoppia to Deploy 2,000 Panel Cleaning Robots in Bhadla Solar Park for SB Energy
Ecoppia, a robotics company providing photovoltaic solar panel cleaning, has signed an agreement with SB Energy to install two thousand robots across its five project sites at the Bhadla Solar Park (Phase ...
Storms Affect Solar Assets in North Indian States
North Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and adjoining regions have seen an unusual spate of dust storms recently. In an unfortunate event that cost many lives, the recent ...
Rajasthan Aims to Cross 3 GW Mark of Installed Solar PV Capacity by April 2019
Rajasthan is likely to cross 3 GW mark in installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity soon, according to the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation (RREC). Twenty solar projects aggregating 1.5 GW in ...
RRECL Issues Counter Offer to Develop 18 MW of Rooftop Solar PV
The Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Ltd. (RRECL) has issued a counter offer order for the installation of 18 MW of grid‑connected rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) projects across the state. The ...
Suzlon Commissions 340 MW of Solar Projects Across Three Indian States
Suzlon, a domestic renewable energy project developer, has successfully commissioned 340 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects across three states of Maharashtra, Telangana, and Rajasthan. The three projects in Telangana ...
1 Million Solar Study Lamps Distributed by Government in Three Indian States
To compensate for lack of power and erratic supply of electricity in the far-flung regions of the country, the government of India, through the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy ...
L&T Construction Bags 200 MW Solar Projects in Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu
The Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) company Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Construction has bagged two grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) projects worth ₹5.9 billion (~$92 million) to be developed in the states of ...
