Airports Authority Floats O&M Tender for a Solar Project at Kolkata Airport
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has invited bids for comprehensive operation and maintenance (O&M) of a 2 MW of rooftop solar project for three years at the Netaji Subhash ...
Rajasthan Electronics Invites Bids for 8 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects
The Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL), a joint venture between the Government of India and the Government of Rajasthan, has invited bids for 8 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar ...
China Installs 5.33 GW of Solar Capacity in Q1 2021
China installed 5.33 GW of solar capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of the calendar year 2021, a 35% year-over-year (YoY) increase compared to 3.95 GW in Q1 2020, according ...
GAIL Invites Bids for 2.64 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects
GAIL (India) Limited, a leading natural gas company with diversified interests across the natural gas value chain, has invited bids for the installation, erection, testing, and commissioning of grid-connected rooftop ...
NVVN to Enlist EPC Contractors for Rooftop Solar Projects Across India
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC, has invited bids to enlist engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors for the design, supply, construction, testing, and commissioning ...
How to Select the Right Circuit Breakers for Inverters in Rooftop Solar Systems
In rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, the selection of circuit breakers is often overlooked. An inappropriate circuit breaker can cause frequent tripping of the equipment, damage due to overheating, and ...
Jharkhand Issues Empanelment Tender for 25 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar Projects
The Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (JBVNL) has invited bids to empanel agencies to develop 25 MW of residential rooftop solar power projects under the renewable energy service company (RESCO) ...
Bids Invited for 1.28 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects with Net Metering
The Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) has invited bids for the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of 1.28 MW (640 kW X 2) of grid-connected rooftop solar projects with ...
Maharashtra Sets Generic Tariff of ₹2.90/kWh for Rooftop Solar Projects
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has set ₹2.90 (~$0.039)/kWh as the generic tariff for surplus power procured at the end of the financial year from rooftop solar projects for ...
Madhya Pradesh Floats Tender for 41 MW of Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Projects
The Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL) has invited bids to select solar developers to implement 41 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects at various locations in the state ...
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 ...
Bids Invited to Install 10 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar Systems with Net Metering
The Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company (GESCOM) has invited bids for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of 10 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems under net metering on residential buildings ...
Australia Added 2.8 GW of Rooftop Solar Capacity in 2020
Australia installed 2.8 GW of rooftop solar capacity in 2020, a 33% increase compared to 2.1 GW in 2019, according to data released by the country’s Clean Energy Regulator (CER) ...
West Bengal Allows Net Metering for Rooftop Solar Systems Installed Before June 30, 2021
The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has ruled that consumers who install solar photovoltaic systems before June 30, 2021, will be eligible for net metering facilities. Background The Commission ...
Empanelment Tenders Floated for 18 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects on Government Buildings
The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has floated tenders to empanel agencies for 18 MW of captive grid-interactive rooftop solar projects to be set up at government ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Sembcorp Awarded 60 MW Rooftop Solar Project in Singapore
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Sembcorp Industries said that its wholly-owned subsidiary Sembcorp Solar Singapore has been awarded a 60 MW solar ...
Tariff for a Delayed, Partially Synchronized Rooftop Solar System Slashed by 46%
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has issued directions for a new power purchase agreement (PPA) to be signed for a 1 MW rooftop solar power system at a revised ...
Consultants Invited to Assess Feasibility of Rooftop Solar Capacity at Airports
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the NTPC Limited, has invited bids from consultants to assess the potential and feasibility of ground-mounted and rooftop solar at the ...
NCR Transport Corporation Invites Bids for 11 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has floated a tender for 11 MW of rooftop solar systems at its stations, depots, and other buildings in the Delhi-Meerut Corridor. Bidders ...
Distribution Companies Must Honor Power Purchase Agreements: Mercom Webinar
Mercom India hosted a webinar to discuss the key takeaways from the Indian Solar market in 2020 and the outlook for 2021. N.L. Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director of SJVN, ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Yinson to Develop a 190 MW Grid-Connected Solar Project in Rajasthan
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Yinson said that its subsidiary Rising Sun Energy has received a Letter of Award from NTPC to ...
Malaysian Utility to Acquire 39% Stake in Sunseap’s Rooftop Solar Projects in Vietnam
TNB Renewables, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian utility company Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), will buy a 39% stake in five rooftop solar projects developed by Singapore-based Sunseap Group in Vietnam ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Indian Railways to Entirely Run on Renewable Energy by 2030
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal has said that the entire Indian rail network would be fully ...
ITI Invites Bids for 1.2 MW of Solar Projects with Net Metering in Kerala
ITI Limited, a government-owned telecommunication equipment manufacturer, has invited bids for the survey, supply, installation, and commissioning of 1.2 MW grid-connected rooftop or ground-mounted solar power projects with net metering ...
Bids Invited for Building-Integrated Rooftop Solar Systems in Kerala
The Steel Industries of Kerala Limited (SILK), a Kerala government-owned company, has floated a tender for 1 MW of on-grid building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system on the roof of the Chandrashekharan ...
