CAPEX or OPEX – Ways to Finance Rooftop Solar Systems and Realize Huge Savings
Rooftop solar systems empower consumers with two distinct benefits – savings on power costs and contribution to the environment by going green. The two most popular models are- OPEX and ...
Sri Lanka Seeks Consultants to Study Feasibility of Rooftop Solar on Government Buildings
Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA) has issued a tender notice for hiring consultants to carry out a pre-feasibility study to implement rooftop solar systems on government buildings. The last ...
Cost of Large-Scale and Rooftop Solar Projects Rose Slightly in Q3 2020
The average cost of large-scale solar projects stood at about ₹34.5 million (~$466,468)/MW as of the third quarter of 2020 (Q3 2020), according to Mercom’s recently released Q3 2020 India Solar ...
Solar Plus Storage Solutions Provider, Yotta Energy, Raises $5 Million in Seed Funding
Yotta Energy, a U.S.-based solar storage solutions provider, announced that it raised $5 million in a seed funding round. Fiftysix Investments, Skyview Ventures, EDP Ventures, and other undisclosed investors participated ...
Why Rooftop Solar Makes Sense for C&I Businesses During COVID-19
The global Coronavirus pandemic has made commercial and industrial customers realize that going solar is one of the best ways to cut down operational costs. Energy costs account for around ...
Meghalaya to Empanel Developers for 10 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar Projects
The Meghalaya Power Distribution Corporation Limited (MePDCL) has floated a tender to empanel developers for 10 MW of residential grid-connected solar rooftop projects in the state under the second phase ...
Telangana Issues Empanelment Tender for Residential Rooftop Solar Projects
The Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation Limited (TSREDCO) has floated an empanelment tender for 1-10 kW capacity of residential rooftop solar projects. The rooftop solar systems will be installed ...
Tata, Fourth Partner, and CleanMax Emerge as Leading Rooftop Solar Installers in 1H 2020
Tata Power Solar, Fourth Partner Energy, and CleanMax emerged as the top rooftop solar installers in India in the first half (1H) of the calendar year (CY) 2020, according to ...
ITI Limited Invites Bids for a 1.5 MW Solar Power Project in Raebareli
ITI Limited, a public sector undertaking under the Department of Telecommunication, has invited bids to develop a 1.5 MW grid-connected solar power project at its manufacturing facility in Raebareli district ...
REIL Floats Two Tenders for Supply of Solar Module Mounting Structures
Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL), a joint venture between the Government of India and the Government of Rajasthan, has floated two tenders for the supply of solar photovoltaic (PV) ...
Madhya Pradesh Floats Tender for 30 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects Under RESCO Model
Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL) has floated a request for proposal (RfS) for 30 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects under the Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) model ...
GAIL Seeks Project Management Contract Services for 2.64 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects
The Gas Authority of India (GAIL) has floated a tender seeking project management contract (PMC) services to set up 2.64 MW of rooftop solar projects at its complex at Auraiya ...
Tender Issued to Install 10 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems at Bus Depots and Terminals in Pune
The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML), a public transport service provider, has floated an expression of interest (EoI) for 10 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects under the Renewable ...
Tender Announced for 12 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems on Government Buildings in Gujarat
The Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA) has issued a tender for 12 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems on government buildings in the state. The rooftop systems will range from ...
Apple, Amazon, Walmart Lead Corporate Solar Installations in the US
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has come out with its latest report, ‘Solar Means Business,’ which tracks U.S. solar installations that support commercial activities. The eighth annual edition of ...
Australia Installed Nearly 12 GW of Rooftop Solar Capacity as of August 2020
Australia installed 107.56 MW of rooftop solar capacity in August 2020, an increase of 67 MW compared to 175 MW installed in the same month last year. In all, Australia ...
Blackstone Sets Up a $250 Million Fund for Distributed Renewable Projects
The United States-based global investment firm, Blackstone, has announced a $250 million fund for distributed and sustainable energy infrastructure assets to ride on the renewable energy wave that’s sweeping energy ...
Tamil Nadu to Empanel Vendors for 5 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar Projects
The Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) has issued a tender to empanel vendors for 5 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects for domestic customers in the state. The projects ...
SECI Announces Yet Another Deadline Extension for 97.5 MW Rooftop Solar Tender
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has yet again extended the timeline for its tender for 97.5 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems on government building across the country ...
IPGCL Secures Lowest Bid of ₹3.09/kWh for RESCO Bids in Residential Rooftop Solar
The Indraprastha Power Generation Company Limited (IPGCL) has announced the tariff quoted by the lowest bidders (L1) for its rooftop solar projects under the RESCO model (Parts A and B) ...
Bids Invited to Set Up a 2 MW Rooftop Solar System at a University in Uttarakhand
Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a public sector enterprise, has issued a tender for 2.285 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems at the G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and technology in ...
Delayed Rooftop Solar Projects Liable for Reduced Tariff, Rules Karnataka Commission
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has declared that the cancellation of a power purchase agreement (PPA) between the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) and a rooftop solar project operator ...
Assam Issues Tender for 2 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar Systems
The Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) issued a tender for 2 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar power projects. The solar systems will be set up in the residential sector ...
NOIDA Floats Tender for 10 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects on its Buildings
The New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) has issued a request for proposal for 10 MW (AC) of rooftop solar projects on its buildings under the RESCO model. The scope ...
Madhya Pradesh Seeks Interested Parties to Purchase Solar from RESCO Rooftop Systems
The Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL) has issued an expression of interest (EoI) to purchase power from solar rooftop projects installed with ‘zero upfront investment’ through the RESCO ...
