Another TANGEDCO Tender Sees Tepid Response: Bids for 300 MW Received on a 500 MW Tender
The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO), which had tendered 500 MW of solar to meet its renewable purchase obligation (RPO), has received technical bids to develop 300 MW ...
West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Tenders 20 MW (AC) of Solar
The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) has tendered two solar projects of 10 MW each to be developed at Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. This is an engineering ...
Karnataka Solar Policy: State Revises Solar Installation Target to 6,000 MW by March 2021
The government of Karnataka has announced amendments to the Karnataka State Solar Policy 2014-21. The estimated solar energy potential of the state has been updated from 20 GW to 24.7 GW ...
25 Indian States Fall Behind Solar RPO Targets
Twenty-five states in India have fallen behind their renewable purchase obligation (RPO) targets. The state-wise installation targets set by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) have not been ...
TANGEDCO Tenders Another 500 MW of Solar to Fulfill RPO
The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) tendered 500 MW (AC) of solar in a bid to fulfill its renewable purchase obligation (RPO). Interested solar developers have been requested ...
Top 10 Indian States Account for 90 Percent of Large-Scale Solar Installations and Pipeline
India has a total installed large-scale solar capacity of 9,018 MW and a solar pipeline of 14,030 MW as of December 2016, with the top 10 states accounting for approximately ...
Tepid Response to TANGEDCO’s 500 MW RfS in Tamil Nadu, Only 117 MW of Bids Received So Far
The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (TANGEDCO) has received weak response to its request for selection (RfS) to procure 500 MW of solar through a reverse auction. Bids of ...
MNRE Targets 20 GW of Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Capacity Addition in FY 2017-18
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has set a target of adding 20,450 MW of grid-connected renewable energy capacity in the financial year 2017-18. In a written reply ...
834 MW of Solar Projects Tendered in October, in India
Solar projects were announced at a fast pace in India with a total of 834 MW of solar PV tendered in the month of October through programs like the State ...
TANGEDCO Issues RfS to Procure 500 MW of Solar Power in Tamil Nadu, Any Takers?
The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) has issued a request for selection (RfS) to procure 500 MW of solar power from developers in Tamil Nadu through reverse auction ...
India Renewable Energy Policy Roundup: September 2016
Here is a policy roundup from central, state and government agencies from the month of September covering renewable energy in India. HERC Quadruples Incentives Provided to Rooftop Solar in Haryana ...
India’s Renewable Energy Installed Capacity Doubles with the Inclusion of Hydro
At the recently conducted Power Ministers’ conference in Goa, Hydro power has been granted renewable energy status. It was also decided that a separate renewable energy purchase obligation (RPO) should ...
Solar Renewable Energy Certificate Trade Volume in 2016 Surpasses Last Year’s Numbers
Solar Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) started trading in India in 2012 and have been growing steadily since the first year trading volume of 6,288. In 2014, there was a slight ...
APERC Proposes New RPO Targets
The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has proposed a new renewable purchase obligation (RPO) target for the next five years. The commission has proposed an extremely aggressive RPO target ...
Solar Installations in India to Double in 2016 with More than 4 GW, Reports Mercom Capital Group
Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy communications and research firm, today released its quarterly update on the Indian solar market. Mercom forecasts more than 4 GW in total solar ...
Mercom Capital Group Raises Indian Solar Forecast to Over 2 GW for 2015
Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy communications and research firm, today released its quarterly update on the Indian solar market. Mercom’s forecast for solar installations in India for CY ...
Cumulative Solar Installations in India Reach 3,000 MW, Mercom Capital Group Forecasts Installations to Double in 2015
Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its quarterly update on the Indian solar market. Cumulative solar installations in India crossed the 3 GW mark ...
New Solar Policy Announcements by the NDA Administration in India
There have been a slew of official and unofficial solar policy announcements coming out of India recently. Though most of these are still preliminary, the new announcements by the NDA ...
Mercom Capital Group Updates Indian Solar Installation Forecast to About 1 GW in 2014
Indian solar installations are forecast to be approximately 1,000 MW in 2014, according to Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm. Solar installations in India ...
India Solar Market Update – 2nd Quarter 2012
India has crossed the symbolic milestone of 1 GW in installations this year; at the time of this update, cumulative solar installations in India stood at approximately 1,040 MW. India ...
India 2011 First Quarter Solar Market Update – Focus on India’s solar policy framework
After the formal launch of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) in 2010, the markets have been closely watching the progress of India’s solar program as the JNNSM moves ...
