Solar Auctions in 2018: Who Had the Biggest Share of the Pie?
India's solar market is on a roll with over 24 GW of large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity installed in the country as of December 2018. According to Mercom India Research, ...
2018 Ends with a Bang with Solar Tenders of Over 13 GW Announced in December
After a lull, the month of December 2018 witnessed a huge surge in tender announcements, nearly nine times more than the 1.4 GW tendered in November 2018. This was also ...
UPDATED – How Low Did It Go: 5 Lowest Solar Tariffs Quoted in 2018
In 2018, over 13 GW of solar capacity was auctioned through the year with the lowest discovered tariff in these auctions recorded at ₹2.44 (~$0.0355)/kWh, which has quoted four times ...
BREAKING: West Bengal Auctions 5 MW of Floating Solar PV
The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) has successfully auctioned a 5 MW, grid-connected floating solar photovoltaic (PV) project to be developed in the district of Murshidabad. When contacted ...
Sterling & Wilson Wins Bid to Develop 9.9 MW Grid-Connected Solar at Cochin Airport
Sterling & Wilson, an Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) company has won the bid to develop 9.9 MW of grid-connected solar project for CIAL Infrastructures Ltd. CIAL Infrastructures is a ...
MNRE to Tender 17 GW of Solar and Over 3.5 GW of Wind Projects by March 2018
Following a recent lull in tender activity, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is preparing to announce a spate of tenders for solar projects in the coming four ...
Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency Bids for 50 MW of Solar Amid Lack of Response for the 500 MW Tender
The Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) has bid for 50 MW of solar in the 500 MW tender floated by the state’s DISCOM, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation ...
931 MW of Solar Tendered and 504 MW of Solar Auctioned in January 2017, in India
In January 2017, 931 MW of solar was tendered in India, compared to 1,776 in December 2016. January witnessed five times more capacity auctioned, compared to December, in which 100 ...
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 ...
NTPC Invites Bids to Develop 17 MW Solar Project in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has invited bids to develop a 17 MW grid-connected solar PV project in the village of Manglutan in South Andaman of the Andaman and ...