UL Launches Mobile OVRT Lab in India for Solar and Wind
Underwriters Laboratories, commonly known as UL, a global safety science company, has come up with India’s first mobile over-voltage ride through (OVRT) laboratory to help solar and wind companies comply ...
ONGC Floats Tender for a 15 MW Solar Project at its Vagra Site in Gujarat
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), a leading public sector undertaking, has floated a tender for the construction and installation of a 15 MW solar project at its ...
Jaipur Dairy Floats a Tender for 1.5 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects
The Jaipur Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Limited (JZDUSSL), known as the Jaipur Dairy, has floated a tender for the supply and construction of 1.5 MW of roof-mounted captive solar ...
Sterling and Wilson’s Net Profit Reaches ₹1.25 Billion in 1H of FY 2020
Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd. (SWSL), the solar engineering and construction arm of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, has announced its results for the second quarter (Q2) and the first half ...
BHEL Floats O&M Tender for a 10 MW Solar Project at Haveri in Karnataka
Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd. (BHEL) has floated operation and maintenance (O&M) tender for work on Karnataka Power Corporation’s (KPCL) 10 MW solar power project located at Haveri in Karnataka. The ...
Kerala Extends Validity of Consumer Incentives for Off-Grid Solar Systems by 2 Years
The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has extended the validity of its incentives for off-grid solar projects by extending the program by another two years. KSERC, in its order ...
Solar Power Generation Dipped in the Third Quarter of 2019 By Nearly 14%
Solar power generation numbers declined by 14% quarter over quarter (QoQ) in the third (Q3) quarter of 2019. Solar power generation in India stood at 10,530 million units (MUs), according ...
Canada’s Institutional Investor CDPQ to Invest $75 Million in Azure Power
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), one of Canada’s leading institutional investors, has announced that it will invest $75 million in Azure Power Global Limited, a solar power ...
Solar Developers Can Install DC Capacity Higher than the Project’s Contracted AC Capacity
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued an advisory that clarifies that as long as a solar PV project is in accordance with the contracted alternating current ...
MNRE’s New Solar Bidding Guidelines Say No Power Backdown Without Formal Instructions
To expedite and streamline the process of developing solar projects, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued amendments to its guidelines for the competitive bidding process. The ...
Meghalaya Floats Tender for 3 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects with Net Metering
Meghalaya New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (MNREDA) has issued a tender for 3 MW grid-connected solar rooftop projects under the net metering arrangement. The tender has been floated under ...
Cochin Port Trust to Install Nearly 1 MW of Rooftop and Floating Solar Systems
Cochin Port Trust (CoPT), a government of India enterprise under the Ministry of Shipping, has invited bids for both rooftop and floating solar power projects at its premises. Initially, approximately ...
Aditya Birla Group Sets up a 24 MW Solar Power Project in Odisha
In a move that highlights the growing importance of solar power, Aditya Aluminium, which is a unit of the Aditya Birla Group, has set up a 24 MW solar power ...
AAI Floats Tender to Procure Open Access Solar Power for Amritsar Airport
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has issued a tender for the procurement of solar power by Amritsar Airport through open access. According to the tender documents, Amritsar Airport is ...
Assam Draft Policy Sets Solar RPO Target at 7.25% for FY 2019-20
The Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (AERC) has issued a draft policy announcing its renewable purchase obligation (RPO) from 2019 to 2022. The draft policy has also amended certain sections of ...
Tata Memorial Center Issues Tenders for 2 MW of Solar Projects
Tata Memorial Center has issued notice inviting tenders (NIT) for installation of solar power projects at Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Center, in Mohali, Punjab. The total capacity of ...
Maharashtra DISCOM to Procure 500 MW of Renewables with Energy Storage to Meet its RPO
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has filed a petition before the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) seeking its approval for the procurement of 500 MW of flexible ...
NTPC Seeks to Procure 100 MW of Solar or Wind Power with a Tariff Cap of ₹3/kWh
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has issued a tender to procure 100 MW of power from solar or wind power projects. The bid submission deadline is September 11, 2019 ...
NTPC Retenders 20 MW of Floating Solar Projects for its Gas Plant in Uttar Pradesh
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has retendered and invited fresh bids for a 20 MW floating solar project. The project is to be established at the reservoir of NTPC ...
Southern and Western Regions of India Recorded Zero Power Supply Deficit in Q1: CEA
During the first quarter (Q1) of the financial year (FY) 2019-20, India’s power supply increased slightly with the power deficit declining to 0.4% from the 0.6% recorded during the Q1 ...
Bhakra Beas Management Board to Install Rooftop Solar at its Non-Residential Buildings
The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), a government agency formed to operate dams, has decided to install grid-connected rooftop solar PV projects on the roofs of its non-residential buildings and ...
EESL Floats Tender for 100 MW of Solar Projects in Maharashtra
The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture between the public-sector units of the Ministry of Power and the central government, has issued a Request for Selection (RfS) to ...
MNRE Orders Setting Up of Dispute Resolution Committee for Solar and Wind Sectors
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued an order to establish a system to resolve disputes between solar and wind energy developers and the Solar Energy Corporation ...
Solar Installations Jumped from Just 3 GW to 25 GW in 4 Years Under PM Modi
It has been a little over four years since the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) administration under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over and it is a good ...
India’s Solar Capacity Reaches 30 GW Milestone
Solar installations in India have reached 30 GW according to preliminary figures from Mercom’s India Solar Project Tracker. The share of solar capacity grew from 6.6% as of March 2018 ...
