Bidders Go to Court Over Lack of Transparency in EESL’s Solar Pumps Auction
Last week, the Delhi High Court directed the Government of India to respond to a petition filed by domestic solar manufacturers, who have requested the termination of the Pradhan Mantri ...
Chhattisgarh Floats Tender for 20,000 Solar Pumps
Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) has invited bids for 20,000 solar pumps in the state. The tender seeks the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of the 3 HP ...
Ceiling Tariff of ₹3.10/kWh Set for Small Solar Projects Under KUSUM Program
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has approved several deviations in the request for selection (RfS) and power purchase agreement (PPA) for procurement of power from the small capacity ...
Bids Invited to Solarize Agricultural Pumps Under KUSUM Program in Kerala
The Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) has invited bids for a rate contract to solarize 500 HP of grid-connected agricultural pumps under Component C of ...
Villages Reap Benefits from Punjab’s First Solar-Based Water Supply Projects
The Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Department has set up the first-of-its-kind solar-based water supply projects at Jagrawan-Muradpur and Talwara villages of Jalandhar district under the 'Har Ghar Paani, Har ...
ITI Seeks Business Associates to Install 191,000 Solar Pumps Under KUSUM Program
ITI Limited, a government of India undertaking, has invited bids to select business associates to install 191,000 off-grid solar pumping systems under Component B of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja ...
Maharashtra Needs Stable Policy to Meet Solar Targets: Industry Reacts
The solar industry is optimistic about achieving the Maharashtra government's target of installing 13 GW of solar projects by 2025 and has called for creating an investment-friendly environment and proactive ...
West Bengal to Solarize 700 Grid-Connected Agricultural Pumps Under KUSUM Program
West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) has invited bids to install and commission distributed grid-connected solar systems for agricultural consumers under Component C of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan ...
NTPC Invites Bids for the Solarization of 47 ISA Member Countries
NTPC Limited has invited expressions of interest (EoI) for the solarization of 47 least developed countries (LDC) and small island developing states (SIDS) member countries of the International Solar Alliance ...
MNRE Asks Stakeholder Comments on Draft Tender for Installing Solar Pumps
The Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is set to implement Component-B of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) program. Under the program’s component B, ...
Amendments MNRE Needs to Consider for KUSUM Solar Pump Program to Scale
The government launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) in February last year. The objective of this innovative program is to help farmers achieve financial stability ...
MNRE’s New Clarifications for the KUSUM Solar Program
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued clarifications for three components of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) program. The MNRE launched the guidelines for ...
Uttar Pradesh to Install 179 Community Solar Tubewells under KUSUM Program
The government of Uttar Pradesh has come up with a new program for small and marginal farmers to promote solar energy in the state. The government has proposed a 'community ...
MNRE Invites Bids to Install 50 Innovative Solar Pumps Under KUSUM Program
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) invited innovators, manufacturers, service providers to submit an expression of interest (EoI) for the installation of innovative solar pumps. MNRE will shortlist ...
MNRE Proposes Centralized Tendering for 450,000 Solar Pumps Under KUSUM Program
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has proposed initiating a centralized tendering process for the current year's target of 450,000 standalone solar pumps under Component B of the ...
MNRE Clarifies its Subsidy Allocation Plan for KUSUM Solar Pump Program
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued new clarifications for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) program. According to the clarifications, for Component ...
MNRE Allows System Integrators to Bid for Component C of KUSUM Solar Pump Program
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released amendments to the guidelines for the implementation of Component C of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan ...
REIL to Empanel Businesses to Install Solar Pumps in Himachal Pradesh
The Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL) has invited bids to empanel business associates to market, install, and commission 10 HP (horsepower) of off-grid solar water pumps in all districts ...
Haryana to Install 466 Grid-Connected DC Solar Pumps Under KUSUM Program
The Haryana Development Renewable Agency (HAREDA) has invited bids for 466 grid-connected DC solar pumping systems. The last date for the submission of bids is July 20, 2020. The contract ...
Chhattisgarh Floats Tender for 20,000 Solar Pumps
The Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) has issued a tender for the installation of 20,000 solar irrigation pumps in the state. The tender calls for 12,200 solar pumps ...
MNRE Warns Against Fake Websites for KUSUM Program for Solarization of Agriculture
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a notification stating that some new fake websites have come up posing as the registration portal for the Pradhan Mantri ...
MNRE to Encourage Innovative Solar Pump Technologies Under KUSUM
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued draft guidelines for the installation of innovative standalone solar pumps and has invited comments and suggestions from stakeholders. The last ...
Rajasthan Sets ₹3.14/kWh as Levelized Tariff for Solar Projects Under KUSUM Program
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has set the pre-fixed levelized tariff for Component-A of the Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja Suraksha Evan Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) program at ₹3.14 (~$0.044)/kWh. The Commission ...
Haryana to Hold Pre-bid Meeting for Solarization of 466 Pumps Under KUSUM Program
The Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) has invited bidders for a pre-bid meeting for the solarization of 466 grid-connected solar pump sets on two selected feeders at Biana in ...
Budget 2020: For Renewable Energy, “The Devil is in the Detail”
On February 1, 2020, when Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Budget for the financial year (FY) 2020-21, with a budget allocation ₹220 billion (~$3.08 billion) for the power ...
