IFC to Help Burkina Faso Assess Economic Benefits of Solar Energy Storage Systems
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the financial wing of the World Bank Group, has signed an agreement with Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Energy to assess the economic benefits of private ...
Madhya Pradesh Issues RfP for 25 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects with Battery Storage
The Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) to select contractors for grid-connected and off-grid rooftop solar projects within the state. The off-grid ...
Central Coalfields Tenders 20 MW of Solar Projects in Jharkhand
The Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), has announced a tender to develop 20 MW of solar projects at Piparwar, located in Jharkhand. The deadline ...
Andhra Pradesh Floats Tender to Procure 350 Electric Buses
The Andhra Pradesh state government is looking to deploy electric buses on specific routes in the state. To this end, the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) has issued ...
The Right Mix of Energy Storage Technologies Can Have a Huge Impact: Interview
As India installs solar and wind energy at a rapid pace, grid congestion is a regular occurrence, power cuts are still prevalent, and curtailment of solar and wind is rampant ...
Energy Vault Raises $110 Million from SoftBank Vision Fund for Gravity-Based Storage
Energy Vault, an Idea lab company that has developed a transformative technology to store energy has raised $110 million in Series B funding. The investment was made by SoftBank Vision ...
SECI Issues Tender for a 15 kW Solar Project at an Indian Army Post in Siachen Glacier
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a tender for setting up 15 kW of solar power projects with storage facility for one of the army posts at ...
SECI Issues Tenders for 1.2 GW Solar, 1.2 GW Hybrid, and 1.2 GW of Solar with Storage
The Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd. (SECI) recently issued three tenders for the expansion of renewable capacity in the country. One for solar, one for solar with storage, and ...
AES, Mitsubishi and Tata Commission 10 MW Battery Energy Storage System in Delhi
The 10 MW grid-connected system will be owned by AES and Mitsubishi Corporation. Fluence, a supplier of energy storage technology jointly owned by Siemens and AES, supplied the Advancion lithium-ion ...
AIIM to Invest $31 Million in Off-Grid Solar Solutions Provider BBOXX for a Minority Stake
BBOXX, an affordable clean energy solutions provider to off-grid communities in Africa, has announced that Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), through its AIIF3 fund, is investing $31 million for a minority stake ...
World Bank to Invest $1 Billion Towards Battery Storage to Promote Renewables Globally
The World Bank Group has committed $1 billion for a new global program to accelerate investment in battery storage for energy systems in developing and middle-income countries. The program is ...
Australia Approves 200 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Project with Storage
Australia could soon be home to one of the largest wind-solar hybrid power projects with storage in the world. The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has approved the development ...
MNRE Broadens the Definition of ‘Storage’ in its Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has amended the National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy to remove the word ‘battery’ from the relevant clauses in order to broaden the definition ...
Government Plans to Set up 25 GW Solar Capacity in Ladakh
According the Power Minister R.K. Singh, the Indian government is planning to bring a single bid for setting up 25 GW of solar capacity in Ladakh, reported by PTI. This ...
CERC Releases Procedural Guidelines for ISTS Connectivity of Renewable Projects
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has released procedural regulations for granting Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) connectivity to renewable energy projects. This procedure is being issued in accordance with Regulation ...
New Water-Based Battery to Store Solar, Wind Energy
Researchers at Stanford claim to have developed a water-based battery that can provide a better solution than lithium-ion for storing solar and wind energy, according to the journal Nature Energy. Though ...
Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Tenders 14 MW of Solar
The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) tendered 14 MW of solar to be installed on 37 stations and other premises owned by Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation (NMRCL). The bid-submission ...
NALCO Tenders 50 MW Solar Project
The National Aluminum Company Limited (NALCO) tendered a 50 MW solar project on Engineering Procurement and Construction basis (EPC) to be developed in any state in India. The bid-submission deadline ...
