India’s Wind Installations Increased 8% YoY to 229 MW in Q4 2022
Total wind capacity installations in India increased year-over-year (YoY) by 8%, with 229 MW added in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022 against 212 MW installed during Q4 2021. However, ...
Tamil Nadu Invites Bids for 20 MW Rooftop Solar Systems
The Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) has invited bids for the installation and commissioning of 20 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems on government buildings, state-run industrial units, and ...
Top Five States for Utility-Scale Solar Installations in 2022 [Infographics]
The utility-scale solar installations in India stood at 52.71 GW, according to Mercom India Research’s latest available data at the end of the January-September period (9M). The full-year number for 2022 ...
Tamil Nadu Could Add 25 GW of Wind Power Capacity by 2030: GWEC Report
Tamil Nadu could add 25 GW of new wind power capacity by 2030, according to a new roadmap released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). Tamil Nadu has an ...
IIT Madras Deploys Wave Energy Generator off Tamil Nadu Coast
Researchers at IIT Madras claimed to have developed an energy converter that can generate electricity from sea waves. Trials were completed successfully in the second week of November. The test ...
Karnataka Leads Solar Open Access Installations in Q3 2022
Karnataka was the top state for open access solar installations in the third quarter (Q3) of the calendar year (CY) 2022. The state was followed closely by Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, ...
India-Denmark Collaborative Study Identifies 15 Offshore Wind Sites
A Danish-Indian collaborative study, which aims to support India’s 30 GW offshore wind target by 2030, has identified fifteen zones for the first offshore wind development project. The study was ...
BHEL Floats O&M Tender for a 40 MW Solar Power Project in Tamil Nadu
Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has invited bids for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of a 40 MW solar power project of NLC India in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu. The ...
MNRE Issues Draft Tender to Lease Sea Bed for 4 GW of Offshore Wind Projects
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a draft tender to select wind power developers for leasing sea-bed areas to develop 4 GW of offshore wind power projects ...
APTEL Sets Aside TNERC Order, Says Solar Developer Entitled for Preferential Tariff
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has ruled in favor of a solar developer and said that the developer is entitled to a tariff of ₹7.01 (~$0.085)/kWh as it commissioned ...
Electricity Tariff Hike Could Nudge Tamil Nadu C&I Entities to Adopt Solar Open Access
Commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers in Tamil Nadu are considering switching to solar open access projects under captive and group captive mode as opposed to buying power from the state-owned ...
Tender Issued for 20 GWh of Solar Power Via Open Access by Tamil Nadu Milk Co-operative
The Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation (Aavin) has issued a tender to procure 20 GWh of solar power per year through open access projects for five years. The contracted ...
Tamil Nadu Issues Multi-Year Electricity Tariff Order, Introduces a Green Tariff of 10%
Retail electricity tariffs for high tension (HT) consumers have gone up by 6% to 18% in the recently announced order by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) for the ...
Tender Issued for Shifting a 2.4 MW Solar Power Project in Tiruchirappalli
The Tiruchirappalli City Corporation has issued a tender for the design, shifting, installation, and commissioning of an existing 2.4 MW solar power project from the Panchappur sewage treatment plant to ...
Bids Invited to Install LiDAR Buoys to Capture Wind Resource Data off Tamil Nadu Coast
The National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has invited bids for the supply, installation, and commissioning of an integrated floating buoy for mounting offshore light detection and ranging (LiDAR) together ...
Bids Invited for 2.1 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems at Atomic Research Center in Tamil Nadu
Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research (IGCAR) has invited bids to install and commission 2.1 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems (without battery bank) in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. The scope ...
Solar Adoption Has Helped Southern Railway Save ₹20 Million Annually in Power Bills
Southern Railway is saving ₹20 million (~$251,388) annually on its power bills by opting for solar energy. The South Zone of Indian Railways installed 192 kW of solar systems during ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: ACME to Build ₹524.74 Billion Green Hydrogen Project in Tamil Nadu
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: ACME Group announced an investment of ₹524.74 billion (~$6.61 billion) to build green hydrogen and ammonia projects ...
Tamil Nadu Secretariat to Install a 100 kW Solar-Powered EV Charging Station
The Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA), the state agency for augmenting renewable energy, is setting up a 100 kW solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging station at the Tamil Nadu ...
CERC Awards Transmission License to Evacuate 1 GW of Renewable Power in Tamil Nadu
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) recently granted a transmission license to Karur Transmission to evacuate 1,000 MW of renewable power from the Karur/Tiruppur wind energy zone in Tamil Nadu ...
Bids for 12 GW of Offshore Wind Energy to be Issued in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat in Three Years
In a meeting on transmission planning for offshore wind energy projects in India, R.K Singh, Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy, announced that bids would be issued ...
BHEL Invites Bids for Trading Renewable Energy Certificates at Power Exchanges
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has invited bids from traders to procure renewable energy certificates (RECs) from the National Load Despatch Center (NLDC) and trade them at the power exchanges ...
Statkraft Commissions 55 MW Open Access Solar Project in Tamil Nadu
Norway-based renewable energy company Statkraft has announced the commissioning of its 55 MWAC (76 MWDC) Nellai solar project. Developed under the group captive model, the project is located at Ettanakulam ...
Ministry of Power Proposes New Program to Liquidate the Past Dues of DISCOMs
The Ministry of Power (MoP) announced that it is working on a program to mitigate the financial woes of the Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) by liquidating their dues. The delay in ...
Tamil Nadu Issues Priority Order for Open Access Consumers to Procure Energy
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has issued an amendment to the 'Grid-Connectivity and Intrastate open Access Regulations, 2014.' The amendment seeks to prioritize energy adjustment from different sources ...
