
West Bengal Proposes New Regulations for Open Access Power Projects
The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has issued the draft ‘Open Access Regulations, 2022.’ Stakeholders can submit their suggestions and comments before June 2, 2022. The regulations will apply ...

Tender Floated to Install 10 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems in West Bengal
West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA) has invited bids to install 10 MW of rooftop solar systems in the state. The scope of work includes design, engineering, manufacture, procurement, ...

EPC Tender Floated for 20 MW of Solar Projects in West Bengal
The Durgapur Projects Limited (DPL) has issued a notice inviting tender (NIT) for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), including module manufacturing for 20 MW grid-connected solar projects on its ...

Empanelment Tender Issued for 2 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems in West Bengal
Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals (BCPL) has issued an expression of interest for the empanelment of vendors for installing grid-connected rooftop solar systems of 1 MW each at Manicktala and Panihati ...

Coal India Subsidiary Issues EPC Tender for a 25 MW Solar Project in West Bengal
CIL Navikarniya Urja (CNUL), on behalf of Bharat Coking Coal (BCCL), has invited bids for the design, engineering, procurement, supply, construction, erection, testing, and commissioning with an associated transmission system ...

Tender Issued for a 5 MW Solar Project in West Bengal
The Durgapur Projects Limited (DPL), a government of West Bengal enterprise, has invited bids for the design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, erection, and commissioning of Phase-II of 5 MW of grid-connected ...

Bids Invited for 15 MW of Grid-Connected Solar Projects in West Bengal
The Durgapur Projects Limited (DPL), a government of West Bengal enterprise, has floated two tenders for 15 MW of grid-connected ground-mounted solar projects in Durgapur, on a turnkey basis. In ...

Net Metering Request of a Government Entity for 3.7 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems Rejected
The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has rejected an industrial consumer’s petition seeking net metering approval for its grid-connected rooftop solar projects under the renewable energy service company (RESCO) ...

Bids Invited to Set Up 22.5 MW of Floating Solar Projects at Thermal Power Stations
The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) has invited bids for setting up 22.5 MW of grid-connected floating solar projects in the thermal power stations at Bakreshwar, Santhaldih, and ...

EPC Tender Issued for a 7 MW Ground-Mounted Solar Project in West Bengal
The Durgapur Projects Limited (DPL), a Government of West Bengal enterprise, has issued an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) tender for a 7 MW grid-connected ground-mounted solar project in Durgapur, ...

Energy Procured from a Captive Solar Project in West Bengal Allowed to Offset RPO in Odisha
The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC), in a recent order, ruled that the power generated from a 5 MW captive solar power project in West Bengal should be accounted and ...

EPC Tenders Issued for 20 MW of Solar Projects in West Bengal
The West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WBPDCL) has issued a notice inviting tender (NIT) from engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors to set up two 10 MW grid-connected ground-mounted solar ...

Empanelment Tender for 50 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar Projects Issued in West Bengal
West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) has invited bids to empanel agencies to install 50 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects on residential buildings in West Bengal. The ...

West Bengal Plans to Roll Out 1 Million Electric Vehicles in the Next Five Years
The Power Department of West Bengal has announced the Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2021, aiming to position the state as a sustainable transportation infrastructure hub. Through the move, the state ...

CESC Invites Bids to Procure Power from Solar and Other Renewable Sources
CESC Limited, the Kolkata-based company of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, has invited bids for the procurement of power from solar and non-solar renewable energy sources in or outside West Bengal ...

West Bengal Allows Net Metering for Rooftop Solar Systems Installed Before June 30, 2021
The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has ruled that consumers who install solar photovoltaic systems before June 30, 2021, will be eligible for net metering facilities. Background The Commission ...

BHEL Floats O&M Tender for a 10 MW Solar Project in West Bengal
Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited (BHEL), a government of India undertaking, has floated an operations and maintenance (O&M) works tender for West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company's 10 MW solar project ...

Bids Invited to Set Up a 5 MW Floating Solar Project at a Thermal Power Station
The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) has invited bids for setting up a 5 MW grid-connected floating solar power project at the Santhaldih Thermal Power Station in Purulia ...

Tender Floated for Setting Up 9.9 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems in West Bengal
The West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA) has invited bids for the design, manufacturing, installation, and commissioning of 9.9 MW of rooftop solar power projects on a turnkey basis ...

O&M Tenders Issued for Solar Projects in West Bengal
The Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has issued two tenders for operation and maintenance (O&M) services. It has invited bids for the O&M works for the West Bengal Electricity Distribution ...

West Bengal Reissues Tender for 10 MW of Floating Solar Projects
The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) has reissued a tender to develop 10 MW of grid-connected floating solar projects on ponds at the Sagardighi Thermal Power Project, Murshidabad, ...

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 ...

West Bengal DISCOM’s PSA with SECI for 100 MW of Solar-Wind Hybrid Power Approved
The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) approved the power sale agreement (PSA) executed between India Power Corporation Limited (IPCL) and the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for the ...

West Bengal Tops List of States Buying ‘Dirty’ Coal-Based Power
West Bengal tops the list of states buying 'dirty' coal power, according to the latest coal power procurement assessment conducted by the Centre of Science and Environment (CSE). The assessment ...

SECI Issues Tender to Construct a 25 MW Solar Project at a Coal Washery in West Bengal
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a tender on behalf of the Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) to construct a 25 MW solar power project at its ...