State Bank India (SBI) has raised the first tranche of $650 million through the issue of its first green bond, which is a part of SBI’s goal of raising $3 billion to fund renewable energy […]
India has contributed an amount of $1 million for the development of a solar project at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The contribution will help reduce the headquarters’ carbon footprint and promote sustainable […]
Revayu Energy has completed work on the 4 kWh solar wind hybrid pilot power plant at Goa Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) premises, Verna in the state of Goa. Currently, it is expected to […]
ACME Solar Holdings, has commissioned a 200 MW solar power plant at the Bhadla solar park, in Rajasthan. The project has been designed with a capacity utilization factor (CUF) of 30 per cent and is […]
The State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) has approved a plan for setting up a solar power plant in Banka district and a biomass power plant in West Champaran in the state of Bihar at estimated […]
Central Electronics Limited (CEL) has invited bids for providing consultancy services for 20 MW of grid connected solar capacity at various locations of CSIR Laboratories on. The scope of work involves site survey, preparation of […]
The Odisha government has approved NHPC Limited’s plan for setting up a 40 MW solar power project at Ganjam district in the state. The project will be developed on approximately 180 acres of land at […]
Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL) has invited Request for Proposal (RfP) bids for providing environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) consultancy services including internal evacuation infrastructure and associated transmission lines for implementation of the […]
A total of seven companies have submitted the technical bids for development of the 500 MW of solar capacity tendered by Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA). These include Eden (EDF) (50 […]
A total of six companies have won the bids for implementing the 1,200 MW ISTS-connected wind power capacity (Tranche V) tendered by the Solar Energy Corporation (SECI’s). These are: Torrent Power Limited, Adani Green Energy […]
The Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) has issued the Draft Solar Energy Policy for the year 2018 to promote both solar photovoltaic (PV) energy and solar thermal energy in the state. Key features of […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has amended the national wind-solar hybrid policy to broaden the definition of “battery storage”. The word “battery” has been removed from the phrase “battery storage” in Clauses […]
The Himachal Pradesh government has approved the Saur Sinchayee Yojana, which will provide over 5,850 agricultural solar pumps to farmers in the state at a subsidised rate. The budget for this programme has been set […]
The Supreme Court has vacated the stay order by the Orissa High Court for the imposition of safeguard duty on imported solar panels and modules. Earlier, the Orissa High Court had stayed the imposition of […]
The MNRE has asked the central and state governments as well as PSUs to follow a timetable for tendering solar PV capacities in the future. As per the timetable, the Solar Energy Corporation of India […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has requested the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) to expedite the process for the exercise of the safeguard duty pass-through option. The pass-through option had been made applicable for solar […]
The MNRE is planning to reduce the commissioning timelines of solar power projects. To this end, a proposal has been floated for amending the competitive bidding guidelines for the procurement of power from grid-connected solar […]
The MNRE has directed SECI to set the maximum permissible solar tariff at Rs 2.50 per kWh without safeguard duty and at Rs 2.68 per kWh including safeguard duty. Reportedly, the MNRE reviewed NTPC’s recently […]
The Karnataka government has issued a notification clarifying that solar rooftop installations below 1 MW capacity will not have to be inspected by the chief electrical inspector. The notification also states that all rooftop solar […]
SECI has rolled out a tender for the development of a 160 MW solar-wind hybrid power project with a battery energy storage system at Ramagiri, in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. The scope of work includes […]
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