By Anukriti Renewable resources emerged as the leading preference for new power generation technologies in 2017 as clean energy sources accounted for a 70 per cent share in net generation capacity additions worldwide, supplying an […]
By Ashay Abbhi The dynamics of financing renewable energy projects in India have evolved as the sector is undergoing a paradigm shift. Deemed to already be a challenge, access to competitive finance for projects has […]
India is betting big on renewables with a target to set up 175 GW of capacity by 2022. Both domestic and international players have joined hands with the government to achieve this target. But it […]
On November 8th, LONGi Solar announced that tests conducted by TÜV-SÜD, an independent third-party test institute, proved the photoelectric conversion efficiency of LONGi Solar’s 60-cell PERC module reached 20.83%, again breaking the monocrystalline PERC module […]
As India moves aggressively towards its goals of renewable energy capacity addition and universal power supply, a key area of concern is the inadequate availability of transmission infrastructure. A focus on developing intra-state transmission systems […]
The West Bengal government has agreed to provide 41.11 acres of land for the development of 10 MW Salboni Solar Power Project at the West Midnapore area in the state. The state government will be […]
The Maharashtra government has imposed an electricity surcharge of Re 0.10 per kWh on commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers for financing the state scheme to provide 25,000 solar pumps to farmers. Reportedly the total expense […]
The REC Limited, which was formerly known as the Rural Electrification Corporation of India, has raised an amount of $700 million through an initial foray of its $5 billion global medium-term-note (GMTN) program into the […]
Azure Power has commissioned a solar plant of capacity 95 MW out of the total 260 MW capacity it had won for development in Gujarat. In June 2017, Gujarat Urja Vikas Limited had invited bids […]
SB Energy is likely to invest in the development of 500 MW capacity under the 750 MW Rajasthan solar park project. The investment is expected to reduce the time required to build the project from […]
The Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) has invited bids for the development rooftop solar power projects having a cumulative capacity of 20 MW in the state. The scope of work for this tender includes […]
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has invited RfQ bids for the supply and instrumentation and control of module cleaning system at the 75 MW Charanka grid connected solar PV power project in Gujarat. The scope […]
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has invited Request for Quotation (RfQ) bids from developers to jointly participate in the bidding process of NTPC’s 190 MW Kudgi wind-solar hybrid power project in Karnataka. BHEL is planning […]
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has tendered a 1 MW solar PV project at the Begumpet airport in Hyderabad on a turnkey basis. The scope of work includes site survey, shadow analysis, complete design […]
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has allowed net metering for a 3.34 MW rooftop solar PV project to be developed at the Gautam Buddha University (GBU), premises in Greater Noida. The University has […]
The Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (AERC) has issued AERC (Deviation Settlement Mechanism and related matters) Regulations, 2018 to maintain grid discipline and security in the state. These regulations will be applicable on all types of […]
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has amended the Request for Selection (RfS) for setting up of 10 GW of ISTS-connected solar PV power projects linked with 3 GW of solar manufacturing capacity. According […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has prepared a draft certification program along with the appropriate quality guidelines for wind power projects in India. The guidelines have been made in consultation with National […]
The increasing threat of climate change and rising oil prices have led most countries to start moving away from fossil fuels to adopt more renewable sources of energy instead. This has resulted in an unprecedented […]
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