Uma Gupta
BGR Energy Systems gets Irish ally to produce green hydrogen
Ireland’s Fusion Fuel Green would first set up a demonstrator plant for BGR Energy to generate cost-competitive green hydrogen. The plant would come up in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district in the second half of 2021. It would then co-develop projects with BGR throughout India.
Fourth Partner and coal firm Indika Energy launch joint solar venture in Indonesia
The joint venture company, Empat Mitra Indika Tenaga Surya (EMITS), will provide onsite and offsite solar, battery storage and EV charging infrastructure solutions to Indonesia’s commercial and industrial sector. It expands Fourth Partner Energy’s footprint in South-east Asia while taking Indika Energy a step closer towards meeting its commitment to increase revenues from the non-coal segment by 50% by 2025.
Solar surpasses wind in India
In January, India’s cumulative PV capacity reached 38.8 GW. This was enough to surpass wind and make solar the first renewable energy source in the country.
SECI tenders 1785 MW of solar capacity in Rajasthan
Developers can bid for anywhere from 10 MW to all of the available capacity. The projects are to be developed on a build-own-operate basis in minimum sizes of 10 MW. Bidding closes on April 19.
HPCL fuel stations get street lamp integrated EV charger
Magenta Power has installed street lamp integrated EV chargers at HPCL fuel stations in Delhi and Mumbai. The company aims to deploy 1000 units of these charging solutions across the nation this year.
Borosil Renewables posts a 74.3% y-o-y revenue growth in first nine months
The Indian solar glass manufacturer reported net revenue of around INR 300 crore during the current fiscal’s nine months ended December 2020, with the best-ever quarterly earnings of INR 140 crore coming from the third quarter.
REIL seeks 150,000 multi-crystalline silicon solar cells
Bids are invited from Indian manufacturers to supply four-/five-busbar multi-crystalline silicon solar cells rated for 4.5W peak output. Bidding closes on March 15.
Cabinet approves India, France MoU on renewable energy
The Memorandum of Understanding entails joint research and development projects in solar, wind, hydrogen and biomass energy.
Tata Power to set up 15 MW solar plant for Tata Steel
The solar plant in the Jamshedpur city of Jharkhand is expected to generate an average 32 million units of electricity per year, offsetting approximately an average 25.8 million Kg of CO2 annually.
MSMEs can contribute 16 GW in meeting solar target
The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises is working with the World Bank to bring in a credit guarantee mechanism to make financing accessible to unrated MSMEs for implementing rooftop solar projects.
