Solar manufacturers now have until March 26 to bid for domestic manufacturing and supply of solar modules with made-in-India PV cells.

Presently, the combined solar capacity installed by leading coal companies stands at around 1.7 GW, supplemented by an additional 51 MW from wind mills.

The winning developers will set up renewable energy projects backed with energy storage system to supply firm and dispatchable RE power in a demand-following manner.

Tata Power Solar Systems has commissioned a 100 MW solar PV plant coupled with a 120 MWh utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The BESS for the project was supplied by Tata AutoComp Systems.

Larsen and Toubro Ltd has emerged as the lowest bidder for the 100 MW floating solar plant to be set up at Getalsud Dam in the Ranchi district.

The Indian business delegation, led by the representative from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, included key officials from leading companies significantly contributing to the production of green hydrogen and its derivatives in India, such as Acme, Avaada Group, Hygenco, and Torrent Power.

SJVN Green Energy Ltd (SGEL) has received Letter of Awards to set up 1,352 MW of agriculture feeder-level solar power plants in Maharashtra.

Gensol Engineering Ltd will deploy a 70 MW/140 MWh battery energy storage system for use by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) on an on-demand basis.

SJVN Green Energy Ltd (SGEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN, has signed a 500 MW solar power usage agreement and a 100 MW solar power purchase agreement with Rajasthan Urja Vikas and IT Services Ltd.

The state government stated that more than 100,000 people have been registered on the portal under the PM Suryaghar Yojana for residential rooftop solar systems in the state so far.