Uma Gupta
UP KVIB floats Rs 36.7m tender for solar spinning wheels
U.P. Khadi & Village Industries Board (KVIB), Lucknow, has invited bids for 12-spindle solar charkhas (spinning wheels), with all fittings and equipment. The complete solar kits include single panels with batteries, control units, motors, luminaires and additional 12 V output ports, with minimum eight-hour backup.
Waaree Energies commissions 49.5 MW in Vietnam
The Mumbai-based EPC contractor and module manufacturer expects its international business to account for more than 15% of its overall revenue. The company’s latest installation, in Vietnam, marks the completion of over 600 MW of solar EPC projects, with an additional 100 MW in its international pipeline.
Japanese firm Mitsui invests in Mahindra Susten to support its solar expansion
The Mahindra Group cleantech firm will continue to have majority 51% stake in its subsidiary Marvel Solren, with Mitsui owning the balance. Currently, Marvel operates four distributed solar projects in India with a combined capacity of 16 MW, which the two partners aim to expand to 150 MW by 2023.
MNRE invites gravity storage, solar-driven hydrogen production research proposals
The preliminary proposals must reach the ministry by June 30. These will be examined by a committee and the shortlisted parties will be invited to submit final proposal.
India’s solar cell exports to USA lose preferential treatment
Having acted against Turkey, the Trump administration has removed India too from the list of nations exempt from import tariffs on solar cells and modules.
ISA invites bids for solar PV project development in member countries
Following Indian utility National Thermal Power Corp.’s proposal for PV projects in International Solar Alliance member countries, the organization has invited bids from companies in such nations with comparable credentials and experience, as long as they own at least 250 MW of solar capacity.
India set to acquire lithium for EV batteries in 6 months
The acquisition would be made through Khanij Bidesh India Ltd (KABIL)—a joint venture of three public-sector mining units—which recently visited the Lithium Triangle countries in South America (Chile, Argentina and Bolivia) to explore the possibility of lithium acquisition.
IGL extends bid deadline for solar PV system plus battery tender
Bidding is now allowed up to June 20. Bidders are required to submit the respective corrigendum along with the bid, duly signed and stamped.
SECI trims 100 MW Telangana solar project
The tendered solar PV capacity for state-owned coal mining company Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is now revised to 90 MW (AC). Further, the commissioning period has been increased to 12 months.
Tata Power to develop 100 MW project at Gujarat’s Raghanesda Solar Park
The company’s renewable capacity under implementation has now swelled to 500 MW, which is in addition to the operating capacity of 2,268 MW.
