Highlights

The Indian multinational EPC provider has secured power transmission lines and substations projects in Saudi Arabia and the domestic market.

Waaree Renewable Technologies reported a revenue of INR 351 crore and a net profit of INR 55.3 crore in FY 2022-23.

Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Ltd has launched a tender to allot sites for developing a cumulative 13.8 GW of pumped hydro storage capacity in Madhya Pradesh. Interested developers must submit bids by July 4.

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NHPC has secured a 200 MW solar project within Gujarat State Electricity Corp Ltd’s 600 MW solar park at Khavda in Gujarat.

The state-owned power finance company aims to meet 20% of the INR 15 lakh crore ($181.25 billion) financing requirement for India’s targeted 500 GW of installed RE (non-fossil fuel) capacity.

Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar, Assam, have designed a formamidinium tin iodide (FASnI3) active layer-based perovskite solar cell that achieves an admirable power conversion efficiency of 31.57% while scoring well on other performance parameters too. 

NTPC, on behalf of Unión Eléctrica de Cuba (UNE), is accepting bids to develop a 60 MW grid-connected solar project in Cuba. The prospective developer will execute the capacity on a ‘build-own-operate-transfer’ basis. Bidding closes on July 20.

Chinese researchers have developed a solar cell using CsSnI3 perovskite, known for its unique phase transitions and near-IR emissions. By simulating the device with various electron transport layers (ETLs) and hole transport layers (HTLs), they determined that the optimal cell could be created using a titanium oxide (TiO2) ETL and a nickel(II) oxide (NiOx) HTL.

Qcells says it is building a pilot line for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells that will start operations later this year in South Korea. It is working closely with its team in Germany, where it has already established another pilot line for tandem cells.