Highlights

The state-owned hydropower producer has landed a 100 MW solar project from the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd at INR 2.69/kWh tariff.

Australian startup Gelion is seeking to commercialize a non-flow zinc-bromide battery based on a stable gel replacing a flowing electrolyte. According to the manufacturer, the device is safe, robust and recyclable.

The ground-mount solar capacity commissioned is part of the 160 MW Jetsar solar project in the Sri Ganganagar District.

The oil and gas major, with a current installed base of 448 EV charging stations and 30 battery swapping stations, plans to expand the charging station network in a phased manner over the next three years. The first phase will focus on nine cities, including Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Surat, and Pune.

The German EPC player has hit the 1 GWp milestone of installed PV capacity in India with the delivery of a 250 MW solar plant for Fortum. Around 40% of the plant is equipped with high-performance bifacial modules.   

Scientists in India conducted a techno-economic analysis for a 100 MW production line for carbon-electrode perovskite solar modules, located in Himachal Pradesh, India. The analysis concludes that, even at the smaller scale, this emerging technology could achieve cost levels comparable with today’s silicon solar products.

At COP26 Summit in Glasgow, prime minister Narendra Modi also announced India’s pledge to increase its non-fossil energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030. The nation would also increase renewable energy’s share in its overall energy generation mix to 50% by 2030.

The Chinese inverter company has shipped more than 10 GW of solar inverters in India since it began its operations in the market in 2014.

Developers have until December 6 to bid for setting up a cumulative 1.2 GW of wind-solar hybrid capacity on a build-own-operate basis anywhere in India.  

The Indian multinational has elevated Shilpa Urhekar to the position of national head-India for its solar EPC business.