Cleantech Solar commissions 30 MW open-access project in Maharashtra
The solar plant in the Beed district will supply power to leading corporate customers under the captive structure.
Indian commercial and industrial solar market reaches 10,485 MW
India’s commercial and industrial solar sector added 501 MW of solar capacity in the January-March period of 2021, taking the cumulative C&I PV capacity to 10,485 MW as of March 31, 2021.
Renew Power to build 500 MW of open-access renewable energy project for RackBank data center
The Haryana-based developer will construct, own, and operate up to 500 MW of hybrid renewable energy generation capacity to meet the requirements of RackBank’s hyper-scale data center.
India offers fastest energy payback on silicon solar rooftop systems
The energy payback time of a silicon PV rooftop system mounted in India is only 0.44 of one year (160.6 days), compared to 0.53-0.67 year in Africa, 1-1.3 years in Europe, and 1.42 years in Canada, reveals a world map by German research body the Fraunhofer Institute of Solar Energy Systems (ISE). For the calculation, the report authors considered the installation used a typical, Chinese-made, 60-cell, PERC, 19.9%-efficient solar module.
Amp Energy India raises US$ 100 million from Danish investor
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Amp Energy have signed a US$200 million investment pact with each partner committing to $100 million. The investment will allow Amp Energy to add 1.7 GWp of utility-scale and commercial and industrial renewable energy projects.
Financial feasibility of behind-the-meter solar-plus-storage in India
A new report says solar-plus-energy storage will become an attractive investment option for commercial consumers in India as early as 2023 for electricity bill reduction. For high-tariff paying residential consumers, the system will reach grid parity post-2027. The report findings are based on the levelized cost analysis of solar-plus-energy storage systems for consumers in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu.
Arc-shaped PV system for agrivoltaics from Germany
The PV mounting system was developed by Germany-based Goldbeck and will initially be available in the Netherlands from 2022. The company will test the new technology in a 45 MW PV project.
Mahindra & Mahindra adopting a 58 MWp solar plant for self-consumption
The captive solar plant will quadruple Mahindra & Mahindra’s renewable energy share from 12% to 56% in Maharashtra. It shall be developed by ReNew Power arm on a build-own-operate basis.
Commercial and industrial rooftops in India could deploy 1,875 MW of solar in 2021
According to a new report, India’s commercial and industrial sector will increase its rooftop solar deployments by 47% year-on-year, with bifacials and large-size high-wattage modules offering cost-effective support for reducing electricity costs.
Fourth Partner Energy acquires 8.9 MW solar portfolio from Statkraft
The acquisition is in line with the Hyderabad-based corporate solar developer’s plan to ramp up. For Norwegian developer Statkraft, the selloff is part of its strategic plan to exit the distributed solar segment in India and focus on developing large-scale projects.
