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Tamil Nadu tenders 20 MW rooftop solar under Capex mode

Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency has invited bids to install an aggregate 20 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar capacity under CAPEX mode in the State of Tamil Nadu.

Impact of dust, heat, soiling on solar project performance

Scientists in Morocco recently conducted a year-long study on the impacts of soiling on PV modules in arid, dusty conditions. They found that soiling could contribute to daily performance losses of as much as 15%.

India misses 2022 renewables target of 175 GW by 30%

India has installed a cumulative renewables capacity (excluding large hydro) of 122 GW as of December 31, 2022, falling 30% short of its 175 GW target. While solar addition has remained more consistent than wind over the last few years, 2023 is going to be a challenging year for PV installation due to the shortage of domestically manufactured modules.

Solar in 2023

Here are three trends in the solar sector that will gain momentum in 2023, leading to wider PV implementation.

Delhi can achieve 100% renewables by 2050

The energy system in Delhi can transform from being heavily based on coal, biomass for cooking, and fossil gas in 2020 towards completely based on solar PV and renewable energy imports from neighboring states by 2050, as solar PV emerges as the least-cost energy source, according to researchers from LUT University.

“Govt looking at both supply and demand side drivers for green steel production”

Union steel minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said yesterday the government has put in place a national green steel policy and is looking at both demand-side and supply-side drivers for decarbonizing steel production.

CleanMax and Meta partner on 33.8 MW of wind-solar project

CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions will develop 33.8 MW of wind-solar project to power Meta operations in India.

Godrej & Boyce eyes 30% annual growth in solar EPC portfolio

The company’s electricals & electronics division aims to grow its solar EPC business at 30% annually for the next three years. With this growth, it expects the EPC business to touch a size of INR 500-700 crore by the end of FY 2025-26.

KPI Green wins 33 MWp captive solar order from panel manufacturer

This is the largest single solar order received by the Gujarat-based developer.

Roadblocks to rooftop solar  

India is long way behind its rooftop solar target of 40 GW by 2022 with just 10.4 GW installed till September (Source: Bridge To India). Amplus Solar team speaks to pv magazine about factors holding back rooftop solar development in India.

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