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AAI’s Deoghar airport to get a solar rooftop

The Airports Authority of India Limited has invited bids to set up a 330 kWp (DC) grid-connected solar power system at Deoghar Airport in Jharkhand. Bidding closes on December 1.

World could add more than 900 GW of solar by 2025 if politicians grasp the nettle – IEA

With the International Energy Agency publishing its latest five-year clean energy forecast today, pv magazine takes a look at the solar content of the 162-page document.

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Nalanda University to get a 5 MW solar plant

Bids are invited from government-owned entities to set up a ground-mounted, grid-connected solar plant at the university’s campus in Bihar. The plant is to be installed in EPC mode. Bidding closes on November 27. 

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AAI, NTPC sign MoU to make airports 100% solar-powered

Initially, solar plants shall be set up at airports in Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan, which require a PV capacity of around 55 MW and 8 MW, respectively, to become 100% solar-powered.

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Rooftop solar market in 2020 

It has been a rocky year for installers with issues like availability of modules from Chinese suppliers, restricted construction due to local lockdowns, and uncertainty over import duties. Going forward, the market could see a dramatic rebound if net-metering is allowed with a current cap of 1 MW and re-introduced in the states that have shifted to gross-metering.

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NTPC tenders for solar EPC contractors and developers

The state-run power company has invited engineering, procurement and construction services contractors and developers to bid for its solar project contracts, excluding the supply of PV modules. Applications can be submitted until November 19.

State-owned renewables funding body aims for Rs2406 crore income this year

The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency provides loans for clean power and energy efficiency projects. Its gross income in the last fiscal year rose to INR2372 crore – around 17% growth over the previous year’s INR2022 crore.

Indian researchers create bio-inspired algorithm for MPPT optimization

Indian researchers have created a hybrid salp swarm algorithm to optimize MPPT tracking in PV systems under partial shading conditions. It is based on the swarming behavior of salps in the ocean.

India added 883 MW of rooftop solar in nine months despite Covid-19

With 380 MW of generation capacity, Gujarat accounted for 43% of new rooftop solar installations during the January-to-September period.

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Uttarakhand seeks installers for solar plants under self-employment scheme

Developers have until November 30 to lodge their interest with Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) to install and support PV plants for beneficiaries of Mukhyamantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana. A total of 10,000 solar power plants (in sizes up to 25 kWp) are proposed to be set up under the scheme.

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