Distributed solar

TP Renewable Microgrid Ltd and National Dairy Development Board will collaborate to enhance sustainability and operational efficiency within the milk value chain. This includes the solarization of dairy cooperative societies, bulk milk coolers, and milk chilling centers, facilitated by solar microgrid technology.

Gensol Engineering Ltd has emerged as winning bidder for engineering, procurement, and construction of 116 MW (150 MWp) of solar projects in Gujarat. It will install these projects for feeder-level solarization.

The project was conceptualized by National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) and Delhi electricity distribution company BSES to demonstrate a model concept for solar net-metering combined with EV fast charging.

Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency has partnered Husk Power Systems for inter-connected minigrids and isolated minigrids, rooftop commercial and industrial (C&I) solar, productive use of energy (PUE), and appliance sales and financing.

Onix Renewable arm Onix Trans Stellar will build 187 MW of solar projects under Component C of PM KUSUM Scheme. It will execute these projects across 60 different locations in Gujarat.

Ishan Chaturvedi, director and co-founder at Vareyn Solar , talks about harnessing solar power with solar cooperatives in India. 

The Italian government has issued a new decree to completely ban solar from agricultural land. The new provisions will not apply to projects currently undergoing the approval process.

A new study evaluates seven different configurations of hybrid renewable energy systems to meet the electricity requirements of an off-grid village community in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, cost-effectively and sustainably. It finds the system combining solar PV panels, wind turbines, biogas generator, lithium-ion battery, converter, electrolyser, and hydrogen tank to be the best performing as it has the lowest fuel consumption rate, net present cost, levelised cost of energy, and cost of hydrogen.

A new report says that while the national-level transition towards clean electricity is progressing well in India, it is far more uneven at the state level. It highlights the need for states to strengthen regulatory frameworks and develop transition plans.

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) will work with the government of Bhutan to enhance energy access and ensure energy security in Bhutan through solar energy interventions and diversification of the nation’s energy portfolio.