GAIL tenders EPC of 17.5 MW floating solar plant
GAIL (India) Ltd has invited bids to set up a 17.5 MW (AC) grid-connected floating solar plant on engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) at its Pata facility in the Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh
‘Soft-connected’ floating PV for offshore scenarios
An international research team has tested a floating PV system with a “soft-connected” configuration under offshore conditions, using six modular pontoons linked by elastic bar elements to simulate mooring lines and connection ropes.
OMC Power eyes 1 GW distributed renewable energy portfolio
The PAT-positive distributed renewable energy player, backed by Japan’s Mitsui & Co. and Chubu Electric Power, is targeting a 1 GW portfolio within five years, with rooftop solar, floating PV, and rural electrification at the center of its growth strategy.
New study estimates India’s solar potential at 10,830 GW
A new study by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has estimated India’s total solar potential at 10,830 gigawatts (GW), significantly higher than the previous 2014 assessment of 748 GW by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). The study revisits conventional solar deployment areas such as barren and unculturable lands and explores additional avenues to expand the country’s solar potential.
Kudankulam nuclear power plant to host 50 MW floating solar
Nuclear Power Corp. of India Ltd (NPCIL) has approached Ciel & Terre for installing a floating solar plant on a sea water dyke at its Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant.
Ciel & Terre’s 120 MWp Omkareshwar floating solar project features many firsts
Ciel & Terre has announced the completion of a 120 MWp floating solar array at Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh. The installation features many firsts by the company, including rock bolt anchoring, customized floating inverter barge based on reinforced fibre glass polymer, and floating system built using spin welding method.
NTPC Renewable Energy tenders 56 MW floating solar with 60 MW/240 MWh battery storage
NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd is accepting bids to set up a grid-connected 56 MW floating solar PV project with 60 MW/240 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) on a turnkey basis at its North Karanpura thermal power station in Jharkhand.
GAIL launches 17.5 MW floating solar EPC tender
GAIL (India) Ltd is accepting bids to set up a 17.5 MW (AC) grid-connected floating solar power plant at its Pata plant in the Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh.
Gujarat seeks consultant for 14.2 GW of pumped storage projects, tenders 110 MW floating solar EPC
Gujarat State Electricity Corp. Ltd (GSECL) is looking to assess the feasibility of 14,210 MW of pumped storage projects across 16 locations in Gujarat. It has also tendered EPC of 110 MW floating solar in the state.
Welspun New Energy commits INR 13,500 crore for pumped storage, floating solar in Odisha
Welspun New Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state government of Odisha to establish a 1.2 GW pumped storage and a 1 GW floating solar project in Odisha.
