MSEDCL tenders 445MW of distributed solar under PM KUSUM
March 17 is the deadline to bid for setting up grid-connected solar power plants in sizes of 0.5MW to 2MW on uncultivable land for selling the power to the State Discom.
Work begins on world’s largest PV system on a stadium roof
The stadium of German football club SC Freiburg will host a 2.4MW rooftop solar array that will be built with heterojunction modules provided by Swiss manufacturer Meyer Burger.
Husk Power Systems secures largest-ever debt finance for solar microgrids in rural India
The Bihar-based rural clean energy services provider has received US$4 million from India Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) to construct 140 microgrids in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Mobile solar pumping system deployed in remote areas
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar have developed a solar power system that can be easily moved between farms to pump water for irrigation. The kit comprises solar panels and an inverter to power a surface-mounted pump.
Oriano closing in on 70MWp out of 168MWp captive solar project in Chhattisgarh
The Mumbai-based utility-scale solar power development and EPC company has announced it expects to commission 70MWp of ‘captive mode’ solar capacity in Chhattisgarh by mid-April. The capacity is part of a 168MWp open-access PV order from diversified business conglomerate HIRA Group.
Rooftop solar price to keep rising this year
British analyst GlobalData has predicted residential and commercial rooftop panels will not return to a declining price trend until next year, with post-Covid logistics headaches the cause, rather than a polysilicon shortage.
SECI invites global bids for 100 MW floating solar in Jharkhand
Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has invited global bids for the installation and commissioning of a 100 MW (AC) floating solar project at Getalsud Dam in the Ranchi district. The installer’s scope of work also includes ten years of operations and maintenance of the solar plant. Bidding closes on March 31.
Solar power prices rising with demand
Recent BloombergNEF research shows that corporations procured a record 31GW of renewable energy in 2021, and LevelTen Energy says that growth occurred despite more than a year of price increases.
MNRE notifies framework for promotion of distributed renewable energy-based livelihood applications
The framework will guide the state-level and central government ministries and other stakeholders in formulating schemes and programs for the promotion of distributed renewable energy-based livelihood applications.
Gujarat tenders 300 MW of ‘capex mode’ residential rooftop solar
March 7 is the last date to submit bids for the installation and commissioning of grid-connected rooftop solar plants in various sizes for rural residential consumers in the State.
