India Power wins Albania’s large-scale solar tender
The Indian company will build a 100 MW solar park in the Akërni salt flats, near Vlorë. A 50 MW section of the plant will sell power to the local distributor at €59.9 per MWh over a 15-year period, while the remaining portion will sell electricity at market prices.
The weekend read: Getting rolling
The first companies are demonstrating that today it can be worthwhile commercially to back electric vehicles in combination with solar generation and storage. Particularly in the case of public charging stations, solar power used for electric vehicle charging could become the basis for a profitable operator model in the future.
Indian PV procurement leapt to 3 GW in October figures
Developers gave short shrift to gloomy predictions about depreciation, protectionism and tax headwinds as tendering and auction figures soared, but they shied away from the tough price caps set for SECI’s procurement exercises.
SECI director floats idea of further large-scale reservoir PV
With the Solar Energy Corporation of India having already proposed 10 GW of solar be located on artificial bodies of water over the next three years, Shailesh Mishra has mooted ambitious plans at four more locations.
Hits and misses among latest 10 GW solar tender amendments
While the timelines for PV power plant execution and completion of manufacturing facilities are now more realistic, production obligations – especially for capacity utilization – need to be revisited.
Azure commissions 95 MW in Gujarat 5 months ahead of schedule
The 95 MW project is part of a broader 260 MW generation capacity allocation the IPP received from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. Generated electricity will be sold through a PPA between Azure Power and Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd., at a rate of INR 2.67, for a 25-year duration.
China may raise 2020 solar target to over 200 GW
The target of 105 GW of cumulative installed photovoltaic power, which was originally planned to be achieved by the end of the decade, has already been surpassed. PV Info Link now reports that the 2020 solar target may be revised upwards to between 210 GW and 270 GW.
Solar still gaining as coal’s share of national capacity falls
India saw an increase in PV’s share of national generation capacity in the third quarter, as 2 GW more solar was added despite worries buffeting the industry.
Azure Power agrees Rs2.59 tariff for latest 300 MW project
The developer will supply energy to the NTPC under a 25-year PPA and can build the project anywhere in India, with construction slated to finish in early 2021.
SoftBank and Essel to develop 500 MW solar park
A failed association with IL&FS has failed to deter SoftBank from its plan to invest a staggering $1tn in Indian solar by 2030. Now the Japanese funding giant is working with Essel Infraprojects on a 500 MW plant, with further details yet to be revealed.
