Top 5 most-read solar stories of 2024
As we enter the new year, look back at 2024’s top 5 most read stories on pv magazine India platform.
Servotech secures 1,094 solar pumps order from UPNEDA
Servotech has won the order for supply, installation and commissioning of 1,094 grid-connected agriculture pumps along with solar power plants.
Grew’s TOPCon solar modules to power farming in Narangwadi
Grew Energy has supplied 4,704 units of its 550 Wp solar modules for a 2 MW AC PV project installed under the PM Kusum-C initiative in Narangwadi, Maharashtra.
Hero Future Energies commissions 29 MWp C&I solar project
Hero Future Energies has commissioned a 29 MWp solar project for offtake by BASF India, KEMS Forging, VRKP Sponge and Power Plant, and Aurigene Oncology.
JSW Energy acquires O2 Power
JSW Energy Ltd has acquired O2 Power, a 4.7 GW renewable energy platform, at an enterprise value of INR 12,468 crore ($1.47 billion).
Gensol Engineering secures 276 MW DC solar EPC contract from NTPC
Gensol Engineering Ltd has secured engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), along with three-year operation and maintenance, of a 225 MW AC (276 MW DC) grid-connected solar PV project. The project will be located at GSECL Solar Park in Gujarat.
ReNew sells 300 MW solar asset in Rajasthan for $176 million
The 300 MW solar project, located in Jaisalmer, benefits from a 25-year power purchase agreement with Solar Energy Corp. India Ltd at INR 2.55/kWh. It has been operational for three years.
ACME Solar secures financing for 300 MW solar-wind hybrid project, wins 300 MW PV project
Acme Solar has secured INR 1,988 crore in term loan financing for the development and construction of a 300 MW solar-wind hybrid renewable energy project. It has also secured a 300 MW solar power project in a SECI auction (XVIII tranche).
SECI allocates 600 MW of solar at $0.036/kWh
Acme Solar, Adani Renewable Energy and ReNew have emerged winners in Solar Energy Corp. of India’s 1 GW solar tender.
Pumping underground water in the desert with PV, wind
Scientists have designed a system that combines solar panels, wind turbines, and battery storage to operate water pumping systems in Jordan. They simulated it under several scenarios in search of the optimal size.
