India signs MoU on energy efficiency programmes in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand
India’s Energy Efficiency Services Ltd has agreed to provide technical advisory, project management, contracting and implementation support for energy efficiency programmes in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
India installed about 14 GW of solar in 2022
India installed 13,956 MW of new solar capacity from January to December. This included 11.3 GW of utility-scale PV, about 1.9 GW rooftop, and nearly 700 MW off-grid/distributed.
REIL tenders 50 MW rooftop solar on government buildings
Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Ltd (REIL) is accepting bids to develop grid-connected rooftop solar plants on government buildings across India. The plants are to be developed under the RESCO model.
India to add 45 GW of corporate renewables over five years
Bridge To India analysts expect corporates in India to drive 45 GW of renewables capacity addition over the five years ending 2027. Open-access solar will continue to be the dominant source for power procurement.
Tamil Nadu tenders 20 MW rooftop solar under Capex mode
Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency has invited bids to install an aggregate 20 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar capacity under CAPEX mode in the State of Tamil Nadu.
Delhi can achieve 100% renewables by 2050
The energy system in Delhi can transform from being heavily based on coal, biomass for cooking, and fossil gas in 2020 towards completely based on solar PV and renewable energy imports from neighboring states by 2050, as solar PV emerges as the least-cost energy source, according to researchers from LUT University.
Roadblocks to rooftop solar
India is long way behind its rooftop solar target of 40 GW by 2022 with just 10.4 GW installed till September (Source: Bridge To India). Amplus Solar team speaks to pv magazine about factors holding back rooftop solar development in India.
Servotech to install solar-plus-storage carport with EV charging at MNRE premises
Servotech Power Systems will deploy a 5 kW solar carport paired with lithium battery storage and two 11 kW DC fast EV chargers at the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) premises in Delhi.
SIMA-managed fund approves $1.999 million low-cost loan to Loom Solar
The Energy Access Relief Fund, managed by Social Investment Managers and Advisors (SIMA), has approved $1.999 million for a subsidized 5% USD financing to Loom Solar.
How variable is rooftop solar power?
A research group has developed a new methodology that shows PV systems located in the same area could have similar distributions of power ramps. Their three-step method could be used for the dimensioning of rooftop arrays and the scheduling of daily operations.
