Utility Scale PV

Solar power generators have until February 3 to bid for supplying the power from their proposed or under-construction PV projects under a 25-year PPA. 

Bidders have until February 3 to lodge their interest for the solar projects to be set up anywhere in India.

The PV plant, in the Bikaner district of the state, is the largest PV power project in India owned and operated at a single location by a developer.

The solar sector in India bounced back to make 2021 the best year in new PV capacity addition. The year also witnessed a massive response to PLI tender for solar manufacturing and launch of 50 GWh battery cell tender and green hydrogen mission.

The Chinese inverter maker has expanded its offerings in India beyond commercial and residential solar sector by launching 250 and 253 kW inverters for the utility segment. It also plans to bring its offgrid solutions to the Indian market in 2022.

The Chinese inverter maker has signed a contract with India-based Rays Power Infra to supply 1,500V, 3.125 MW central inverters to the 280 MW solar project, set to be installed in the Rangpur district of Bangladesh.

The core objective of renewable energy deployment in India is to promote economic growth, enhance energy security, increase energy access, and reduce climate change. Sustainable development is possible by the use of clean energy and by ensuring access to affordable and reliable energy for every citizen.

Germany’s TÜV Rheinland is investigating how photovoltaics could be used for powering railway traction networks in a 14-month research project.

The developer installed a record 1.5 GW of renewable energy capacity within the current fiscal year alone. This includes more than 1.3 GW of utility-scale solar projects and over 150 MW of wind.

A new report analyzes the current status of banking provisions across solar and wind energy rich states in India, along with the implications of these restrictive provisions upon the renewables sector.