Adani Green commissions 50 MW solar project in Uttar Pradesh
The latest addition in Chitrakoot follows the commissioning of a 25 MW solar plant in January this year.
Larsen & Toubro begins constructing 300 MW solar plant in Saudi Arabia
The Indian multinational will build the plant on an engineering, procurement and construction basis for the consortium of UAE-based renewable energy developer Masdar, France’s power utility EDF Renewables and Saudi Arabian company Nesma.
Adani Green’s operating solar capacity grew 38% during FY2021
The developer added 825 MW of solar capacity during the fiscal. This, together with 100 MW of new wind, raised the developer’s total operating renewable capacity to 3,470 MW.
Another bidding extension for 75 MW solar project in Uttar Pradesh
Developers now have until April 27 to bid for the capacity in the Uttar Pradesh Solar Park. Technical bid shall be opened on April 28.
GSECL tenders 312 MW grid-connected solar in Gujarat
The Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL) has floated two separate tenders inviting bids to set up an aggregate 112 MW of grid-connected PV capacity across GETCO substations and 200 MW in Dholera Solar Park, respectively.
Larsen & Toubro secures 1.5 GW solar EPC order in Saudi Arabia
The 1.5 GW Sudair Project is Saudi Arabia’s largest solar plant with power purchase agreement signed. It is also one of the world’s largest PV plants.
Saudi Arabia’s second PV tender draws world record low bid of $.0104/kWh
The record low price was offered for the 600 MW Al Shuaiba PV IP project, which competed in the second round of the country’s procurement scheme for renewable energies.
ReNew Power commissions 110 MW solar project in Rajasthan
The solar farm benefits from a power purchase agreement with the Solar Energy Corporation of India at an INR 2.49/kWh (US $0.034/kWh) tariff. The electricity generated will be supplied to the state Discom of Rajasthan.
Unsigned PPAs halting India’s renewable energy growth
Nearly 19 GW of renewable energy capacity tendered by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is on hold due to electric distribution companies’ unwillingness to sign the power purchase agreements. Manufacturing-linked solar projects alone account for a 63% share of the capacity in limbo.
Uttar Pradesh extends bidding for 75 MW grid-connected solar
Developers now have until April 15 to bid for setting up the capacity on a ‘build-own-operate’ basis. The capacity shall come up in the Uttar Pradesh Solar Park.
