NHPC tenders EPC work for 75MW of solar
Domestic bids are invited for the engineering, procurement and construction of 75MW of ISTS connected solar power projects anywhere in India for sale of energy through power exchange. Bidding closes on May 18.
Japan’s Mitsui to buy 49% in ReNew Power’s round-the-clock project
Japanese investor Mitsui has signed the agreement to raise a 49% stake in ReNew Power’s 1.3GW hybrid renewable energy project supplemented with up to 100MWh of battery storage. The project will supply 400MW of round-the-clock power to the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) under a 25-year power purchase agreement.
Tractor-mounted, hydraulic panel cleaning arm for solar farms
Tamil Nadu based Next Automation has come up with a tractor-mounted hydraulically operated arm as a fast, accurate, cost-effective, and water-efficient cleaning solution for panels in solar farms.
India’s utility-scale PV capacity hit 41.7GW in December
India installed 41.7GW of cumulative utility-scale solar capacity as of Dec. 31, 2021. It has another 44.6GW in the pipeline.
Rajasthan emerging as a solar hub
Rajasthan, which has already surpassed the 10GW milestone of installed PV capacity, has mopped up commitments for over INR 8 lakh crore of investment in the State’s energy sector alone.
Solar the energy workhorse in latest gloomy IPCC verdict
Photovoltaics can wipe out 4.25 billion tons of carbon emissions every year this decade, according to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Even so, the actions announced so far remain way short of what is needed, with capital flows to fossil fuels still greater than the cash directed toward combating climate change.
Tata Power commissions 160MW AC solar project for NTPC
Tata Power today announced its solar manufacturing and EPC arm had commissioned a 160MW AC solar project in Rajasthan within 15 months. The project was awarded to it by NTPC.
AC Energy to invest in PV in Bangladesh
AC Energy has revealed plans to invest in solar projects throughout Asia, including Bangladesh, by forming a joint venture with Germany’s ib vogt GmbH.
Tata Power commissions 300MW solar plant with single-axis PV tracker system
Tata Power Renewables Energy Ltd (TPREL), an arm of Tata Power arm, has commissioned a 300MW solar plant in Gujarat–the largest PV project utilizing single-axis trackers in India.
NTPC’s 160MW Jetsar solar project now fully online
The 160MW Jetsar solar project in Rajasthan is now fully operational with its second-part capacity of 80MW commissioned in March.
