Utility Scale PV

Solar tops the installation list in 2017-18 with 264 MW of capacity commissioned to surpass wind for the period. Wind power remains leading renewable resource, as of January 31, 2018.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has announced 70 MW grid-connected solar PV power plant to be installed at Amguri Solar Park in Assam.

Larsen & Toubro Construction will install two 100 MW each solar power plants in the states of Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan.

With two new countries, the Republic of Guyana, and Togo, the number of nations to have ratified the International Solar Alliance (ISA) framework agreement has reached 21. ISA will host 6th International Steering Committee (ISC) meeting on February 20.

Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL) has announced a 1.2 GW tender for a grid-connected ground-mounted solar PV project to be installed in the Pavagada Solar Park.

India’s solar sector witnessed a huge growth in 2017. The country is close to 20 GW cumulative solar installation at the end of January 2018. Bridge to India has released several charts comparing renewable installations, tariff rates, and upcoming projects. The data shows India installed 8.5 GW utility-scale and 1.4 GW rooftop solar in 2017.

To date, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd has installed roughly 1 GW of renewables in India. NTPC is planning several projects including floating solar and battery storage projects nationwide.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has announced 2 GW worth of grid-connected solar PV projects to be installed across India. Out of its 20 GW tender plan for the 2017-18 fiscal year, approximately 8 GW has already been tendered.

The hybrid project will have energy source form both solar and wind, with an energy storage facility tentatively located in Andhra Pradesh.

Azure Power, one of India’s leading independent solar power producers, has commissioned a 100 MW NTPC solar power plant in Telangana.