Uttar Pradesh cabinet approves tariffs for 72 MW solar projects
The power produced by NTPC (40 MW) and Sukhbir Agro Energy (32 MW) will be purchased by Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited at tariffs of Rs 3.02/KWh and Rs 3.05/KWh, respectively, for a period of 25 years.
Uttar Pradesh to tap state water bodies for solar power
Jal Shakti minister Mahendra Singh wants to achieve a win-win by wiping out his department’s Rs3,000 crore electricity bill and selling clean energy to the Ministry of Power. His solution involves ambitious plans for floating PV in Uttar Pradesh.
Tata Power to develop 150 MW solar for Tata Power-Distribution
The project has to be commissioned within 18 months from the date of execution of the power purchase agreement.
ReNew Power the first Indian company to cross 5 GW renewables mark
The developer has achieved a first for India and announced another 3 GW of clean energy capacity will be on the way in the next 18 months.
BHEL tenders for operations and maintenance of 50 MW solar plant in Madhya Pradesh
November 4 is the last date to bid for the NTPC Mandsaur plant, which uses 40 numbers of 1250 KW grid-interactive power conditioning units (inverters).
Abu Dhabi’s Masdar gets CCI nod to buy stake in Hero Future
Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy business Masdar is wholly owned by the emirate’s state-owned Mubadala Investment Company. Established in 2006, it develops utility-scale and off-grid renewable energy projects.
7 GW solar tender gets one-week extension—but will it help?
The manufacturing linked ISTS tender may face a ‘no bid’ situation even with amendments and bidding extensions, industry insider Gopal Lal Somani tells pv magazine as he explains the major reasons for developers’ cold response to some of the recent tenders.
Afghanistan kicks off tender for another 40 MW solar project
The facility will be developed under the World Bank’s Scaling Solar initiative on a public-private partnership basis in Herat province.
The long read: Progress on Indian PV quality
While India’s government is taking steps to control the quality of the modules and cells used in solar projects, there is still much to improve upon when it comes to field installation and component selection.
JinkoSolar launches Tiger module Down Under
The Chinese manufacturer officially unveiled its high-efficiency product in Melbourne after celebrating a 13.6 MW panel order from the nascent Hungarian PV market.
