Chinese module prices to fall by 15% from Q4 2022 to Q4 2023, says CEA
Solar module prices will be pressured by rising industrial capacity this year, with capacities doubling in the ingot/wafer stages and potentially quadrupling for polysilicon by 2027, according to the latest PV pricing report from Clean Energy Associates (CEA).
Hartek Solar secures 22 MW floating PV project from SJVN Green
Chandigarh-based Hartek Solar has secured the EPC and operation and maintenance contract for a 22 MW DC (15 MW AC) floating solar PV power project in Himachal Pradesh.
SECI launches 2 GW solar tender
Developers have until May 10 to submit bids for setting up 2 GW of solar power generation capacity, connected to the interstate transmission system, anywhere in India. The projects are to be developed on a build-own-operate basis.
Larsen & Toubro wins substation package for renewable energy parks in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh
The Indian multinational EPC solutions provider has secured substation packages for renewable energy parks at Khavda and Kurnool.
SJVN secures $111.3 million Japanese loan to fund solar projects
SJVN has secured around INR 915 crore ($111.3 million) loan to partly finance its 90 MW Omkareshwar floating solar project in Madhya Pradesh and 100 MW Raghanesda solar project in Gujarat.
JSW Energy completes acquisition of Mytrah’s 1.75 GW renewable assets
JSW Energy arm JSW Neo Energy has completed the acquisition of 1,331 MW of wind capacity and 422 MW solar from Mytrah Energy for INR 10,150 crore ($1,235 million).
Case study demonstrates 5% energy yield boost for n-type TOPCon modules
Data collected from a 30 MW PV project in China’s Tianjin Province demonstrates that n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) modules achieve a little more than 5% more energy yield than p-type PERC. Analysis by JinkoSolar, which supplied its TOPCon modules to the project, credits the n-type modules’ increased performance to a better temperature coefficient in the project’s hot climate, higher bifaciality and lower degradation.
Floating PV system mysteriously washes up on Hong Kong beach
A local environmental organization has published pictures of the stranded array which appeared last week on two beaches. Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department is currently investigating where the installation came from.
Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy selects Nextracker for NTPC’s 1.568 GWp solar plant
Nextracker will supply its optimized bifacial solar trackers for NTPC Renewable Energy’s 1.568 GWp PV project in the Indian state of Gujarat. The project, India’s largest contiguous solar power plant, is being implemented by Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy.
Avaada Group wins 3 GW solar manufacturing capacity under PLI Scheme
Avaada Group won a production-linked incentive of INR 961 crore ($116.78 million) for 3 GW of wafer-to-module capacity.
