ReNew Power to set up 2 GW mono PERC solar factory in Gujarat
The vertically integrated factory, located in the Dholera Special Industrial Region, will produce 2 GW of mono PERC solar cells and modules annually. Production is expected to start from the next fiscal year.
US-based EverGreen Power to assess feasibility of 300MW wind-solar-storage project in Gujarat
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is funding the 300MW wind-solar-storage project as part of its mission to promote sustainable infrastructure projects in partner countries like India.
Torrent Power secures PPA for 300 MW solar capacity in Gujarat
The integrated power producer will sell solar power from the Gujarat plant to its licensed distribution business unit at an INR 2.22/kWh tariff.
Gujarat is progressing towards its solar PV rooftop target 2021-22
Gujarat tops the list of Indian states with respect to installed solar rooftop capacity, as it has already achieved around 40 percent of its allotted target. The persisting pandemic has slowed down the pace of capacity addition but policy incentives like SURYA- Gujarat are paving way towards Gujarat’s clean energy transition.
ReNew Power commissions 105 MW solar project in Gujarat
The Indian developer has followed up the commissioning of a 110 MW solar plant in Rajasthan earlier this month with a 105 MW PV farm in Gujarat. The Gujarat plant will supply electricity to state Discom Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) at a tariff of INR 2.68/kWh (US$0.036/kWh).
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.
Coal India tenders 100 MW solar EPC work in Gujarat
Bidders have until April 15 to lodge their interest in the grid-connected solar project, which must be commissioned within a year from the award of contract. Operation and maintenance of the plant for five years also falls under the bidder’s scope.
Gujarat’s 500 MW solar auction sees aggressive tariff of INR 2.20/kWh despite BCD impact
JMK Research analysts attribute the comparatively lower tariffs to good ratings of the Gujarat State Discom Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited, choice of project location for developers, and anticipation that mono PERC module prices would fall 10-15% by 2022.
Madha Infra bags INR 87-crore solar project in Gujarat
The Vadodara-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor has been awarded a 20 MW grid-connected solar project by Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL).
Gujarat retenders 700 MW in Dholera Solar Park and 100 MW in Raghanesda
With non-solar park auction yielding a much lower tariff of INR 1.99/kWh, the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has retendered the capacities for fresh tariff discovery. Bidding closes on April 12.
