Tata Motors, Hyundai bag 250 EV supply order from government
The electric vehicles—150 units of Nexon XZ+ and 100 Kona electric—will replace Central and State Governments’ existing fleet of petrol and diesel vehicles.
Macquarie selects Prescinto’s IIOT platform to oversee Indian solar assets
The Australia-based global investor—which has over 408 MW of operational solar fleet in India—will use the cloud-based, hardware-agnostic platform to gain insights in real time and improve its 21 solar projects’ performance.
UK’s WiseEnergy bags deal to manage 550MWp Indian solar assets
WiseEnergy will provide asset management services for the four solar plants in Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh that UK-based equity investor Actis acquired from Indian developer Acme Solar recently.
Tata Power to set up India’s largest solar carport for Tata Motors
The 6.2 MWp ‘carport style’ solar plant at Tata Motors’ Chikhali plant in the Pune district will use 12,896 monocrystalline panels rated 485 Wp each and cover an area of 40,000 sq.m.
NTPC seeks to enlist solar project developers and EPC contractors
The state-run power producer has invited solar developers and EPC contractors to enlist for developing its grid-connected floating/ground-mounted solar projects. Applications can be submitted until September 16.
RattanIndia sells 306 MW solar assets to GIP
The coal-fired power generator is exploring new avenues of business with thrust on sectors that do not require huge amount of debt and are focused on new technologies. It has decided to participate in coal block auction process with a view to profitably mine and sell coal commercially.
Waaree lands 300+ MW solar module supply deal
The deal follows 50 MW of orders completed recently for another American developer. Encouraged by the demand, Waaree plans to strengthen its base in the USA by opening a local office in California shortly.
C-MET seeks co-funding partner for lithium and sodium-ion battery cell manufacturing
The selected party will provide funding support of Rs 4 crore by way of design and development of machinery for lithium- and sodium-ion battery cell manufacturing. September 30 is the deadline to submit the interest.
Mahindra & Mahindra forms a new solar subsidiary
Martial Solren Private Limited has been incorporated in Mumbai as a wholly-owned subsidiary of solar EPC business Mahindra Susten.
CSIR-CMERI installs world’s largest solar tree
The Internet of Things (IOT)-enabled solar tree—using 35 solar PV panels with a 330 Wp capacity each—is especially useful for the agricultural community in providing electricity for high-capacity water pumps, e-tractors and e-power tillers. It can also allow precision agriculture through IoT-enabled features such as real-time humidity, wind speed, rainfall prediction, and soil health monitoring.
