Gujarat

Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) has launched a tender to procure up to 500 MW of solar power from PV projects to be set up anywhere in India with greenshoe option of additional up to 500 MW. Bidding closes on March 13.

Gujarat-based Borosil Renewables has started trial production from its third solar glass furnace, raising its capacity in India to 1,000 tons per day (tpd). Its cumulative solar glass capacity has reached 1,300 tpd, which includes 300 tpd in Germany added through the acquisition of Interfloat Group.

The state aims to emerge as a green hydrogen hub and decarbonize energy-intensive industries like fertilizers, steel, chemicals, and petroleum.

The Japanese bank has extended INR 450 crore sustainable trade finance facility for Tata Power’s 220 MW of solar projects in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

The state-owned power generator has started green hydrogen blending at 5% by volume in the piped natural gas (PNG) supply to households of NTPC Kawas township in Gujarat.

The China-based solar tracking and mounting solutions specialist has secured the order to supply 2.8 GW of its SkyLine II single-axis solar trackers for a PV project in the Indian state of Gujarat.

The Gujarat-based manufacturer has introduced mono PERC modules built with 144 half-cut M10 cells and ten busbars. These are available in power outputs ranging from 520 W to 550 W.

NTPC’s 4.75 GW project is part of 30 GW hybrid renewable energy park at Khavda village in the Indian state of Gujarat.

This is the largest single solar order received by the Gujarat-based developer.

At Intersolar India 2022 expo, Adani Solar unveiled a monocrystalline silicon ingot produced at its Mundra facility in Gujarat.