Gujarat notifies guidelines for small-scale distributed solar projects
The state government’s Policy for Development of Small-scale Distributed Solar Projects 2019 allows any individual or company to set up solar plants in capacities ranging from 0.5 MW to 4 MW for sale of electricity to the DISCOMs.
BHEL seeks 231,200 quantities of minimum 330W solar modules
Global bids are invited for manufacturing and supply of multicrystalline PV modules with peak power output of minimum 330 Wp, for the state-owned engineering major’s projects in Gujarat. Bidding closes on December 11.
India and German development lender to launch rooftop solar scheme
Program aims to drive down the cost of solar electricity to a maximum of Rs2.50/kWh in a nation where tariffs vary wildly from state to state.
BHEL tenders BOS for 100 MW plant at Raghanesda Solar Park
Bids are invited for supply, installation and commissioning of Balance of System (BOS) items for the state-owned engineering major’s 100 MW (AC) solar plant in Gujarat. The last date for bid submission is December 10.
German company Phaesun installs solar-powered water desalination plants in Gujarat
The pilot plants—installed at a temple and a school—work on a membrane-based electrodialysis technology to provide clean drinking water.
Gujarat seeks to empanel rooftop solar installers for government buildings
November 28 is the last date for EPC installers to submit the rates for different capacities of grid-connected rooftop solar systems on government buildings.
Tata Power to develop 50 MW in Gujarat’s Dholera Solar Park
With this award, the company’s solar capacity under implementation in the state has now swelled to 400 MW, including another 250 MW in Dholera Solar Park and 100 MW in Raghanesda Solar Park.
Gujarat solar capacity just shy of 2.7 GW
The state this week raised its clean energy ambition to 30 GW of generation capacity within three years as figures showed ground-mounted solar is expanding at a faster rate than rooftop installations.
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.
Closing the information gap will drive rooftop solar, says Freyr Energy
Up to 70% of prospective customers have shied away from owning a rooftop solar system due to lack of readily available information on how to assess various solar options, says Saurabh Marda, co-founder and managing director of Freyr Energy – a Hyderabad-based rooftop solar firm that has completed over 1200 installations in just 5 years since inception in 2014.
