Hindalco mulling solar panel manufacturing
Hindalco, a mining and metals arm of Aditya Birla Group, plans solar panel manufacturing leveraging its capabilities in metal production. The company has reportedly identified Mundra (Gujarat) as the location for its manufacturing facility.
INA Solar breaks ground on 3 GW panel factory in Rajasthan
Insolation Energy (INA Solar) is building a 3 GW PV module manufacturing facility along with 12,000 mtpa aluminium frame plant in the Jaipur district of Rajasthan.
India’s stored potential
Renewable Energy Expo India (REI) returns to Greater Noida at the start of October, for what will be its 17th edition. For the second year running, The Battery Show India will run concurrently with REI. pv magazine had the chance to catch up with Julian Thomas, Senior Project Director at show organizer Informa Markets, to discuss why electric vehicles and energy storage are now the key to India’s energy transition.
JSW Energy, Reliance Power win SECI’s 1 GW/2 GWh battery storage tender
JSW Neo Energy and Reliance Power have secured 500 MW each in Solar Energy Corp. of India’s tender to set up 1 GW/2 GWh of standalone battery energy storage projects.
Adani to supply 6.6 GW of hybrid solar, thermal power to Maharashtra discom
Adani Power Ltd has secured a Letter of Intent from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd (MSEDCL) to supply 6.6 GW hybrid solar and thermal power. The 5 GW solar component of the contracted power will be supplied by Adani Green Energy from its renewable energy park in Khavda, Gujarat.
Sunsure Energy to supply 21 MW solar power to Lupin’s Tarapur facility
Sunsure will supply solar power to Lupin from its 100 MW (150 MWp) PV plant in Solapur.
Orkla India partners CleanMax for 100% renewable power supply to Karnataka factories
Orkla India has partnered with CleanMax to develop a 6.6 MWp solar captive power project for self consumption.
AMPIN, Sumitomo form corporate renewables joint venture
AMPIN Energy Transition and Japan’s Sumitomo Corp. have formed a joint venture company, AMPIN C&I Power, to develop renewable energy sources in India and supply the generated power to commercial and industrial clients under power purchase agreement model.
SECI launches 2 GW/8 GWh renewables-plus-storage tender
Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) is accepting bids to set up 2 GW of renewable energy projects backed with energy storage systems for assured peak supply of 8 GWh (2 GW x 4 hours). Bidding closes on Oct. 14.
Thermax enters SOEC technology license agreement with UK’s Ceres
Under the agreement, Thermax will manufacture, sell, and service stack array modules (SAM) based on Ceres’ advanced solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) technology for green hydrogen production.
