Coal miner SCCL commissions its first floating solar plant
State-owned Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd (SCCL) has commissioned 5 MW of its planned 15 MW floating solar plant at the Singareni Thermal Power Station reservoir in Telangana. The plant was built by Hyderabad-headquartered Novus Green Energy Systems using glass-to-glass PV modules.
Gautam Solar’s 545 Wp 10BB mono PV panels are now ALMM approved
The latest update to the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) includes Gautam Solar’s mono PERC ten-busbar half-cut and mono PERC five-busbar full-cell panels.
Union Budget 2023-24: EV industry calls for GST cut for batteries, low-cost EV finance, and more
Players in the electric vehicle (EV) hope the government will bring down the goods and services tax (GST) on EV batteries to 5% and lower duties on raw materials required for cell manufacturing. They also call for easy, low-cost EV finance to drive customer adoption.
NTPC tenders up to 1.5 GW of solar projects
NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd has tendered the balance-of-system (BoS) package with land for 1 GW of solar projects with green shoe option for additional 500 MW. Bidding is open until January 21.
Acme partners Norfund to invest in renewable energy projects in India
Indian developer Acme and the Norwegian investment fund have signed the framework agreement to co-invest in developing potential renewable energy projects in India.
TERI recommends provisions for green fund in Union Budget 2023-24
Experts at TERI say the money collected as cess on coal could be used to create a Green Equity Fund and also provide viability gap funding for energy transition projects.
Ecozen raises $25 million, led by Nuveen
The Pune-headquartered solar pump controller and solar cold storage solutions provider will use the funds to expand beyond India and tap business opportunities beyond agriculture.
Gujarat targets 8mtpa green hydrogen production capacity by 2035
The state aims to emerge as a green hydrogen hub and decarbonize energy-intensive industries like fertilizers, steel, chemicals, and petroleum.
BPCL to set up 1 GW renewable energy plant in Rajasthan
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd, which targets 1 GW of renewable energy by 2025 and 10 GW by 2040, has signed an agreement with the government of Rajasthan to build a 1 GW renewable energy plant with an investment of INR 5,000 crore.
Rajasthan signs MoUs worth $14.85 billion for renewable energy, storage, and hydrogen projects
The State government has signed agreements for various giga-scale projects across renewable energy generation, solar manufacturing, pumped hydro storage, and green hydrogen.
