India still nowhere near energy sufficiency
The government is trying to harness renewables to increase domestic output but will need a more liberal energy market and to consider the structure of procurement auctions, cloying red tape and the financial travails of state utilities if it is to achieve its goals, says Rakshika Kaul of Amp Energy India.
Indian solar tenders to incentivize advanced local manufacturing
Policymakers could amend solar auctions to encourage manufacturing as the nation chases an aggressive solar target of 300 GW by 2030.
Magenta Power and ematrixmile partner on EV charging network
Magenta’s tie-up with the app-based electric scooter rental service provider is aimed at setting up EV charging infrastructure in Maharashtra, and later nationwide.
Off-grid solar and storage solutions for Himalayas
The Solar Energy Corporation of India has issued a call for expressions of interest to supply clean energy to isolated off-grid communities and warned components will probably have to be transported manually.
CEL tenders for 1.5m multi-crystalline solar cells
Only Indian manufacturers and their authorized vendors can bid and the devices must have five busbars and a conversion efficiency of at least 19.6%. Bidding closes on October 16.
Solar-powered undies – Dollar Industries installs 4 MW solar array
The underwear maker said the solar array will provide almost half the daily power consumption of its spinning unit and help curb carbon emissions by 9,000kg per day.
Eden Renewables bags 1.35 GWp of solar projects in four months
The generation capacity – three 450 MWp projects in Rajasthan – is expected to be commissioned towards early 2022.
Adani Green completes acquisition of 205 MW operating solar assets from Essel
The purchased solar portfolio is relatively young, with average remaining power purchase agreement life of around 21 years.
Solar development amid changing landscape
Ranjit Gupta, CEO, Azure Power, speaks to pv magazine about solar development in India against the backdrop of Covid pandemic and government’s push for self-reliant India, and the progress of their manufacturing-linked project.
India aims to become a hub for cutting-edge solar manufacturing
With a huge market and relevant manufacturing advantages, the country aspires to become a giga-scale manufacturing destination for the breakthrough PV technologies across the value chain.
