Indian Railways to become world’s first 100% green operator, says minister
The plan, announced in parliament, is an extension to the bid to install 1 GW of solar generation capacity during the current fiscal year and hit 5 GW in 2025. The emphasis will be on trackside and static rooftop installations rather than solar train roofs, said the minister for railways.
MNRE blacklists developer over 500 MW solar park delay
The ministry slammed the business for delays to a planned site in the village of Bhamer but a spokesman for the developer said the scheme was held up for 18 months by the state government of Maharashtra.
India’s renewable power generation cost the lowest in Asia Pacific
The cost of solar power generation in India has fallen to half the level seen in many other markets in the region due to extensive solar resource, market scale and competition.
Tata Power to develop 250 MW project in Gujarat’s Dholera Solar Park
With this win, the company’s capacity under implementation would become 650 MW, which is in addition to the operating capacity of 2,476 MW (comprising 932 MW wind and 1544 MW solar capacity at utility scale).
Uttarakhand allots solar projects worth Rs 600 crore to local developers
The projects—to be set up in capacities of 100 KW and 5000 KW on the barren and uncultivatable lands—will generate an estimated 148.85 MW of solar power.
A window to the ‘inclusive’ green energy economy
India needs special institutional structures within leading public financial institutions to cater to market segments that do not attract commercial capital at competitive terms.
Plans to install 100 EV charging stations in Noida
Energy Efficiency Services Limited will provide the funding with authorities in the planned city offering up sites and electricity connections under an agreement announced yesterday.
QMC bags fresh Amtronics order for solar cell production equipment
The $500k order follows the delivery of two high-volume quantum-dot production systems—valued at $1 million—to support roll-to-roll printing of thin-film solar cells at Assam facility.
Global PV market: 114 GW to be installed in 2019, with continued growth onwards
According to the latest market forecast published by Wood Mackenzie, it seems that global PV installation figures will rise to 125 GW per year from 2020. Continued global capacity expansion will come in through a growing gigawatts-club.
BHEL tenders 69 MW solar project work for SCCL in Telangana
The state-owned engineering major has invited bids for supply of balance-of-system items, and installation and commissioning of an aggregate capacity of 69 MW (AC) grid-connected solar plants for Singareni Collieries Company Limited in Telangana. The projects—including 39 MW at Yellandu village and 30 MW at Manuguru—will come up in Bhadadri Kothagudem district of the state. Bidding closes on July 31.
