Rajasthan

Bids are invited to install and commission a 3 MW grid-connected rooftop solar project at Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (IIT Jodhpur) in the state of Rajasthan. The scope of work also includes operation and maintenance for ten years.

Initially, solar plants shall be set up at airports in Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan, which require a PV capacity of around 55 MW and 8 MW, respectively, to become 100% solar-powered.

With 380 MW of generation capacity, Gujarat accounted for 43% of new rooftop solar installations during the January-to-September period.

Domestic bids are invited to develop a 100 MW ground-mounted solar project on a turnkey basis anywhere in the state. Land for the project is to be identified and arranged by the bidder. Bidding closes on October 17.

The generation capacity – three 450 MWp projects in Rajasthan – is expected to be commissioned towards early 2022.

Germany based Belectric Solar & Battery GmbH has been awarded a 250 MW (AC) solar project by Fortum—this time in Rajasthan.

The state—which has already installed an aggregate 9.6 GW of renewable energy capacity as of FY 2019-20 end—will add another 22.6 GW to the grid by the end of FY2029-30. Of the new RE addition, 18 GW will come from solar capacity.

Bridge to India figures show dominance of Chinese inverters, which supplied almost 80% of installs from July last year to the end of June.

The solar plant, in drought-prone Rajasthan, features a water-free robotic cleaning mechanism which also saves on labor costs.

The region could, by 2050, cut greenhouse gas emissions from power, heat, transport and desalination which are expected to add up to more than 825 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent this year. Such a transition could be perfectly possible, technically and financially.