First Solar signs 167 MW wind, solar PPA with Cleantech Solar
Cleantech Solar will develop 150 MW of solar PV and 16.8 MW of wind-generating assets in Tamil Nadu, supplying around 7.3 GWh of clean electricity to First Solar’s new 3.3 GW vertically integrated solar manufacturing facility in the state. The solar component of the project will utilize First Solar’s India-made Series 7 modules.
Gensol awarded 33 MW solar project by steel producer SEML
Gensol Engineering will build a 33 MW solar power plant for consumption by Sarda Energy & Minerals Ltd’s Kharora plant in Chhattisgarh.
AmpIn Energy appoints Amit Kumar Mittal as COO-C&I Business
Amit Kumar Mittal has previously worked with Radiance Renewables, First Solar, Reliance Power, and Nuclear Power Corp.
Serentica Renewables advances 1.5 GW round-the-clock renewable power project
Serentica Renewables has deployed the first set of solar PV modules and wind turbines under its project to deliver 1.5 GW of round-the-clock renewable power to industrial consumers.
Ambuja Cements commits INR 6,000 crore to 1 GW of solar, wind power projects
Ambuja Cements Ltd, part of the diversified Adani Group, plans investment in 750 MW of new renewable power generation capacity in Gujarat (600 MW solar and 150 MW wind) and a 250 MW solar power project in Rajasthan as it pursues cost reduction and environment sustainability across its cement manufacturing operations. The company will fund these projects through internal accruals.
Tata Power Renewable Energy signs power delivery agreement for 13.2 MW C&I solar plant
Tata Power Renewable Energy will develop a 13.2 MW solar plant for power supply to Force Motors and Jaya Hind Industries.
UltraTech Cement targets 85% green energy in its total energy mix by 2030
Currently, UltraTech Cement has a green energy capacity of 691 MW (262 MW from waste heat recovery systems and 429 MW contracted renewables), which meets about 22% of its current electricity requirements.
Tata Power Renewable Energy surpasses 1.4 GW of group captive capacity
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd has signed power delivery agreements with multiple industrial groups for a cumulative capacity of over 1.4 GW in the last seven months.
FIMER to launch 5 MVA bidirectional converter in India
FIMER has 10 GW of annual production capacity in India and manufactures central inverters, bidirectional /battery converters for BESS applications, and microgrid inverters. The company will launch a 5 MVA bidirectional converter completely Made in India, following the success of its 2 MVA bidirectional converter, PVS980-58BC.
India’s steel, cement plants need $627 billion to go net zero
A CEEW study calculates the cost of decarbonizing the steel and cement production plants in India. It also finds carbon capture and storage, if successfully scaled up, could abate 56% of emissions from the steel industry.
