Reliance Industries has made a strategic acquisition in the form a Norway-based maker of solar-grade polysilicon at a cost $777 million (Rs 5,880 cr) from its Chinese owner. REC Solar Holdings has three manufacturing facilities – two in Norway for making solar grade polysilicon and one in Singapore making PV cells and modules. The 25-year-old […]
TVS Motor Company said it has tied up with Tata Power to create a large, dedicated electric two-wheeler charging infrastructure to accelerate electric mobility in India. This will be done by setting up an electric vehicle charging infrastructure (EVCI) across India and by deploying solar power technologies at TVS Motor locations. TVS Motor Co said […]
Tata Power said it signed a preliminary agreement to set up and supply power from a 250 megawatt solar power plant to Maharashtra state. This is one of the largest, single-site solar projects ever awarded by any agency in India. Typically, solar power plant awards tend to be in the 100 MW range. The new […]
Tata Power said it has commissioned a 150 million watt solar plant at Loharki in Rajasthan that will produce around 350 million units of power per year. The power will be supplied to Tata Power’s distribution arm. The estimate of 350 million units indicates a comparatively high efficiency of output. A 150 million power solar […]
Karnataka has emerged as India’s No.1 state in terms of installed solar power capacity overtaking early leaders such as Gujarat and Rajasthan, according to the latest numbers from the Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India. According to these numbers, the south Indian state accounted for almost a whopping 19% of India’s total […]
India has a whopping 77.17 gigawatt of renewalble power generation capacity either under implementation or in the process of being allocated for implementation, according to data from the ministry of new and renewable energy, Government of India. This is equal to about 83% of India’s total renewable energy capacity of 93 GW in place as […]
Government of India on Monday said India does not have any known deposits of silica suitable for producing solar panels. The statement comes in the wake of concerns of dependency on China for meeting India’s renewable energy needs. Solar panels are made from thinly cut wafers of crystalline silicon, which is produced by purifying metallurgical […]
Tata Power said it has won a Rs 488 cr order from Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd to put up a 110 megawatt solar power project in the southern Indian state. The power plant, which has the capacity to produce 110 million watts of electricity, is expected to generate about 274 million units of power […]
Tata Power Renewable Energy, a unit of Tata Power, has been awarded a contract to supply solar electricity to Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co for a period of 25 years. State and central power utilities award such contracts by conducting a bidding process in which companies are expected to offer their cheapest rate for supplying […]
NTPC Ltd, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation, took another step in its journey towards reducing its dependence on coal-fired plants by signing an agreement to develop two hydropower stations with a combined capacity of 520 MW. The two projects, for which NTPC has signed agreements with the Himachal Pradesh government, can be classified […]
India has missed its solar power target by a whopping 58% in the year gone by, according to the latest numbers from the ministry of renewable energy or MNRE. India was supposed to add about 16,000 megawatt (16 gigawatt) of fresh solar power generation capacity in the year ended March 2019. However, it added only […]
Tata Power said it received a contract from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited to develop a 100 MW solar project in Raghanesda Solar Park of Gujarat . The energy will be supplied to GUVNL under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) valid for a period of 25 years from the scheduled commercial operation date. The Company […]
Automobile manufacturer Maruti Suzuki said it has laid the foundation stone for a 5 MW Photovoltaic solar power plant at its manufacturing facility in Gurugram. The solar plant is likely to be commissioned in FY 2019-20, Maruti Suzuki said. Maruti Suzuki said that it will invest around Rs 24 crores and will offset carbon dioxide […]
Solar auction activities garnered speed in February after a disappointing performance in January, according to Mercom India, an agency that tracks the solar power sector in India. About 2.7 GW of solar power was auctioned in February, which is 800 MW more than what was auctioned in the same month last year, the firm said. […]
The government of India today approved a scheme to give incentives to companies that want to manufacture batteries in India. Briefing media after a cabinet meeting, IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said: “We have taken a big step to give incentives under the Make in India program to encourage the manufacturing of batteries.” The move […]
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, which makes heavy electrical equipment, said has started rolling out a network of electric vehicle charges on the Delhi-Chandigarh Highway. The first such charger was inaugurated today at Ethnic India Resort in Rai in Sonepat district of Haryana. The chargers will be powered entirely by solar technology and will cover entire […]
Bharat Heavy Electricals said it won a Rs 565 cr order for setting up four solar power plans in Telangana from Singareni Collieries Company Limited. The total capacity of the four plants will be 129 MW, the state-owned capital equipment maker said. With this, BHEL said its solar portfolio has risen to more than 710 […]
Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh are emerging as the top destinations for large, utility scale solar projects in India, according to numbers from the Minister of New and Renewable Energy. According to data for Government of India’s “Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects” scheme, Gujarat ranked as the state with the highest number […]
Solar power has emerged as the fastest growing segment within the renewable energy sector in India, overtaking the long-time favorite wind power. According to data from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, wind power was the clear winner till about 2014, but has clearly got left behind since then. The year 2014 was when […]
Households owning rooftop solar systems could save up to 95 per cent on their electricity bills, according to an independent study by Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited . Solar system costs have declined by 27 per cent, year-on-year, over the last three years, making rooftop solar a lucrative […]
