Page 20 - Solar Energy

India devoting great importance to solar energy, says PM Modi

Modi on Friday said India is devoting great importance to solar energy to ensure a stronger fight against climate change

Dealing a blow: Green policy flip-flops spook foreign investment firms

Centre calls a meeting between states, PEs, funds

IEA says India's solar energy output to match coal-fired power by 2040

Coal currently dominates India's electricity sector, accounting for over 70% of overall generation with only about 4% produced through solar

Vikram Solar commissions 140 MW solar project for power giant NTPC

The location of the project is Bilhaur, Kanpur spread across 700 acres

Tata Power Solar receives letter of award to build GSECL project

The firm has received a letter of award (LoA) to build 95 megawatt (MW) of solar photovoltaic project worth about Rs 460 crore for Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd (GSECL)

From rice husk to 24x7 power, Husk Power aims to continue upward journey

Husk Power Founder Manoj Sinha says the fall in prices of solar energy allowed them to offer reliable power at reasonable rates

NextEra Energy posts loss on $1.2 billion Mountain Valley pipeline charge

The natgas pipeline, owned by units of Equitrans Midstream Corp and NextEra, among others, is currently estimated to be in service by late 2021

Cabinet approves MoU with Uzbekistan for cooperation in solar energy

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave ex-post facto approval to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and Uzbekistan for cooperation in the field of solar energy. "The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was apprised of signing of Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) between India and Uzbekistan for cooperation in the field of solar energy," an official statement said. According to statement, the main area of work under the MoU is to identify research/demonstration/pilot projects between the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, India and the International Solar Energy Institute (ISEI), Uzbekistan in the mutually identified areas. These areas are solar photovoltaic, storage technologies and transfer of technology. Based on mutual agreement, both parties would work for implementation and deployment of pilot projects in International Solar Alliance (ISA) member countries.

World's largest single-site solar plant in Abu Dhabi to power lives of many

The clean, renewable energy produced here will power the daily lives of 90,000 families in the emirate

Hartek Solar commissions rooftop project at Panchkula hospital

Hartek Solar on Tuesday announced commissioning of a 50-kWp rooftop project at a hospital in Panchkula.

Hybrid renewable tariffs likely to continue at premium, says Ind-Ra

The upcoming wind-solar hybrid auctions will spark cautious optimism among independent power producers, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said

ITC pledges to meet 100% grid electricity needs from renewables by 2030

Firm has been expanding its renewable footprint over past two decades, meets 40% of its electricity needs from wind, solar and biomass; Its investment in renewable assets is about Rs 1,000 cr

Solar power tariff decline supported by structural factors: Ind-Ra

There has been a continuous decline in solar power tariffs since the start of the current financial year

Electricity costs to fall sharply thanks to RE boom, predicts Gautam Adani

Thanks to renewable power boom, the marginal cost of electricity will continue to drop sharply and India will emerge as the least expensive producer of renewable energy, he said

Democratising renewable energy deployment to be next frontier: Govt

Dharmendra Pradhan, the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel, highlighted the country's focus on developing a fast and integrated renewable energy policy

Optimism on renewables

India will need increased effort to meet the targets

Singapore, Saudi companies push Indian solar tariffs to record low

India, the world's third-biggest greenhouse gas emitter, has set a target of raising its renewable energy to 175 GW by 2022

EESL sets up new company offering solar solutions to India's farmers

'Convergence' to focus on solar irrigation pumps, reduce cost of clean power for farmers

Govt expands scope of PM-KUSUM for harnessing solar energy by farmers

The renewable energy ministry has expanded the scope of PM-KUSUM scheme to enable greater solar energy generation in farm sector. The ministry has amended the guidelines of the scheme based on the learning from its implementation during the first year, an official statement said. Now, besides barren, fallow and agricultural lands, solar power plants can also be installed on pasture land and marshy land of farmers. To support small farmers, solar projects smaller than 500 kW may be allowed by states based on techno-commercial feasibility, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) statement said. The selected renewable power generator (RPG) shall commission the solar power plant within twelve months from date of issuance of Letter of Award (LoA), it added. Moreover, there shall be no penalty on RPG for shortfall in solar power generation from minimum prescribed Capacity Utilization Factor. As per the amendments, now MNRE will retain 33 per cent of eligible service charges fo

The conundrum of solar power costs: Change the face of long-term PPAs

It is imperative that alternate contract structures be explored that balance the long-term risks of the developers with the off takers