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China may fall short on 2021 solar power target, hit by raw material costs

China's installed solar capacity could miss expectations to reach just 45 gigawatts (GW) to 55 GW this year, the solar manufacturing association said

Azure Power signs 600 MW purchase agreements with SECI under 4 GW Projects

Azure Power announced that it has signed Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for 600 MW ISTS connected solar power projects with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)

PLI funding for solar manufacturing to be raised to Rs 24,000 cr: Minister

The government will soon enhance the funding under the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the domestic solar cells and module manufacturing to Rs 24,000 crore from the existing Rs 4,500 crore to make India an exporting nation. "We brought the PLI scheme (for solar cells and modules) worth Rs 4,500 crore. We invited bids and we got 54,500 MW manufacturing capacity of solar equipment. We asked the government to sanction Rs 19,000 crore more under the PLI, which was approved (in-principle). Now we would have a PLI of Rs 24,000 crore. We would be exporting solar equipment," Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh told PTI. The minister also informed that at present solar module manufacturing capacity in the country is 8,800 MW while the solar cell manufacturing capacity is 2,500 MW. In April this year, the Union Cabinet approved a Rs 4,500 crore production linked incentive (PLI) scheme to boost domestic manufacturing capacity of solar PV modules. The scheme is ..

ISRO can suggest ideal locations to set up solar power projects

Indian space agency can suggest the ideal location to put up a solar power farm with the data gathered from its geostationary earth observation satellites within and outside India, said a top official

Tata Power arm TP Saurya gets LoA for 330 MW solar project in MP

Tata Power on Thursday said its arm TP Saurya has received a letter of award from Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited for setting up of 330 MW solar project in Madhya Pradesh. "TP Saurya Limited (TPSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has received a 'Letter of Award' (LoA) from Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL) to build 330 MW (Unit-1:160 MW + Unit-2:170 MW) of solar project in Neemuch Solar Park of Madhya Pradesh," a company statement said. This project has been awarded through tariff-based competitive bidding followed by e-reverse auction, it stated. Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan, in the presence of Hardeep Singh Dang, Minister of Department of New and Renewable Energy; Sanjay Dubey (IAS), Principal Secretary; Akash Tripathi (IAS), MD, MPPMCL & other key dignitaries handed over the LOA to Ashish Khanna, President - Renewables, Tata Power. Speaking on the achievement, Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power, said in the statement, "We are glad to

Centre questions Chhattisgarh's solar-powered irrigation pump bids

Ministry says state wasted Rs 200 cr of Kusum scheme grant with high bids

Trouble for renewable energy producers as peak power demand turns dodgy

Data shows that demand doesn't peak in the day, when solar and wind production is optimum, but at night after the Sun has set

Even in India's sunny cities, rooftop solar systems come under a cloud

Inconsistent regulatory policies, high costs, patchy implementation of subsidy scheme and lack of awareness are some of the hurdles

End of thermal PPAs to help renewable power purchase, says SECI CMD

Jatindra Nath Swain, chairman and managing director, SECI, spoke to Shreya Jai about the growth prospects of the RE sector in India, the challenges, and plans

India's renewable energy plan of 175 GW by FY22-end faces multiple risks

Sector comes of age with large companies driving growth, but land acquisition and regulatory delays hamper the immediate target of achieving 175 Gw capacity by FY22 end

NTPC set to construct India's largest solar power park in Kutch

Ministry okays 4.75-Gw solar power project

Govt plans to contest Supreme Court order on great Indian bustard

Solar power not cause of increased bird deaths, will be basis of state's argument

A giant, poor-sighted bird stands in the way of India's green energy goals

The effort to save the great Indian bustard holds risks for what is arguably an even larger environmental cause.

IREDA invites bids from module manufacturers for Rs 4,500-cr solar PLI

The Centre had approved the scheme to boost domestic manufacturing of solar Photo Voltaic (PV) modules

Plummeting RE tariffs edge out small players even as bigger ones expand biz

The sharp drop in renewable energy tariffs is encouraging smaller players to exit even as larger ones look to innovative financing methods to expand their portfolios

Solar-powered India? The gap between ambition and reality is growing

India has a target of generating 100 Gw solar power by 2022 and set up a self-reliant industry for it

Samsung unit considers $673 million solar power plants in Texas -documents

Berkeley, CALIFORNIA (Reuters) - A unit of Samsung C&T is considering investing $673 million in building solar power plants in Texas, aiming to start commercial production in December 2023, documents reviewed by Reuters showed.

L&T's arm bags order to set up solar power project in Saudi Arabia

The Renewables arm of Larsen & Toubro's Power Transmission & Distribution Business has bagged an order to set up Sudair solar power project of 1.5 GW in Riyadh province of Saudi Arabia. The company did not disclose the value of the contract, but said the orders fall under the "major" category, which ranges between Rs 5,000 crore and Rs 7,000 crore, according to the classification of contracts. The Renewables arm of Larsen & Toubro's Power Transmission & Distribution Business has secured a turnkey EPC contract, from the consortium of ACWA Power and the Water and Electricity Holding Company for Sudair Solar PV Project of 1.5GW capacity, a company statement said. According to statement this project is considered the largest Solar Plant in Saudi Arabia with power purchase agreement (PPA) signed. It is also one of the largest such plants in the world. The EPC (engineering procurement construction) contract, was awarded by the consortium of ACWA Power and the Water and ...

Solar project companies queue up to cash in on pre-duty benefits

For a project bid in March, import of panels would take place between June and July 2021

Edelweiss Infra Yield Plus acquires Indian solar assets of France's Engie

Engie has close to 2GW of solar assets in India; Edelweiss Group has one of the country's largest Alternatives Platform.