Page 16 - Solar Power

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

Offshore wind, jobs, hydrogen

BNEF is forecasting a surge in offshore wind installations this decade

Adani Green arm commissions 100 MW solar power plant in Jalalabad

Adani Green Energy on Monday said that its arm ASE4PL has commissioned a 100 MW solar power project at Jalalabad in Uttar Pradesh

Tata Power Solar wins Rs 1,200 cr order from NTPC to set up 320 MW project

The order value of the project is approximately Rs 1,200 crore ( USD 162 million). The commercial operation date for this project is set for May 2022

A good climate year

From record low tariff for solar power in India to Joe Biden making climate change his core agenda, 2021 will mark events that will prove to be a good year for the climate

Uzbekistan signs loan and guarantee agreements for its first solar plant

The World Bank will also provide a $5.1 million payment guarantee for the Uzbek government to backstop payment obligations of the project

NIIF to hold majority stake in CDC's Ayana Renewable after fresh infusion

CDC will put in $70 million as addl equity, NIIF $284 million and GGEF $36 million. The commitment is subject to final approval processes

The 'stunner' from India

India's rooftop solar installations are a little over 10% of the 40-Gw target set for 2022

Greenko plans to raise Rs 2,500 cr via NCDs for solar power units

The company will issue new debentures for this amount, to retire existing non-convertible debentures to the tune of Rs 2,655 crore

Solar power tariff touches record low of Rs 2 per unit in SECI auction

SECI is a fully-owned subsidiary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy entrusted with the tendering process of renewable projects in the country

Kerala: India's 1st solar-powered miniature train launched at Veli village

A solar energy-driven miniature train, billed as the country's first of its kind, was inaugurated at the Veli Tourist Village by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday

At Rs 3.13 a unit, Delhi's Lady Irwin College will generate 80% own power

Set up by Oakridge, the plant save up to Rs 3.81 crore in bills over the life of the project

Indian Embassy in Madagascar to go solar on Gandhi's birth anniversary

The Indian Embassy in Antananarivo will have an installation of 8 KW of solar power plant on its rooftop, the mission said in a statement

Local preference move unlikely to give push to solar gear makers

For any procurement by the Central government agencies and nodal departments, the preference would be given to local products for which there is sufficient local capacity

Low subsidy by MSEDCL hampering solar power in Maharashtra: Industry body

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) is seeking subsidy of Rs 31 crore for just 25 MW solar power which is hampering the clean energy, an industry body said

Tata Power signs PPA with Apollo Gleneagles for solar carport in Kolkata

Tata Power on Tuesday said it has signed a power purchase agreement with Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata to commission a solar carport in the city. This will be the biggest solar carport project in the country's health sector, spreading over 40,000 sq feet, officials said. With 335Kwp capacity, the project is expected to generate approximately 4.26 lakh units annually for the hospital, which is equivalent to about 4-5 per cent of the health facility's power consumption, they said. "The carport project is with our motto of doing our bit for the environment by reducing our carbon footprint estimated at 80,000 grams per annum," Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals Group CEO (eastern region) Rana Dasgupta said. The solar carport will have a capacity of keeping 125 -150 vehicles, he said. The capital expenditure for the project will be borne by Tata Power and the electricity will be sold to the hospital at an agreed price, officials said. The hospital will buy entire power ..

Despite Covid, Sterling & Wilson hopes to surpass FY20 order flow this year

The company, which is betting big on international markets, has so far won orders worth Rs 5,696 cr compared with Rs 828 cr during the same period last year

Bucking the trend: Rattan India's solar power plans in sunset mode

The former IndiaBulls power firm to focus on thermal power

BP spending $1.1 billion to enter offshore wind market with Equinor

The British oil and gas company has set itself a target of increasing its renewable power generation capacity 20 fold over the coming decade to 50 gigawatts (GW)..

CSIR's CMERI, NISE sign pact for boosting association in solar power sector

The Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur, and the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Gurgaon, have signed an MoU, a 'strategic association'