Renewables
NHPC signs MoU with GEDCOL for floating solar projects in Odisha
Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Ltd (GEDCOL) and NHPC Ltd recently signed a memorandum of understanding for development of 500 mw of floating solar projects in Odisha.
UL launches BIS-recognised testing service for solar PV inverters
- Jul 28, 2020
Global safety science company UL has announced the launch of testing services for solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter manufacturers in India.
Renewable energy can have 60 pc share by 2030: RK Singh
- Jul 23, 2020
At the launch of TERI’s new report, ‘Renewable Power Pathways: Modelling the Integration of Wind and Solar in India by 2030’, the power minister R.K. Singh said that India has the fastest growth rate in the world in renewable energy
Tata Power wins bid to develop hybrid renewable power project
- Jul 17, 2020
Tata Power Green Energy Ltd (TPGEL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, received a Letter of Award from Tata Power Mumbai Distribution on July 13, 2020 to develop a 225-mw hybrid renewable project. TPGEL won this project in a bid recently finalized by Tata Power Mumbai Distribution.
ReNew Power plans backward integration in solar power space
- Jul 17, 2020
ReNew Power has announced that it intends to start manufacturing solar cells and modules in India.
PM dedicates Rewa mega solar project to the nation
- Jul 11, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power project to the Nation via video conference on July 10, 2020.
Renewables command higher share in electricity generation
- Jul 9, 2020
Official statistics indicate that renewable energy sources like solar and wind have accounted for a higher proportion in electricity generation during the early months of the current fiscal year.
Vikram Solar commissions rooftop solar plant on Kolkata’s tallest skyscraper
- Jul 3, 2020
Vikram Solar has commissioned a solar project atop “The 42” — Kolkata’s tallest skyscraper.
Sterling and Wilson clinches solar PV project in USA
- Jun 27, 2020
Sterling and Wilson Solar Solutions, Inc (SWSS), the US-based subsidiary of Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd announced that it has been awarded a USD 99 million (Rs.747 crore) contract to construct a 194-mw project in the USA.
Mixed impact of REC floor price removal, feels ICRA
- Jun 25, 2020
ICRA feels that reduction in REC prices will negatively impact REC-registered projects while it is a positive for obligated entities like discoms.