India PV News Snippets
SolarSquare Raises INR 1 Billion For Expansion Of Prefabricated Rooftop Systems & More From ABC Cleantech, RUMSL
SolarSquare has raised INR 1 billion from new and existing investors; ABC Cleantech signs MoU with Karnataka to develop green hydrogen and green ammonia facility powered by 5 GW renewable energy; RUMSL’s 300 MW phase II Omkareshwar Floating Solar Project oversubscribed.
IRCON Launches 600 MW DC Solar Tender In India
IRCON Seeking Turnkey EPC Installers For 500 MW AC/600 MW DC Solar Capacity
Indian public sector infrastructure construction company Ircon International Limited (IRCON) is soliciting bids from interested EPC service providers for 500 MW AC/600 MW DC grid connected solar PV capacity in Karnataka’s Pavagada.
5 GW Solar Plant For Green Hydrogen In India
ACME To Use 5 GW Solar Power Project To Produce Green Hydrogen & Ammonia
India’s ACME Group has announced plans to develop 1.5 GW electrolyzer capacity, powered by a 5 GW solar PV plant, to produce green hydrogen and 1.1 million tons of ammonia synthesis loop in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Karnataka Aims For 20 GW RE In Draft Policy
Karnataka Renewable Energy Policy 2021-2026 Draft: KREDL To Facilitate 20 GW Renewable Energy Project Development With Or Without Energy Storage, Including 2 GW Rooftop PV Capacity
As per KREDL, as of January 2021 Karnataka had exceeded 7 GW of solar power installed capacity, as against the target of 6 GW by 2021. Under the draft renewable energy policy 2021-26, it aims to now aim for 20 GW capacity, up from 15 GW so far.
KREDL Awards 250 MW PV In Separate Auctions
Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited Awards 150 MW PV Capacity To Giriraj Renewables With INR 2.92 ($0.0397)/kWh Winning Tariff, As Asian Fab Tec Wins 5×20 MW Projects For INR 2.89 ($0.039)/kWh; Azure Signs LOA For 300 MW NTPC Project
Several big SECI solar power tenders the agency announced in the recent past are yet to be awarded. At such a time, KREDL announcing winners of comparatively smaller tenders should help boost the morale of the Indian solar sector.
Fortum & Tata Power Win 250 MW Each In India
Finland’s Fortum & India’s TPREL Secure Contract To Develop 250 MW Solar Power Project Each In Pavagada Solar Park In Karnataka With Fixed Tariff Of 2.85 INR ($0.042)/kWh
In Karnataka, where Fortum has now won 250 MW PV capacity, it already has an operational 100 MW PV capacity. (Photo Credit: Fortum Corporation) .
KREDL Auctions 550 MW
Karnataka Agency Auctions 45% Of 1.2 GW PV Capacity Tendered In January 2018; ReNew Power Wins 300 MW For 2.91 INR ($0.0447)/kWh
Three winners have bagged 550 MW PV capacity auctioned for the Pavagada Solar Park in Karnataka with the lowest winning tariff of 2.91 INR ($0.0447) offered by ReNew Power.
Karnataka Withdraws 200 MW Tender
Renewable Energy Development Agency Of Karnataka Cancels EPC Tender For Pavagada Ultra Mega Solar Park Owing To ‘Unavoidable Circumstances’
A 200 MW grid connected solar PV tender in Karnataka has been withdrawn. Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) had launched the tender in July 2017 (see Karnataka Invites Bids For 200 MW).
Karnataka Invites Bids For 200 MW
State Renewable Energy Development Agency of Indian State Karnataka Scouting For EPC Contractors For 200 MW At Pavagada Ultra Mega Solar Park
Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) is looking for an EPC contractor to set up 200 MW of solar PV capacity at Pavagada Ultra Mega Solar Park.
Karnataka Lowers PV Benchmark Tariff
New Benchmark In Karnataka, Comes Down By 2.15 INR ($0.033) To 4.36 INR/kWh For MW-Scale Solar Power Projects
From an earlier proposed solar power tariff of 4.51 INR ($0.066), the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) finally brought down the tariff to 4.36 INR ($0.064) per kWh for FY 2017-18..
ArcelorMittal Solar Farm On Steel Plant Land?
Steel Giant ArcelorMittal Plans 600 MW Solar Farm On Land Meant For Steel Plant In Karnataka
Global oversupply of steel has prompted ArcelorMittal to rethink the use of its resources in keeping with the future, hence the idea to set up a solar power plant instead of another steel plant in Karnataka.
NTPC Tender For Pavagada Solar Park
Total of 250 MW PV With Five Blocks Of 50 MW Each Tendered In Karnataka
State-run energy generation company in India, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has floated tenders for 250 MW cumulative capacity to come up at Pavagada Solar Park in the state of Karnataka.
Karnataka 1 GW Tender & More
Adani Subsidiary Bags Largest Capacity In Karnataka 1,000 MW Tender; Wins Entire 100 MW Capacity In Chhattisgarh
A subsidiary of Adani Group, Parampujya Solar Energy, has emerged as the top grosser in the 1,000 MW solar PV projects tendered in Karnataka under Phase-II, Batch-III of India’s flagship solar program Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM).
Aerial Mapping Of Bengaluru’s Solar Potential
Karnataka Utility To Conduct GIS Mapping Of Bengaluru With LIDAR Technology To Assess PV Rooftop Potential
The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) and Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) will be conducting a GIS mapping exercise in Bengaluru to figure out the city’s solar rooftop potential.
Bid For Solar Plus Storage In India
SECI Tenders 300 MW Solar Capacity Plus Storage For Two Southern Indian States
The Solar Energy Corporation of India(SECI) is tendering 300 MW of solar power capacity plus storage. A Bloomberg report says this capacity will come up in the Southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
NTPC 100 MW Tender in Karnataka
Bids Invited For Two Projects Of 50 MW Capacity Each For Pavagada Solar Park Under DCR Category
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), the national utility of India, has invited bids for the selection of solar power developers to set up two projects of 50 MW capacity each.
Karnataka Revises Solar Policy
Indian State Changes Terms For Solar Rooftop Net Metering
Soon after the news came for the Indian state of Karnataka planning to revise its solar power target from the existing 2,000 MW to 7,000 by 2021, the state has now allowed domestic consumers, hospitals and educational institutions to sell rooftop sol.
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