India PV News Snippets
EQT & Temasek Backed O2 Power Acquires 55 MW Solar From Emmvee & More From Adani, Mercom, MNRE
Emmvee sells 55 MW solar to O2 Power; Adani places RMB 60 million order with China’s Gaoce; Mercom counts 1.3 GW open access solar capacity added in H1/2022; MNRE amends Modhera solarization plan, expanding its budget to INR 766.6 million.
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6 GW Solar & Wind Power Needed For ONGC & Greenko’s Green Hydrogen Partnership & More From Filatex, MNRE
ONGC and Greenko to launch green hydrogen JV to generate 1 Mtpa green ammonia; Filatex to source solar and wind hybrid power from Fourth Partner Energy project; MNRE trains over 50,000 youth as solar technicians.
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Indian E-Commerce Giant Commits To Net Zero By 2040 & More From MNRE, NTPC
Flipkart will decarbonize its operations by 2030 and larger value chain by 2040; MNRE has extended the bid submission date for pilot power and renewable energy manufacturing zone EOI; NTPC’s total installed renewable energy capacity now over 5 GW.
India Invites Proposals For RE-RTD 2022
MNRE To Fund R&D Projects For RE Development & Demonstration
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in India is inviting proposals from various stakeholders under its Renewable Energy Research and Technology Development Programme (RE-RTD-2022) with an aim to promote indigenous technology to accelerate renewable energy deployment in the country.
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NTPC+Mahagenco To Build 2.5 GW Solar Park In Maharashtra & More From MNRE, ReNew, JSW, Goldi
NTPC and MAHAGENCO will develop a 2.5 GW solar park under a JV; GIZ and MNRE seeking proposals for innovative solar applications; Mitsui is taking 49% stake in ReNew’s 1.3 GW RE project; JSW Energy commissions 225 MW solar capacity; Goldi Solar sol.
MNRE Seeking Consultants To Evaluate Solar Program
India’s MNRE Invites Expression Of Interest From Consultants To Review Development Of Solar Parks & Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects Scheme
The Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched an expression of interest (EOI) inviting consultants/experts to conduct evaluation of its program/scheme Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects.
India PV Snippets: MNRE, CleanMax, RUMSL, Tata Power Solar
MNRE Says India Exceeds 100 GW Installed Renewable Energy Capacity; Augment Infrastructure To Acquire Majority Stake In CleanMax; Tata Power & Aljomaih Energy Win RUMSL’s 500 MW Auction; Tata Power Solar Wins SECI’s 50 MW PV+50 MWh Project In Leh
India achieves 100 GW RE milestone: RK Singh, the Minister heading the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has announced India’s installed renewable energy capacity has grown to exceed 100 GW.
India PV News Snippets: JMK, GAIL, CIL, MNRE, Saatvik
India Installed 3.7 GW Utility Scale & 2.5 GW Rooftop Solar In FY2021; GAIL To Add 1 GW Renewable Capacity; CCL To Develop Solar Projects With CMPDI; MNRE Extends Project Commissioning For COVID-19 Impacted Facilities; Saatvik Energy To Supply 71 MW Modules To BHEL
India installed 6.2 GW solar capacity in FY2021: JMK Research and Analytics said in FY2021 (period ending March 2021), India installed about 3.7 GW of utility scale and 2.5 GW of rooftop solar power capacity.
India PV Snippets: MNRE, EGP, Tata, BHEL, Amplus, AGEL
Indian Solar Power Capacity Exceeds 40 GW; IFC May Back Enel Green Power’s 300 MW Project; CSC & Tata Power To Supply Solar Powered Microgrids & Water Pumps; BHEL Tender For Thin Layer Nano Coating Solution; Amplus Acquires Sterling & Wilson Rooftop PV Projects; AGEL Commissions 50 MW Facility
India installed over 1.46 GW RE in March 2021: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said India installed 1,463.31 MW of new renewable energy capacity in the month of March 2021, pushing the aggregate to 94.43 GW as on March 31, 2021.
India Plans Integrated PV Manufacturing Of 10 GW
India To Aim For 10 GW Vertically Integrated Solar PV Manufacturing Capacity—From Wafer-Ingot To High Efficiency Modules—Over Next 2 Years, Says MNRE
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) says India will aim to install 10 GW of integrated solar PV manufacturing capacity by Q4/2022-2023 comprising the entire chain from wafer-ingot to high efficiency modules.
India PV News Snippets: MNRE, RIL, IREDA, RUMSL
While India’s Installed Solar Capacity Reached 36 GW With IREDA Having Financed Over 2,700 RES Projects So Far, Reliance Invested In Bill Gates’ BEV And Madhya Pradesh Looks for Enironmental Consultancy Services for Solar Parks
India installed 406.22 MW RE capacity In Oct. 2020: Till October 31, 2020, cumulative installed renewable energy capacity of India reached 89.63 GW with 406.22 MW added during the month of October 2020.
MNRE Revises Solar Target Under PM-KUSUM Scheme
MNRE To Aim For 30.8 GW PV By 2022 From Solar For Farmers PM-KUSUM Scheme, Expanding It From Previously Targeted 25.75 GW
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in India has revised upwards the solar PV installation target under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme, increasing it from 25.75 GW earlier to 30.8 GW to be .
Indian Parliament Questions Rooftop Solar Progress
MNRE Receives Flak From Indian Parliamentary Committee For Missing Renewable Energy Target Achievements, Questioning Its Commitment & Sincerity; Committee Recommends Measures To Drive Industry Forward
This isn’t the first time MNRE has had to face criticism from the Indian Parliament for the slow progress of India's renewable energy program under which 175 GW is envisioned to be achieved by 2022.
31.7 GW: India Installed Solar PV Capacity Till Oct 2019
MNRE: Over 31.7 GW Cumulative Solar PV Capacity Installed In India Till October 2019, 15 GW To Be Tendered Between 2019-20 & 2020-21
Under its National Solar Mission, India wants to achieve 100 GW of solar PV capacity by 2022. Till the end of October 2019, its aggregate installed capacity exceeded only over 31.7 GW.
India Installed 24.33 GW PV Till October 2018
India’s Solar Power Installed Capacity As Of October 31, 2018 Reached 24.33 GW, Says Indian Ministry Of New & Renewable Energy; Country Committed To Tendering 30 GW Each In Fiscal Year 2018-19 & 2019-20
Annual installations for solar show FY2017-18 as the best fiscal year for solarPV installations in India when the number crossed 9 GW.
No Safeguard Duty On Solar Imports In India
Indian Government Allays Fears Of Imposing Safeguard Duty On Imported Solar Cells From China & Malaysia
India’s government has decided not to levy any safeguard duty on imported solar cells, at least for now. While this decision will disappoint the local solar manufacturing industry, it is very much welcomed by project developers.
Imported Solar Components In India “Criminal”
India Threatens Criminal Proceedings If Government-backed Projects Use Imported Solar Cells And Modules
In a Feb. 20 memo, India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) threatened “criminal proceedings” against developers using imported PV cells or modules in violation of the government’s mandate to use only domestic content.
Moody’s India Hails New Bidding Guidelines
MNRE’s New Solar Power Projects Bidding Guidelines Mitigates Off-Take & Grid Curtailment Risk To Some Extent, According to Moody’s India
A commentary from the Indian chapter of credit ratings agency Moody’s appreciates the new bidding guidelines for solar power projects introduced by the Government of India. It terms it as a positive for the sector.
India Gets New MNRE Head
Piyush Goyal Replaced By Raj Kumar Singh As Minister Of State For Ministry of New And Renewable Energy
The new MNRE head, Raj Kumar Singh or RK Singh (second from left), is a former bureaucrat, who served at the Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
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