India PV News Snippets
Husk Raises EDFI ElectriFI Financing For Solar-Hybrid Microgrids & More From MNRE, NTPC, IMC, NSEFI
Husk secures $6 million debt financing from EDFI ElectriFI; MNRE clears part commissioning of ISTS Projects; NTPC’s 20 MW floating solar plant online; IMC launches RFP for 60 MW AC solar in Madhya Pradesh; NSEFI and IIT Bombay enter industry-academia collaboration for solar and green hydrogen.
10 GW Solar In India Under Threat From BCD
NSEFI Wants Grandfathering For Over 10 GW AC PV Capacity From Impending Basic Customs Duty
The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) fears over 10 GW AC solar power capacity in India to plunge into ‘uncertainty and might not get commissioned’ if it is not grandfathered from the imposition of Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on imported solar cells and modules.
Ray Of Light For Solar Developers In India
India May Delay BCD Imposition Or Extend Commissioning Deadlines
India may be looking at providing relief to solar energy developers in the country in terms of either extending the impending Basic Customs Duty (BCD) imposition that’s due to come into effect from April 1, 2021, or extending project commissioning deadlines, a local business daily reported.
India PV News Snippets: UPNEDA, MSEDCL, Tata Power, HDFC
NSEFI Demands MNRE Intervention For UPNEDA Scrapping 500 MW Solar Auction; MSEDCL Launches 500 MW AC Solar Tender Under PM-KUSUM Scheme; Tata Power Solar Secures LOA For 210 MW Solar From NTPC; HDFC Bank Aims To Become Carbon Neutral By 2031-32
UPNEDA annuls 500 MW solar auction: The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has scrapped its 500 MW solar auction concluded in February 2020 that discovered INR 3.17 per kWh as the lowest winning bid, according to Mercom India Research.
