Uma Gupta
DGTR recommends anti-dumping duty on solar glass imports from China, Vietnam
India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended an anti-dumping duty on solar glass imports from China and Vietnam after its investigation concluded that imports from these countries are undercutting the prices of the domestic industry. The landed value of the imports is below the selling price as well as the cost of the domestic industry.
Higher inventories weaken demand across global solar module markets
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
EKI Energy registers Azerbaijan’s 230 MW solar energy project for voluntary carbon markets
The large-scale solar initiative, known as “Project Area 60,” marks Azerbaijan’s debut in the voluntary carbon market. It is also the first-ever large scale solar project overall in the country.
Alpex Solar secures INR 34.51 crore solar pump order from HAREDA
The solar pump contract follows the company’s recent win of solar panel supply orders worth INR 525.15 crore.
Rajasthan tenders up to 2 GWh of battery energy storage capacity
Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd is accepting bids to develop standalone battery energy systems (BESS) for an aggregate storage capacity of 1,000 MWh (500 MW x 2 hours) in Rajasthan. It may allot additional capacity up to 500 MW/1,000 MWh under Green Shoe option.
Reliance Power claims ‘fraud’ by third party, to challenge SECI ban
In a stock exchange filing later today, Reliance Power said it will take all legal steps to challenge SECI’s action that bars the company from participation in future government tenders for three years.
India’s climate policies to reduce 4 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions between 2020 and 2030: CEEW Study
India’s climate policies on power, transport and residential sectors, such as scaling renewables to advancing energy efficiency and electric mobility, have already mitigated 440 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (MtCO2) between 2015 and 2020, and are on track to save 3,950 MtCO2 emissions between 2020 and 2030. However, achieving net-zero by 2070 needs bolder action.
Epsilon, Korea’s Daejoo join hands to develop graphite-rich silicon composite anode material for EV lithium batteries
Epsilon Advanced Materials and Daejoo Electronic Materials aim to jointly develop graphite-rich silicon composite anode materials for lithium-ion batteries with a capacity of 450 – 600 mAh/g, thereby increasing discharge capacity by 50% and life span by thousands of cycles.
Greenzo Energy secures 120 MW solar EPC project in Nepal
Greenzo Energy’s order book has swelled to INR 1,900 crore with the latest addition of 120 MW solar EPC project worth INR 500 crore.
Anil Ambani’s Reliance Power debarred from participating in SECI’s tenders for three years
The debarment follows the submission of a fake document by Reliance Power’s arm Maharashtra Energy Generation Ltd (the ‘bidder’), now known as Reliance NU BESS Ltd, in response to SECI’s tender for setting up 1 GW/2 GWh of standalone battery energy storage (BESS) projects.
