Uma Gupta
Jakson appoints Vikram Solar’s Muvvala as EPC chief
Venkataramana Muvvala, who worked with Vikram Solar as business head-EPC, has joined Jakson Group as chief operating officer for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) business.
REIL seeks 200,000 silicon solar cells
Bids are invited from Indian manufacturers to supply five-busbar mono-/multi-crystalline silicon solar cells rated for minimum of 4.62 watts. Bidding closes on January 27.
Ohmium partners IIT Madras on PEM electrolyzer R&D
The USA-headquartered green hydrogen generator developer has entered into an R&D partnership with IIT Madras Research Park (IITMRP) to improve the performance and lower the cost of its polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzers.
NTPC invites bids to build 900MW of solar parks in Cuba
The state-owned power company, a partner of the International Solar Alliance, will help the Cuban government with developer selection and the signing of project agreements and will oversee solar plant implementation up to commissioning.
NTPC arm tenders 3.5 MW (AC) solar at four airports
The solar plants are to be set upon the land available at four airport sites in the States of Delhi (2 MW), Madhya Pradesh (0.5 MW+0.5 MW), and Rajasthan (0.5 MW) under net metering.
Vikram Solar launches M10 modules
The Indian manufacturer has unveiled Series 10 monocrystalline PERC solar modules featuring 144 half-cells based on M10 wafer. The modules are available in monofacial and bifacial versions with a maximum efficiency of 21.33% and 21.13%, respectively.
Rays Power signs MoU for INR 500-crore solar investment in Rajasthan
Director Nidhi Gupta told pv magazine that the company had signed the agreement to invest INR 500 crore (US$67.2 million) in building a 120 MW solar park in the Bikaner district of the State. The solar park will provide plug-and-play infrastructure for captive solar projects.
Tata Power arm commissions 100 MW solar capacity in Uttar Pradesh
Tata Power’s renewable energy capacity in operation has swelled to 3,055 MW (2,123 MW of solar and 932 MW wind) with the latest addition of 50 MW PV plants each at Prayagraj and Banda.
PLI Scheme for battery cell manufacturing receives bids for 130 GWh of capacity
The production-linked incentives scheme for advance-chemistry battery cell manufacturing received an encouraging response with bids received for 2.6 times the 50 GWh manufacturing capacity to be awarded.
Gujarat launches EPC tender for 220 MW solar
Bidders have until February 1 to apply for the engineering, procurement, and construction of 220 MW of grid-connected solar projects anywhere in Gujarat.
