Uma Gupta
Oriano sees solar project orders surging to 350 MWp
The Mumbai-headquartered solar developer and EPC company is targeting a portfolio of 1+ GW by 2022, with growth fueled by an increased interest in commercial and industrial open-access segment.
SECI tenders 100 MW solar in Chhattisgarh
Bidders have until September 9 to lodge their interest in engineering, procurement, and construction of a 100 MW solar project. The responsibility for the land arrangement lies with the installer.
Solar-plus-storage at a hilltop ashram
Loom Solar has installed a solar plus storage system at a small ashram in the hills of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The system comprises 6x440W Shark Super high-efficiency PV panels, a 5kWh (100Ah/51.2V) Atom lithium battery, and a 5kVA high-frequency design (string) inverter.
Ballard lands fuel cell order for Tata Motors’ hydrogen buses
The Canadian clean energy solutions provider will supply its fuel cell modules for use in Tata Motors’ 15 hydrogen-powered buses. The buses are planned for deployment in Faridabad, in the National Capital Region of Delhi.
The long read: The impact of dust on solar panels matters
Anil Kottantharayil currently leads the Centre for Research in Nanotechnology and Science, as well as the Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility, at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. He works on high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells, the impact of dust on solar panels, and the long-term reliability of photovoltaic modules.
Tata Power secures 84 MW rooftop solar contract from Kerala utility
Tata has landed an INR400 crore contract from Kerala State Electricity Board Limited to install the rooftop capacity for domestic consumers across the state.
Mahindra & Mahindra signs solar PPA with ReNew Sunlight
The company will purchase power from a 58 MW captive solar plant to be developed by ReNew Sunlight, a step-down subsidiary of ReNew Power.
Sangam completes sale of 24 MW solar assets to Aditya Birla Renewables
The Mumbai-headquartered commercial and industrial solar solutions provider has divested its entire stake (51%) in the 24 MW operational PV assets for INR 41.60 crore.
India could add 8.5 GW of solar in FY2022
Solar capacity addition in the fiscal year 2021-22 will surge, led by a strong project pipeline. Tariffs will go up amid rising module prices but will remain competitive at below INR 3/kWh (US$ 0.040/kWh).
Transforming lives through solar mini-grids
Smart Power India (SPI), a subsidiary of US-based impact investor Rockefeller Foundation, has supported the setting up of more than 300 renewable energy mini-grids cumulating to 9.2 MW of capacity across Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand, the largest such cluster in India. Jaideep Mukherjee, chief executive officer at SPI, spoke to pv magazine about the role of mini-grids in rural upliftment and the barriers to overcome.
