Uma Gupta
The long read: First Solar – ‘India presents a big market opportunity for us’
Sujoy Ghosh, First Solar’s vice president for India and the Asia-Pacific region, speaks to pv magazine about the company’s plans to set up a 3.3 GW module fab in India to service the local market.
Tata Power to install EV charging infrastructure for TVS Motor
TVS Motor has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tata Power to create a regular AC charging and a DC fast-charging network for its electric two-wheelers. The two companies will also explore opportunities to use solar energy to power select TVS Motor locations.
Maharashtra tenders 25 MW grid-connected solar
The Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd (MAHAGENCO) has invited bids to set up a 25 MW grid-connected solar plant in the Dhule district on a revenue share basis.
Commercial and industrial solar inverter from Havells
Noida-based electrical equipment company Havells has unveiled a 100 kW string inverter for commercial and industrial-scale solar installation. The inverter has an efficiency of 98.7%. It features ten maximum power point tracking (MPPT) inputs, with MPPT voltage ranging from 500-850 V.
Emerging trends in the Indian solar power sector
The Indian solar power sector is undergoing a technology-backed transformation at every stage from manufacturing to installation to improve cost and performance efficiency.
IPO-bound Waaree Energies appoints CEO
The Indian solar manufacturer, which has 2 GW of module production capacity, has appointed Vivek Srivastava as chief executive officer. Vivek joins from Reliance BP Mobility Limited, where he served as the senior vice president.
Cleantech Solar secures INR 2 billion from NIIF
The Singapore-headquartered corporate solar provider, which has over 600 MWp of solar portfolio across India and Southeast Asia, shall utilize the debt funding to finance its open access solar projects in India.
All-renewables power system with 76% solar share could halve electricity costs and drive net-zero by 2050
A power system modeling study, jointly carried out by Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT) and Wärtsilä, explores the feasibility of a net-zero-emissions power system in India by 2050. It shows that an all-renewables power system, when paired with flexible generation technologies (thermal balancing power plants and energy storage), can improve the affordability of electricity while ensuring the reliability of system operations.
Emmvee to set up 3 GW solar cell and module factory in Karnataka
Coming up at Dobaspet town in Karnataka, this will be Emmvee’s second solar manufacturing investment in the Indian State after the existing 500 MW module plant.
Rate of commercial and industrial solar installation fell 34% in the second quarter
India’s commercial and industrial solar segment saw just 332 MW of generation capacity added in the April-to-June period, compared to 501 MW in the first three months of the year, as lockdowns in multiple states slowed installation activity.
