Uma Gupta
India installed a record 1.7GW of rooftop solar in 2021
The nation’s cumulative rooftop solar installations surpassed 7GW on December 31, 2021. Gujarat leads with the most installed rooftop solar capacity to date among all States and union territories.
Himachal Pradesh to empanel rooftop solar installers, Madhya Pradesh tenders 440MW under PM KUSUM
March 24 is the last date to submit bids for setting up grid-connected rooftop solar systems on domestic, government, and other buildings in the State of Himachal Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh has invited solar power developers to implement an aggregate 440MW (AC) of grid-connected solar PV systems under component A of PM KUSUM scheme.
Amp Energy India appoints COO for wind, hybrid and storage business
New Delhi-headquartered Amp Energy India has appointed Kapil Kasotia as chief operating officer (COO)-wind, hybrid and storage.
Green hydrogen for $5/kg at co-located projects
Ratings agency ICRA has estimated Indian green hydrogen will cost that much if produced at sites featuring clean energy generation capacity and electrolyzers. That is between 50 US cents and a dollar per kilogram cheaper than in locations where the two systems are not co-located, with the saving possible due to a reduction in open-access, intra-state grid charges.
SECI tenders 5MW agrivoltaics plant on saffron farm in Jammu & Kashmir
Bidders have until April 19 to lodge their interest in setting up a 5MW (AC) grid-connected agrivoltaic plant combining solar with saffron farming in the Pulwama district.
Vikram Solar promotes Parakh to COO
Rajendra Kumar Parakh, who led Vikram Solar as the chief financial officer, has been appointed as the chief operating officer for the company’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) division.
India’s solar cell imports rise as domestic module production expands
India imported solar cells worth more than $633 million from April to the end of last year, a figure higher than the value imported during the whole of the 2020-21 fiscal year.
Saatvik secures 50MW of solar module supply order from BHEL
The Indian solar manufacturer has landed 50MW of module supply order from state-owned engineer and EPC company BHEL for Raghanesda Solar Park in Gujarat.
Panasonic Life Solutions commissions 6MWp rooftop solar project for FIAT India
The solar rooftop project at automaker FIAT’s Ranjangaon factory in Maharashtra uses high-efficiency 445Wp half-cut mono PERC solar modules of ‘Anchor by Panasonic’ and 110kW string inverters.
Building the green hydrogen economy in India
Experts at a recent workshop by industry body India Hydrogen Alliance (IH2A) and the government thinktank NITI Aayog proposed the formation of a public-private taskforce to develop gigawatt-scale green hydrogen hubs in India. The taskforce will have participation from global funding agencies, industry and government.
