Uma Gupta
Consultant sought for 1.2 GW solar park in Uttar Pradesh
Bundelkhand Saur Urja Limited is looking to engage a consultant to develop the solar park in the Jalaun district. Only domestic consultancy firms registered in India can apply.
KPI Global signs solar power supply agreement for 2.5 MW
The Gujarat-based solar developer has signed solar power supply agreements with textile manufacturer Ginni Filaments Limited (for 1.2 MW) and Sankalp Paper Industries (1.3 MW).
Adani Green Energy awarded 600 MW wind-solar hybrid project
With this project, Adani Green Energy’s total renewable energy project capacity has swelled to 14,795 MW, of which 2,950 MW projects are operational and 11,845 MW under implementation.
Manipur invites bids for 100 MW solar plant
Developers have until January 15 to bid for the grid-connected solar plant, which has a ceiling tariff fixed at INR 3.0/ kWh. The plant—to be developed on a “build-own-operate” basis—shall come up in the Jiribam district.
SECI tenders for 20 MW solar-plus-storage in Ladakh
Bids are invited to set up a 20 MW (AC) grid-interactive solar plant with 20 MW/50 MWh battery energy storage under turnkey mode in Leh district.
Solar manufacturer Websol Energy Systems posts profit
The West Bengal-based solar cell and module manufacturer, which incurred an INR 28.95-crore loss in FY2018-19, has posted an INR 6.56-crore profit for FY2019-20.
Tracking rooftop solar trends in India
Simarpreet Singh, director at EPC firm Hartek Group, speaks to pv magazine about the impact of the Covid pandemic on the rooftop solar sector, technology trends shaping the market, and the outlook for 2021.
Debunking feeder segregation
Feeder segregation, i.e., the installation of dedicated electricity supply lines for agriculture, is often celebrated as the solution to the electricity utilities’ pain point of free or highly subsidized electricity supply for agriculture. But does it address the root cause of the issue?
Solar industry in 2020
India’s new solar capacity addition was badly hit due to the pandemic. The nation installed just 2.32 GW during the first nine months of the year. However, there was a silver lining too!
Establishing a solar module recycling system in India
Ankit Kapasi and Kishore Ganesan from SOFIES India are working on Solar Waste Action Plan (SWAP) project in India, which is looking to investigate both the technical and economic feasibility of a PV module recycling system in the country. The pilot has been funded by Signify Foundation and Doen Foundation. The team at Sofies is working closely with technology partner Poseidon Solar and has recently established the first PV recycling pilot plant in September 2020. The duo spoke to pv magazine about their plant’s techno-commercial feasibility and the Indian eco-system’s readiness for PV module recycling.
