Uma Gupta
Wood Mackenzie expects Indian solar installations to drop 42% this year
The global newly installed PV capacity for this year would be around 115 GW–5% more than that of 2019 despite the Covid-19 crisis. India will add just 4.9 GW due to strong Covid measures taken.
REIL tenders for supply of 200,000 multi-crystalline silicon solar cells
Manufacturers are invited to supply 100,000 quantities of 4.5W (4-/5-busbar) and 4.60W (5-busbar) cells each. Bidding closes on November 3.
Reliable electricity access and customer satisfaction key to DISCOM performance, says study
A joint study by Smart Power India, an arm of US-based impact investor Rockefeller Foundation, and government thinktank NITI Aayog, evaluates the status of electricity access in India across different states and benchmarks distribution utilities’ capacity to provide electricity access. It also offers recommendations to help DISCOMs realize their full potential.
Six Indian firms among top 36 in solar developer ranking
Acme Solar ranks eighth with 2.556 GW of cumulative generation capacity to date, and Adani Green Energy (2.421 GW) ninth in the list, which has First Solar and Canadian Solar on top. Azure Power, Tata Power, Greenko Energy and NTPC are the other Indian developers among the top 36.
RenewSys launches 505Wp solar modules
The Indian solar manufacturer has unveiled the DESERV Galactic Ultra series, which features the world’s first mono-facial modules to cross a peak output of 500 W using G1-sized (158.75mm) cells.
REIL seeks bifacial and mono PERC solar cells
November 10 is the bidding deadline for the supply of 50,000 bifacial cells with a peak power rating of 5W and 100,000 mono PERC cells (50,000 of 7Wp and 10Wp each).
India added 883 MW of rooftop solar in nine months despite Covid-19
With 380 MW of generation capacity, Gujarat accounted for 43% of new rooftop solar installations during the January-to-September period.
Rockefeller Foundation commits US$1 billion to catalyze a green recovery from pandemic
The new billion-dollar investment is aimed at scaling distributed renewable energy across developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Conformity assessment of solar PV panels in India
Quality of testing is equally important even as new test labs come up for solar modules. Proper equipment selection and frequent calibration of equipment are prerequisites to ensure the credibility of the test results.
Uttarakhand seeks installers for solar plants under self-employment scheme
Developers have until November 30 to lodge their interest with Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) to install and support PV plants for beneficiaries of Mukhyamantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana. A total of 10,000 solar power plants (in sizes up to 25 kWp) are proposed to be set up under the scheme.
