India added 1,748 MW of rooftop solar in the year ending June
The annual rooftop solar installation in the twelve months ending June 30, 2021 included 1260 MW from the commercial and industrial sector and 488 MW from the residential segment.
MYSUN wins 140 MW of open-access solar projects in Uttar Pradesh
The Delhi-based distributed solar company secured the projects under Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited’s Open Access solar scheme in the State.
Jubilant Ingrevia raises 26.6% stake in 15.5 MW captive solar plant
Jubilant Ingrevia, a Noida-headquartered integrated life science solutions provider, has signed the agreement to acquire a 26.6% equity stake in the 15.5 MW solar power plant for its captive consumption. The plant, located in Maharashtra, is being developed by Amp Energy through a step-down subsidiary.
Kolkata Port Trust gets 1 MW solar plant for self-consumption
The ground-mounted, captive solar plant, commissioned by Vikram Solar, is expected to generate 1.4 million units of electricity per year.
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.
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.
Vietnamese manufacturer unveils PV module for agrivoltaics
Vietnamese manufacturer Irex has announced a new glass-glass solar panel with a power output of 265 W and a power conversion efficiency of 18.1%.
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.
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.
