NTPC seeks to enlist solar project developers and EPC contractors
The state-run power producer has invited solar developers and EPC contractors to enlist for developing its grid-connected floating/ground-mounted solar projects. Applications can be submitted until September 16.
Indian Railways solarises 960 Stations, 198 MW rooftop PV for another 550 under execution
The nation’s largest electricity consumer is working towards installing 500 MW of rooftop solar generation capacity by 2021-22. Besides, it aims to establish an aggregate 20 GW ground-mount solar capacity by 2030, which shall come up over 51,000 hectares of its trackside vacant land.
Madurai Kamaraj University to get 1 MW ground-mounted solar plant
The National Institute of Wind Energy has invited bids to install and commission a 1 MW (AC) grid-connected solar power plant at Madurai Kamaraj University in the Madurai district of Tamil Nadu. Bidding closes on September 17.
Gujarat opens tender for 110 MW of grid-connected solar plants
Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL) has invited bids to set up an aggregate 110 MW of grid-connected solar power plants across three substations of the Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO). Bidding closes on September 16.
Uttar Pradesh to become solar hub with 6 GW planned in Bundelkhand
The state is also reportedly set to this year unveil ‘Asia’s largest floating solar plant’, in the shape of the 150 MW Rihand Dam installation.
Railways sets up a solar plant to directly power the traction network
The 1.7 MWp solar project—in Bina town of Madhya Pradesh—has been installed by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) to feed the Railways’ overhead traction system directly.
The long read: Shadow boxing
The amount of non-uniform shading an array will experience determines the technology choices that can be made. However, it can be complicated to formulate more general rules for when to use what type of technology. Most would agree that module-level power electronics are better at handling non-uniform shading, but how do they handle the sun? A recently promoted study brought the discussion into sharp relief.
Two-week bidding extension for SCCL’s 81 MW solar
Developers now have 14 more days to submit bids for 34 MW (AC) ground based, 32 MW (AC) over-burden dump based and 15 MW (AC) floating solar plants at Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) sites in Telangana state.
India to add 15 GW of wind-solar hybrid capacity in five years
Almost 10 GW of hybrid generation capacity is already under implementation despite India having only 100 MW of combined wind and PV projects at present, according to analyst Crisil.
Adani Green Energy wins world’s largest solar award
The developer is reported to have exercised an option to double the 4 GW of solar generation capacity and 1 GW of cell and module production facilities it secured in the manufacturing-linked solar tender carried out by the Solar Energy Corporation of India in November.
