India’s solar future: Domestic first, international second
The International Solar Alliance signals India’s hope to be a global competitor in emerging technologies and cement its place as an institution builder. But how does India’s vision translate into domestic policy? Has India led by example?
Tata Motors, Hyundai bag 250 EV supply order from government
The electric vehicles—150 units of Nexon XZ+ and 100 Kona electric—will replace Central and State Governments’ existing fleet of petrol and diesel vehicles.
Tata Power to set up India’s largest solar carport for Tata Motors
The 6.2 MWp ‘carport style’ solar plant at Tata Motors’ Chikhali plant in the Pune district will use 12,896 monocrystalline panels rated 485 Wp each and cover an area of 40,000 sq.m.
Waaree lands 300+ MW solar module supply deal
The deal follows 50 MW of orders completed recently for another American developer. Encouraged by the demand, Waaree plans to strengthen its base in the USA by opening a local office in California shortly.
BHEL seeks hybrid solar inverters for Nigerian project
September 10 is the last date to submit bids for supply, installation, and commissioning of hybrid solar inverter-cum-charge controllers of ratings 5 kVA (193 quantities), 10 kVA (32), and 15 kVA (5). All the inverters are to be delivered by November 12.
Scaling up solar manufacturing in India
A new study by CEEW Centre for Energy Finance assesses the competitive advantage that China has over India and presents a suite of short-term and long-term interventions required for a globally competitive solar manufacturing sector in India.
IEEFA: Why India can’t match the Gulf region’s record-low solar tariffs
India’s solar tariffs—whilst some of the lowest in the world—are almost double the Gulf region’s US¢1.35-1.80/kWh.
Developers want customs duty on solar panels deferred
The Solar Power Developers Association (SPDA) said one-year safeguard duty extension had already resulted in escalated capital costs. Any additional tariff barriers would jeopardize the Government’s ‘100 GW by 2022’ target.
Sprng Energy buys 165 MW of solar modules from China’s Risen
During the financial year 2019-20, Chinese manufacturer Risen was the second-largest PV module supplier to Indian solar installations, accounting for around 9.9% of the overall shipments.
Flipkart plans complete transition to electric vehicles by 2030
The e-commerce player has worked with design and manufacturing partners to procure electric vehicles (EVs) optimized for e-commerce deliveries. It is also planning to set up the necessary charging infrastructure close to its 1,400 supply chain premises to push the use of EVs.
