Insolation Energy to add 3 GW solar panel, 1.4 GW cell capacity by March
Insolation Energy is expanding its solar panel production capacity to 4 GW per year from around 1 GW at present. It is also setting up manufacturing capacities of 12,000 MT of aluminum framing and 1.4 GW of PV cells. The new capacities will be commissioned within this fiscal 2024-25.
Tata Power’s microgrid arm partners with National Dairy Development Board to solarize milk value chain
TP Renewable Microgrid Ltd and National Dairy Development Board will collaborate to enhance sustainability and operational efficiency within the milk value chain. This includes the solarization of dairy cooperative societies, bulk milk coolers, and milk chilling centers, facilitated by solar microgrid technology.
ReNew switches on 400 MW solar project in Rajasthan
ReNew has inaugurated a 400 MW solar project in Rajasthan. The project is part of a 600 MW power purchase agreement with Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) for 25 years.
Bluebird Solar ramping up panel capacity to 1.2 GW with Cliantech Solutions
Bluebird Solar is expanding its PV module manufacturing capacity to 1.2 GW per year with the addition of an 800 MW fully automated line at its facility in Greater Noida. Cliantech Solutions will supply and install production equipment from leading companies.
Rays Power Infra raises INR 127 crore equity capital
Rays Power Infra will use the funds to develop solar and wind parks with a cumulative capacity of around 3 GW. Additionally, it will invest in both backward and forward integration of its business.
Budget 2024-25: Key highlights and analysis
Employment creation and skill development have been at the core of this budget. While there is a lot of emphasis on skill development, there needs to be an emphasis on how money is allocated for skilling and reselling of people for the clean energy sector.
NSEFI welcomes announcement of pump storage policy in Union Budget 2024-25
National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) expects budget to accelerate renewable energy uptake across MSMEs and hard-to-abate industrial sectors.
Budget 2024-25: India imposes customs duty on solar glass imports, exempts equipment for cell and module manufacturing
Import of solar glass will attract 10% customs duty from October. Further, the list of exempted equipment for solar cell and panel production has been expanded.
PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana: Challenges and Solutions
Mandating stringent quality and performance standards is imperative to safeguard consumers from potential exploitation in the burgeoning rooftop solar market. The technology to do this exists, but we need to see if the will is there.
Gensol Engineering wins bid for 150 MWp of solar projects in Gujarat
Gensol Engineering Ltd has emerged as winning bidder for engineering, procurement, and construction of 116 MW (150 MWp) of solar projects in Gujarat. It will install these projects for feeder-level solarization.
