The 49 MWp solar plant, located in Augasi, Banda, takes the company’s total commissioned solar open access projects in the state to 160 MWp.
The Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has invited global e-bids for selection of solar power developers to set up PV projects on a build-own-operate basis along the Bundelkhand Expressway. GEAPP’s feasibility study has revealed the potential to install 450-500 MW of solar power along the expressway.
Alpex Solar plans to double its PV module manufacturing capacity to 2.4 GW by FY 2026. The company is also exploring gigawatt-scale solar cell manufacturing.
Sunsure Energy has secured INR 226 crore ($27 million) long-term debt financing from Tata Capital Ltd to support its 75 MWp of open-access solar projects in Uttar Pradesh.
Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) has completed detailed project report for the solar power plants to be installed on the vacant land along the Bundelkhand Expressway.
Avaada Group is also setting up 2.19 GW of pumped storage projects in Sonbhadra and Mirzapur districts, along with around 1 GW of solar power projects in Jalaun, Chitrakoot, and Lalitpur districts of Uttar Pradesh, with an investment of around INR 20,000 crore.
Uttar Pradesh Power Corp. Ltd (UPPCL) has invited bids from developers to set up 1,200 MWh (300 MW x 4 hours) of standalone battery energy storage systems for on-demand use during peak and off-peak hours. It will enter into a battery energy storage purchase agreement with the successful developers.
Shakti Pumps (India) has secured the contract to supply, install and commission 12,537 solar water pumps across Uttar Pradesh under Component-B of PM-KUSUM scheme (Phase-III).
Sunsure will supply 10.5 million units of solar power annually to Apollo Pipes and Apollo Metalex from its PV plant in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, helping both the companies to meet over 50% of their power requirement with clean, renewable energy.
Freyr Energy, a residential solar rooftop solutions company in India, aims to install rooftop solar on more than 1,000 homes in Uttar Pradesh by March 2025.