SolarArise commissions 75 MW solar plant in Uttar Pradesh
State-run Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) will procure the electricity generated from the solar plant under a 25-year power purchase agreement.
Adani Green commissions 25 MW solar power plant in Uttar Pradesh
The solar plant in Chitrakoot takes Adani Green Energy’s total operational renewable capacity to 2975 MW—a step closer to its vision of 25 GW capacity by 2025.
Consultant sought for 1.2 GW solar park in Uttar Pradesh
Bundelkhand Saur Urja Limited is looking to engage a consultant to develop the solar park in the Jalaun district. Only domestic consultancy firms registered in India can apply.
Tata Power arm hits ‘100 solar microgrids’ milestone
TP Renewable Microgrid has installed an aggregate 3 MW of solar microgrid capacity with its 100th project commissioned in Ratnapur, Uttar Pradesh.
ADB to provide $563-million loan to improve electricity supply in Uttar Pradesh, Meghalaya
Uttar Pradesh will get $430 million to upgrade distribution lines in rural areas and construct a parallel network of 11-kilovolt feeders spanning 17,000 km to separate electricity distribution between residential and agriculture consumers. The $132.8-million loan approved for Meghalaya will be used for the installation and upgradation of substations, distribution lines, etc.
8 MW of NTPC’s Auraiya solar project now operational
The state-owned power generator plans to reach 32 GW of capacity through renewables or one-fourth of its overall power portfolio by the beginning of the next decade.
Thermal energy storage system goes online at IIT Kanpur
The thermal energy storage system with a 775 tonnes-of-refrigeration heat rate is installed at IIT Kanpur’s Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering building. It is part of an urban pilot under a joint Indo-US project called UI-ASSIST on Smart Grid and Storage Technology.
Best Power Equipments bets on solar
The electronics manufacturer says it will switch focus to solar panels and lithium battery storage as it launches an inverter series for rooftop PV.
NHPC mulling 600 MW solar park in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh
The state-owned hydropower producer recently met PV developers represented by the National Solar Energy Federation of India to discuss the project’s technical feasibility on an island.
Adani Green, Total joint venture expands operating solar portfolio by 205 MW
With the latest acquisition, the total operating renewable portfolio of the joint venture between Adani Green Energy and the French oil and gas major has reached 2,353 MW.
