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India’s SECI adding storage to 300MW of solar tenders in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 26, 2016

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) will soon tender for utility-scale solar-plus-storage projects in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

India’s first ever large-scale solar-plus-storage tender plans for Andhra Pradesh were revealed back in February,...

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Subject Tags: SECI , solar energy , tenders

Indian oil firms plan 1GW solar plant in Madhya Pradesh to power refineries

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 26, 2016

Indian Oil Corporation and Oil India are planning to set up a 1GW solar energy plant in the state of Madhya Pradesh in order to power their oil refineries, according to a senior figure of the state’s renewable energy agency.

It is premature to discuss timelines but the...

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Subject Tags: RPO , solar energy

Solar power tariffs expected to fall to as low as Rs3.50 a unit in 3 years

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 26, 2016

Solar power tariffs in India, which have fallen below Rs.5 per unit since November, are expected to fall further as the industry doubles volumes every year and the cost of producing power...

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Subject Tags: solar energy , tariff

India, Mexico to cooperate on solar energy, water and more

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 26, 2016

India’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT) have approved 14 joint projects in four focus areas of cooperation – water,...

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Subject Tags: solar energy

CITD becomes the first MSME institute to go solar

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 26, 2016

Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) goes solar with Hyderabad-based Central Institute of Tool Design (CITD) installing a 50 KWP roof-top solar energy power plant that generates...

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Subject Tags: msme , solar energy

WTO body ruling in India-US solar case by September

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 25, 2016

The appellate body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is expected to give its verdict on an appeal by India in its solar mission dispute with the US by...

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Subject Tags: solar energy , WTO

China installed 20 GW of solar power in H1; triple from a year ago

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 25, 2016

China installed 20 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity in the first half of 2016, three times as much as during the same period a year ago, state news agency Xinhua reported late on Thursday...

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Subject Tags: solar energy

Trina Solar achieves new milestone for multi-crystalline silicon cells

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 15, 2016

Trina Solar announced that it has achieved an average efficiency of 20.16 percent for its industrially-produced P-type multi-crystalline silicon cells (156 x 156 mm2) with passivated emitter and...

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Subject Tags: innovation , solar energy

Solar Forecast for China and India: Strong, But Challenging

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 14, 2016

India and China will be two of the most dynamic solar markets in the world over the next decade, but risks abound, according to analysts at Intersolar, taking place this week in San Francisco....

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Subject Tags: forecast , solar energy

Rajasthan is most attractive solar project destination in India, proves NTPC auction

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 14, 2016

Rajasthan confirmed its position as the most attractive solar project destination in the country with the latest NTPC auction in the desert state, which saw the winning bids falling to Rs 4.35-4...

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Subject Tags: NTPC , solar energy