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Singapore, Saudi companies push Indian solar tariffs to record low

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 24, 2020

The Indian units of Singapore-based Sembcorp Industries Ltd and Saudi Arabia-based Aljomaih Holding Co won government auctions to sell solar power for a record low of 2 rupees ($0.0270) per kilo...

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Few takers for solar power tender of railways, bid deadline extended

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 16, 2020

Solar power project developers have given a lukewarm response to a tender for setting up 1 gigawatt of solar power plants on railways’ land, as there is 14 GW of surplus capacity available with...

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SECI announces an extension for its 100 MW (AC) Solar PV Project (200MWp DC capacity) along with 50MW/150 MWh Battery Energy Storage System tender in Chhattisgarh

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 22, 2020

In the month of September, The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) had invited bids for a 100MWac/200MWp solar project with a 50MW/150MWh battery energy storage system at Rajnandgaon...

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Power fix: Policy on wasteland allocation to RE parks revised

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 15, 2020

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government on Monday revised its policy for allocating wasteland for wind, solar and hybrid (wind and solar) power generation parks. According to revised provisions, the renewable energy park developer will have to build 50 per cent of the park’s total...

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EverSource Capital plans to buyout Azure Power’ entire solar rooftop portfolio for around $112 million

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 15, 2020

NEW DELHI : In what may rank among the largest solar rooftop deals in India, EverSource Capital plans to buy out the entire 167 MW solar rooftop portfolio of NYSE-listed Azure Power Global for around $112 million, said two people aware of the development. The sales process...

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Adani Green Energy wins world's largest solar bid worth $6 billion

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 9, 2020

Adani Green Energy Ltd has bagged the world's largest solar bid entailing building a photovoltaic (PV) power plant of 8,000 MW and setting up a domestic solar panel manufacturing capacity of 2,000 MW, envisaging a total investment of roughly $6 billion. Under the offering of...

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SECI Reschedules Pre-bid Meeting for 2.5 GW Solar Projects in K’taka

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 5, 2020

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has rescheduled the pre-bid meeting for the Request for Selection (RfS) for 2500 MW (or 2.5 GW) ISTS-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Power Park (UMREPP), Koppal district, Karnataka. The...

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Only one-third SECI wind projects commissioned so far

By : Sustainability ..., May 12, 2020

Only about one-third of 6,000 megawatt wind power capacity auctioned by the Solar Energy Corporation of India in four tranches between 2017 and 2018 have been commissioned so far despite their deadlines ending. SECI, the nodal agency through which the new and renewable energy...

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India wins deal for 24X7 supply of green power

By : Sustainability ..., May 11, 2020

The gloom and doom of the coronavirus pandemic has failed to dampen the spirit of India’s renewables sector, with Goldman Sachs-funded ReNew Power on Friday winning the world’s first tender for round-the-clock supply of green power by a margin of 1 paise by quoting a tariff...

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SECI reschedules pre-bid meeting for 2,000-MW ISTS-connected wind project

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 28, 2020

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) on Friday said it has rescheduled the pre-bid meeting date for setting up of 2,000-MW interstate transmission-connected wind power projects to 30 April, 2020. It added that the meeting would be conducted through video-conferencing...

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