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Another bidding extension for SCCL’s 81 MW solar projects

By : Sustainability ..., May 14, 2020

The Solar Energy Corporation of India, on behalf of state-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), had invited bids to set up an aggregate 81 MW solar capacity at the coal miner’s different sites in Telangana. In yet another extension, bidding for 34 MW (AC) ground...

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NLC, SB Energy, ReNew Power Develops Maximum Solar Capacity in FY20

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 24, 2020

Navratna company NLC, SoftBank-backed SB Energy, and ReNew Power, country’s largest renewable energy IPP, were the leading project developers added maximum solar energy capacity in FY20, as per the research and advisory services firm report. On the state level in solar,...

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Tenders floated for setting up solar panels on Tamil Nadu govt buildings

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 26, 2019

The Central Electronics Limited, a public sector undertaking, has floated tenders to set up rooftop solar power panels on government buildings across Tamil Nadu. This follows Tamil Nadu Energy Development Authority (TEDA) and Energy Efficiency Services Limited signing an...

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NTPC to invest Rs 50,000 crore to add 10GW solar energy capacity by 2022

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 26, 2019

State-owned power giant NTPC is planning to add 10GW of solar energy generation capacity by 2022, which entails an investment of around Rs 50,000 crore, to be funded mainly by green bonds, a source has said. At present, NTPC has installed renewable energy capacity of 920 MW,...

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Vikram Solar commissions solar projects for AAI at 3 airports

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 13, 2019

Green energy provider Vikram Solar on Thursday announced commissioning of three solar plants for Airports Authority of India (AAI) in Assam, Bihar and Maharashtra. The cumulative capacity of the three projects is 1.1 MW, Vikram Solar said in a statement. "Vikram Solar...

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Power PSUs to acquire over 2 lakh hectares for solar parks

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 21, 2019

Central public sector undertakings (PSUs) will acquire more than two lakh hectares to set up 47,000 mw of green power units under a new plug-and-play model, aimed at accelerating solar capacity expansion by derisking projects from land acquisition and availability of...

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J&K fails to achieve solar energy generation target

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 20, 2019

Even five years after the signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Union Government on generating 7,500 mw solar power energy, the authorities have failed to achieve the target in this regard. In March 2014, the then NC-Congress government of Omar Abdullah had...

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Four-fold rise in total solar capacity but rooftop meets just 10% of target

By : Sustainability ..., May 9, 2019

Rooftop solar, one the fastest growing sub-sectors in the country's renewable energy space, has hit a speed bump. Of the targeted 40 Gw of solar rooftop installs, only 10 per cent has been...

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Gujarat solar projects get bids of 600 MW despite low ceiling tariffs

By : Sustainability ..., May 2, 2019

 

Gujarat’s fresh attempt to auction 700 mw of solar projects at Raghanesda Solar Park has attracted techno-commercial bids of 600 mw despite having an aggressive ceiling price of Rs 2.70...

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Dedicated financing support key to scaling up rooftop solar in the SME sector in India

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 24, 2019

The Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector is expected to contribute significantly to achieving the government’s target of building 40 gigawatt (GW) of the rooftop solar capacity by...

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