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India extends bid deadline for latest attempt to attract solar manufacturers

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 20, 2019

The Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) new solar manufacturing-linked power generation tender has hit another roadblock – the bid submission deadline has been pushed back more than two...

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SECI tenders 2GW of local content solar under CPSU scheme

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 19, 2019

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a tender for 2GW of solar to be procured by Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs), as per its announcement at the beginning of this month...

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India plans ‘huge step up’ with large solar-plus-storage tender

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 1, 2019

An Indian state-directed agency has launched three huge tenders across the country with various combinations of solar, energy storage, wind and hybrid concepts, in what the India Energy Storage...

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SECI tenders 97.5MW rooftop solar projects for government buildings

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 1, 2019

The SECI, on behalf of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has invited bids to develop 97.5 MW of grid-connected solar projects on the vacant roofs of government-owned buildings. ...

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India to ‘enthuse’ solar development in Northeast states with 1GW tender

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 28, 2019

The Northeastern states of India, which until now have been largely overlooked by the South Asian country's solar boom, will soon be the subject of a 1GW PV tender to be issued by the Solar...

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Assam to come up with solar park

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 28, 2019

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of a 70 MW Solar Park at Japisajia village of Amguri in Sibsagar district in a bid to boost power production and...

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Gujarat auctions 500MW of PV and tenders 175MW in solar parks

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 21, 2019
Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has auctioned 500MW of grid-connected solar capacity with winning tariffs in the range of INR2.55-2.66/kWh (US$3.6-3.8 cents). Paryapt Solar, a unit of...
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With sector in trouble, solar players’ hopes singed in Budget

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 11, 2019

The energy sector’s reactions to the Interim Budget have been a mixed bag, with solar sector players expressing disappointment that nothing concrete was announced for them at a time when the...

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34 buildings of Pune Municipal Corp get rooftop solar power setup

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 6, 2019

The corporation now has the capacity of generating 1.2 MW of solar electricity with 34 municipal properties being equipped with rooftop solar power systems. The civic body has set a target of...

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Vikram Solar commissions 20 MW solar projects for West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 22, 2019

Vikram Solar, Kolkata-based solar energy company, today said it has commissioned two 10 megawatt (MW) solar projects for West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL). ...

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