Solar Energy National News

SBI Caps: Open Access Offered 20% Cost Advantage In Four States

India saw 2024 as a pivotal year for renewable energy, surpassing the 200 GW threshold in installed capacity. Solar energy installed capacity registered a healthy 8% y/y growth in CY24. The SBI Caps report noted exceptional growth and a blip in energy demand, with the non-utility share standing out due to a 25% increase, the […]

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AP To Use Solar Fencing To Reduce Human-Jumbo Conflicts

The Andhra Pradesh government has planned to use solar energy in the state to tackle the issue of human-elephant conflict in Chittoor district. The state forest department has now issued a tender to erect tentacle-handling solar fencing around the Musalimandugu Elephant Camp in the Palamaner Forest Range. This comes after several states have tried using […]

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HARTEK To Solarise Coca Cola’s J&K Bottling Plant

Hartek Group’s, Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Rooftop solar business unit has won a complete solar EPC  contract of 8 MW from Kandhari Beverages Private Limited one of the largest bottling plants of Hindustan Coca-Cola. This will become Jammu & Kashmir’s largest rooftop solar installation  The project is under execution and will be commissioned this quarter. […]

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KPI Green’s Subsidiary Bags Solar Projects From Multiple Clients

KPI Green Energy subsidiary Sun Drops Energia Private Limited, recently secured a 62.20 MW order to develop solar power projects. KPI secured the project under the ‘Captive Power Producer (CPP)’ business segment of the Company. The projects are tentatively scheduled to be completed in the financial year 2025-26, in various tranches as per the terms of […]

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Nidhi Khare Becomes The New Secretary Of MNRE

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has now witnessed a change of guard at the bureaucratic level. The ministry today announced the appointment of Nidhi Khare as its new secretary. The ministry in a statement informed about the new appointment. She was today seen taking over the charge at the MNRE office. She […]

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NHAI To Solarise 104 Sites At Andhra Highways, Issues Tender

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) recently issued a tender and invited bids from experienced firms/organizations to provide solar highway lighting. The solar lighting will cover 104 locations across different stretches. NHAI has set February 4, 2025 as the deadline for the bid submission. The NHAI tender states, “The project will cover a stretch […]

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IB Solar Seeks A Share of Solar EPC In 2025

Noida-based solar manufacturing firm IB Solar is set to enter into the solar EPC business as well in 2025. With a firm focus on government backed solar EPC projects at MW scale, IB solar has formed a new venture: “IB Solar Infra Developers Pvt. Ltd.”for its planned EPC business. Coupled with its plans to take […]

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Premier Energies Subsidiaries Get Solar Cells, Module Orders From Two IPPs

Subsidiaries of Telangana-based Premier Energies have secured multiple solar cells and module supply orders. The company got the order totaling Rs.1460 crore from two large Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and others. Sharing the estimated timeline for the order, the company noted, “The supply of these modules is scheduled to commence in May 2025.” The subsidiaries […]

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Anil Ambani’s Reliance & Solar Module Manufacturing- Will It Work Now?

Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power and its subsidiaries have already tried their hands with power generation and have also stepped ahead towards battery energy storage projects. The company has also announced ventures in  solar energy generation projects and renewable energy broadly. But will they venture into the solar module manufacturing business too? Some latest media reports […]

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