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Winning Bid In 1.5 GW SJVN Tender with Storage At INR 4.38 per Kwh

In the 1500 MW SJVN solar tender for ISTS connected renewable energy project that comes with storage pan India, Juniper Green Energy, Tata Power Renewable Energy, ACME Cleantech Solutions, Solarcraft Power India, Hero Solar Energy, TEQ Green Power XVI, ReNew Solar Power have emerged as winners. SJVN is a public sector undertaking. ACME bagged the […]

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CEA Propagates the Idea of Vehicle to Grid

In March, the Ministry of Power had requested the CEA to frame guidelines for reverse charging of grid from batteries of electric vehicles (EVs). Accordingly, a committee was constituted by the CEA to analyze various aspects of reverse charging from EVs and present it to the committee, which saw participants from IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, […]

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Defect Rate In Solar Modules Going Up Post 2022, Says Engineering Services Firm

Clean Energy Associates, a solar engineering services firm with offices in the US and China, has flagged a serious emerging risk from module quality that can put projects at risk. The firm claims to have performed EL inspections on over 300,000 modules in the field to arrive at its conclusions. The evaluation of solar risks […]

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UPCL to Procure 200 MW Solar Energy from SJVN Green Energy Ltd

SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN in Rajasthan under CPSU Scheme, has been awarded a Letter of Intent towards the procurement of 200 MW of solar power from Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL). The purchase will be made at a tariff of INR 2.57 per unit from the Bikaner Solar […]

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NTPC REL Calls Bids for Supply of WTGs for 1000 MW Wind Project

NTPC REL, the renewable energy arm of NTPC, has invited bids for the supply and installation of wind turbine generators for ISTS connected wind energy project with nominal capacity of 1000 MW in Gujarat (up to 370 WTG). NTPC REL has been proactively establishing wind projects. It recently also commissioned a 50 MW project in […]

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Phase One of SOFAR’s New Smart Factory is Commissioned

SOFAR, the global leading provider of PV & ESS solutions, recently commissioned the first phase of its brand-new manufacturing base in Huizhou, China. With this expansion, the company has significantly expanded its production capacity and intensified its focus on intelligent manufacturing practices. The first phase of new factory spans over 110,000㎡, with a total investment […]

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Till 2026, 65% of total floating projects commissioned will be from India & SE Asia: Deepak Ushadevi, Ciel et Terre

Ciel et Terre, which specializes in building floating solar projects all over the world, recently created buzz by establishing a 10.75MWp floating solar plant for Tata Steel. The project is India’s first floating solar installation within a steel power plant. Deepak Ushadevi, MD and CEO, Ciel & Terre Solar (Floating Solar Projects) speaks to Saur […]

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CERC Approves Trading Margin of Rs.0.07/kWh in SECI’s PSAs with Distribution Firms

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), in its petition, had asked the CERC for the approval of the trading margin of Rs.0.07/kWh agreed to by the distribution companies (Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport; Tripura State Electricity Corporation) in the Power Supply Agreements signed for capacities of 334 MW and 100 MW respectively. The CERC […]

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Sri Lanka to Witness its First PV Auction with 200 MW Solar Tender

Sri Lanka has issued an EoI seeking bids for the development of two 100 MW floating solar plants. The said floating projects will be established at the hydroelectric Samanalawewa Reservoir. The reservoir is 160 km south of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.  This is the first solar auction for Sri Lanka. The last day […]

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