Solar Energy

TOP FIVE SOLAR PARKS IN INDIA

TOP FIVE SOLAR PARKS IN INDIA Name of the Park Location Planned Capacity Operational Commissioned Capacity Developer(s) Highlight Bhadla Solar Park Rajasthan 2245 MW 2245 MW • SB Energy SoftBank In December • Hero Future Energies 2020, the park • NTPC witnessed the • ACME Solar then lowest bid • Azure Power for solar power […]

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Air Pollution Impacting Solar Panel Efficiency in India say IIT, Delhi researchers

A team of researchers from the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences (CAS) at the Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi) have found that air pollution is reducing energy output of solar panels in the country. The decline in solar power generation could be as high as 52%. Sagnik Dey, Dilip Ganguly and colleagues have modelled the particulate […]

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IFC to advise on 600MW Solar Power Park in India

International Finance Corporation (IFC), an institution of the World Bank that focuses on private sector funding and  TUSCO Ltd, a Joint Venture Company of THDCIL and Uttar Pradesh New & Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) have  signed an advisory mandate with IFC. Under this mandate, which IFC will support TUSCO in the development of 600MW […]

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SunCable Gets $152 Million New Investment for Australia-Singapore Power Project

The SunCable led ‘Australia-Asia PowerLink’ project has received a major boost as Australian billionaires Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest have invested a further $152 million into the undersea cable link construction meant to deliver solar generated power from Australia to Singapore. The fresh investment has been directed through Grok Ventures that belongs to Cannon-Brookes and […]

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World’s Largest Rooftop Solar Power Plant Launched in Turkey

Huawei and Tosyali Holding have launched the world’s largest rooftop solar power project in the Osmaniye Province of Turkey, an official statement said. Huawei is a Chinese technology giant and Tosyali is a steel manufacturer based in Turkey. The total investment made by the companies will come up to $71 million, said the statement. The […]

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Ayana and Maxeon Complete and Commission 192MWp Bikaner 1 Project

Ayana Renewable Power and Maxeon Solar Technologies have announced the completion and commercial operation of the 192 megawatt (MW) Bikaner 1 Solar Farm in Rajasthan. It’s a utility-scale solar power plant built in the second half of 2021 and commissioned in December 2021. Bikaner 1 solar power plant has utilized a total of nearly 398,000 Performance 3 […]

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Tamil Nadu to Add 20,000MW Solar Power by 2030

The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) plans to spend about Rs 70,000 crore across Tamil Nadu to install 20,000 megawatt (MW) capacity of solar power plants by 2030. The DISCOM has come out with a tender inviting consultants for the project. A solar plant with a capacity of 1,000MW will be built by […]

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Nagaland Will Develop its First Solar Power Project in Dimapur

The state government of Nagaland has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Hyderabad based Halo Energie Pvt Ltd to develop Nagaland’s first greenfield solar power project in Dimapur. Halo Energie is an independent power producing company. As per the details, the solar power project will be of 20MW and constructed over more than 120 […]

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European Commission Announces €300mn Plan for Development of Hydrogen Economy

Clean Hydrogen Partnership (CHP) – a brain child of the European Commission – has called for proposals on 41 different research topics with an outlay of €300 million for a comprehensive development of the hydrogen economy. The initial plan is to fund research that will enable hydrogen production and storage. Clean Hydrogen Partnership is a […]

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