SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL) has successfully commissioned a 90 MW floating solar project at Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh. The project is executed by SJVN Green Energy Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVN), a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE). The project has been developed at a cost of Rs […]
The solar industry is shining brighter than ever in 2024, thanks to advancements in solar technology in recent times. The past year has seen an incredible surge in solar power installations, taking the world’s total installed capacity to an impressive 1.6 TWdc. China is responsible for about 60 percent of these new installations, leading the […]
Last week, the Spanish cabinet passed a regulation regarding the installation of floating solar PV (FPV) on reservoirs in the country. In a royal decree to notify the regulations, Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) moved ahead with regulations considered a mix of common sense and scientifically conservative to allow […]
Madhav Infra Projects (MIPL) has secured a contract to develop a 15 MW floating solar power plant in Chhattisgarh. NTPC-SAIL Power Company (NSPCL), a joint venture of NTPC and SAIL, has sent a letter of acceptance to Madhav Infra Projects (MIPL), an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor, to develop a 15 MW floating solar […]
Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) power transmission and distribution (PT&D) business has won multiple orders in India and abroad. The business has bagged orders to establish two floating solar plants in India. The orders secured by L&T comprise a cumulative floating solar capacity of more than 150 MWac, in addition to a ground-mounted solar PV of […]
NHPC recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Norway-based company Ocean Sun. Through this collaboration, the Norwegian technology provider would support India in building floating solar projects. In a social media post, the company announced it would explore key areas of cooperation for the demonstration of Ocean Sun’s floating solar energy technology. The […]
The 15 MW Nangal pond project in Himachal Pradesh, being developed by SJVN, and considered the largest floating solar project under construction in North India, has suffered a setback. Reports confirm that the installation work at the plant has suffered due to damage caused to modules already installed by weather related phenomenon. The project, taken […]
Bihar, one of the renewable deficit regions in India is now working on alternative plans to boost its renewable energy mix. The state has now pinned hopes on the potential of its water bodies to generate electricity. The eastern Indian state which already has worked to develop floating solar plants in Darbhanga and Supaul high […]
The pictures, and videos of the damage caused at India’s largest floating solar plant, at Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh, have brought forth a range of worries about the issues involved with floating solar, besides the best way to resolve them. The answer lies in better research and transparency about these projects., considered critical to regional […]
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