Portugal’s floating solar energy auction sets world record negative price Updated On Wed, Apr 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Portugal’s first auction of rights to build and operate floating solar plants on the surfaces of its reservoirs set a world record low price of minus 4.13 euros per megawatt hour for future output, the environment ministry said on Tuesday. The government assigned rights to install floating panels with capacity to convert sunlight into 183 […] Read more
Portugal receives bids from 12 firms for floating solar auction Updated On Tue, Mar 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy The auction for the installation and operation of photovoltaic plants on seven dams in Portugal received 12 competing projects, environment minister João Pedro Matos Fernandes has told Jornal de Negócios. The deadline for submitting applications ended last Wednesday at 23:59, with the period for receiving proposals having run since January 29. Portugal was among the […] Read more
South Korea Counts On Floating Solar To Overcome Land Scarcity Updated On Tue, Mar 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Towards last year’s end, South Korean solar developer Scotra completed the construction of a 41 MW floating solar installation on a reservoir on the Hapcheon Dam. The land-scarce country has set a target of installing 2.1 GW of floating solar by 2030 and of becoming carbon-natural by 2050. Floating solar farms employ solar panels that are attached […] Read more
SJVN Bags 15 MW floating solar project in Himachal Updated On Sun, Feb 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN has announced the winning of a 15 MW Grid Connected Floating Solar PV Power Project at Nangal pond, near village Neilla, District Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh. SJVN has bagged the full quoted capacity of 15 MW @ INR 3.26 /Unit on Build Own and Operate basis through e-Reverse […] Read more
Avaada Energy to deliver Bihar’s first floating solar power plant Updated On Fri, Feb 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy With a high population density and low land availability, Bihar is now using its water bodies to generate clean energy. The Bihar Government has commissioned a 2 megawatt (MW) floating solar power unit in Darbhanga district to Avaada Energy over a six acre water body and the project is about to be commissioned. The project […] Read more
REC Power Development Seeks Consultant for Floating Solar Park in Delhi Updated On Tue, Feb 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of REC Ltd., has invited online bids for the selection of technical consultant who would provide consultancy services for a floating solar project located in New Delhi. The last date for the submission of e-bids is February 25, 2022, till 3 PM. REC Limited, formerly Rural […] Read more
SECI invites EPC tender for 100MW floating Solar Project in Ranchi Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued an international tender inviting players for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) project to install a 100 megawatt (MW) floating solar power plant in the state of Jharkhand. The tender says that the project will be based in the Getalsud Dam that lies near Ranchi. The […] Read more
NHPC, GEDCOL to Set Up 500MW Floating Solar Projects in Odisha Updated On Thu, Jan 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy State-owned hydropower giant NHPC on Wednesday said it has signed a pact with Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Ltd (GEDCOL) to form a joint venture (JV) for setting up a 500-megawatt (MW) floating solar power projects in Odisha. “Promoters agreement has been signed on January 4, 2022, between NHPC Limited and Green Energy Development […] Read more
Mozambique Takes First Step Towards Large Solar With 44 MW Floating Solar Plan Updated On Thu, Jan 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Mozambique, the 32 million strong South East African country is making its first bid for a floating solar plant. State-owned power company Electricidade de Mocambique (EDM) is seeking a consultancy that will conduct a feasibility study to assess the potential and implications of setting up a floating solar farm at a hydro power reservoir in […] Read more