NLC issues tender for 100 MW ISTS-connected solar projects Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Chennai-based thermal energy giant NLC India has issued a tender to set up 100 MW ISTS (Inter State Transmission System) connected solar power project on pan India basis with Operation & Maintenance (O&M) for 3 years. NLC India Limited is a government-owned-fossil fuel miner and thermal power generator under the ownership of Ministry of Coal, […] Read more
US probe into solar imports threatens almost 2/3 of planned capacity additions in 2022: Rystad Energy Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy As much as 17.5 gigawatts (GWac) of planned US solar capacity installations in 2022 are in doubt after the Department of Commerce (DOC) opened an investigation into panel imports from southeast Asia, Norway-based Rystad Energy research shows. The US was expected to install 27 GWac of solar energy capacity in the utility, residential, and commercial […] Read more
NTPC floats O&M tender for 5 blocks of 250 MWp Mandsaur solar plant Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Power utility NTPC Limited has invited bids for the comprehensive Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of 5 blocks (50*5) of its 250 MWp Mandsaur solar PV plant for 3 years. NTPC invites these online bids on Single Stage Two Envelope Bidding basis (Envelope-I: Techno-commercial Bid & Envelope-II: Price Bid) from eligible bidders. Key details of the tender […] Read more
Wind & sun powered a record 40% of Spain’s electricity grid in April Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Wind and sun powered a record 40 per cent of the Spanish electricity grid in April as renewable energy was boosted by a breezy spring and rising installed capacity, a report from pro-renewable energy think tank Ember Climate said on Tuesday. Wind farms supplied 26.2 per cent of the country’s electricity last month, while sun-powered […] Read more
CERC Issues New Rules For Allocation Of Transmission Corridors For Power Trading Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) ordered on May 9 that the allocation of transmission corridor among the Power Exchanges shall be governed by a new set of principles from June 1. A bench of four judges under the chairmanship of IS Jha ruled that the old order of 04.04.2016 extending priority allocation of 10% in […] Read more
Borosil Renewables Plans To Become Largest Non Chinese Solar Glass Manufacturer Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Solar panel glass manufacturer Borosil Renewables has announced that it will invest Rs 1,500 crore over the next two years to expand its capacity by nearly 2.5 times and supply glass for 15 GW of solar modules by FY25. As of March 2022, India has around 15 GW of solar module manufacturing capacity. Due to stiff […] Read more
South Western Railway installs 4600 KWp rooftop solar Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Indian Railways has made some of the most ambitious pledges to decarbonise, starting with the promise to be 100% electric by 2024 and net zero by 2030. While those ambitions are still some way off, progress continues to be steady on the ground. As of January this year, with plans to install solar at […] Read more
California revisits proposal on reforming rooftop solar policy Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy California is asking solar companies, utilities and others to weigh in yet again in a long-standing process to reform the state’s key rooftop solar power incentive, the state’s public utilities regulator said in a document filed on Monday. The California Public Utilities Commission is seeking additional input into a proposal issued last year that was […] Read more
Bids For 1250 MW Solar Plants Under PMKUSUM-C Invited in Madhya Pradesh Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL) has invited bids for the selection of Renewable Power Generators (RPGs) through tender process for setting up 1250 MW grid-connected Solar PV-based Power Plants (SPP) connected to selected 33/ 11 kV substation in Madhya Pradesh. MPUVNL will sell the solar power so procured to Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Limited (MPPMCL) […] Read more
