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Bid submission date for 5,000 MW solar projects likely to be extended

By : sustainabilityo..., May 15, 2018

The date of submission of bids for 5,000 MW inter-state transmission system (ISTS)-based solar projects (2000 MW and 3000 MW capacity) under the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is...

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Subject Tags: PPA , SECI , solar power , tender

Solar Power for Agriculture : Maharashtra

By : sustainabilityo..., May 15, 2018

Aiming to provide regular power to farmers through agricultural feeders, the Maharashtra government has issued a tender inviting bids for 2 MW-10 MW capacity solar projects totalling 1,000 MW...

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Solar project developers ask ministry to defer auctions

By : sustainabilityo..., May 14, 2018

Solar project developers have urged the ministry of new and renewable energy to postpone auctions, which NTPC and the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) have scheduled for the next few...

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India’s first industrial solar microgrid commissioned in Gujarat

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 27, 2018

Swedish-Swiss multinational giant ABB today announced it has commissioned India’s first industrial solar microgrid at its Vadodara manufacturing facility in Gujarat. 

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IBC Solar commissions 27MW solar plant in India’s Odisha

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 25, 2018

German solar and storage firm IBC Solar has commissioned a 27MW PV project in the Indian state of Odisha.

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Subject Tags: Clean Energy , solar power

Gujarat cancels 500 MW auction results, rebidding likely

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 18, 2018

Gujarat cancelled a solar project auction it held in end-March without assigning any reasons. Industry sources said this was because the state government felt the tariff quoted by bidders to...

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British PE firm Actis close to buying solar assets of India's Shapoorji Pallonji: Reports

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 18, 2018

British private equity firm Actis is close to signing a deal to buy the solar power portfolio of Indian conglomerate Shapoorji Pallonji, three people aware of the development said on Tuesday. ...

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Azure Power commissions 40 MW solar plant in Uttar Pradesh

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 18, 2018

Azure Power, New Delhi-based solar power producer, today announced it has commissioned a 40 Megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Uttar Pradesh.

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Rajasthan aims 3,780 MW solar capacity by April next year

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 18, 2018

With 20 projects of 1,500 MW capacity in pipeline, Rajasthan is targeting to increase its solar power generation to 3,780 MW by April next year in order to achieve the goal of 7,000 MW clean...

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Subject Tags: sector news , solar power

U.S. to spend $105.5 mln to advance solar technologies

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 18, 2018

The U.S. Department of Energy will spend $105.5 million to fund 70 projects aimed at advancing solar energy technologies and smoothing their integration into the electricity grid, it said on Tuesday.

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