Solar Industry Updates

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2101, 2022

RenewShare is a New Investment Platform Launched by Artha Energy Resources

On Wednesday (12th January 2022), Artha Energy Resources announced the launch of RenewShare, a renewable energy investment platform that allows for fractional ownership of RE assets in India. The renewable energy solutions provider said in a statement that RenewShare,

2101, 2022

A Three-Story Solar Dome in Kolkata’s New Town is Expected to Be Completed By The End of The Year

The Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (Hidco) has hired a designer to create the inner levels of the 27-meter-high, 45-meter-diameter solar dome that will be built next to Eco Park in New Town. The solar dome is a geodetic spherical

1901, 2022

Himachal Pradesh’s New Policy Aims to Add 10 GW of Renewable Energy by 2030

Under the 'Swaran Jayanti Energy Policy,' which will be unveiled this year, the Himachal Pradesh government wants to add 10 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. Himachal Pradesh is the state that produces the most hydropower. The state

1801, 2022

$Central Electronics Floats Tender for One Million Multicrystalline Solar Cells Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a government-owned company under the Ministry of Science and Technology, has issued a request for proposals for the supply of one million multi-crystalline solar cells with a power output of 4.68 watts or more. The tender requirements: • Solar cell should have a length of five busbars • Dimension of 156.75 x 156.75 MM +/-0.25 MM or 157 x 157 MM +/-0.25 MM • Cells must have a thickness of 200 x 20 microns • Cells must have a wattage of 4.68 W. The deadline for proposal submissions is January 28, 2021. There must be no fractures, holes, cuts, edge chipping, smudges, patches, spots, metal printing line discontinuities, or color incompatibilities in the cells. The silicon nitride coating on the cells should be uniform and free of color fluctuations. The cells should be packed in lots of 100 or according to the vendor's standard size. To be eligible for the tender, a bidder must be an original manufacturer who can guarantee that modules made with the supplier's cells will meet IEC 61215/IS 14286 and IEC 62904 requirements. The vendor should be able to manufacture multi-crystalline solar cells in-house at a rate of at least 30 MW per year. CEL has said that if the number of defective cells is less than 3%, all of them will be replaced free of charge. If there are more than 3% defective cells, the entire batch will be discarded. In the event of a split tender, MSEs quoting prices within a price band of L1 (lowest)+15 percent will be authorized to supply a portion of the requirement up to 20% by lowering their price to L1 price, where L1 is a non-MSE price. If an MSE's price is within L1+15 percent of the tender price and the MSE is L4 (fourth lowest) or higher (assuming L1, L2 (second lowest), and L3 (third lowest) are not MSEs), the tender quantity will be split as follows: MSE bidder 20%, other bidders 80%. CEL issued a tender in May for the purchase of 500,000 multi-crystalline solar cells with a wattage capacity of 4.68 W or above.$

Central Electronics Floats Tender for One Million Multicrystalline Solar Cells

Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a government-owned company under the Ministry of Science and Technology, has issued a request for proposals for the supply of one million multi-crystalline solar cells with a power output of 4.68 watts or more. The

1401, 2022

Reliance Industries to invest ₹5.9 lakh cr in green energy, other projects in Gujarat

As part of the investment promotion activities for the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2022, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) inked an MoU with Gujarat today for a total investment of 5.95 lakh crore. These initiatives will generate 10 lakh

1301, 2022

ICRA Report Says, India’s Renewable Energy Generation Capacity Addition in FY23 Is Expected to be 16 GW

According to the Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India Limited (Icra), India's renewable energy generation capacity addition in FY23 is expected to be 16 gigawatts (GW). "Growth prospects are strong, given India's commitment to reduce emissions and

1201, 2022

Bids Invited to Solarize 17 Agricultural Feeders Under KUSUM Program in Rajasthan

The Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JdVVNL) has announced the launch of two tenders for the solarization of 17 agricultural feeders under KUSUM Yojna at the Nosar and Dera substations in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district. Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited

1101, 2022

MSRDC Issues EPC Tender for a 5 MW Solar Project in Maharashtra

Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Limited (MSRDC) has issued an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) tender for the development of a 5 MW(AC) ground-mounted solar project in Bhilkheda in Washim, Maharashtra. Bids must be submitted online by February 10,

1001, 2022

ANIL to Steer Adani Group’s New Energy Business

The billionaire Gautam Adani's logistics-to-energy conglomerate has launched a new subsidiary called ANIL to become the world's largest renewable energy firm and work on the Green Hydrogen Project. It will help with green hydrogen projects, low-carbon power generation, and

701, 2022

NHPC will Purchase A Majority Stake In A 500 MW Floating Solar Joint Venture with GEDCOL

National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) signed a pact with Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Ltd to form a joint venture (JV) to set up a 500-megawatt (MW) floating solar power project in Odisha. The joint venture (JV) would

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