KOCHI : Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) is the worlds first solar-powered airport in 2015. On Sunday added another feather to its cap, commissioning two floating solar power plants in Kerala. With the installation of the plants with a capacity of 452 kWh over two artificial lakes, the airport’s total Read more…
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) signed a pact with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for setting up solar power projects, energy efficient LED lighting and EV charging stations at NHAI establishments. NHAI has signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with EESL to establish various clean energy and energy Read more…
Kenya is an perfect location for production of electricity through solar panels due to abundant sunshine throughout the year in most parts of the country. Solar energy is also an economical way to ensure universal electrify coverage, especially in the arid and semi-arid areas, in the country. Kenya imports over Read more…
The Adani green has bid for the entire 6.4 gigawatts (GW) capacity aimed at powering the farms of Andhra Pradesh as part of India’s largest solar tender. The tender comes against the backdrop of India’s solar tariffs falling to a record low of ₹1.99 per unit at an auction conducted by Read more…
The recent SECI bid of Rs. 2/kWh, has posed a challange to the solar developers whether the existing solar contracts shall remain intact?. Typically the solar PPAs are signed for 25 years and tariff is based on a reverse bidding process. Thee developers bid the tariff based on its capital Read more…
I totally agree that auctions carried by SECI for development of MEGA Scale Solar + Wind and hybrid plants in recent times though yielded extremely low tariff and large financial rewards, but the policymakers are forgetting that it is leading to a huge impact on following Wild life Environment Transmission constraints Read more…
There has been a significant interest of C&I businesses to opt for a Rooftop Solar PPA with the RESCO companies offering them various PPA terms. Though solar power has already attained grid parity, it is important to the business owners to clearly understand the term sheet of a solar PPA. Read more…
The falling prices in the solar as well as energy storage has brough the debate to a point where we need to evaluate whether we have reached to grid parity in case of solar_+ emnergy storage.
In the recent bid of SECI 1070 MW, Saudi firm Aljoemaih energy and Warter Company and Green Infra Wind energy Ltd have been the winners with the historic low tariff of Rs. 2/kWh followed by NTPC bagging 600 MW capacity @ Rs. 2.01/kWh. These projects are to be implemented in Read more…
Quality certification and standards for grid-connected rooftop solar PV systems are essential for the successful mass-scale implementation (in-order to achieve 40 GW of rooftop solar target under ‘National Solar Mission’ programme) of this technology. It is also imperative to put in place an efficient and rigorous monitoring mechanism, adherence to Read more…