BHADLA, India—In a dusty northwest India desert dotted with cows and the occasional camel, a solar-power plant is producing some of the world’s cheapest energy. Built in 2018 by India’s Acme Solar Holdings Ltd., it can generate 200 megawatts of electricity, enough to power all the homes in a middle-size Read more
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed to set up large solar power capacity alongside rail tracks, on land owned by Railways. The previously articulated plan will also help the national carrier reduce its power procurement costs. With a requirement of about 12 billion units of electricity a Read more
New Delhi: India has set up a team to certify all solar power generation equipment makers who want to do business in the world’s largest green energy market. The move aims to boost domestic manufacturing and protect its domestic companies from cheap and sub-standard imports. Manufacturers are lining up for certification as the Read more
MUMBAI : In September, while speaking at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York, Prime Minister Narendra Modi committed to setting up 450 gigawatts (GW) of non-fossil fuel power by 2022. With this, he more than doubled the initial target of 175GW of green energy that his own government had set Read more
Solar power contracts of three major power plant developers with state-run NTPC Ltd have been cancelled due to delays in regulatory approvals, potentially disrupting India’s clean energy trajectory by knocking 1,400MW off it. These firms had participated in what was the first interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar auction conducted by Read more
New Delhi: Power project developers in India, sourcing solar modules from China, plan to declare force majeure on meeting project completion deadlines because of supply disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak, multiple people aware of the development said. Chinese vendors have alerted Indian developers about delays in production, quality checks and transport Read more
New Delhi: In what may impact India’ green energy trajectory, around 3 giga watt (GW) of solar projects, worth ₹16,000 crore, could be at risk of penalties for missing their project completion deadline if the coronavirus impact prolongs, according to CRISIL. “As per the standard terms of power purchase agreements, non-adherence Read more
A firm has lost an appeal after Aberdeen City Council won a court ruling throwing out an £8m claim against it over a solar energy scheme. The local authority had previously successfully argued that the action brought against it by Our Generation Ltd – about a termination notice – should be Read more
A South Yorkshire airport has announced plans for a £2m solar farm to help slash emissions. Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) said renewable energy could generate 25% of its energy and would also “drastically” reduce its carbon footprint. Aviation minister Baroness Vere said airports must find “practical ways” to become “cleaner Read more
Concerns have been raised about the “sheer scale” of a solar farm earmarked for farmland on the Suffolk-Cambridgeshire border. Energy firm Sunnica wants to create one of the largest solar farms in the country across three connected sites near Newmarket. The area spans 900 football pitches and would generate enough Read more