The state government of Gujarat recently concluded another edition of its biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit. The summit, once again, witnessed pledges being made for large-scale renewable energy deployment in the state, but these pledges need to be taken with a pinch of salt given the poor track record of such pledges being converted into actual operational power plants.
Siemens Gamesa has secured yet another big order in the Indian wind energy market. The order, for two different wind energy projects, is a result of the auction regime introduced by the Indian government two years back.
International interest in Indian renewable energy companies has been rekindled with at least three large groups looking to acquire a stake in Hero Future Energies, a large privately-owned renewable energy project developer.
A large solar power tender launched by the west Indian state of Maharashtra has witnessed encouraging responses from some of the leading renewable energy developers in India. The tender is among the largest issued by a state in the last few months, and marks a crucial point in the current scheme of things as similar tenders have dried up at the central government level.
Large orders to set up wind energy projects continue to flow across the Indian market as developers eye crucial deadlines to commission their respective projects.
The Indian state of Gujarat has canceled yet another solar power tender after finding the tariff bids to be too high according to recent trends. This is the second such tender that has been canceled in Gujarat after bidding was complete.
The tender for the first phase of India’s largest solar power parks has been issued by the state of Gujarat. The solar park will be located at Dholera, an upcoming industrial hub.
The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has issued yet another solar power tender as it looks to catch up with other large Indian states with substantial installed solar power capacities.
India’s push to promote domestic manufacturing in the solar power segment may soon get a boost, thanks to the Indian Railways. The world’s fourth-largest railway network is planning to replace almost its entire power supply from thermal power plants with solar power plants.
A privately-owned power distribution company in India has launched a tender to set up 300 megawatts of solar power capacity in the western state of Gujarat. The capacity auctioned shall be used by the distribution company to fulfill its Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO).
