Following the massive success of two recent auctions at the Bhadla solar power park in the state of Rajasthan, the Solar Energy Corporation of India has announced two new tenders for the expansion of the solar park.
Kochi Metro, recently launched in the Indian state of Kerala, will get a quarter of its total electric supply from solar power systems.
Tamil Nadu has also issued a tender to auction 500 megawatts of wind energy capacity. This marks a major shift in India’s wind energy market, which is also the largest contributor to its renewable energy capacity with a share of 56%.
Perhaps for the first time, the Indian state of Gujarat will auction renewable energy projects under its state policy when it puts on the block 500 megawatts each of solar and wind energy capacity next month.
India’s leading rooftop solar power EPC company has been selected to provide services to the Chennai Metro system in the state of Tamil Nadu.
The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has proposed what could be the largest solar power target in the country as it lays out plans to achieve the mandated solar power consumption target.
America has a new electric car company, SF Motors, which is a subsidiary of Sokon Industry Group. Sokon’s primary business is making automobiles, internal combustion engines, and auto parts. We know almost nothing about the company except that its world headquarters is in Beijing and it established its US headquarters in Silicon Valley (where else?) last month. It also has a research and development center near Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Weird week for Energy Dept. capped by news of offensive tweets — and audio — from head of Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs.
In a bid to push solar power tariffs even lower and incentivize as many states as possible to procure electricity from large-scale solar power projects through long-term agreements, the Indian government has extended a crucial incentive linked to interstate transmission of electricity.
The world’s leading solar power tracker company, NEXTracker, has achieved a major milestone in one of the world’s fastest growing solar power markets.
