On Monday, Telangana announced the final results for its 2,000 MW solar tender, the single largest solar power allocation in India till date. The state-owned utility, Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSSPDCL), was responsible for floating the 2 GW solar tender. Telangana had offered prospective developers projects through competitive … [continued]
Adani group has of late signed on some big solar projects (a SunEdison deal and a 10 GW solar park in Rajasthan). Also, the conglomerate recently announced plans to come up with 1 GW of solar PV capacity in the southern states of India. Moving ahead on its plans, last week, Adani group signed an … [continued]
Adani Power, one of the leading private power generation companies in India, has signed an agreement to set up the country’s largest solar power park. Adani Power has entered into an agreement with the state government of Rajasthan to set up a 10 GW solar power park, with the entire … [continued]
The sun is shinning brightly for the western Indian state of Rajasthan, as commitments made by solar power project developers have overshot the state government’s capacity addition plans. Some of the leading solar power project developers in the world and India have signed memoranda of understanding to set up 40 … [continued]
One of India’s leading private sector power production companies, Adani Power, has announced plans to set up a 1 GW solar power project in the south of the country. Tamil Nadu, the southern most state in India, has very ambitious targets to add solar power capacity. It is aiming for 3 GW … [continued]
SunEdison recently announced its acquisition of Solar Grid Storage — a startup deploying combined energy storage and solar PV systems — for an undisclosed amount. It is a little kept secret that with rooftop installations taking off, energy storage is going to be the next big push the solar and wind markets require. This … [continued]
The trend of direct agreements with private sector project developers and state governments in India to set up large-scale solar power projects continues as Adani Enterprises announces plans to set up India’s largest solar energy park. Indian conglomerate Adani Enterprises has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state … [continued]
The “Make in India” campaign has its first major project in the solar energy business, as SunEdison and Adani Enterprises have agreed to set up a solar photovoltaic module manufacturing plant in Gujarat. The proposed plant will require an estimated investment of $4 billion and will be India’s largest solar … [continued]
Modi’s recently concluded visit to Australia was the first for an Indian prime minister in as many as 28 years. Needless to say, energy was a key part of the discussions. Piyush Goyal, India’s energy minister, let loose the proverbial cat among the pigeons when he announced that India would be … [continued]
The western Indian state of Rajasthan recently became the second state to have an operational solar power capacity of over 500 MW. Last year, another western state, Gujarat, achieved this milestone with its aggressive solar power policy. Rajasthan laid the foundation for India’s National Solar Mission. The state had unveiled … [continued]
