One of India’s largest renewable power companies, Tata Power Renewable Energy, has secured the rights to develop a large solar power project. According to media reports, a subsidiary of Tata Power Renewable Energy secured the rights to develop 250 megawatts of solar power projects in the western state of Maharashtra. … [continued]
India witnessed a surge in renewable energy projects announcements in the past few weeks. Several announcements have been made by states to develop solar parks and floating solar plants to meet country’s ambitious target of installing 175 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2022.
The Indian state of Maharashtra has issued a fresh tender of 1 gigawatt of solar power capacity to fulfill its Renewable Purchase Obligation.
Following the central government’s cue, a number of Indian states have stepped on the gas with regards to issuance of renewable energy tenders. Leading states in renewable energy installed capacity are dishing out tenders one after the other while some new states are issuing large tenders for the first time.
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.
Despite being one of the largest states in India, Maharashtra has fared poorly compared to smaller states in terms of setting up large-scale solar power projects. Now, the state is looking to significantly increase the installed solar power capacity in a short period.
India’s largest state, in terms of power consumption, is set to float its first major solar power tender this year.
One of India’s largest states has announced a comprehensive off-grid solar power policy with a target to add 200 MW capacity over the next five years. The state government of Maharashtra recently announced that it finalised a policy to spend Rs 2,682 crore (US$400 million) to develop off-grid solar power … [continued]
The western Indian state of Maharashtra has announced its new renewable energy policy through which it plans to achieve an installed renewable energy capacity of 14.4 GW by the end of the next 5 years. The state government of Maharashtra has devised an impressive policy to promote the expansion of … [continued]
