Roof-top solution provider and EPC Company CleanMax Solar is planning to increase its roof-top solar power capacity to 400 MW over the next two years. According to Managing Director, Kuldeep Singh, the company intends to enhance their solar capacity by nearly eight times from the current installed capacity of 55 … [continued]
India recently floated a draft document aimed at auctioning 1,000 MW of rooftop solar power capacity to be installed atop government buildings. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) issued the document, which divided the 1,000 MW capacity allocation into two modes — one based on total cost of … [continued]
India’s solar power sector achieved yet another milestone as the government continues to push for its ambitious 100 GW installed capacity target by 2022. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has announced that the total grid-connected solar power capacity in India has crossed the 8 GW mark at the … [continued]
The Indian government recently released details of a long-pending program to integrate solar energy into the country’s airports. The Indian minister for civil aviation recently announced that as many as 143 airports around the country will install a total of 148 MW of solar capacity over the next few months. … [continued]
The Solar Energy Corporation of India has received a healthy response to the largest-ever rooftop solar power tender in the world, which it launched earlier this year. The 500 MW tender for grid-connected rooftop solar power projects received applications from prospective developers willing to set up a cumulative of 602 MW … [continued]
India’s ambitious solar power program has received another major boost from the World Bank. The World Bank recently announced funding worth $1 billion for grid-connected and utility-scale solar power projects. The Bank has tied up with India’s largest bank — State Bank of India — for dispersal of the funds, … [continued]
India has received a major funding boost from multilateral and international development banks for its ambitious rooftop solar power program. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has announced that India’s rooftop solar power program is expected to receive low-cost debt funding worth $2.5 billion from several international development banks. … [continued]
India has taken its first major step at probably one of the most ambitious rooftop solar power capacity addition targets in the world. The Solar Energy Corporation of India recently floated a tender for the implementation of 500 MW of rooftop solar power capacity across the country. Details of the … [continued]
The Indian Railways has finally announced plans to expand its presence in the solar power market with an aim to aid the government’s plan to have 100 GW operational solar power capacity by March 2022. The Ministry of Railways has launched a tender to set up 50 MW rooftop solar … [continued]
A subsidiary of Canada-based SkyPower Global has cemented its biggest solar power win in India. SkyPower Global recently reported that it had signed a power purchase agreement for 200 MW solar power capacity with the state government of Telangana. Last year, Mauritius-based SkyPower Southeast Asia Holdings secured rights to develop … [continued]
