Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a request for selection (RfS) for 100MW of grid-connected solar PV projects with large-scale battery energy storage systems at Kadapa Solar Park, Andhra Pradesh.
India’s green energy corridor plan has seen 250MW of transmission capacity completed around Anantpur with a further 1.25GW due in 2017 in the Andhra Pradesh state.
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a request for selection (RfS) for 650MW of grid-connected solar PV projects at the Kadapa Solar Park in Andhra Pradesh.
A joint venture between India-based developer Renew Power and China’s cell and module manufacturer Hareon Solar Technology has commissioned a 72MW project in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Grid curtailment of solar power is already affecting Germany and China despite billions being spent on grid projects. With a target of 100GW, India is hoping to get 8% of its power requirements from solar PV by 2022, which is a higher penetration than both Germany and China today. Jasmeet Khurana, associate director, consulting, Bridge to India, investigates the potential for future curtailment of solar power in India and its consequences while identifying which states might be most affected.
India’s latest 400MW solar auction saw limited competition compared to recent tenders with just six bidders for the PV capacity in an Andhra Pradesh solar park.
The financial woes of US developer SunEdison would only have a small impact on India’s overall solar deployment targets and any incomplete PV projects would be retendered immediately, Tarun Kapoor, joint secretary of India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has told PV Tech.
