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.
Indian state-owned utility NTPC has given the go ahead for investment in 510MW of solar PV projects in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, according to a filing on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
NTPC-SAIL Power Company Private (NSPCL), a joint venture between Indian state-owned utility NTPC and Steel Authority of India, is tendering for the development of a 50MW solar PV project near to the Salem Steel Plant (SSP) in Salem District in the state of Tamil Nadu.
TerraForm Global has sued its struggling parent company, SunEdison, accusing it of misappropriating funding meant for completing and transferring renewable energy projects in both India and Uruguay.
The Indian state of Haryana recently launched a new solar power policy. Jyoti Gulia, senior manager, market intelligence, at Bridge to India, discusses the details of the new policy and targets.
Azure Power Global has filed an amended F-1 form with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its impending US IPO, with plans to raise around US$100 million.
Indian state-owned utility NTPC has issued a request for selection (RfS) for solar developers to set up a 250MW solar PV project in the Kadapa Ultra Mega Solar Park in Kadapa District of the state of Andhra Pradesh.
India-based renewables developer ReNew Power Ventures will receive up to US$250 million of debt financing from Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the US government's development finance institution, to help construct 400MW of solar PV projects in India.
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has issued a request for selection (RfS) for 200MW of grid-connected solar PV in what is the South Indian state’s first utility-scale solar tender for consumer use.