The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a tender for two 1.5MW(AC) solar power projects with battery energy storage systems of 0.75MW / 2.5MWh each at two locations in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Tariffs in a 1GW solar auction in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have hit INR3.48-3.55/kWh (US$0.051-0.052), which is significantly higher than bids in other recent Indian auctions for a range of reasons, including a history of PPA renegotiations.
India's DGAD has set an oral hearing date for its anti-dumping investigation into imports of EVA encapsulant material for solar modules from China, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand and Saudi Arabia. DGTR has also published a list of organisations that submitted rejoinders in the recent oral hearing regarding safeguard duty on imports of solar cells and modules
Softbank's joint venture, SBG Cleantech has caught the eye by submitting a technical bid for the full 2GW capacity available in an Interstate Transmission System (ISTS)-connected solar tender from Indian state-run utility NTPC.
juwi Shizen bags EPC order for 42MW Japan solar plant, Financiers plan renewables for 9,300 Solomon Islanders, World Bank to provide US$250 million loan for electricity distribution sector reforms in Rajasthan, India.
A 200MW solar tender floated by the Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO) has been significantly oversubscribed with a total of 845MW of technical bids from 14 players.
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the timeline for implementation of its 40GW Solar Parks scheme from 2019-20 to 2021-22.
