Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to set up a committee to help resolve disputes between solar or wind developers and the two major state-run off-takers.
Bids have ranged between 2.87-2.91 rupees per unit in a 250MW solar auction at a challenging location, known as the Dondaicha Solar Park in the state of Maharashtra.
Indian state-run utility NTPC has issued a tender for 15MW of floating solar at its hydroelectric power station Koldam in the mountainous, northern state of Himachal Preadesh.
Aventron signs EPC contracts with Solarpack for 100MW of post-subsidy solar in Spain, EBRD and FMO back 30MW solar plant in Ukraine, NTPC gets investment approval for 160MW of solar in Uttar Pradesh.
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a request for selection (RfS) for 7.5GW of grid-connected solar PV projects, including implementation of power transmission and evacuation infrastructure, in the Leh and Kargil districts of Jammu & Kashmir state.
UPDATED: Winning bids in a 550MW solar auction in Uttar Pradesh, India, have come out between INR 3.02-3.08/kWh (US$0.0429-0.0437), a notable drop from 3.17-3.23 rupees in its most recent 500MW auction in October.
Indian state-run utility NTPC has issued a tender for 1.2GW of solar PV to be connected to the national grid (ISTS) through NTPC Generating Switchyards in Western Region.
