The State Government of Tamil Nadu is all set finalise a solar energy policy. It is also expected to announce subsidy to support roof top solar energy installations. According to Sudeep Jain, Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency, the policy will drive the establishment of over 3,000 MW of solar power generation capacity in [...]
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Bihar to set up Solar Power Plants
Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency (BREDA) has agreed in principle to establish solar power plants in the state under the power purchase agreement with the Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB). This move is to help the state tide over acute power shortages as well as help promote the development of schemes on non-conventional energy sources, [...]
GSECL plans integration of power plants
Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL) is planning to integrate innovatively solar power plant with oil and gas-based combined cycle power plants (CCPP) at two sites. GSECL has invited expression of interest from companies for supply steam by intalling solar power plants and integrating them with two CCPP units (with aggregate capacity of 219 MW) [...]
Solar power sector attracts Rs 24,000 cr in 2 months
A latest reports says the solar sector attracted total funding of over Rs 24,000 crore through 66 deals, including two Indian transactions (Reliance Power and Azure Power) in April-June this year. The Mercom Capital Group’s second quarter funding and M&A activity report for solar sector says global venture capital funding saw a slight uptick with [...]
L&T bags order for Rs 12.5 cr per MW
It seems L&T is setting a new benchmark in solar EPC prices. The company recently said that it has acquired orders for putting up projects worth 10 MW for Rs 125 crore – Rs 12.5 crore per MW. This development emerges at a time when Rs 9 crore per MW has come to be viewed [...]
Status update on solar PV projects
Here we present you the details of the commissioning status of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects under batch-I of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) phase-I. Saimeg Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (2 MW): Jharkhand is on June 16, 2012, while AKR COnstructions Ltd. (2 MW): Jharkhand on June 7, 2012 and KVR Constructions (2 MW): Jharkhand [...]
BREDA to set up solar plants
Solar power plants will be set up in Bihar by Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency (BREDA). In total 10 shortlisted promoter firms have submitted a proposal to generate a total of 198 MW of power in different parts of the state. These plants would be set up under the power purchase agreement with Bihar State [...]
New solar power policy in Madhya Pradesh
The State government of Madhya Pradesh has approved the new solar energy policy. The Solar Energy Policy-2012 was approved by the state cabinet at its meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. As per the new policy, four solar energy parks each generating 200 MW of power will be set up in the [...]
Solar Energy Corpn to focus more on India
Solar Energy Corporation of India, a government run organisation, is eyeing to set up small, pilot power plants with strong linkages with research and academic institutions to develop technologies and products relevant for India. Speaking to journalists, Anil Kakodkar, chairman of the corporation, said, “We need to put up demonstration solar power units, say, of [...]
Nagaland govt buildings to produce power
In a bid to tackle power shortage, the State government of Nagaland has planned to set up solar power facility in most of the directorate buildings of various departments within this year. Speaking at installation of solar energy plates at chief secretary’s residence, director of NRE T S Angami said the Union ministry of new and [...]