Indian state inching toward 10 GW of PV for farming
The success of the recent 6.4 GW solar auction in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has brought it closer to achieving its plan to install 10 GW of PV to support farmers.
Indian manufacturer to open 750 MW solar fab by April
Solar manufacturer Premier Energies is setting up a factory in Telangana with an annual cell and module production capacity of 750 MW. The fab will be equipped to produce large-format panels with wafer sizes up to 210mm.
India eyes 10 GW of ingot-to-module manufacturing capacity within two years
Under a production-linked incentive scheme, the government will reward manufacturers for building vertically integrated PV production lines. The scheme aims to attract 10 GW of production capacity by April 2023.
Indian developer signs PPAs for 13.2 MW of solar
Gujarat-based solar developer KPI Global has signed power supply agreements with nine different industrial customers for 13.15 MW of PV capacity.
Indian region of Ladakh to host 10 GW hybrid renewable energy project
Work is underway for the deployment of the huge project in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. Land identification and preparation of a detailed project report (DPR) for the necessary transmission infrastructure have already begun.
India’s 6.4 GW solar auction concludes with final price of $0.034/kWh
The Andhra Pradesh solar auction was oversubscribed by 8.5 GW. Final prices are significantly higher than the record-low tariffs achieved in other recent auctions in the country.
India’s NTPC tenders 735 MW of solar capacity
Bidders have until Feb. 22 to express interest in NTPC’s latest PV tender. The state-owned power producer will offer solar capacity in three blocks of 245 MW at the Nokh Solar Park in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
India to raise customs duty on solar inverters
Imported inverters and solar lanterns may become costlier from April, as the new budget raised the charges levied on them from 5%, for each category, to 20% and 15%, respectively.
India’s state power companies invited to develop 5 GW of solar
The PV projects – tendered under the Central Public Sector Undertaking scheme – will be entitled to government support through ‘viability gap funding’, with the level awarded determined by reverse-bidding auctions for the project capacity.
Total Eren and EDF Renewables secure $165 million for 450 MW solar project in India
Developer Eden Renewables India won the project, currently under construction in Rajasthan, in a Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) auction.
