India’s Rolta Power Seeks Chinese Partner For Solar Cell Facility
With the Indian government’s plan to mandate use of domestically manufactured solar power equipment, Indian companies are now planning long-term investments in the manufacturing sector. Rolta Power is...
View ArticleIndia Announces 1,300 MW Solar Projects To Support Domestic Manufacturers
Close on the heels of announcing Ultra Mega Solar Power projects of 21,000 MW, The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (India) has approved another scheme for installation of 1,000 MW of...
View ArticleIndia’s Azure Power To Set Up 1 GW Solar Power In Rajasthan
One of India’s leading solar power project developers has signed yet another landmark agreement to expand solar photovoltaic power infrastructure in the state of Rajasthan. Azure Power recently...
View Article5 Top Stories From The Indian Solar Market In 2014
2014 turned out to be quite a happening year in the Indian solar market. The announcements, which came in plenty, will go a long way in gearing up the market for a stable and promising future. The...
View Article5 GW Wind-Solar Energy Park Planned In Gujarat, India
Gujarat - the home state of the current prime minister - has become the central location for major Indian solar power projects, including a new one 5 GW Wind-Solar Energy Park Planned In Gujarat, India...
View ArticleIndia Issues Draft Guidelines For 3 GW Solar Power Auction
Work at the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in India is in full swing to chalk out plans to auction several gigawatts of solar power as it hopes to add 100 GW solar power capacity by 2022. The...
View ArticleIndia’s Waaree Energies Plans To Double Solar PV Module Production To 1 GW
The recent policies enacted by the Indian government to promote solar power capacity may finally be reaping positive results for the domestic solar module manufacturers. One of the emerging module...
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Solar Power To Form 25% Of India’s Installed Power Capacity By 2022, Deutsche...
A recently announced capacity addition target could make India one of the largest solar power markets in the world. The Indian government formally confirmed the solar power capacity addition target for...
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Indian State Of Uttar Pradesh Signs 600 MW Solar Power Agreements
Indian states are gearing up to develop ambitious ultra mega solar power projects in association with the Solar Energy Corporation of India. The state of Uttar Pradesh has signed agreements with the...
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India’s NTPC Awards 250 MW For Ultra Mega Solar Power Project Tender
A tender issued late last year by India’s largest power generators for allocation of project development rights has seen fruition. NTPC Limited has issued a tender for the development of 250 MW solar...
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Adani Power Signs 10 GW Solar Power Park Deal In India
Adani Power, one of the leading private power generation companies in India, has signed an agreement to set up the country’s largest solar power park. Adani Power has entered into an agreement with the...
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India Expands Work On Renewable Energy Transmission Network
India is progressing well along its ambitious renewable energy transmission network program. Power Grid Corporation of India has operationalised the second phase of the green corridor program, and has...
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Germany Offers India €1 Billion For Renewable Energy Grid
Germany and India have strengthened their cooperation in the renewable energy sector following German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s recent visit to India. Germany announced that it would offer India...
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Indian State Of Odisha Plans 1 GW Solar Power Park
Originally published on Solar Love The Indian state of Odisha has announced an ambitious plan to set up a 1,000 MW solar park. The park will be built through a public-private partnership and is already...
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UK’s Lightsource Signs 3 GW Solar Power Deal With India
UK-based project developer Lightsource has announced its expansion into the rapidly growing solar power market of India. Lightsource recently signed an agreement to invest $3 billion to develop 3 GW...
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India Approves 27 Mega Solar Power Parks With 18.4 GW Capacity
India’s Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has reported progress on the ambitious program of setting up ultra mega solar power projects across the country. Replying to a query raised in the upper...
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Indian State Of Haryana Wins Approval For 500 MW Solar Power Park
Another state in India has approved construction of an ultra mega solar power project, boosting the Indian Government’s plan to set up 20 GW of large-scale solar power parks. The Ministry of New and...
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Indian Ministry For Renewable Energy Seeks $1.5 Billion In Budget Allocation
The Indian Ministry of New & Renewable Energy will seek a budgetary allocation of more than twice the amount it received in last year’s budget. According to Indian media reports, the Ministry of...
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3 GW Of New Solar Power Capacity Pledged For Indian State Of Karnataka
The state government of Karnataka in India has received pledges for new solar power projects. At the recently concluded Invest Karnataka summit, two different entities pledged to add a total of 3 GW of...
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GE To Design Wind, Solar Energy Storage Project In India
In what could be a significant step towards integration of large-scale wind and solar energy projects in the existing power grid, General Electric will design a storage-equipped hybrid renewable energy...
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Politics Threatens World’s Largest Solar Power Project
A 4000 MW solar power project planned for eastern Rajasthan, India, could be scrapped because the wrong political party first came up with the project
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India Considers Adding 20 GW Capacity Through Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects
India seems to be planning to significantly change the dynamics of its National Solar Mission, as it has proposed to add 20 GW through ultra mega solar power projects of 500 MW capacity or more. The...
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ADB Set To Release $150 Million For India’s Renewable Energy Transmission...
The Asian Development Bank is set to release $150 to fund the further development of a renewable energy transmission network across India
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India’s Largest Power Producer To Invest $810 Million In 750 MW Solar PV Project
Public sector companies are heeding to the Indian government’s direction to set up large-scale renewable energy projects, especially solar power projects. The latest to join the long list of...
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India Expands Solar Power Target, Will Add 15 GW Over Next Five Years
The new Indian government has delivered on its promise to enhance the solar power capacity addition targets under the ambitious National Solar Mission announcing revised guidelines for capacity...
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India’s Largest Power Producer Expands Solar Energy Plans
State governments across India are implementing highly ambitious plans to rapidly expand solar power generation capacity. While a few are roping in private sector companies, most are opting for large...
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India’s Installed Solar Power Capacity Crosses 3 GW
Though solar power installation has slowed a bit this year, the country's overall capacity has crossed the 3 GW mark, and will continue to grow
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Softbank May Finance 10,000 MW Solar Power Capacity In Indian State
India is planning to attract $100 billion of investment in its renewable energy sector over the next five years. Japan’s Softbank could make a significant contribution towards the achievement of that...
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India’s Largest Power Generator Signs Deal For 375 MW Solar Power Plant
India's largest power producer, NTPC Limited, plans to invest heavily in solar power plants, including a new project in Uttar Pradesh
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Swiss Company Meyer Burger Eyes Billion-Dollar Solar Power Market In India
Switzerland-based Meyer Burger is looking to tap opportunities in solar energy worth billions of dollars in India. The company is a solutions provider to manufacturers of solar cells and solar...
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India’s Largest Wind Energy Company Set To Enter Solar Power Sector
Renewable energy companies in India are looking to take full advantage of the improved investment and regulatory environment and are planning significant expansion in operations. India’s largest and...
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750 MW Solar Power Plant In India, Likely To Be Largest Solar Power Plant In...
Global funds for India’s aggressive plan to install “ultra mega solar power plants” have begun to flow with the World Bank ready to support a 750 MW power plant, which is likely to become the largest...
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Indian Cabinet Clears Over 20 GW Ultra Mega Solar Projects (In Depth)
Taking inspiration from Gujarat’s Charanka Solar Park, during the 2014–15 financial budget, India’s Finance Minister had amongst other things announced a fund of Rs5 billion ($80 million) in order to...
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India Coal Tax Has Collected $2.85 Billion
India has managed to generate $2.85 billion in revenue from clean energy cess (taxes) it had introduced in 2010, essentially a coal tax. India’s plans to significantly boost renewable energy...
View ArticleIndian Prime Minister Modi Inaugurates “Landmark” 750-Megawatt Solar Park
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has formally inaugurated the country’s ultra mega Rewa solar park, a 750 megawatt capacity plant situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh, on the 10th of July 2020....
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