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The Chattisgarh Commission has issued a draft order with the generic levelised tariffs for FY 2019-20 & 2020-21 for renewable energy sources like solar.

The Salem City Municipal Corporation has issued a tender for the commissioning of a 3 MW solar power project at Erumapalayam, Salem District of Tamil Nadu.

Nuclear Power Corporation has issued a tender for the commissioning of a 100 kW rooftop solar power plant at the firms’ Kakarapar site in Gujarat.

The Chinese manufacturer has achieved conversion efficiencies of 21.82% and 22.49% for its p-type PERC and n-type HOT bifacial panels, respectively. The results were confirmed by Germany’s TÜV Rheinland.

Maldives’ Ministry of Environment and ADB are planning to deploy hybrid power stations throughout 48 isles in order to minimize dependence on high-cost and carbon-emitting diesel-based power grids.

Japanese Corporations Toyota Motor and Sharp collaborate with NEDO to make a brand new e-car powered by solar with no need for charging. Based on the most efficient solar panels, the developers are working to create a solar battery powerful enough to let a car drive forever.

The Cochin Port Trust has issued a tender for the commissioning of 350 kW rooftop solar power systems on various buildings of the trust under the RESCO model.

Specialist PV manufacturing equipment supplier Singulus Technologies has received a new order for CIGS thin film processing tools from existing customer, China National Building Materials (CNBM).

The easing of economic tensions between the US and China is set to throw a lifeline to the solar industry, bringing some respite to the sector after years of back-and-forth trade tariffs and levies.

Aiko Solar Energy is inclined to considerably increase the production capacity of its plants over the coming three years.

A new 1-megawatt rooftop-mounted solar station at the Indian National Institute of Technology Agartala is predicted to save 6 million rupees on electricity annually.

The heavily-indebted, Chinese state-owned solar project developer now has ten days to rustle up $242 million after a debt restructuring proposal was accepted by less than a third of its creditors.

Waaree Energies Limited (WEL), which had emerged as the sole bidder in the much postponed tender for 184 mw of solar power in Maharashtra can finally get started on the project. This follows the approval of its bid of Rs 3.05 per unit under the tender by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC).

The International Energy Agency (IEA) in partnership with NITI Aayog has recently released its first in-depth review of India’s energy policies.

The Indore Development Limited (ISCDL) has issued a tender seeking consultant for 100 MW solar plants at various locations.