Solar Large-Scale Plants News

FESCO to Develop Solar plus Storage Project for Maryland’s District 40 Mall
US based FESCO Energy has inked an exclusive pact with Maryland’s District 40 mall, formally known as Frederick Towne Center Mall located on the Golden Mile, to develop a a microgrid enabled solar-plus-storage project.
Jan 24, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, solar plus storage, North America, Maryland, FESCO Energy, John Dukes
BHEL issues tender for power cables for floating solar projects by NTPC
Bharat Heavy Electrical has issued an RfP for direct-current cables for 2 floating photovoltaic stations constructed for Indian energy giant NTPC.
Jan 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, India, tender, floating PV, Asia, bhel
Indian Bihar confirms tariff for solar power from Darbhanga-based floating plant
A tariff of 4.15 rupees per kilowatt-hour for the power generated by the 2-megawatt floating photovoltaic station located in Darbhanga district has been passed by the Electricity Regulatory Commission of the state of Bihar.
Jan 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Tariffs, Floating PV, India, floating PV, Asia, BERC, Bihar, BSPHCL
Masdar Signs Partnership for 145 MW Floating Solar Plant in Indonesia
Masdar has signed a PPA with PLN, the state electricity company in Indonesia, for the first floating solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in the country.
Jan 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Masdar, floating PV, Asia, Indonesia, International
Military Engineer Services Tenders for 220 kWp Rooftop Solar Systems in Delhi
The Military Engineer Services has issued a tender for setting up two rooftop solar plants worth a combined 220 kWp generational capacity in Delhi
Jan 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, India, tender, Asia, rooftop PV, Military Engineer Services
PRC to install 35-38GW of PV capacity in 2020
According to the data published by Chinese NEA, the People’s Republic installed 12 gigawatts of photovoltaic projects in December. However, the country also developed almost 41 gigawatts of carbon-emitting coal power generation capacity during 2019.
Jan 22, 2020 // Large-Scale, Market Research, China, AECEA, Asia, Chinese NEA
GCL to sell 7 Chinese solar plants for USD 156.5m
GCL New Energy has inked an agreement for selling seven China-based photovoltaic projects to CHNG. The total capacity of the operational facilities is about 294 megawatts.
Jan 22, 2020 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, GCL New Energy, CIT Group, CHNG
Total and Marubeni to Build 800MW Solar Plant in Qatar Ahead of World Cup
Gas exporting powerhouse Qatar’s first utility-scale PV project will be built for what is said to be the lowest-ever price for a solar PPA.
Jan 22, 2020 // Large-Scale, Commercial, SunPower, Asia, Qatar, Jinko, GCL New Energy, Dubai
Vattenfall to construct 4.4MW solar park near Stockholm
Swedish Vattenfall will be constructing a huge solar array 70 kilometers north of the capital – in the city of Uppsala.
Jan 21, 2020 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Sweden, Stockholm, Europe, Vattenfall, Uppsala, U.Jardfelt, Heat Sweden
Czechia wants another 1.9 GW of solar by 2030
The raised renewable energy ambition has been dismissed by the domestic solar association, which accuses president Miloš Zeman of wanting to destroy the Czech PV sector. In 2019, the country added only 7 MW of new PV installations.
Jan 21, 2020 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Czechia, Solární Asociace
Nareva and Engie collaborate to construct Tunisia-based PV station
Morocco’s Nareva and France’s Engie will collaborate to develop a solar farm 350 kilometers south of Tunis.
Jan 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Engie, pv power plants, Nareva, Tunis, Saïd Elhadi
MPower breaks ground on two solar farms in South Australia
Renewables developer MPower has commenced work on two 5 MW solar farms in South Australia expanding its portfolio of smaller utility-scale projects.
Jan 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Canadian Solar, Australia, utility-scale, Oceania, MPower, Nathan Wise
Salem Smart City Mission Tenders for 3 MW Solar Power Plants
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.
Jan 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, solar pv, Asia, Salem
Nuclear Power Corporation Tenders for 100 kW Rooftop Solar Plant
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.
Jan 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, India, tender, Asia, rooftop PV, Nuclear Power Corporation
ADB plans to transform diesel-based power system of Maldives into hybrid solar
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.
Jan 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, ADB, hybrid, Asia, mini-grids, Maldives, solar-battery-diesel