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Actis relies on WiseEnergy for India solar possession monitoring bargain
for a "major milestone" for the business and also raised its visibility in India.
WiseEnergy becomes part of the NextEnergy Capital group, which includes
Sep 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, Actis, nextenergy capital, asset management, wiseenergy
Solarpack struck by PV project growth hold-ups in Chile as well as India
and also logistics market disruptions, while the current COVID circumstance in India is raising stress on the timeline for its 419MW Gorbea project in the
May 11, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, Chile, South america, Asia, Solarpack, covid-19, company results
State Bank of India, Tata Power Solar Systems partner to create small-scale solar PV financing agency
will process all the financing applications for solar projects from throughout India.
SBI aims to supply "an end-to-end system for digital and easy journey to the
Feb 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, small-scale solar, rooftop solar, tata power solar, sbi
SolarArise continuing with 75-MW solar project in India
milestone was announced on Friday by ThomasLloyd, which is an investor in the India-focused solar project developer. The NTP was issued to domestic engineering,
Mar 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, SolarArise
Servotech, 2Power to Invest EUR10 M to Present PVT Tech in India
Indian supplier of LED Lights as well as solar items Servotech Power Systems Ltd. has introduced its cooperation with German solar module company 2Power Gmbh to bring PVT Innovation 2Power WP+ system in India.
Through this PVT technology, currently solar modules will certainly produce electrical energy, warm and cooling down with the adsorption process. Via this collaboration, Servotech, which just recently released the #O 2FORALL initiative to bridge the gap in between oxygen concentrators and also patients, will certainly utilize this innovation to produce as well as construct these modules in India to produce cooling which can be the best substitute for ac system.
" The 2Power WP + system created from a joint study project with the Fraunhofer Institute. PA-ID GmbH was able to bring years of experience from planning as well as implementation of alternative services for optimized power generation as well as utilize to this project. The result is the presently most effective heat pump system. High quality is our top priority: We have been a licensed business based on ISO 9001 since 2001. Our knowledgeable experts are constantly trained and also educated so that we constantly have our finger on the pulse," mentions 2Power Gmbh.
It allows the generation, storage space and also circulation of electrical power as well as heat without the restraints of conventional systems. The modules, that are just installed on the roof, are aesthetically attractive as well as produce electricity, heat and also cooling down with the heatpump system to the end-users home, claimed Servotech.
Utilizing this technology, excess electrical energy can be stored in intelligent electrical power storage systems and also recycled during the night. This system is completely qualified, noise-free, can cool in summertime, and also does not require an outdoor system, included the company.
Commenting on the partnership, Raman Bhatia, Handling Director, Servotech Power Systems Ltd., said, "With the quick development of solar in India, the increasing market gamers, as well as the positive consumer bent towards it, Servotech has actually planned to lay out regarding 10 Million Euros for the project. Furthermore, taking into consideration exactly how the project works out, this investment can better appreciatively vary. In 2018, innovation has actually come out as a success in multiple rooms, one of which includes BHU University, Varanasi."
Oct 7, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, India, Europe, Asia, 2Power Gmbh, PVT Technology 2Power WP+ system, Raman Bhatia, Servotech Power Systems Ltd
Simple Energy, C4V will Collaborate to Manufacture Lithium-ion Cells in India
firm C4V (Charge CCCV) to establish a Lithium-ion cell production ecosystem in India. The electric vehicle field is currently based around lithium-ion battery
Apr 7, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Storage, electric vehicles, EV, lithium-ion cells, C4V, charge CCCv, clean mobility, Dharmapuri plant of Simple Energy, electric four-wheelers, Electric Scooter, Electric Two-Wheelers, Kuldeep Gupta, Shreshth Mishra, Simple Energy
Indonesia, India & China Account for Almost 70% of Demand for Floating PV in '22: WoodMac
MW of cumulative floating PV installations by 2031. These consist of China, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Vietnam in the top five. It adds that Indonesia,
Jun 1, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, Market Research, Wood Mackenzie, Floating solar, Demand for Floating PV, Floating PV installations
TBEA puts a new huge India-based solar inverter fab into operation
is being implemented in the framework of TBEA’s ambition to create three India-based production lines. At first, the manufacturer will begin with two
Nov 21, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Inverters, China, Asia, TBEA
India takes into consideration brand-new solar manufacturing areas as basic personalized duty strategy proceeds-- reports
and also Renewable Energy minister Raj Kumar Singh told India's Business Today that as much as 7 websites are being considered near major ports, in a move to
Aug 17, 2020 // Market Research, India, China, Asia, tariffs, mnre
India plans 55 GW of renewables capacity along Pakistan border
the Bikaner, Barmer and Jaisalmer border districts of Rajasthan.
The Indian government is reportedly planning to develop the solar and wind projects on
Oct 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, narendra modi, Anand Kumar
Waaree Secures 70 MW EPC, 135 MW Solar Deals in India
be worth INR 1.83 billion and will be installed at an unspecified location in India. Furthermore, the company has also secured a deal to supply 135 MW of solar PV
Nov 9, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, waaree
India to fall well short of 175 GW renewables target
India will fall short of its much-hyped 2022 target of reaching 175 GW of renewable energy generation capacity by as much as 42%, according to Mumbai ratings agency CRISIL’s REturn to Uncertainty report.
Blaming policy failures, trade tariffs, power purchase agreement uncertainty and waning developer interest, CRISIL predicted India’s installed renewables capacity could rise by just 40 GW to 104 GW by 2021-22, from 64.4 GW in the last fiscal year.
The projected 104 GW figure includes 59 GW of solar capacity which will rise to 81 GW in 2023-24 with the balance supplied by wind capacity as India reaches an expected 130 GW of renewables in four years’ time.
CRISIL pointed to waning interest from developers which saw 26% of the 64 GW of renewables projects tendered by public bodies in the last fiscal year receive either no bids or a lukewarm response. A further 31% of such projects were delayed after being tendered. That added up to only 34% of tendered renewables capacity being allocated, down from a cumulative 77% in 2015-16 and 2016-17.
Tender failures
“Despite the increase in tendering volume, not only has allocation of projects slowed down but both under-subscriptions and cancellations of awarded tenders have also increased,” the report stated.
Citing “growing incoherence between the policy thrust on RE [renewable energy] on the one hand, and the actual action by implementation agencies like the Solar Corporation of India (SECI) and state distribution companies on the other”, the report said an unstable policy environment posed a big risk to the country’s clean energy targets.
The ratings agency study also mentioned tariff re-negotiations in Andhra Pradesh. At the end of July, the state’s electricity distribution companies (discoms) owed around Rs2,600 crore to renewable energy producers, partly because the state government had delayed payments over a tariff dispute. Such prolonged delays and disputes not only set a negative precedent but also endangered investment, according to the CRISIL report.
Similarly, the Rajasthan government’s recent draft solar and solar-wind hybrid project policy proposed an additional annual levy of Rs2.5-5 lakh per megawatt of generation capacity for all projects selling power to entities outside the state. If implemented, the move could be highly detrimental as Rajasthan is one of the most prized states for PV plant developers.
Remedies
In the last fiscal year, federal government entities cancelled 4.4 GW of renewables capacity after deciding the resulting electricity tariffs were too high with state distribution companies cancelling a further 100 MW. For instance, SECI terminated its 2.4 GW interstate-transmission system Tranche II solar scheme as the resulting Rs2.64/kWh solar power tariff was higher than expected.
“Developers are also increasingly losing interest as central and state power discoms are increasingly lowering tariff caps, which is constraining project viability and resulting in renegotiation of tenders, where counter-parties disagree on pricing,” stated the CRISIL report. “The Bhadla Solar Park in Rajasthan, which saw tariff bids of Rs2.44 per unit in May 2017, has become a benchmark of discom expectations on tariff bids today, resulting in a solar tariff cap of around Rs2.5-2.6 per unit.”
The ratings agency report stated confidence global investors will continue to supply the estimated Rs2.6 lakh crore India’s renewables industry will need over the next five years, provided governmental clean energy policy is consistent.
To restore developer confidence, CRISIL recommended relaxing tariff caps; enhancing cooperation between federal and state authorities; and the formalization of policies such as renewable purchase obligations and penalties for delays in payments by including them in the Electricity Act.
Oct 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, India, SECI, Asia, tariff, CRISIL
Largest Floating Solar of North India Worth 2 MWp Capacity Inaugurated in Chandigarh
India's largest floating solar power plant of 2MWp capacity has been introduced at Chandigarh. The floating solar facility was inaugurated by the Governor of
Jan 24, 2023 // Plants, Floating PV, CREST, floating solar power plant, Banwari Lal Purohit, Floating, Governor of Punjab, Hartek Solar, North India's largest floating solar power plant, Simarpreet Singh
Belectric develops 250MW solar plant in India for Finland's Fortum
June 2018 as well as granted agreements to Belectric in October that year.
"India is not just one of the biggest PV markets yet likewise among one of the most
Mar 12, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, India, Asia, Fortum, Ingo Alphéus, karnataka, pavagada
S&P Global Launches REC Price Assessments for Brazil-India Turkey
for International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs) in Brazil, India, and also Turkey. The crucial purpose behind the I-RECs is to provide market
Sep 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, wind, hydro, guarantees of origin, BIOMASS, Alan Hayes, I-RECs