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Electric Buses Start Off In Andaman, Supporting Emissions Clean Up

The Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands flagged-off a fleet of 14 electric buses on Republic Day. The project for 40 electric buses is being executed by National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN Limited), a 100 percent subsidiary of NTPC Limited, a PSU under Ministry of Power, Government of […]

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Three Phase Inverter Launch Power up FIMER’s Range

With renewable energy, led by solar power, potentially making up 80 percent of the growth in electricity generation over the next decade, FIMER has introduced its new PVS- 10/33-TL three-phase string inverter solutions for commercial and industrial applications. According to the International Energy Agency, it is now consistently cheaper to generate electricity by capturing the […]

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MNRE Extends Last Date for BIS Testing to June 30, 2021

Responding to pleas by multiple manufacturers and trade bodies, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has extended the last date for self certification for SPV (Solar) inverters has been extended yet again from December 31 2020 to  June 30, 2021 now. This is subject to the condition that relevant manufacturers will have valid IEC […]

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NextEra Energy to Pursue Electrification of School & Public Transportation in US & Canada

NextEra Energy to pursue the electrification of tens of thousands of school and public transportation vehicles across the US and Canada. NextEra Energy, the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from wind and solar resources, has announced that to has entered into a framework agreement with First Student and First Transit to establish a joint […]

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With 120 MWh Storage Win, Israel’s Augwind Challenges Lithium-ion Storage

Yakum, Israel-based Augwind has been claiming that its Air Battery energy storage system will be superior to Lithium battery storage. The firm got a big boost earlier this month when Israel’s Electric Authority awarded a big tender for 609 megawatts of solar and 2.4 gigawatt-hours of energy storage, of which at least 120 megawatt-hours of […]

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SECI Schedules Pre-Bid Meeting for 50 MW Solar Tender in Tamil Nadu

SECI will be conducting a pre-bid meeting for its tender for the commissioning of a combined 50 MW solar PV project with land in Tamil Nadu. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has notified that it will be conducting a pre-bid meeting for its upcoming project for the design, engineering, supply, construction, erection, testing […]

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SJVN Prepares for Possible 250 MW solar Project in Bihar With Tender for Land

SJVN Limited, the public listed mini-ratna jointly owned by the Government of India and Himachal Pradesh state, has taken out a tender for leasing contiguous land holdings of 1250 acres to be considered for a solar power project. Typically, a land holding of that size will house close to 250 MW of solar projects. The […]

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GUVNL RFS For 500 MW Solar Projects Under Phase XII Out

The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has floated a request for selection (RfS) for 500 MW of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) projects to be set up in the state in Phase XII. With this, the state has consolidated its lead as one of the most active state level undertakings to issue solar tenders successfully, […]

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NTPC 320 MW Project Awarded To Tata Power Solar

Tata Power Solar on Saturday (January 23) announced that it has bagged an order worth ₹1,200 crore from national generator NTPC for setting up of a 320 MW ground-mounted solar project. For Tata Power Solar, India’s largest integrated solar company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, the win is a boost to its project pipeline, now […]

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