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Railways Tenders for Procurement of Power From Hybrid Projects

The Indian Railways has issued an RfS, inviting bids from eligible parties to procure power from wind and solar hybrid projects. The Railway Energy Management Company (REMCL), on behalf of the Indian Railways, has issued a Request for Selection (RfS), inviting bids from eligible parties to procure power from wind and solar hybrid projects. The […]

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Uttar Pradesh Planning to Install Prepaid Smart Meters

The Uttar Pradesh government is planning to install prepaid smart meters for electricity consumption from mid-November, a senior official has announced The Uttar Pradesh government is planning to install prepaid smart meters for electricity consumption from mid-November. “We are planning to install prepaid smart meters for electricity consumption from November 15, 2019,” said Uttar Pradesh Energy Minister Shrikant Sharma. […]

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Quercus Sells 320 MW of Renewable Assets to Green Arrow

Green Arrow and Quercus have signed an agreement for the sale of 100 percent of the management company QAS, which holds 320 MW in renewable energy assets Green Arrow Capital (GAC) and Quercus Investment Partners have signed an agreement for the sale of 100 percent of the management company Quercus Assets Selection (QAS), to GAC, […]

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SunPower to Supply Clean Solar Energy to Chevron’s Lost Hills Oil Field for 20 Yrs

Also, it is expected that the project will produce over 1.4 billion kilowatt hours of clean solar power during its tenure of 20 years. California-headquartered SunPower has entered into a 20 year power purchase agreement (PPA) to supply renewable energy to Chevron’s Lost Hills Oil Field. Moreover, the company has also started construction on the […]

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India, Saudi Arabia ink Renewable Energy Agreement

India and Saudi Arabia have signed 12 MoUs and agreements in key sectors including renewable energy, security cooperation, and civil aviation. India and Saudi Arabia have signed 12 MoUs and agreements in key sectors including renewable energy, security cooperation, defence industries collaboration, and civil aviation. The agreements were signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra […]

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Siemens Gamesa Gets Firm Order for 376 MW Offshore Wind Project

Siemens Gamesa received a firm order from partners Macquarie’s GIG and Swancor Renewable Energy for the 376 MW Formosa 2 offshore wind project. The launch of the 376 MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm project in Taiwan took a step closer to construction after Siemens Gamesa RE announced that it has received a firm order […]

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BHEL Tenders for O&M Work on 50 MW Solar Plant in MP

BHEL has tendered for carrying out the O&M work for a 50 MW solar power plant at NTPC Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has issued a tender, seeking bids from eligible companies for carrying out the operation and maintenance (O&M) work for a 50 MW solar power plant at NTPC Mandsaur […]

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Is Chindia the Answer to India’s Manufacturing Puzzle?

When it comes to manufacturing in Solar, it is not a rankings fight globally. China settled that some time ago. By 2012 to be accurate. It’s a fight for the other 30 percent market share, be it with breakthrough innovations, temporary tariff protections or sheer cussedness as the US is doing right now. But eventually, […]

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Sunport Power. Betting on Technology And Scale

In an occasional series on firms that are making an impact in the solar space, today we look at Sunport Power, a China based manufacturer, that has made a name for itself, not for sheer scale and size, but for its focus on technology led differentiation. The seven year old firm is interesting in many […]

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