Spanish Rules For Floating Solar Plants Set A New Benchmark Updated On Mon, Jul 15th, 2024 by Saurenergy Last week, the Spanish cabinet passed a regulation regarding the installation of floating solar PV (FPV) on reservoirs in the country. In a royal decree to notify the regulations, Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) moved ahead with regulations considered a mix of common sense and scientifically conservative to allow […] Read more
NTPC Awards 15 MW Bhilai Floating Solar Contract To Madhav Infra Updated On Wed, May 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy Madhav Infra Projects (MIPL) has secured a contract to develop a 15 MW floating solar power plant in Chhattisgarh. NTPC-SAIL Power Company (NSPCL), a joint venture of NTPC and SAIL, has sent a letter of acceptance to Madhav Infra Projects (MIPL), an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor, to develop a 15 MW floating solar […] Read more
L&T Bags Orders For Two Floating Solar Project Worth 150 MWac, 120 MW Ground Mounted Project Updated On Wed, May 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) power transmission and distribution (PT&D) business has won multiple orders in India and abroad. The business has bagged orders to establish two floating solar plants in India. The orders secured by L&T comprise a cumulative floating solar capacity of more than 150 MWac, in addition to a ground-mounted solar PV of […] Read more
NHPC Collaborates With Norwegian Firm To Develop Floating Solar Updated On Tue, Apr 30th, 2024 by Saurenergy NHPC recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Norway-based company Ocean Sun. Through this collaboration, the Norwegian technology provider would support India in building floating solar projects. In a social media post, the company announced it would explore key areas of cooperation for the demonstration of Ocean Sun’s floating solar energy technology. The […] Read more
SJVN Suffers Setback At 15 MW Nangal Pond Floating Solar Project Updated On Mon, Apr 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy The 15 MW Nangal pond project in Himachal Pradesh, being developed by SJVN, and considered the largest floating solar project under construction in North India, has suffered a setback. Reports confirm that the installation work at the plant has suffered due to damage caused to modules already installed by weather related phenomenon. The project, taken […] Read more
Bihar Set To Expand Its Network Of Floating Solar Plants Updated On Mon, Apr 22nd, 2024 by Saurenergy Bihar, one of the renewable deficit regions in India is now working on alternative plans to boost its renewable energy mix. The state has now pinned hopes on the potential of its water bodies to generate electricity. The eastern Indian state which already has worked to develop floating solar plants in Darbhanga and Supaul high […] Read more
Mishap At Omkareshwar Brings Forth Worries On Large Floating Solar Projects Updated On Tue, Apr 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy The pictures, and videos of the damage caused at India’s largest floating solar plant, at Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh, have brought forth a range of worries about the issues involved with floating solar, besides the best way to resolve them. The answer lies in better research and transparency about these projects., considered critical to regional […] Read more
iFOREST Report Sees Potential For More Ambitious Renewable Targets In Assam Updated On Mon, Apr 1st, 2024 by Saurenergy iFOREST a research-based organization, in a recent report on enabling renewable energy in Assam recognized the steps taken by the Assam government to increase renewable energy (RE) penetration. It considered the states progress since the announcement of the Assam Renewable Energy Policy 2022 (AREP 2022) in November 2022. iFOREST’s research indicates the need for accelerated […] Read more
10 MW Floating Solar on Bihar’s Durgawati Dam Reservoir-Bids Invited Updated On Thu, Mar 28th, 2024 by Saurenergy Bihar State Power Generation Company Limited (BSPGCL), the state’s nodal agency has released a tender for procumbent of power through tariff based competitive bidding from grid connected 10 MW floating solar power project. BSPGCL document mentioned, “This project is to setup under RESCO mode over reservoir of Durgawati Dam located at district in Kaimur/Rohtas in […] Read more
