Some developers claimed that SECI’s continuing practice of setting a ‘ceiling tariff ’ was the cause. Wind energy developers were surprisingly lukewarm to the auction of 1,200 MW of projects offered by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), with techno-commercial bids of only half the capacity on offer. SECI confirmed the development. Most SECI…
India emerged as the third largest solar market in the world after China and the US. India’s solar installations reached 8.3 GW, including large-scale and rooftop solar units, according to a report by Mercom Communications India. The country’s cumulative solar capacity is 28 GW as of 2018. Mergers and acquisitions globally were steady in the…
US-based Labacorp Power Company America wants to present a 900-MW solar project to the government of Zimbabwe, The Herald reports, quoting a company statement. Labacorp Power’s local partner Craft Properties (Pvt) Ltd has announced that the US company would like to schedule the presentation for July 2019. The event will allow it to explain how…
US residential solar firm PosiGen announced on 16th April, it has secured a USD-20-million (EUR 17.7m) tax equity investment from roofing products supplier GAF Energy. PosiGen said that the fresh funds will support the installation of roughly 2,500 new solar systems and energy efficiency upgrades to homes in the states of Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana and…
New regulations introduced suddenly by the Queensland Government without clear justification and negligible consultation with the solar industry will cost local jobs and slow the rollout of large-scale solar, the Clean Energy Council said today. The Clean Energy Council’s Director of Energy Generation, Anna Freeman, said the new regulation, due to come into effect on…
Renewable energy could become the dominant source of energy across the world, provide up to 86% of global power demand under a scenario in which deeper electrification means that electricity’s share of final energy consumption jumps from its current levels of 20% to 50% by 2050. A new report published by the International Renewable Energy…
As arguments rage in Australia over the electric vehicle policy unveiled by Labor last week – aiming for a 50 per cent share of electric vehicles in new car sales by 2030 – over the Tasman in New Zealand the government is expected to be even more ambitious about the energy conversation and conservation. As…
“It is important to go for a rebid if the prices are higher than expected,” MNRE secretary Anand Kumar said. Cancellation of auctions for renewable energy projects because of high bids has saved central and state governments Rs 3,405 crore, a top official said, although companies have sharply criticised the practice as anti-investor. “It is…
This has reference to the NIT No. SECI/C&P/NIT/MNRE/97.5MW GCRT/IND/022019 regarding the Tender for Implementation of 97.5MW Grid Connected Rooftop Solar PV System Scheme for Government Buildings in different States/ Union Territories of India under CAPEX/ RESCO Model under Global Competitive Bidding. The detailed RfS document has been uploaded on www.tcil-india-electronictender.com (Only viewed on Microsoft Internet…
The Kathu Solar Park constructed as an EPC project by ACCIONA and the engineering and technology group SENER, was officially inaugurated in the Northern Cape Region, in South Africa. The opening ceremony was hosted by the Northern Cape’s Premier, Sylvia Lucas. From ACCIONA, it was present the Managing Director of ACCIONA Industrial, Ramón Jiménez, among other representatives, and…