Panchabuta-Renewable Energy & Cleantech in India
Archive for January 7, 2013
Kerala State Electricity Board targets 300 MW of solar power during the 12′th plan period
According to reports, Kerala State Electricity Board is planning to lure domestic consumers using above 200 units of power a month for setting up off-grid solar power plants. The board mooted the idea while seeking the state electricity regulatory commission’s approval for its projected revenue requirement and expected revenue from charges for the year 2013-14. According … Continue reading
Tamil Nadu solar bid: Developers express apprehension
According to reports, that the Tamil Nadu solar tender attracted bids for about half of the 1,000 MW capacity tendered for should come as no surprise to those who had been following the process. In contrast, in the Phase I Batch I of the National Solar Mission, just 150 MW was tendered out, but the response … Continue reading
Installed capacity of state units drop in power surplus Gujarat
According to reports, Gujarat owes more to private sector for its power surplus status. Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has time and again boasted of Gujarat’s success in power generation but a report by the state power regulator shows the installed power generation capacity of state-owned units has declined from 5,215.57 Mw in 2009-10 to 4995.57 … Continue reading
Borg India unveils solar power generators
According to reports, Borg India, a subsidiary of the US-based Borg, has launched solar power generators for the residential segment. Borg’s Astra series for homes will be available from mid-January and will be followed up with solar power solutions for commercial, particularly small industries, and agriculture segment later this year. Addressing media persons at the launch … Continue reading
Suzlon Group wins two new UK orders
Suzlon Group’s UK subsidiary, REpower UK, signed two new contracts of totaling 16.4 MW. The company will be supplying wind turbines for a new wind farm at Wear Point in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, as well as the Avonmouth wind farm in south west England. Wear Point, jointly owned by infrastructure company John Laing and developer Infinergy, … Continue reading
Tamil Nadu solar power purchase agreement still needs clarity: Pasupathy Gopalan, MD, SunEdison India
According to reports, SunEdison, the American solar power company which is active in India, says Tamil Nadu’s draft solar Power Purchase Agreement still needs some clarifications. SunEdision is one of the two highest bidders in Tamil Nadu’s solar power purchase tender. The company bid for four projects totalling 50 MW — it would sell solar power … Continue reading
