Author: PPD Team Date: 21/10/2024
Bihar State Power Generation Company (BSPGCL) has issued a tender for procuring solar power from grid-connected solar PV projects ranging from 2 MW to 20 MW in Patna.
The project, designed as a ground-mounted installation with a raised structure over ponds, will be constructed under the RESCO mode for a total capacity of 20 MW. The contract is valued at Rs 1 billion, and the deadline for bid submission is 12 November 2024.
Author: PPD Team Date: 26/05/2025 PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) issued a Request for Proposal (RfP) on May 22, 2025, to select a transmission service provider (TSP) for a new substation in Pune district. The project will follow a tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process on a build, own, operate, and transfer (BOOT) basis. Bid submissions are due by July 28, 2025. PFCCL is the bid process coordinator (BPC) for this Maharashtra project. The scope includes a…
Author: PPD Team Date: 24/12/2024 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reaffirmed his government’s commitment to continue providing free electricity to farmers and promote solar energy adoption in the agricultural sector. In the 2024 Assembly elections, the BJP had promised that farmers in the state would maintain access to free electricity. Farmers using agricultural pumps up to 7.5 horsepower are eligible for this benefit. The state government spends Rs 100 billion on power subsidies for farmers,…
Author: PPD Team Date: 17/04/2025 Attero has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), an autonomous body under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. The partnership aims to address the growing issue of solar panel waste in India. Under the agreement, NISE will provide sectoral insights and technical inputs to support Attero’s research and development in solar panel recycling. A pilot project will be launched to test recycling…
Author: PPD Team Date: 29/10/2024 Servotech Power Systems Limited (Servotech) has introduced a new range of solar products, including solar on-grid inverters with capacities from 1 kW to 100 kW, and solar hybrid inverters available in single-phase (2 kW to 7.5 kW) and three-phase (10 kW to 22.5 kW) options. The product lineup also includes solar micro inverters in 800 W and 1600 W capacities. Additionally, Servotech has launched battery energy storage systems for domestic…
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/11/2024 AP Renewables Inc. (APRI) and Aboitiz Renewables Inc. (ARI), subsidiaries of Aboitiz Power Corporation, have partnered with Shandong Electric Power Engineering Consulting Institute Co. Ltd. (SDEPCI) for the Bay Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Project in Barangay Bitin, Bay, Laguna, Philippines. The project will integrate a battery energy storage system with APRI’s Makban geothermal plant, creating the Philippines’ first hybrid geothermal and BESS system. This innovative solution aims to improve…
Author: PPD Team Date: 14/01/2025 Onix Renewable has invited expressions of interest to develop 1,959 MW of ground-mounted, fixed-tilt solar power projects across 252 locations in Maharashtra. Onix will supply solar modules and inverters for the projects. The bid submission deadline is January 17, 2025. Bidders must submit an earnest money deposit of Rs 50,000 per MW. Selected bidders will be responsible for the design, engineering, procurement, supply, erection, testing, and commissioning of the solar…