Ørsted has divested a 50% equity stake in three US solar and battery projects to Energy Capital Partners (ECP) for $572m. The projects include Mockingbird Solar (468MW) and Sparta Solar (250MW) in Texas, as well as the Eleven Mile Solar Center in Arizona, which combines 300MW of solar power with 300MW/1,200MWh battery storage. Details of…
The Central Government has initiated the development of 4,000 MW solar power projects in Rajasthan, with the foundation stone laid on December 17, 2024. The projects include: Pugal Solar Project (2,450 MW): Phase-I and Phase-II (1,000 MW each): Located in Soorasar village, Pugal tehsil, Bikaner. Phase-III (450 MW): Located in Sardarpura village, Chhatargarh tehsil, Bikaner….
Insolation Energy Limited has received 45 acres of land from the Madhya Pradesh government to establish a solar manufacturing facility. The proposed unit will have a production capacity of 3 GW for solar cells, 4 GW for solar modules, and 24,000 metric tonnes of aluminium frames. The project will be developed by Insolation Green Energy,…
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has partnered with Oil India Limited (OIL) to establish a biogas plant in Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar, as part of a waste-to-wealth initiative. The facility will process wet waste from the city to produce biogas fuel. The Housing and Urban Development Department has allocated 8 acres of land for the project. Initially,…
Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys (IMFA) has formed a joint venture with JSW Green Energy to source 70 MW of renewable energy for its smelting operations. IMFA has signed a binding term sheet with JSW Green Energy One and JSW Green Energy Seven, committing Rs 832.6 million to a wind-solar hybrid project, which includes 50…
Grew Energy has announced it will supply 500 MW of solar modules for Jindal Renewables’ solar power project in Rajasthan. Jindal Renewables is developing around 3 GW of renewable energy assets with power off-take agreements in place. By 2030, the company plans to expand its portfolio to 12 GW, including storage facilities and green hydrogen…
India has added nearly 15 GW of renewable energy capacity between April and November this financial year, almost double the 7.54 GW added during the same period last year. Speaking at the CII International Energy Conference 2024, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi highlighted India’s growing leadership in the global clean energy sector. The country’s installed non-fossil…
Sembcorp Green Infra (SGIPL), a unit of Sembcorp Industries, has secured a 150 MW solar project with a 300 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) from Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). SGIPL has received the letter of award (LoA) for the project. This marks Sembcorp’s first solar-BESS hybrid project in India, bringing its gross…
VCI Global aims to develop and acquire up to 100 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects across Southeast Asia and Europe within the next five years, generating an estimated $200 million in revenue over 20 years. The company plans to source at least 70 percent of this capacity from projects in Malaysia, leveraging government programs…
Lightsource bp has commenced construction on its Goulburn River hybrid solar project and Woolooga battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia, respectively. These projects integrate solar power with battery storage to provide reliable renewable energy solutions. The Goulburn River solar farm, with a capacity of 585 MW, will generate 1.3…