Masali village in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district has become India’s first ‘solar village’ located on the border. The village, with a population of 800, is situated 40 km from the Pakistan border. All 199 houses in the village now have solar panels installed, generating 100% of the village’s electricity needs. The project, worth Rs 11.6 million,…
Arctech’s SkyLine II solar tracker system has been successfully used in Azerbaijan’s largest utility-scale solar project, a 312 MW plant located in the Garadagh Gobi Desert. The Garadagh solar plant spans 550 hectares and generates 500 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) annually, powering 110,000 households and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by over 200,000 tonnes each year. The…
Indus Towers has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with JSW Green Energy Eight and announced an investment of Rs 380.3 million. The agreement includes procuring 130 MW of renewable energy from a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant under a captive model. As part of the deal, Indus Towers will acquire a 26 per cent equity…
Arevon Energy has announced the commencement of operations at its 384 MWdc Eland 1 Solar plus Storage Project in Kern County, California. The project includes a 150 MW/600 MWh energy storage system. The second phase, Eland 2, is currently under construction and is expected to be operational by the first quarter of 2025. Upon completion,…
Juniper Green Energy has signed an agreement with First Solar to procure 1 GW of advanced Series 7 FT1 cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules. The modules will be supplied over two years and deployed across Juniper Green Energy’s projects in Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra during the upcoming financial year. The modules will be…
Five firms have won bids for setting up 2,000 MW Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) connected solar power projects and 1,000 MW energy storage systems (ESS) under Tranche-XVII of the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), announced on December 9, 2024. The successful bidders and their respective capacities are as follows: Sembcorp Green Infra Private Limited…
Japan has identified manufacturing and renewable energy, particularly solar energy, as key sectors for collaboration with Rajasthan. This focus was highlighted during the Japan Country Session titled “Versatility of Industries: Manufacturing and Beyond” at the Rising Rajasthan Global Investors Summit in Jaipur on December 9, 2024. The session emphasized leveraging Japan’s advanced technologies, sustainability initiatives,…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has been named the mandated lead arranger for the Moyi Power metro-grids project, a $340 million private sector-led electrification initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The project is now entering the financing stage. Spearheaded by the Moyi Power consortium, which includes Gridworks, Eranove, and AEE Power, the initiative…
EliTe Solar has officially opened a new solar cell production facility in Indonesia, aimed at driving clean energy adoption and fostering sustainable economic growth in the region. The facility, developed in collaboration with local authorities and partners, is set to generate employment, boost local incomes, and create an industrial cluster in the area. With Indonesia’s…
ReNew has commissioned 750 MW of its 1 GW solar project in Rajasthan, with the remaining 225 MW set to become operational by January 2025. The project, developed in partnership with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), is designed to supply clean energy exclusively to Rajasthan through three Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). Part of…