In the wake of the Paris Agreement – signed last month by a record-breaking 175 countries – focus has shifted from ambitious targets to the action needed to achieve them. Accounting for two-thirds of all global emissions, the transformation of the global energy sector is front and centre in these discussions. Falling technology costs, mounting […]
Tata Power set to buy Welspun’s wind, solar assets valued at $1.45 billion
Tata Power, the country’s largest integrated power utilities company, looks set to acquire the renewable energy assets of the diversified Welspun Group, valuing the 1152 MW or 1.15 GW portfolio of operational and almost ready solar and wind farms at close to $1.45 billion, inclusive of its debt, said three people directly involved. Both sides […]
Postponement of pre-bid meeting for 500 MW Grid connected roof top in various states of India
This has reference to the RfS (RfS No. SECI/cont./1/2016/500) for 500 MW Grid connected roof top Solar PV system in various states of India under CAPEX And RESCO Model. The Pre-bid meeting for the said RfS was scheduled on 05.05.2016, is hereby postponed to 09.05.2016 (10:00 Hrs.). The pre-bid meeting shall be held in the […]
MNRE:New Test Centre for Testing of Solar Lighting Systems (Home Lights/SSL/Lanterrns)
Besed on your request for accrediation as a testing lab for lighting system ans further inspection by the team of officials, the competent authority has approved Electrical research and Development Association. More Informationnew-test-centres-for-solar-lighting-systems
ADB Supports PNG to Increase Access to Electricity in Rural Areas
The Department of Petroleum and Energy, PNG Power and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) today released the National Distribution Grid Expansion Plan at a seminar in Port Moresby. The plan details how the Government of Papua New Guinea will expand the grid to rural communities around PNG Power’s 34 provincial grids. Preparation of the plan […]
Dubai Shatters all Records for Cost of Solar with Earth’s Largest Solar Power Plant
“By Dr. Moritz Borgmann, partner, Apricum – The Cleantech Advisory” The Emirate of Dubai set a new world record for the cost of solar power on May 1, 2016 with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) receiving bids for the 800 MW Sheikh Maktoum Solar Park Phase III as low as 3.00 U.S. cents […]
DEWA Receives 5 bids for Phase III of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has received 5 bids from international organisations for the third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, said HE Saeed Mohammed AlTayer, MD & CEO of DEWA. The lowest recorded bid at the opening of the envelopes was US 2.99 cents per kilowatt hour. The next […]
teamtechnik at SNEC 2016: new TT2100 high-performance stringer with 65 MWpcapacity
At the prestigious SNEC trade fair in Shanghai, China this year, teamtechnik will present the next generation of high-speed stringer machines – now with a slimmer design and yet higher performance. Live demonstrations by the market-leading company will showcase the precision and speed with which the TT2100 solders solar cells. The new generation of teamtechnik […]
MNRE:Commissioning Status of Grid Connected Solar Power Projects under JNNSM
India Installed 3018 MW in the fiscal year 2015-16 according to the latest data from Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.More InformationProject Commisioned 2015-16
Yingli Green Energy Filed Extension for 2015 Form 20-F and Disclosed Preliminary Financial Results for Full Year 2015
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited , one of the world’s leading solar panel manufacturers, known as “Yingli solar,” recently announced that it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Form 12b-25 (the “Form 12b-25”) to extend by fifteen days the due date for filing its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal […]
