Indian highway to host 250 MW solar plant
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has helped to secure finance for the development of a 250 MW solar plant on a highway in India. The project will support electric vehicle charging and other energy requirements along the roadway.
Solar-powered cold storage service
Small farmers in the Indian state of Bihar are making productive use of solar energy to reduce their losses and increase their income, thanks to an innovative pay-per-use cooling service for perishable produce.
Indian manufacturer orders 1.2 GW solar production line
Gujarat-based solar panel maker Solex Energy will buy the production equipment from China’s Jinchen Machinery. The company also has plans for a cell line.
Cheaper renewables could leave new Indian coal assets stranded
A newly published Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis report looks at the viability of under-construction coal-fired power plants and evaluates the risk of building additional coal-fired capacity in India’s electricity system.
Scatec enters Indian solar market
Norway’s Scatec has acquired a 50% stake in Acme’s 900 MW solar project in Rajasthan. The project will benefit from a 25-year power purchase agreement with Solar Energy Corp. of India
Covid-19 expected to hit Q2 solar deployments in India
Bridge To India has revised its estimate for utility-scale solar additions in the April-June period to 1.35 GW, from an earlier estimate of 2.35 GW.
Lead-free perovskite solar cell with potential efficiency of 27.4%
Scientists in India have simulated a perovskite cell based on methylammonium tin iodide which they claim may achieve a short circuit current density of 25.97 mA per square centimeter, an open-circuit voltage of 1.203 V, and a fill factor of 87.79%. The cell is composed of a fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate, a titanium oxide layer, a methylammonium tin iodide perovskite film, a copper oxide hole transport layer (HTL), and a layer made of gold (Au).
Covid adds to Indian solar manufacturer woes
A pandemic-related sales slump has dealt another blow to domestic panel makers already faced with rising input costs and an expected surge in imports due to the scheduled wind down of safeguarding duties on foreign products from late July.
Indian steelmaker to build 250 MW of self-consumption solar
Indian steelmaker Godawari Power & Ispat Ltd. Has announced plans to build a 250 MW solar plant to support one of its factories in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
India may add 7 GW of PV in 2021
Solar installations surged in the first quarter of 2021, with developers completing their delayed projects from last year.
