Pumped hydro has few takers
27 September 2020 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
Pumped hydro has once again emerged in the power sector discourse with Greenko developing a 1,200 MW site in Andhra Pradesh and another 1,260 MW site in Karnataka. The Andhra Pradesh project would be coupled with solar and wind power plants as part of the company’s 900 MW project win in SECI’s 1,200 MW peak power tender...
Pumped hydro has few takers
27 September 2020 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
Pumped hydro has once again emerged in the power sector discourse with Greenko developing a 1,200 MW site in Andhra Pradesh and another 1,260 MW site in Karnataka. The Andhra Pradesh project would be coupled with solar and wind power plants as part of the company’s 900 MW project win in SECI’s 1,200 MW peak power tender...
MSME rooftop solar market largely untapped
21 September 2020 | Dhruv Tyagi
BRIDGE TO INDIA hosted a webinar on 28 August 2020 to discuss rooftop solar adoption by MSME consumers. Participants included a cross section of industry stakeholders: Mr. Ravinder Singh (Chief – Solar Rooftop Business, TATA Power), Mr. Ashutosh Puntambekar (Sr. Vice President & Head, Electronica Finance)...
MSME rooftop solar market largely untapped
21 September 2020 | Dhruv Tyagi
BRIDGE TO INDIA hosted a webinar on 28 August 2020 to discuss rooftop solar adoption by MSME consumers. Participants included a cross section of industry stakeholders: Mr. Ravinder Singh (Chief – Solar Rooftop Business, TATA Power), Mr. Ashutosh Puntambekar (Sr. Vice President & Head, Electronica Finance)...
Rooftop solar market hit hard by COVID
20 September 2020 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
BRIDGE TO INDIA has just completed the latest round of data compilation exercise for rooftop solar. 1,140 MW of new capacity is estimated to have been installed in the 12-month period to June 2020, down 40% over previous year. Installation activity was tracking fairly well up...
Rooftop solar market hit hard by COVID
20 September 2020 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
BRIDGE TO INDIA has just completed the latest round of data compilation exercise for rooftop solar. 1,140 MW of new capacity is estimated to have been installed in the 12-month period to June 2020, down 40% over previous year. Installation activity was tracking fairly well up...
Agricultural solar hobbling
13 September 2020 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
Latest MNRE data shows that less than 9,000 solar pumps were installed in FY 2020, the lowest in last five years. Progress on distributed solar projects for agricultural consumption is equally disappointing. Maharashtra, Haryana and Rajasthan are the only three states to have issued tenders for agricultural feeder based solar...
Agricultural solar hobbling
13 September 2020 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
Latest MNRE data shows that less than 9,000 solar pumps were installed in FY 2020, the lowest in last five years. Progress on distributed solar projects for agricultural consumption is equally disappointing. Maharashtra, Haryana and Rajasthan are the only three states to have issued tenders for agricultural feeder based solar...
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India RE Policy Update – August 2020
05 September 2020 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
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05 September 2020 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
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India RE Tenders Update – August 2020
02 September 2020 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
This video presents a summary on all major developments on renewable tenders during the month. It includes details of tender issuance, bid submission, completed auctions and related market trends.
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This video presents a summary on all major developments on renewable tenders during the month. It includes details of tender issuance, bid submission, completed auctions and related market trends.
Sun setting on new thermal power
02 September 2020 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
In an encouraging development for renewable power, Indian states and private investors are turning their back en masse on new thermal power capacity. Energy minister of Maharashtra, the largest power consuming state, announced last week...
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More power to the exchanges
29 August 2020 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
Indian Energy Exchange opened a new window for trading of renewable power this week. Solar and non-solar renewable power can be traded separately under four different contract types: intra-day, for delivery within 3.5 hours; day-ahead, for delivery next day; daily, for delivery between two to ten...
More power to the exchanges
29 August 2020 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
Indian Energy Exchange opened a new window for trading of renewable power this week. Solar and non-solar renewable power can be traded separately under four different contract types: intra-day, for delivery within 3.5 hours; day-ahead, for delivery next day; daily, for delivery between two to ten...
Manufacturing hopes not steeped in fundamentals
22 August 2020 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
ReNew recently made a surprise announcement to set up a 2 GW PV cell and module manufacturing line. Adani and Azure, the latter in partnership with Waaree, are already due to set up cell and module manufacturing capacity of 2 GW and 1 GW respectively as part of their win in the manufacturing-linked tender. Several other companies, including both manufacturers...
Manufacturing hopes not steeped in fundamentals
22 August 2020 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
ReNew recently made a surprise announcement to set up a 2 GW PV cell and module manufacturing line. Adani and Azure, the latter in partnership with Waaree, are already due to set up cell and module manufacturing capacity of 2 GW and 1 GW respectively as part of their win in the manufacturing-linked tender. Several other companies, including both manufacturers...
India RE Policy Update – July 2020
18 August 2020 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
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India RE Tenders Update – July 2020
18 August 2020 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
This video presents a summary on all major developments on renewable tenders during the month. It includes details of tender issuance, bid submission, completed auctions and related market trends.
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