Solar energy solutions provider Vikram Solar has been awarded with ‘Best Contribution in Solar Energy’ at the CBIP Awards 2019 for outstanding contribution to the nation in the development of renewable energy sector. The award was conferred upon Vikram Solar by the Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy R. K. Singh.
Vikram Solar claimed a 140-mw solar plant project from NTPC Ltd. The location selected for the project is Bilhaur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
GE Renewable Energy has been selected by renewable independent power producer ReNew Power to provide 120 GE 2.5-132 turbines for the Gadhsisa wind farm in Gujarat. The wind farm will have a total installed capacity of 300 mw, making it the largest full turnkey EPC project by GE Renewable Energy in India, GE said in a statement.
Waaree Energies has landed an EPC contract to build a 60-mw ground-mounted solar project in Vietnam. With this, Waaree has marked its entry not only in Vietnam but also in South East Asia, the company said in a press statement.
Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand are major markets with combined solar capacity additions expected to triple in the next five years, while wind capacity additions are expected to grow five-fold in the same period.
Independent power producer Sembcorp Energy India Ltd and Suzlon Group announced the completion of the first SECI-1 wind power project in India.
Tata Power Solar, India’s largest solar energy company and a Tata Power subsidiary, launched a complete residential rooftop solution in Mumbai, on September 11, 2018.
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) recently inaugurated a 10-mw grid-connected solar plant at the hands of its CMD, Shashi Shanker. The solar power plant was constructed by Vikram Solar on EPC basis.
Hanergy Thin Film Power Group, a multinational clean energy company, has announced its debut at Intersolar South America, a world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry and its partners.
Suzlon Energy has announced that the world’s first solar project quality certificate for photovoltaic (PV) power plants has been awarded to the Veltoor solar power project in Telangana, owned by SE Solar Ltd SE Solar is Suzlon’s special purpose vehicle with CLP India. This joint venture marked Suzlon’s and CLP India’s entry into the solar energy sector.