Solar News Wrap-02

Nabard signs USD 100 mn agreement with Green Climate Fund to boost solar power

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) signed an agreement with Green Climate Fund (GCF) to infuse USD 100 million into the project designed to unlock private sector initiatives for creation of rooftop solar power capacity across India.

EEREM invites bid for 35 MW rooftop solar projects in Delhi

The Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Management (EEREM) floated tender for setting up 35 Megawatt (Mw) grid-connected rooftop solar projects in the national capital under the Mukhyamantri Solar Power Program.

Goa government to tweak solar policy to incentivise production

To incentivise production of solar power in the state, the goa government has proposed a 50% subsidy for small prosumers (consumers and producers of solar power) as an amendment to the Goa State Solar Energy Policy, 2017. Source ET.

SB Energy and Adani Green Energy bags 840 MW at wind and solar hybrid auction

SB Energy and Adani Green Energy have bagged 840 MW wind-solar hybrid auction out of the 1,200 MW. SB Energy and Adani Green Energy have reportedly bagged 450 MW at Rs 2.67 per unit of electricity and 390 MW at Rs 2.69 respectably at SECI’s auction.

JinkoSolar Supplies 55.7MW of Solar Panels for Africa’s Large Solar Plant

JinkoSolar recently announced that it supplied 55.7MW of high-efficiency modules to the Garissa Solar Plant, which is expected to be one of the largest solar  plants in central and eastern Africa once completed.