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SUNBORNE AND SUNTECH TO PARTNER ON 100MW OF SOLAR PROJECTS IN INDIA
NEW DELHI and WUXI, China, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

SunBorne Energy, a leading specialist in utility scale solar solutions, and Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, have entered into a framework agreement for the supply of 100MW of solar panels over the next two years for projects in India.

Suntech will supply 280Wp polycrystalline silicon modules for projects that will be designed, installed and commissioned by SunBorne Energy. The agreement includes an initial order for 10MW of solar panels for a project in Gujarat, India. Through this partnership, SunBorne will deploy proven, world-class solar technology and build local solar expertise to deliver affordable solar power throughout the country.

"We chose Suntech because of their clear technology leadership and long-term commitment to India. We are proud to support the Gujarat government in their endeavour to bring clean power to India and attain energy security. This partnership reiterates our action plan of providing cost-effective utility scale solar solutions and targeting grid parity by 2017," said James Abraham, Managing Director & CEO, SunBorne Energy.

"We're excited to partner with SunBorne Energy to drive solar industry growth in India," said Dr. Zhengrong Shi, Suntech's Chairman and CEO. "Currently, one in three people in India lack reliable access to electricity, and the rapid deployment of solar energy has the potential to help close this gap. This project will provide thousands of people in India with clean and affordable power."

The solar industry in India has been growing rapidly, backed by government support at both the federal and state level. India has a target to reach a cumulative installation of 2GW of off-grid and 20GW of on-grid PV installations by 2022 to help meet the country's burgeoning energy demands.

Solar technology is particularly well suited to address booming energy consumption across India, as total primary energy demand is expected to increase by 3.1% annually from 2008 to 2035, according to the IEA's 2010 World Energy Outlook. The country's average annual solar insolation is one of the best in the world reaching 2000 sun hours per year in some locations. Solar technology also helps to address peak power shortages, which can be particularly severe during summer months. The power production of solar panels roughly coincides with peak demand hours, as electricity is consumed during daylight for commercial and industrial activities.


About SunBorne Energy:
SunBorne Energy is a leading specialist in Utility Scale Solutions (50MW+) in the solar power sector. SunBorne will deploy proven technologies and indigenize the entire value chain to drive affordable solar power. Its scope of functions includes localizing capabilities in design, manufacturing, engineering, construction, distribution and operations. SunBorne is developing Utility Scale Solution Plants in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh with other States in the pipeline. It aims to deploy 20 percent of the Solar Mission target in the next decade. SunBorne will make solar power an attractive investment option creating sustainable, clean and green energy. SunBorne has been established by internationally recognized experts in solar thermal power generation. Our investors include large Private Equity firms, like General Catalyst and Khosla Ventures. The company is headquartered in Gurgaon (Haryana).

PLG Power to build 120 MW solar cell plant
Press Trust of India / New Delhi April 13, 2011, 14:10 IST


PLG Power will set up a 120 MW capacity-solar cell manufacturing facility in Nashik at an investment of Rs 410 crore and production at the plant is expected to start by January 2012.

The Mumbai-based company, part of diversified PLG Group, is currently focused on the fast growing solar energy sector.

"We are building a solar cell manufacturing facility in Nashik, that will have an annual capacity of 120 MW.

The investment is about Rs 410 crore and we expect to start production by January next year," PLG Power's CEO and MD Punit K Goyal told PTI.

The firm already has a 50-MW capacity solar photovoltaic modules manufacturing plant in Nashik.

The company is working on a 40-MW solar power project in Gujarat, that would see an overall investment of Rs 600 crore, Goyal said. The project would be ready by September this year, he added.

PLG Power has signed the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) for the project.

The company also has bagged 30 MW Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts worth about Rs 400 crore, Goyal said.

A 20 MW EPC contract would be implemented for Saudi Arabia's Zamil while the 10 MW order has been received from Chennai-based Indowind Energy Ltd.

Goyal noted that the company has tied up with Japanese player Kyocera and together they are in negotiations for 100 MW EPC contracts -- estimated to be worth about Rs 1,500 crore.

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Ende September wurde zwischen der indischen Unternehmensgruppe Jain Solar Energy Pvt Ltd und dem Prozessequipment-Anbieter Gebr. Schmid GmbH + Co. ein Vertrag über zwei Zellproduktionslinien mit einer Gesamtkapazität von 13.200 Zellen/h abgeschlossen.

Diese Produktionslinien sind das erste gemeinsame Projekt der Geschäftspartner Jain Solar Energy Pvt Ltd und Schmid Group. Die Investitionssumme der insgesamt 400 MW Endausbaustufe liegt im dreistelligen Millionen-Euro-Betrag. Hierbei handelt es sich um eine der modernsten Zellfertigungsanlagen weltweit, die durch das Schmid Prozesscluster-System zu extrem attraktiven Cost of Ownersip (CoO) / Betriebsmittelkosten produzieren wird. Die einzelnen Prozesscluster werden dabei durch das Montech-Intralogistik-System verbunden, das über das Schmid Overall Factory Control System gesteuert wird. Aufgeteilt wird die Endausbaustufe in zwei Aufbauphasen: Dabei ist die Auslieferung der Linien für das zweite und dritte Quartal 2011 vorgesehen.
Bei den Zellproduktionslinien entschied sich Jain Solar Energy Pvt Ltd zusätzlich für den Einsatz der Selektiven Emitter Technologie. Die Besonderheit dabei: Die hohe Phosphor-Dotierung auf der Zelle wird selektiv geätzt und nur dort erhalten wo anschließend Kontakte aufgedruckt werden.
Ferner kommt das neue platzsparende Schmid Direktplasma PECVD Cluster-Konzept zum Einsatz. Dies ermöglicht einen hohen Durchsatz mit einzigartiger Verfügbarkeit auf engstem Raum.

Über Jain Group:
Die Jain Group ist eine indische Unternehmensgruppe mit Hauptsitz in Kalkutta, Indien. Mit Fokus auf die Infrastruktur ist die Gruppe in den Bereichen Straßen- und Stahlbau, Energiegewinnung und Immobilien aktiv. Die indische Unternehmensgruppe, die damit seine Integration entlang der photovoltaischen Wertschöpfungskette vorantreibt, steigt neu in die Solarzellenproduktion ein.
Weitere Informationen unter: www.jaingroup.co.in

Gujarat


Michael Kanellos: October 12, 2010
Gujarat Aims to Become India’s Green Dynamo

A 33-cent-per-kilowatt-hour feed-in tariff is one part of the attraction.
Gujarat Aims to Become India’s Green Dynamo

The math is fairly straightforward, notes Shri D.J. Pandian, the principal secretary for energy and petrochemicals for the state of Gujarat.

The state -- which has a population of 55 million people -- will need 30 gigawatts of power capacity by 2020. It wants to get 20 percent of the total from renewables by that time, and it already has 3 gigawatts of renewable capacity, mostly from wind turbines.

“That means we need to install 3 gigawatts,” he said in a phone interview.

While most of the green industry has focused on China, India shouldn’t be ignored, according to Pandian and others. The country's population is larger, the need for electricity is similarly strong, and economic growth is following a similarly blistering trajectory. In Gujarat, the economy has grown as fast as ten percent annually in recent years.

Perhaps even more significant for U.S. and European manufacturers is that India only has a few local established manufacturers like Suzlon Energy (wind) and Moser Baer (solar). Thus, it’s more of an open market. Gujarat, he added, doesn’t even have a domestic content provision in its renewable energy policy.

Gujarat itself created a feed-in tariff that provides producers 33 cents per kilowatt hour for 12 years and 12 cents per kilowatt hour for 13 years after that. Azure Power recently announced it would build a 15-megawatt, $40 million solar farm with help from Suntech Power Holdings and SunEdison in the state.

Suzlon Green Power, a sister company to turbine maker Suzlon Energy, has pledged to invest $5 billion over five years in various projects, many of which will be located in the region.

INDIA LOOKS TO HARVEST THE LATE-MOVER ADVANTAGE IN SOLAR

The first set of projects under India's ambitious National Solar Mission went under the hammer last week. Initial trends show that the capacity bid for is at least three times more than the 620MW that is to be awarded, though the final numbers could show a much higher multiple.

There are however no alarm bells going off in the Indian finance ministry. The government has what can be referred to as a late-mover advantage, which has allowed it to avoid the excesses seen in some European countries.

There are a few things which stand out in the auction of India's first batch of solar projects, to be set up by 2013, and involving an investment of over USD 2bn.

For starters, the auction is primarily about large solar thermal. Bids for 470MW of capacity have been invited. This is higher than the total commissioned capacity of 437MW of solar thermal in Spain, the world lead, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance data.

On the PV side, there are just 150MW of capacity on offer in India's first round through 30 projects of 5MW each to be set up by 2013. That is a small blip in the capacity being added globally. Bloomberg New Energy Finance has projected a PV capacity addition of 14GW-to-19GW in 2010. Up to 1.2GW of new installations are expected in the Czech Republic alone this year. Germany has installed over 3GW of PV in the first half of 2010.

Secondly, there is an element of market price discovery built into the process. The attractive feed-in-tariffs will now cease to matter since the 400-odd applicants will have to offer the largest discounts to get selected, a formula that India has emulated from other countries which have married feed-in-tariffs with reverse-bidding.

Thirdly, the government has limited its own, and the consumer's bill, for solar power by ensuring initial support for only pre-defined solar capacity instead of the anyone-past-the-goalpost kind of a scheme which has led to runaway growth of solar power in parts of Europe.

Fourthly, India has mandated the use of domestically made PV modules in this phase and domestically made cells and modules in the next phase. For solar thermal projects, the rules mandate a 30% local content, both moves reflecting the worrying trend of increasing protectionism in the clean energy sector.

Project Focus: Aries Waaree Solar awarded contract for 40MW power plant in India
17 September 2010 | By Syanne Olson | News > Power Generation


Aries Waaree Solar, a JV between Waaree Group and Aries Spain, received an order for its engineering services at a 40MW solar PV plant for the Adani Group Gujarat in India. "We are delighted to develop this important project for Adani Group. It is the first large scale solar MW project to be built not only in India but in Asia and it represents an important milestone in the development of solar energy in India," said Alberto Sanchez, business development manager for Asia, Aries Ingenieria y Sistemas.

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India to add 100 Mw solar power capacity
BS Reporter / Mumbai August 26, 2010, 1:11 IST

The new and renewable energy ministry has signed power purchase agreements for solar capacity of as much as 100 megawatts to speed up solar power capacity addition in the country.

New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah today said his ministry had received around 300 applications from various companies for the construction of solar projects. The ministry has also sought expressions of interest from companies to construct solar capacity to the tune of 700 Mw. This is a big development in the sector as the country had set up only 7-8 Mw of solar energy last year.

“We have also approved yet another 25 Mw for off-grid power,” said Deepak Gupta, secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Off-grid power would help supply power to areas like villages, border areas and other remote places which are not connected to the solar grid, he added.

The government’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission has recommended the implementation of an installed capacity of 20,000 Mw by the end of the 13th Five Year Plan, in 2022. While this will be implemented in three stages, the first stage would involve setting up 1,100 Mw of grid solar power and 200 Mw capacity of off-grid solar applications utilising both solar thermal and photovoltaic technologies, by March 2013.

Meanwhile, on the controversy over allowing Chinese equipment in the country’s solar power space, Abdullah said he was not against the use of Chinese equipment to build massive solar capacity. “There is good Chinese equipment and bad Chinese equipment. We want to get the best technology to India. However, we are also encouraging domestic manufacturing of equipment,” he added.

The ministry also said that 12,000 Mw of wind power capacity was in the pipeline, and it planned to scale up to 48,000 Mw in another 15-20 years.

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Wednesday August 18, 01:10 PM Reuters
Blackstone to invest $300 mln in Moser Baer Projects

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group has agreed to invest $300 million in Moser Baer (MOSERBAER.NS : 66.45 +4.05) Projects Pvt Ltd, an unlisted energy firm, Deepak Puri, founder of Moser Baer Projects, said.

Moser Baer Projects is owned by the founder of listed Moser Baer India.

2010-07-25 22:00:00

India is all set to generate 1,000 Megawatts (MW) of solar power by 2013, in the first phase of the new solar power projects under Indian governments Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah said here on Sunday.

This programme will place India amongst the solar power harnessing nations, which features countries like Germany, Spain and Japan.

The project is being financed by public agencies including Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) along with Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corporation (REC).

"A total of 1300 MW will be generated in the first phase, out of which 1000 MW solar power, 500 MW will be photovoltaic 500 MW will be solar thermal, 100 MW individual and 200 MW will be off-grid. This is the first phase. In total phases will be 20,000 MW by 2022," said Abdullah.

Abdullah and Sushil Kumar Shinde, Union Power Minister, jointly released the guidelines for the selection of new solar power projects.

The power trading arm of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), the NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN), has been appointed as the nodal agency for the sale and purchase of power under the solar mission.

Under this project, 50 percent of the power will be generated through solar photovoltaic cells and the other half will by solar thermal power and NVVN will have the authority to select the solar power plants based on both the technologies.

Shinde said that because of the amalgamation of technologies the overall cost of the generated electricity would be less in the future.

"This will reduce the rate if both are amalgamated and when you find out after amalgamation, the price will come just you see about four to five rupees," said Shinde.

Under the solar mission, the government has set a target of generating 20,000 MW of electricity through solar energy.hinde added, that this would be a major step for India for becoming the leaders in solar power generation.

"This is a step towards encouraging indigenous power generation, and as a mode of encouragement we are giving a mix-up power. The customary power will be implemented fully when in the coming two, three, four years the prices will reduce and there will be smooth power generation," added Shinde.

India currently produces less than 5 MW of solar power every year.

If India is able to achieve its target of 20 Gigawatts (GW) solar power by 2020 then, solar power would be equivalent to one-eighth of India's current installed power base. (ANI)

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June 23, 2010

Gurgaon, India: ACME Tele Power Sets Up Reverse Auction for 30 MW of Modules

ACME Tele Power Limited is seeking offers from the reputed and experienced manufacturers, who meet the specified qualifying requirements for supply of crystalline photovoltaic modules for 25MWp and supply of thin film modules for 5MWp grid connected solar photovoltaic power project in the states of Gujarat/ Maharashtra in India as well as for Off grid systems.

ACME Tele Power Limited (ATPL) is part of ACME group and had a net worth of Rs 13,890 Million (Approx US$ 295 Million).

ACME has plans of installing at least 500 MW solar power generation by 2014-15, consisting of both Solar thermal and PV technologies. Work on our first 10 MW Solar Thermal Plant in Bikaner is already in progress and first module is expected to be commissioned in Aug- 2010.

Scope includes design, engineering, manufacturing, testing and supplying of monocrystalline/ multicrystalline modules 25MWP + 5MWp thin film modules for Solar PV power plant(s)/ off grid systems on CIF basis.

Suppliers can quote for specified requirement of crystalline type or thin film type or both type of modules. Bidders may also quote for full or part quantity ( but lot not less than 1 MW).

The requested delivery schedule is:
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Crystalline

Thin Film
August 2010
3 MW

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September 2010
3 MW

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October 2010
4 MW

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November 2010
5 MW

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December 2010
5 MW

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January 2011
5 MW

2 MW
February 2011
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2 MW
March 2011
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1 MW

Auction Date : 24/06/2010 Online Reverse Auction Time : 24/06/2010 (11.00 AM) - 05/07/2010 (11:00 AM) Indian Standard Time.

ACME will declare its Opening Price (OP), which shall be visible to all vendors during the start of the reverse Auction. Suppliers will be required to start bidding after announcement of Opening Price and decrement amount.

Contact Information : Manish Kumar Jha Acme Telepower, Gurgaon, India Mobile: +91 92768 60124 E-mail : manish.jha@acme.in

Lanco to build manufacturing plant in India
13 May 2010 | By Syanne Olson | News > Materials


Lanco Group will be building a manufacturing facility totaling 120 ton per annum for polysilicon and 80MWp of ingots and wafers near the Ramdaspur village in the Cuttack district of Orissa, India. The plant will be located near Bhubaneswar and on a site with accessible water and a 220KV power line.

The Orissa government has cleared the project and has approved of a 250 acre SEZ. Water has been allocated for the project by the Orissa State Water Resources Department from the Mahanadi River and power through Gridco.

Lanco has also extended the opportunity for companies to provide requests for quotations for engineering, procurement and construction contract services for the project.

Astonfield & Belectric To Develop 5-MW PV Plant in India
Published: 12. Mai 2010

New Delhi, India -- Astonfield Renewable Resources and Belectric have entered into an agreement for the execution of Astonfield's 5-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic plant in Osiyan, Rajasthan.

The Osiyan project is one of several Astonfield plants expected to be approved under the Migration Phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission and will be Astonfield's first solar power plant to be commissioned and come online in late in 2010 or early 2011.

Belectric has already completed site designs and engineering on the plant. The construction will begin immediately following Migration approval. The 5-MW solar power plant located in the Jodhpur District of Rajasthan will sit on 30 acres of land. A total of 185 acres has been secured under a long term lease to allow for an additional 20-MW build out in the future. The Osiyan plant is expected to bring over a hundred jobs to the local community.

“Consistent with our strategy to partner with global technology leaders, Astonfield has formalized a tie-up with Belectric to build one of the first utility-scale projects under India’s National Solar Mission. We look forward to working with Belectric in commissioning this first 5MW PV plant in Rajasthan, which will serve as a foundational project in our partnership and in the build out of India’s solar industry,” said Ameet Shah, co-chairman of Astonfield.

In November 2009, the Indian government approved a National Solar Mission, which aims to deploy at least 20 gigawatts (GW) of solar projects by 2020. This strategic initiative is part of the country’s plan to provide power to millions of citizens lacking access to energy sources, as well as to combat climate change. Over the next five years, Titan plans to develop a series of large-scale projects and installations in Andhra Pradesh, India, using Suniva’s technology.

Tuesday, December 26, 2006 12:50 pm | Edgar A. Gunther | 1 Comment »
Maharishi Solar Technology (MST) silicon plans emerge

MST to begin with 100 Metric Ton (MT) R&D Plant

Per Mr. Dev Raj with Maharishi Solar Technology (P) Ltd. (http://www.maharishisolar.com), MST decided to setup a Solar Grade Silicon manufacturing facility in India to address strong unmet local end demand for solar photovoltaic products. As a result of silicon shortages, Indian solar cell and module manufacturers are running at below capacity.

MST has obtained new technology for manufacturing Solar Grade Silicon which has yet to be commercialized. To start, MST will establish a research and development plant costing USD $15 million with 100 MT capacity. After the process is proven, MST plans to upgrade the plant to 1000 MT annual capacity with an additional investment of USD $45-50 million. The estimated Solar Grade Silicon production cost from this new process is about USD $50 per kilogram.

I wonder if this is the production cost or the expected equivalent silicon market price?

MST was first covered at the end of this post, Unknowns NA Polysilicon, AE Polysilicon, and MST joining PV silicon party. Maharishi Solar claims to be the only company in India producing multicrystalline wafers.

In the United States, while many folks have a holiday today, there is no second Christmas day holiday tradition. And this year, Boxing Day is misinterpreted as an excuse to see the new Rocky Balboa movie (see Rocky Balboa Review: Punch Drunk Love or the Official Movie Blog, ROCKY BALBOA BLOG).

Project Focus: Photon Energy installs 3MW PV plant in India
04 May 2010 | By Syanne Olson | News > Power Generation

Photon Energy Systems has established a 3MW PV plant in India, hailed as the largest capacity PV plant in the country. The new plant has been installed for the Karnataka Power Corporation for the enhancement of rural power supply in the towns of Itnal and Chikodi located in the Belgaum district. The new plant proudly supplies energy for the agricultural pump-sets in the area.

In just about six months, the plant was constructed on 17 acres using 13,000 modules. Since its commission it has produced 1.76 million units of solar power into the grid.

Moser Baer commissions 1 MW solar farm
Source: IRIS (07-APR-10)
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As part of its solar energy thrust, Moser Baer announced successful commissioning of its largest thin film solar farm with an installed capacity of 1 MW at Chandrapur in Maharashtra.

It has been set up using amorphous silicon thin film technology which is best suited for the Indian climatic conditions and is connected to the 33 KVA local grid. The project will give much better returns (Rs/kWh) to the investors as compared to other technologies available in the country.

This project was awarded by Mahagenco, a government of Maharashtra power generation company, on the basis of a global bid. The solar farm at Chandrapur reflects the focus of the state utility companies in the country in introducing clean sources of renewable energy to feed into the grid.

Moser Baer has provided a complete turn-key solution including design, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, power evacuation and testing in successful commissioning of the project. Furthermore, the company will also provide Operations & Maintenance services for the project. Moser Baer (Q,N,C,F)* has signed a consortium agreement with a Germany based company SunEnergy Europe for this project.

Speaking about the major achievement, Ratul Puri, executive director, Moser Baer, said, ``Even though this project was conceptualized before the announcement of the country`s National Solar Mission, the commissioning of this 1 MW ThinFilm solar farm at Chandrapur is a significant step in using 'clean' and `renewable energy` and lends a major boost to the National Solar Mission.`` He further added, ``We are sure that this will usher into a `solar movement` which will place India squarely on the global solar map.``

According to Rajiv Arya, CEO of MBPV, ``This solar farm showcases our EPC capabilities and epitomizes our abilities in designing and developing solar farms that match the global standards and meets the specific local requirements. It also underlines the suitability howAmorphous Silicon Thin Film panels are best suited in ramping up grid connected solar farms in high ambient temperature region like India. The modules in the facility are performing well, demonstrating an outstanding combination of high-quality manufacturing and high-efficiency solar technology.``

Mahagenco is engaged in the process of creating large additional generation capacity in Maharashtra in the next few years to meet the state's growing energy needs. India`s solar PV market has matured over the last three years.

Shares of the company declined Rs 0.45, or 0.59%, to settle at Rs 75.55. The total volume of shares traded was 263,111 at the BSE (Wednesday).

Suniva® Solar Cells Power Solar Project in India
3MW solar farm provides irrigation for state of Karnataka
Norcross, Ga. – March 16, 2010 – Suniva®, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced the commissioning of its largest solar power installation with Titan Energy Systems Ltd. (Titan), located in Karnataka, India. The 3MW, ground-mounted system is the largest grid-connected solar field in India, covering more than 12 acres. The system was designed and deployed by Titan and is owned and operated by Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd. (KPCL), one of India’s largest power providers. Karnataka Power will distribute power generated by the system to local farmers for irrigation purposes.
Founded in the year 1800, Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd. is one of the most established power providers in India. In addition to this solar project, KPCL owns a number of renewable power plants, including the country’s first hydroelectric power station (opened in 1902) and one of India’s first wind power projects.
Titan designed the 3MW solar project incorporating Suniva’s high-efficiency ARTisun® series solar cells while providing engineering, procurement and construction services. “This project exemplifies Titan’s ability to execute large scale solar projects quickly and cost-effectively, which are key measures of success in rapidly growing solar markets like India,” said John Baumstark, CEO of Suniva. “As we continue to increase solar cell and module efficiency and reduce costs, our customers will benefit from higher performance in large-scale applications.”
“Suniva’s high-efficiency cell technology enables our solar modules and solar projects to exceed their performance targets,” said Sankar Chodagam, Managing Director of Titan Energy Systems Ltd. “As India prepares for sustained growth in its solar market, our partnership with Suniva greatly strengthens our position as a manufacturer and system integrator.”
In November 2009, the Indian government approved a National Solar Mission, which aims to deploy at least 20GW of solar projects by 2020. This strategic initiative is part of the country’s plan to provide power to millions of citizens lacking access to energy sources, as well as to combat climate change. Over the next five years, Titan plans to develop a series of large-scale projects and installations in Andhra Pradesh, India using Suniva’s technology.

India's Airvoice plans 13 GW of renewable energy
11 de febrero de 2010
Airvoice Group has joined hands with Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam to build 13 GW of solar and wind energy capacity in India.



The companies plan to invest $50 billion over a period of 10 years, claiming it to be the largest single renewable energy project in the world.

Airvoice Group has proposed to set up a renewable energy sector project in Karnataka. (10,000 MW of Solar Power and 3,000 MW of wind power) After the in principal acceptance, KREDL has asked Airvoice Group to submit immediately a DPR for the 1st Phase initially (100 MW Solar and 200 MW Wind) The total investment being done by the company in the project would be 3200 crores.

The majority of the capacity planned, 10 GW, will be generated through photo voltaic installations, and the remainder through wind farms. Sanjay Kapoor, Chairman and Managing Director of Airvoice Group, told the Hindustan Times that his company had identified 12 potential sites for the solar installations and four districts in Karnataka.

The project will involve the generation of 10GW of electricity from solar thermal energy and 3 GW from wind turbines. The power plant will be built in a rural area of Karnataka. The developers estimate that over $50 billion will be invested in the project over the next 10 months and the first phase would be commissioned in the next 36 months.

The first phase, 100 MW of solar and 200 MW of wind power capacity, is expected to be commissioned in the next 36 months. Tendering for the 1.5 MW wind turbines is to begin shortly, and the company is already in talks with Eurowinds and Suzlon. Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam is a joint venture between the governments of India and Himachal Pradesh, has 48 percent equity in the new company.

Airvoice Green Energy Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, India, proudly announces the launch of one its most ambitious projects in the renewable energy sector. It proposes to set up 10,000 MW of Solar Power and 3,000 MW of wind power in the state of Karnataka.

The proposed solar power plant, of Airvoice Green Energy Pvt Ltd., would be based on Photo Voltaic (PV) technology. 12 high potential districts in the state of Karnataka have been identified for the same. This would be the largest solar power plant in the world till date. Currently the largest solar PV power plan in the world has a capacity of only 60MW based out of Spain. Sanjay Kapoor, the CMD of Airvoice Group, indicated in the press conference held at Villa Medici, The Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi, “this project alone would meet around half of the ambitious target of 20,000 MW as envisaged by the Jawaharlal National Solar Mission announced by the Honorable Prime Minister Sri Manmohan Singhji”. The Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL), the nodal agency of renewable energy projects, has given in principle approval. The entire project would be done in 5 phases. Airvoice would be setting up a first phase pilot of 100MW capacity. The work has already started and it is expected that the detailed project report (DPR) would be submitted within the next 90 days.

Airvoice group has also identified 4 high potential districts where the wind farm would be set up. The first phase of the 3,000 MW wind farm project would be 200 MW and the work on the same has already started. It is expected that the DPR would be submitted in the next 4 months.

Airvoice is entering into a JV partnership with Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL, Mini Navaratana) for the first phase of both the solar and wind power projects. S.P. Singh, GM of SJVNL, mentioned in the press conference that the board has in principle approved the partnership and the same would be submitted to the government. H.B. Sahay, AGM of SJVNL, articulated in the press conference that SJVNL operates the largest hydro electric power plant in the country and is happy to partner with the largest renewable energy project in the world.

Honorable Member of Parliament from Bangalore North, Sri D.B.Chandre Gowda, addressed the members of the press and announced that he was happy to see an initiative of this magnitude being undertaken in the country and voiced that this would address the power shortage in the state and the country.

Sanjay Kapoor, the CMD of Airvoice Group, said that his company is dedicated towards sustainable energy developments and sees India has a high potential country for Solar and wind power projects that would benefit the country in terms of CO2 emission reductions, employment generation and above all meeting the power demand in the country driving the future economic growth.


www.airvoicegroup.in/

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Hätte da noch ein paar euros zum investieren.
Danke schon mal!!!

Project Focus: Esar Solar Power and Fidelis Energy team on 5MW India solar power plant
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Esar Solar Power (ESP) and Fidelis Energy will develop a US$25 million, 5MW solar power plant in the Thar Desert near Jaisalmer, India. Fidelis will design and construct a multi-megawatt solar power system. ESP has signed a 10-year power purchase and sale agreement with the state's government-owned power distribution company.

"India represents the first of many untapped solar power markets that Fidelis plans to enter in 2010 and 2011," said James Poole, CEO of Fidelis Energy. "While international projects pose special challenges for solar energy producers, such as identifying proper high voltage lines and the ownership of the property prior to system installation."

"We recognize that the continued use of fossil fuels negatively impacts both the economy and the environment," said Esar Solar Power Chairman Jagdish Singh. "As such, ESP is determined to meet a portion of India's energy requirements by developing several large solar photovoltaic projects (PV Projects), which will generate electricity from sunlight. Fidelis has shown that it has the ability and innovative construction techniques to execute this contract, and we look forward to this project beginning in May of 2010."

The project is expected to be completed by October 2010.

6-Jan-2010
BHEL Wins Turnkey Contract for setting up Grid-Interactive Solar Power Plant in
Karnataka
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has won a major conract for setting up an eco-friendly
Grid-Interactive Solar Power Plant of 3 MW capacity, on turnkey basis, in Karnataka.
Valued at Rs.420 Million, the order for setting up the Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) Power Plant at
Yapalaniddi village in Raichur District of North Karnataka, has been placed on the company by
Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL).
BHEL’s scope of work in the contract envisages engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and
commissioning of the equipment, besides operation and maintenance of the plant for three years
thereafter. The plant will be completed in a schedule of 8 months.
As part of India’s largest Solar Power-based Island Electrification Project in India, BHEL has also
recently commissioned two Grid-Interactive Solar Power Plants of 100 KW each in Lakshadweep.
With this, the company has commissioned a total of eleven Solar Power Plants in the Lakshadweep
islands, adding over 1 MW of Solar Power to the power generating capacity of the coral islands in
the Arabian Sea. Notably, BHEL’s Solar Power Plants cater to about 15% of the Union Territory’s
energy demand.
Backed by a vast experience of over three decades, BHEL is one of the few leading players in the
field of Solar Photovoltaics and SPV power plants in India. The SPV modules are manufactured at
its ultra-modern manufacturing facility located at Bangalore. As another step towards supporting
Government of India’s Green Energy Initiative, BHEL has recently enhanced its SPV Module
manufacturing facility from 3 MW to 8 MW per annum. The additional PV manufacturing facility has
enabled BHEL to handle larger and thinner solar-grade mono/multi-crystalline silicon wafers, for
which process optimisation trials have been successfully completed.
Starting from small applications like Solar Powered Street Lighting, Rural Water Pumping Systems,
Railway Signaling, Offshore Drilling Platforms, etc., BHEL has supplied and commissioned large
size Stand-alone as well as Grid Interactive Solar Power Plants in a number of major cities and
remote areas of the country. The company’s SPV plants have enabled the people of Lakshadweep,
Sagar Islands of West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, tribal areas of Chhattisgarh,
Jharkhand, etc., to vastly improve their quality of life.
The Solar cells and modules manufactured by BHEL are also exported to various countries like
Germany, Australia and Italy. The company’s PV modules are certified to international standards
by JRC, Ispra, Italy.

Azure Power launches India's first privately operated MW scale solar power plant in Punjab

Posted by Debasish Choudhury on 15 December 2009 at 11:14


The first privately operated, utility scale, solar power plant in India was today inaugurated by Dr. Farooq Abdulla, Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Govt of India in Awan, Punjab. The 2 megawatt (1MW commissioned) photovoltaic (PV) project that is Built, Owned and Operated (BOO) by Azure Power, a US owned Independent Power Producer (IPP), is the first privately operated MW scale solar power plant in India. S. Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab the Chief Guest of Honour, Vishwajeet Khanna, Secretary, STE&NCES and Inderpreet Wadhwa, CEO, Azure Power were also present on the occasion.

Speaking on this occasion Dr. Farooq Abdulla, Honorable Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Govt of India began by referring to the fact that even as we accepted all the other Gods that rule our mind, today, the ancient man worshiped the Sun. In an ironic shift, we are turning to Sun as a source of energy today and in an effort to save the world from harmful emissions. He identified solar power as the key driver in nation’s effort to electrify all the villages in the country. Dr. Abdullah also expressed that by turning to renewable energy resources like Sun will help in keeping the Import Bill down and save up for the countries development. The target under National Solar Mission is 20,000 MW by year 2022 with a short term target of 1300 MW in the next three years. Dr. Abdullah promised the Union Government’s support in all Solar Poer Plant Projects in the country.

Located in the village of Awan in Punjab’s Amritsar district, approximately 40 kilometers from Amritsar, the solar PV field will provide electricity to approximately 42 villages around Awan, under a 30-year power purchase agreement with Punjab State Electricity Board. This is part of the Pioneering efforts of the Government of Punjab in promoting solar power generation through private participation. The plant will help power 4,000 rural homes, totaling 20,000 people, while eliminating as much carbon dioxide pollution as 535,000 trees do annually. The project is facilitated & supported by PEDA (Punjab Energy Development Agency) & MNRE (Ministry Of New And Renewable Energy), Govt. of India. With the launch of this project, the PEDA has taken a major leap forward in its endeavor to put up Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) Power Projects in the MW scale in the state.

On the occasion of inaugurating the 40 Crore investment Solar Power Plant by Azure Power, S. Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab invited entrepreneurs inside and outside Punjab to set up Solar Power Plants in the state. He mentioned the fact that close to 300 MW of power capacity has come up in Punjab in the last few years just through small scale power plants and he expects another 200 MW to be added from a few more small projects in the coming years.

Azure Power is India’s first Independent Power Producer in the space of Solar Power. They Build, Own and Operate (BOO) power plants for utilities and commercial establishments. This particular power plant at Awan, Amritsar has been constructed by Azure in a record time of six months.

The project exploits the solar passive concept, whereby natural ventilation, passive cooling and daylight are optimally utilized. Power from the plant is transmitted directly to a substation in the local community, thereby nullifying Transmission and Distribution losses . A total investment of Rs. 19 Crore has gone into commissioning the 1 MW output. The U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) provided loan to finance the project.

Addressing the media Mr. Inderpreet Wadhwa, CEO, Azure Power said, “We identified distributed medium scale solar power generation as key to energy efficient economic development almost five years ago ahead of national initiatives and international investment in MW-scale solar power generation in India. We took on the task to prove the model of distributed solar power generation at the tail end to enhance the grid as well as the livelihood of communities in rural India. Azure is glad to partner with the visionary Punjab State Government for our very first project. India needs 500 MW of power generation per week for the next 25 years to maintain GDP growth of 8% p.a. We see solar power to be a significant contributor to India’s renewable power generation in the coming years. More specifically, Solar Power is ideally positioned to address the severe power shortage in rural India. It is our mission to play a leading role in the electrification of rural India and we are confident that Solar Power can do the job.”

In addition to Punjab, Azure Power has already inked agreements with Governments of Gujarat and Haryana to the tune of 22 MWs and they are also in talks with State Governments in Karnataka, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Rajasthan for another 30 MWs. Azure Power is targeting 100 MW of solar power by 2013.

To know more about Azure Power, visit http://www.azurepower.com.

Last update: 15 December 2009 at 11:14

West Bengal targets 115 mw solar power by 2013
2009-12-28 18:30:00
Last Updated: 2009-12-29 12:03:08

West Bengal expects to generate 115 megawatt solar power by March 2013, an official said Monday.
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'We are expecting to generate 110 mw from land-based solar power plants to be set up with the help of private sector companies. Another 5 mw will be produced through rooftop panels by 2013,' West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation (WBGEDC) managing director S.P. Gon Chaudhuri told reporters on the sidelines of a seminar here.

Around Rs.1,500 crore will be invested to produce the 115 mw.

The government has given a proposal to the union New and Renewable Energy Ministry to get this amount. At present, the state produces only 15 mw of solar power.
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According to the National Solar Mission, India should have an installed capacity of 20,000 mw by the end of the 13th Five Year Plan in 2022, implemented in three stages. For the first phase, scheduled to be over by 2013, the solar power capacity is expected to be around 1,300 mw.

'Out of 20,000 mw by 2022, we want to produce 2,000 mw,' Gon Chaudhri said at the seminar, which was part of the Industrial India Trade Fair organised by the Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

He said the state would take up the task of making solar modules with a generation capacity of at least 500 mw of power by 2013.

By 2013, the whole country is expected to produce that much module, which can generate 5,000 mw of solar power, according to the mission.

Gon Chaudhuri said six companies - Webel, Moser Baer, Reliance Industries Ltd, Synergy Solar (P) Ltd, Astonfield and Videocon - have shown interest in making solar modules in the state.

He said solar lighting in around 100,000 homes will be done by 2013.

According to the mission, solar home lighting of 20 million homes in remote areas is planned by 2022. Of this, West Bengal will account of two million.

The investment for this will be to the tune of Rs.2,000 crore. The programme would be undertaken in areas like Sunderbans, West Midnapore, Bankura, Purulia, part of Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri districts.

These home lighting will be done by small units called integrators in the remote areas. There are around 30 such integrators in the state, he said.

The state government has formed the West Bengal Green Energy Development Corp Ltd to boost private investments in non-conventional renewable energy sources. It is promoted by the West Bengal Power Development Corp, West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd and the West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency.

Project Focus: Suniva, Titan Energy complete 1MW solar PV power plant in West Bengal, India
24 November 2009 | By Tom Cheyney | News > Power Generation

Suniva and Titan Energy Systems have completed and commissioned a 1MW solar power plant project in Jamuria, West Bengal, India. Suniva’s monocrystalline-silicon photovoltaic cells power the Titan modules deployed at the site, which the companies say will likely expand by another 250kW early in 2010.

The electricity from the PV system, which was built for West Bengal Energy Development Corp. (a government of West Bengal Enterprise), is transmitted into the power grid of utility provider, viz., DPSCLtd, Seebpore, Asansol. This plant is expected to provide enough power for more than 500 homes and a few coal mines in the local Asansol district.

The project was finished within five months, in spite of several constraints experienced being the first of its kind in India, the companies said.

Neither further details on the PV system itself nor the financial terms of the deal have been disclosed.

“High-efficiency solar technology presents significant advantages in terms of land use and balance of system costs, and Suniva is our key partner for delivering the high power and volumes needed to keep projects reliably moving forward,” said Sankar Chodagam, managing director of Titan Energy Systems.

Over the next five years, Titan plans to develop a series of large-scale projects and installations in Andhra Pradesh, India. Suniva fully supports and looks forward to continuing its collaboration with the fast-growing Indian market.

“As India pursues its significant goals for solar power, innovative solar cell technology will be just as crucial as new system designs and deployment strategies,” said John Baumstark, CEO of Suniva. “We maintain a close and open dialogue with Titan in order to provide them with the best possible technology solutions and look forward to partnering with them in the recently announced 1GW project in Andhra Pradesh.”

Suniva’s is also being integrated into a variety of installations throughout the United States, including a 550kW solar farm in North Carolina and a 10MW development in Georgia. The company recently ramped its second mono-cSi solar-cell production line near Atlanta and has plans to build another factory in Michigan in the future.

India targets 1,000mw solar power in 2013
Nitin Sethi, TNN 18 November 2009, 12:42am IST
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Mission under the National Action Plan on Climate Change, with plans to generate 1,000 mw of power by 2013.

The Union Cabinet is going to consider the mission document, which requires India to generate 1,000 mw of solar power every year by 2013. A complete package has been proposed to propel the power sector into `solar reforms' that could lead to annual production of 20,000 mw by 2020 if phase I of the solar mission goes well. The country currently produces less than 5 mw every year.

In the first phase, between 2010 and 2013, the government is also proposing to generate 200 mw of off-grid solar power and cover 7 million sq metres with solar collectors.

The mission, if approved by the Cabinet, will entail three phases with the ambitious targets and financial mechanisms for the latter two phases being reviewed on the basis of performance in the first three-year phase.

By the end of the final phase in 2022, the government hopes to produce 20,000 mw of grid-based solar power, 2,000 mw of off-grid solar power and cover 20 million sq metres with collectors.

Solar lighting systems would also be provided to 9,000 villages under existing schemes by providing soft loans which would be refinanced by the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited.

Instead of the large direct subsidy to solar power producers suggested earlier, the government has decided to integrate solar power production and sale into existing power purchase mechanisms.

NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN) shall in the first phase be made the nodal agency to buy solar power from producers at the rate recently established by Central Electricty Regulatory Commission. It would then sell it to state utilities which would be credited against the compulsory renewable energy purchase targets which the respective state electricity regulatory commission sets up. Specific targets for solar power may also be set up for the utilities to buy as part of their power portfolios.

NVVN will bundle solar power with the unallocated central pool to sell it to state utilities.

The government also plans to do away with customs and excise duty on import of capital equipment as well as ease the duty rates for raw material and inputs.

Roof-top solar power will be promoted by providing a generation based incentive for self-use as well as putting the power on to the grid.

To enhance human resources involved in the sector, it wants to train at least 1,000 engineers to specialise in the field besides providing scholarships to 100 engineers to study abroad in the first phase of the mission. IITs and other engineering institutes will be asked to set up specialised courses to meet the industry's demand.

To promote innovative uses of solar power, a venture capital fund will be set up to promote start-ups in collaboration with institutes like IIMs. A national centre of excellence for research on solar power is proposed as well to push research and development in the emerging field.

The government has proposed a Solar Energy Authority or a Mission with an additional secretary rank official to head the executive arm.