Andhra Pradesh has released feasibility reports of five project sites for setting up ultra-mega solar power parks under its renewable energy export policy announced in July last year. It has identified seven such sites with a total capacity of 17,800 MW under the new policy.

NTPC Ltd has issued a tender for setting up of a 250 kW rooftop solar photovoltaic power plant at its Eastern Region headquarters complex in Patna, Bihar. The scope of work for the selected bidders will include the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the rooftop solar plant at the ERHQ complex.

The company has announced the commissioning of a 50kWp rooftop project at Alchemist Hospital in Panchkula district of Chandigarh. Hartek Solar executed the project right from installing solar panels and inverter to supply, design, engineering and commissioning.

The joint venture between the Solar Energy Corporation of India and the Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd has invited bids for the preparation of a detailed project report for the development of solar parks in Madhya Pradesh.

The Government of India enterprise has invited bids for the supply of polycrystalline solar modules for 2.86 MW of grid-connected solar power projects at Akola and Amravati in Maharashtra.

CEL has reissued a tender for setting up a 2.75 MW grid-connected ground-mounted solar power project at the Indian Oil Ltd’s LPG bottling plant at Trichy, Tamil Nadu. Apart from the supply of balance of system and commissioning of the project, the successful bidder will have to provide operation and maintenance for five years.

SECI has issued a tender on behalf of the Bharat Coking Coal Ltd to construct a 25 MW solar power project at its Bhojudih Coal Washery in Purulia, West Bengal. The scope of work includes the design, engineering, etc to commissioning, with five years of comprehensive operation and maintenance services for the project.

A 150 MW unit of the Kameng Hydroelectric Project under North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd (a wholly-owned subsidiary company of NTPC Ltd) is commercially operational. Consequent upon successful commissioning, Unit-3 (150 MW) of the project (4x150 MW) has begun power supply.

The 24 MW Bhoothathankettu small hydroelectric project will soon be ready for power generation, according to the Kerala Power Department. Work is progressing at a brisk pace on the project, which is among eight delayed hydel projects that the KSEB hopes to commission in 2021-22.