The budget proposals being announced today are matter of some joy to those involved in the renewable energy sector. The announced proposals breathes some much needed life into the wind energy sector which had lost steam due to the lack of clarity on the available incentives. There was also some good news for the solar […]
Budget 2013 : Some good news for the renewable energy sector Read More »
The number of channel partners has increased to 190 System Integrators(SIs) as of 14.02.2013, compared to 171 SIs on 01.01.2013. The number of RESCOs remain the same, at 5. The increase in number of companies getting accredited could partially be attributed to the fact that many government tenders mandate that the bidders should be MNRE
MNRE releases updated list of off-grid Solar PV Channel partners Read More »
The Kerala government has been taking significant strides in promoting the use of solar in the state. Previous announcements such as the 10,000 rooftop solar(more details here, here and here) and the 75,000 rooftop solar program aims at proliferating the use of solar in the state with an aim to alleviate the growing energy deficit.
Kerala Releases Comprehensive Solar Policy Draft; Targets 500 MW by 2017 Read More »
Companies like Ravano Green Power, Sun Edison, Azure and Tata Power, among others, have bid for the solar rooftop projects being allocated by the Solar Energy Corporation of India(SECI). Today was the last date for submission of Rfs. (Details of the RfS can be found here and here). Some highlights about the bids, as learned
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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy(MNRE) updates the details of the total grid-interactive installed capacity. It has released the latest numbers. The details are as given below. (Note : SPV – Solar PV) The complete installed capacity details as per the Central Electricity Authority(CEA) is given below. Please note that there is a 1
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Bihar Government, through Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Limited(BSPHCL), has floated RFP for co-development of solar plants and pisci-culture projects to catalyze the growth of rural economy. The solar projects will be ground mounted projects. Since land is a constraint in the state, Bihar came up with the idea of using the land used for
In July 2012, India faced one of the worst blackouts, where almost 48,000 MW of load got disconnected from the New Grid. More than 600 million people were affected by the blackout. What led to the blackout which lasted two days? Did it happen because of bad grid infrastructure? or failure in following the set
Andhra Pradesh Transmission Company(APTRANSCO) announced the list of bidders who submitted their RfS for allocation of 1000 MW under the AP solar policy. Efficient Carbon, based in Hyderabad, has posted the list of bidders in its website and has reported that the list can be accessed from the e-procurement website. It is interesting to note
Andhra Pradesh Solar – 184 applicants bid for 1340 MW, oversubscription of 34% Read More »
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission(CERC) has extended the validity of Renewable Energy Certificates(REC) to 2 years (730 days). The commission issued these guidelines after hearing the petitions from stakeholders on the subject(More details about the invitation for comments can be found here). This should provide huge relief to all renewable energy generators, who rely on the
Renewable Energy Certificates(REC) validity extended to 2 years(730 days) Read More »
(This article appeared in the February 2013 Print Edition of PV-Magazine ) The Indian off-grid PV segment is reaching a point of inflection. On the one hand, there is an ever increasing demand for energy. About 400 million people in India have no access to electricity. Of these, a majority lives in remote, unelectrified villages.
Indian Off-grid market – Where Solar makes the real difference!! Read More »
