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 […]
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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
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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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US has complained against the Domestic Content Requirement(DCR) provisions of the JNNSM, India’s flagship solar policy(Read the news here). It must be noted that First Solar, a US based PV manufacturer, has one of the highest market shares (more than 200 MW of installations) of the 1000 + MW of projects commissioned in India till
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Solar Energy Corporation of India(SECI), has notified amendments and clarifications to the Request for Selection(RfS) for the allocation of 10 MW of rooftop PV projects in 6 cities. (The details of the original RfS can be found here.) These changes are based on the pre-bid meeting held on 21st January 2013 in New Delhi. The
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MNRE has published the performance data for plants commissioned under the JNNSM Phase 1, Batch 1(by NVVN) and also under the RPSSG Programme for the month of December 2012. This the third month in a row that MNRE is publishing the data.(Posts related to October and November 2012 can be found here and here.) We
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After Karnataka, it is the turn of the Solar Energy Corporation of India(SECI) to release RfS documents for implementation of Rooftop PV systems in 6 cities across India. These projects are under the Phase 2 of the JNNSM. Other states like Gujarat, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have also announced their intention to set up rooftop
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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy periodically releases the list of Channel partners accredited by the ministry for off-grid and de-central Solar applications under the JNNSM. The latest list(as of 01.01.2013) is available here. The list has been getting longer over the last few months and some major solar EPCs are in the list.
Interesting insights from the list of MNRE off-grid Solar PV Channel Partners Read More »
2012 has been a remarkable year for Solar in India. The country continued its journey towards better energy security this year witnessing significant solar capacity additions. Having ended 2011 on a relatively small high of 300 MW of solar capacity addition, India finally entered the 1 GW solar club during the middle of 2012. This
