MNRE has published the generation data and the CUF for the month of November 2012, for plants constructed under JNNSM Phase 1, Batch 1 and the RPSSGP programmes. In one of our previous blog posts(CUF vs PR), we had highlighted the fact that CUF is not the right metric to compare PV plants. Since we […]
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With the announcement of the JNNSM Phase 2 draft policy and the initiation of investigation into dumping of PV modules by a few global companies, lot of discussions have been centered around the Domestic Content Requirement in the policy. Will the DCR be waived in Phase 2 or will Thin Films also be included in
The wait for the JNNSM Phase 2 guidelines seems to be over. The MNRE has released the draft guidelines. Please note that this is only a draft document and final decision on certain key issues are awaited.The draft can be accessed here. Some of the highlights from the document are reproduced below. a. Target for
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MNRE has recently published the generation data of the plants constructed under JNNSM Phase 1, Batch 1 and the RPSSPG programmes. The documents can be downloaded here and here.
Solar PV Plant Performance data for October 2012 released by MNRE Read More »
In the September 2012 print issue of the PV – Magazine, RESolve had written an article titled “Solar Trade wars – Next stop India? “. In that article, we had highlighted the fact that countries like US, EU and Japan considered that India is violating its WTO obligations by imposing a Domestic Content Requirement(DCR) for
MNRE has revised the benchmark price for the remaining period of the financial year 2012-13(upto March 2013). The major change is that the benchmark price is now linked to the size of the system. Earlier, there was only one benchmark price(Rs. 270/Wp for system with battery back-up and Rs. 190/Wp for system without battery) for
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Solar PV or CSP for India? This is one of the interesting questions for which we might be starting to get the answer. Bloomberg Businessweek has now reported that most of the CSP projects in India under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission(JNNSM) are either getting delayed or might be scrapped. Under the Phase 1
The much anticipated policy for the Phase 2 of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission(JNNSM) by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy(MNRE) is expected to be released in December 2013. Mr. Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretary of MNRE, announced this during the opening ceremony of the Intersolar India 2012 conference on 5th November 2012. According
It is a well known fact that about 400 million people in India do not have access to electricity and about 625 million people use biomass as cooking fuel. Kerosene is also used in enormous quantities for cooking and lighting. The impact of these fuels is quite well documented – the smoke they produce cause
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According to MNRE, the total installed capacity of on-grid PV systems stood at 1044 MW as on 31 August 2012. The total grid-interactive renewable energy capacity in the county was 25,858 MW at the end of August 2012. Interestingly, off-grid PV systems are nearing the 100 MW total installed capacity mark. The details can be
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