According to Bridge to India, solar capacity in India dropped from 5,013 MW in 2019 to 2620 MW whereas for Wind, the capacity dropped from 1,879 MW in 2019 to 1,309MW in 2020. The rooftop solar capacity addition in 2020 was 979MW which was 36% below installations in 2019. The reasons for the drop in […]
India – Renewable energy installation at a five-year low in 2020 Read More »
Creative financial and technical engineering may make it possible have round-the-clock solar and wind power. India is the world’s biggest market for renewable energy auctions, in which wind and solar project developers compete to offer the lowest possible prices for zero-carbon power. Last month, the country added a twist: a call for “round-the-clock” renewable power.
It’s Always Sunny in India’s Renewable Power Market – Bloomberg Read More »
Years ago, there used to be two arguments weighing against the use of renewable power. One, it was expensive. The lowest offer in the country’s first solar auctions, in 2011, was ₹7.95 — described then as a “sub-8 surprise”. The story since then is too well known to merit recounting here. Suffice to say, that wind
As per the data published by MNRE, Solar installations in the country crossed 20 GW. The total grid connected solar installations stood at 20.6 GW whereas the rooftop capacity crossed the 1 GW mark and stood at 1.063 GW as of 31 March 2018. Almost 10 GW of solar capacity was added during 2017-18, which
SECI conducted the reverse auction for Wind for the first time, and the tariffs dropped to Rs.3.46/kWh. This is lower than the lowest tariff(Rs. 4.16 in Tamil Nadu. Conditions apply 🙂 ). The implications for the Indian wind industry is quite huge. The industry so far(for better part of the last 20 years) has been
(This blog series is supported by Aspiration Cleantech Ventures) Hi there, Welcome to the first edition of the Sunday RE Brunch. We have started this brunch series to take a step back from the busy weekdays, and take stock of some of the major news of the week, and think a little deeper about the
At RESolve, we love Solar(and Wind, and anything related to sustainable energy); we love statistics and analysis(just like a lot of cricket fans do); and we love writing. The result? The birth of the RESolve blog way back in July 2012. It was an exciting journey, and we were fortunate to write a lot about some
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One of most asked questions in the run up to the elections has been ” Do you think a Modi Government in the centre will lead to an explosive growth in the renewable energy sector in general, and solar in particular?”. My answer was always ambivalent. Bloomberg asked RESolve this question during mid-March 2014, and
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I had the opportunity to present on the topic ” Tamil Nadu Wind at Crossroads – The Way Forward”. The event was held on 20th March in Chennai and was organised by the ASSOCHAM. I am sharing the presentation below. Comments and suggestions welcome. Wind assocham from RESolve Energy Consultants ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to RESolve Energy
The REC trading session for the month – February 2014 concluded today. The solar REC trade volume which had dropped significantly in the last month’s trading session has rallied this month with an increase of about 31% in traded volume compared to January 2014. Non-Solar RECs’ traded volume also showed modest growth with the traded
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