India’s renewable energy capacity increases drastically in Q4 of 2013-14 : MNRE

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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy(MNRE) has released the renewable energy installation capacity as of 31.03.2014, the end of the financial year(FY) 2013-14. Some of the highlights are a. 3.639 GW of grid-connected renewable energy capacity was added in the FY 2013-14. The cumulative RE capacity stood at 31,707 MW at the end of […]

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Solar Plant Performance data for March 2014 released by MNRE

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After a gap of one month, MNRE has released the performance of plants commissioned under JNNSM for March 2014. The data for February 2014 is not available. As usual, the solar plants are under 4 categories – RPSSGP, JNNSM Phase 1- Batch 1, Phase 1 – Batch 2 and Migration projects. The performance data for

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REC Trading – April 2014 – Solar trading hits new lows

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The REC trading session for the month – April 2014 concluded on Wednesday. The end of the financial year saw a spike in trading in March 2014 but following this, the momentum has not kept up. The traded volume of both solar and non-solar RECs tanked significantly at both the energy exchanges. The traded volume

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Haryana Power Purchase Centre ( HPPC) announces bidding process for selection of 50 MW PV projects

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Haryana Power Purchase Centre(HPPC), on behalf of the Haryana Distribution companies(Discom) Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (UHBVN) & Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited( DHBVN), has released tender documents for 50 MW of solar PV capacity. The tender was released in order to meet the Renewable Purchase Obligations(RPOs).The highlights of the tender are as follows. 1.

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EPIA to release the Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics 2014– 2018 in June 2014 at Intersolar Munich

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Every year, European Photovoltaic Industry Association(EPIA) releases its much awaited Global Market Outlook which provides in-depth analysis of the growth trends of solar PV sector in different parts of the world. The Market Outlook contains statistics of the annual and cumulative PV deployments in the leading countries, and an analysis of the drivers behind the

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Solar – India adds 453 MW in Q4 of FY 2013-14; Total addition in FY 2013-14 : 948 MW

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MNRE today released the total solar installed capacity in the country – the number stood at 2631.9 MW as of 31 March 2013. That represents an increase of 948 MW from the previous financial year(FY). The growth trajectory for the past years can be seen below.  Earlier in January 2014, when MNRE had previously published

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The state of the Indian Solar Sector – Presentation from Intersolar China

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RESolve had the opportunity to present about the Indian solar sector at the prestigious Intersolar China Conference on 25th March 2014. The presentation can be viewed below. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to RESolve Energy Consultants : Perspectives and Insights by Email ______________________________________________________________________________________________

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Karnataka releases RFP for allocation of 50 MW Solar projects

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Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited(KREDL) has released the Request for Proposal for the Phase 3 of the state’s solar policy. It is understood that this RFP was necessitated after some of the lowest winning bidders from the previous tendering process had declined to sign the Power Purchase Agreements(PPA) citing unviability of their projects at the

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REC Trading – March 2014 – FY end boosts trade volumes

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The REC trading session for the month – March 2014 concluded yesterday. Since March marks the end of the financial year, there has been a significant spike in volume traded in the month. The solar REC trade volume saw a growth of 33% compared to the numbers seen last month while the non-Solar RECs’ traded

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SECI releases RfS for Phase IV of rooftop solar PV projects for 50 MW in 21 States

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The Solar Energy Corporation of India has been undertaking installation of rooftop PV in various states across the country through multiple phases with the most recent being phase 3 where a total of 10 MW was available for bidding across nince cities. Of this 8.75 MW was allocated in late December 2013. Following this, SECI

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