JNNSM

MNRE releases draft guidelines for 750 MW under VGF (JNNSM Phase 2, Batch 1)

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With the unallocated electricity quota under the phase 1 of JNNSM no longer available and the fact that NTPC/NVVN is no longer the procurer of solar electricity under the JNNSM, MNRE has established the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for handling the power procurement from the second batch of the JNNSM. In this scenario […]

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Solar PV plant performance – MNRE releases data for March 2013

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MNRE has released the data for March 2013. As expected, the Capacity Utilization factor(CUF) for most the plants have been increasing.(For details about CUF and Performance Ratio(PR), click here). We have been compiling this information since October 2012 for every month. The performance data till February 2013 can be accessed here. Given below is the

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Solar – Solar Trade Wars heat up – US complains against India in WTO

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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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2012 – A (Solar) Year in Review

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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

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Will the JNNSM Domestic Content Requirement help Inverter manufacturers with base in India?

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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

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TEDA releases the status of SPV applications under the off-grid scheme of JNNSM

off-grid PV, Policy, Tamil Nadu /

Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency(TEDA) has recently published the status of the subsidy disbursal for off-grid solar photovoltaic projects under the JNNSM scheme. One of the concerns many folks have is that subsidy may not be disbursed, and TEDA has addressed that concern by making all the details of the subsidy status will bring in

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JNNSM Draft policy guidelines for Phase 2 released..

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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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The emerging contours of the JNNSM Phase 2

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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

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