According to the data released by the MNRE today, India’s cumulative grid-connected solar installed capacity(PV+CSP) stood at 2,180 MW as of 31 December 2013. This translates to an addition of 1,004 MW in the calender year 2013. Wind installations crossed the 20 GW mark in November 2013, and stood at 20,150 MW at the end of 2013. The total […]
Within less than 2 weeks of releasing the data for September 2013, MNRE today released the plant performance data for October 2013. The data for some of the plants is missing, while for the majority of the plants, it is available. The data under different schemes are given below. Click on the images to enlarge
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As per MNRE, 111.13 MW of grid connected solar and 7.13 MW of off-grid solar capacity were added in September 2013. This data, which was released within a week of releasing the data for August 2013(click here), shows that the total grid-interactive power reached a total of 2080 MW. This represents a minor drop in
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(Editor’s note – With the bidding process for the 750 MW of solar projects through VGF under JNNSM Phase 2 about to commence very soon, prospective developers should be vary of underestimating the project cost. We expect the module prices to go up further and we explain the reasoning behind that in this blog). 45-50GW
The Government of India earlier announced its approval for the implementation of the scheme for setting up 750 MW of solar capacity under the first batch of Phase 2 of the National Solar Mission. An estimated Rs. 1875 crores @ Rs. 2.5 crores per MW has been set aside to fund projects under the VGF
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After allotting rooftop projects in 2 phases(details of Phase 1 and Phase 2 can be accessed here and here), the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited Request for Selection(RfS) from prospective bidders under the Phase III of the allocation. Some of the winners in the past include Azure Power, Sun Edison and Welspun
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“ Lack of Visibility of Projects” – This was cited unanimously by the CEOs of the top solar project developers in India as the biggest challenge faced by the sector. On the opening day of the 7th RE Expo in New Delhi on 12th September 2013, CEOs like Inderpreet Wadhwa(Azure Power), Alan Rosling(Kiran Energy), Pashupathi
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MNRE has updated the renewable capacity additions for the month of July 2013. Solar capacity additions which had reduced to a trickle and completely stopped in June has finally seen some new additions with about 80 MW being added in July. Wind capacity additions which has been steadily declining over the course of the last
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MNRE has updated the renewable energy capacity additions in the country for the month of June 2013. Worryingly, the capacity additions are experiencing a downward trend. The wind energy sector, which used to be the flagbearer of renewable energy in the country has been in turmoil. With no clarification on Generation Based Incentives(GBI) or Accelerated
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It is now official. MNRE has released a notice saying that it is no longer accepting any new applications to become channel partners. The full notice reads” The SPV division has stopped receiving new applications to become channel partners under Off-Grid and Decentralized Solar Applications programme for the time being. The already received applications will
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