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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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TNERC proposes solar RPO of 2% in a bid to put TN solar policy back on track

Discoms, Regulation, Renewable Purchase Obligation, Solar, Tamil Nadu /

The Tamil Nadu Electrcity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) in a notice issued yesterday has proposed to amend the solar component of the RPO under the Renewable Purchase Obligations 2010 to state that the solar component of the state’s RPO would be increased to 2% from 0.05% earlier. TNERC has specified that the total RPO enforced in

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India adds 1004 MW solar capacity in 2013 and Wind capacity crosses the 20 GW mark – MNRE

7 Comments / Markets, MNRE, Solar, Statistics /

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

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Grid problems in Rajasthan preventing peak performance of solar plants – Solairedirect

3 Comments / Rajasthan, Solar /

In India, one of the major issues that affect the performance of renewable energy plants is the lack of sufficient evacuation infrastructure. In one of our earlier articles, we had shared some analysis of how lack of enough transmission infrastructure has crippled the Tamil Nadu wind industry(read the article here). There are initial indications that

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Solar O&M and PV Plant Design Optimization – Presentations from Intersolar India 2013

5 Comments / Operation, Plant Performance, Solar PV /

What causes the highest number of failure events in an operational PV plant? Which sub-system leads to highest loss of energy in a plant? These were the questions we asked in a survey of some of the top developers(Solairedirect) and EPCs(L&T, Tata Power Solar, Sterling & Wilson, etc) in the country,. Together, these companies manage

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Solar in India breaches the 2 GW barrier; Wind sector continues to stagnate

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According to the latest updated by the MNRE, Solar in India has crossed the 2 GW landmark(grid-connected and off-grid systems combined). As of 31 August 2013, the total solar installed capacity stood at 2100 MW, out of which grid-connected solar capacity was 1969 MW and off-grid systems was 131 MW. About 130 MW of grid-connected

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