Solar adoption need of the hour in all cities
The ministry of new and renewable energy MNRE has initiated the development of solar cities. The programme has been designed to encourage urban local bodies to prepare a road map to guide their cities...
View ArticlePunjab government has installed India’s largest solar thermal system in the...
With a capacity for evaporation and condensation of one lakh litres of waste water per day, India’s largest industrial solar plant became operational in Punjab’s Ludhiana district Sunday, a minister...
View ArticleA glimpse into the future of Indian Solar – Ritesh Pothan
It was an immense pleasure to be amongst the august speakers at the Solar Market Conference in Delhi on the 29th and sharing the dias with key decision makers of India’s Renewable Energy Policy. Key...
View ArticleOff Grid SPV : Physical Targets and Achievements (Target: 200 MW in Phase-I)...
Year Target in MW Project Sanctioned (MW) Projects Installed(MW) 2010-11 32 40.65 10.79 2011-12 68 77.40 20.2 2012-13 100 Under progress Solar Thermal : Achievements §5.73 million square meter of...
View ArticleReport on Concentrated Solar Power: Heating Up India’s Solar Thermal Market...
CEEW and NRDC published a new report that focuses on the growth of solar thermal projects during Phase I of the National Solar Mission. Coupled with CEEW and NRDC’s report published in April, this new...
View ArticleRajasthan back in the Solar game with RFP for 100MW each in sizes of 5 / 10...
Rajasthan Solar Energy Policy, 2011 has been issued by Government of Rajasthan vide Notification No. F. 20 (6) Energy /2010 dated 19.04.2011 for promoting the Solar energy in Rajasthan. The State will...
View ArticleConcentrating Solar Power in India – A Report
This report is an outcome of the AusAID Public Sector Linkages Program (PSLP) project, “Concentrating Solar Power in India“. It was commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Climate...
View ArticleDelhi drops subsidy on Solar
In a move that may discourage residents to opt for solar energy, the Delhi government has discontinued the subsidy it used to offer on the installation of solar panels from April 1. The new move comes...
View ArticleWorld’s largest 280 MW solar thermal parabolic plant with storage comes on-line
Concentrated solar thermal is again making the news, with the world’s largest parabolic trough array with thermal storage – opening for business in Arizona. The 280MW Solana Solana Generating Station...
View ArticleSolar power: ‘Mandatory local content may lead to trade row’
India’s decision to make the use of domestic contents mandatory in generating solar power under its national solar programme may lead to trade disputes instead of helping domestic manufacturers,...
View ArticleKarnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (“KERC”), GoK intends to...
GoK intends to undertake development of 50 (Fifty) MW of solar thermal and/or solar PV power plants in the State of and collectively reGoK has, through KREDL, decided to carry out the bidding process...
View ArticleKarnataka KREDL Issues RFP and Draft PPA for bidding of 500MW Solar PV Projects
Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd. (“Authority”/ “KREDL”) incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 is a nodal agency of the Government of Karnataka to facilitate the development of renewable...
View ArticleRENEWABLES 2014 GLOBAL STATUS REPORT – Key Figures
The newly released Renewables 2014 Global Status Report is now available. Find out what made 2013 another record year for renewables. Read about: > expansion of supporting policies in developing...
View ArticleTamil Nadu TNERC announces new tariff for Solar at ₹ 7.01 per KWh PV and ₹...
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has announced new tariff for solar power producers who put up plants in the state. They would be paid Rs 7.01 per unit of power generated from a...
View ArticleDetermination of Generic Levelised Generation Tariff for FY 2014-15 for Power...
Based on the MVR notified by the Government of Bihar for ekfasla / un-irrigated type of land in different parts of the State, the Commission has considered Rs. 5 Lakhs / Acre as cost of land for the...
View ArticlePUNJAB STATE ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION (PSERC) Determination of...
Levellised Fixed Cost (₹/kWh) Variable Cost (FY 2015-16) (₹/kWh) Applicable Tariff Rate (₹/kWh) Benefit of Accelerated Depreciation, if availed (₹/kWh) Net Applicable Tariff Rate upon adjusting for...
View ArticleDetermination of tariff for Grid Interactive Megawatt scale Solar Power...
On the basis of the approved parameters, the Commission hereby approves the following tariff: Type of Solar Plant Approved Tariff in Rs/Unit Solar PV Power Plants 6.51 Solar Thermal Power Plants 10.85...
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