Fine for Indian Electricity Distributors In the latest from the Indian power sector, the Power Ministry has announced to fine electricity distributors for avoidable power cuts from April 2019. It has also made it compulsory for the companies to install prepaid or smart meters to prevent any theft of electricity. The fines would be imposed […]

Some of the top Chinese solar companies are all set up to set up capacities of 20 GW plus in the near future as they look to tap increasing global demand for solar PV given the record low prices being seen across the world. The Chinese solar capacity has always exceeded the rapidly growing demand […]

Rooftop Solar Economics in India The Indian rooftop solar market is growing at an extremely rapid pace albeit on a small base. The rooftop solar segment has grown at a 117% CAGR despite a host of issues being faced by the sector. This pace of growth is expected to continue in the future as massive […]

100 GW Solar Plus Wind Tenders in India India’s Ministry of New and Renewable energy (MNRE) plans to tender out 100 GW of solar plus wind tenders over the next 3 years. They have also given a tentative plan of the capacities that will be tendered out. The ambitious plan has 17 GW of solar power […]

World’s Largest Floating Solar Projects Already many floating solar projects exist across the world. Owing to lack of large masses of land required for ground-mounted solar projects, Floating solar panel technology is gradually gaining traction worldwide. Another advantage of building these plants is their low ROI. There are many benefits of using floating solar plants […]

Developers Defy the DCR Norms India has set an aggressive target to achieve 100 GW of solar power installation by 2022. Though the country is witnessing a significant traction in this account, it still has a long way to go. The Indian government is also pushing this hard because it aims to provide power to […]