Indian Solar Price reaches INR 5/kWh The whole world took notice when India solar auctions saw new low in prices of 6 cents, which was new low benchmark. This was especially surprising given the high cost of capital in India, which is around 12% for debt. Despite having record low global equipment cost, the high […]
Solar Mini Grids in India Solar mini grids have been much talked about, as the answer to the electricity access problems of India’s more than 300 million rural poor. With all the talk about India’s high GDP growth rate, it is conveniently forgotten that India has one of the largest population of poor people in […]
First Wind Energy Auction in India The Indian government has promoted wind and solar energy in the country through radically different business models. Wind energy growth in India has mainly taken place through well-defined feed in tariffs given in different states, along with central fiscal incentives such as accelerated depreciation and generation based incentives. Wind […]
Adani Group – Largest Solar Player in India One of the biggest advantages and value add of a blog over the mainstream media is that you can write the truth, instead of playing it safe and not antagonizing powerful people and entities. In India there are lot of things which are never written down on […]
Maintenance of Solar Panels in India India is approaching on an aggressive solar path, with the country aiming to install 100 GW of solar power by 2022. Tenders are being taken out frequently for new solar projects and the government is not leaving any stone unturned to boost solar growth in the country. Some states […]
Cochin Airport is completely running on Solar Power Cochin’s international airport (CIAL) is not only the first airport meeting its energy requirement by solar power, but also the world’s first airport to use solar power as its main source of energy. India has once again proved that it is achievable! The Cochin airport which is […]