SUPRABHA or Sustainable Partnership for Rooftop Solar Acceleration in Bharat is a program led by The World Bank and State Bank of India. This scheme is implemented in partnership with the MNRE and is a $13 million plan. It is basically a solar technical assistance five-year program. In order to boost rooftop solar in India, the […]
Will it Work this time? The state of solar manufacturing is pitiful in India. Though the government is trying hard to improve the situation, very little has been done in this direction. India still imports more than 90% of its panels from outside, despite being the second largest market in the world for solar panels. The ministry […]
Celebrate Green Diwali Tomorrow is Diwali and we are all gearing up for the biggest festival of the year. Here’s wishing all my readers A Very Happy & Green Diwali! But let us pledge to do things differently this year! We have been hearing about celebrating a “Green Diwali” this year a lot. I am […]
The Indian solar industry has always seen aggressive bidding by multiple companies who were looking to build up their asset portfolio. Given the downward trend of solar panel prices, most developers used to bid on a forward-looking basis assuming that solar panel prices would fall by 5-10% when the projects ultimately got built. This assumption […]
While many have questioned the viability of India’s 100 GW solar target, the country continued to tread confidently towards achieving its renewable energy target. Lack of infrastructure, clear policies at ground level and inefficient domestic manufacturing have been cited as the major reasons why India could be unsuccessful in this feat. India’s demand for power […]
While doing a recent article, I came across FAQs by MNRE regarding Grid Connected Solar Rooftop Systems. I found them very helpful and wanted to share with my readers, in case you haven’t come across this one. The list is by no means exhaustive but attempts at answering most of the common questions that spring in […]