Why are more and more solar tenders being canceled? The pace of growth in solar installations has lately dipped in India. The country has been witnessing rounds of bid cancellations owing to tariff cap and uncertainty in the solar industry. As a result, India might expect some delays in achieving its solar installation target of […]

The fact that solar has become quite mainstream can be gauged by the fact that the industry is witnessing widespread protests with regards to taxes and charges levied on solar. After the infamous debate around safeguard duty imposition, the latest row is about the rate of Goods & Service Tax (GST) on solar projects. According to the […]

Rooftop Solar Job potential in India It is estimated that rooftop solar has the potential of creating 80 million jobs in India when adopted as a binding policy. Germany was the other country that witnessed the large-scale rooftop solar adoption and the creation of a huge number of jobs for its people. Unlike many other […]

Hybrid Wind-Solar Plant – India According to a new report, a solar and wind hybrid plant would cost 5%-7% less in capital costs, compared to a stand-alone wind or solar plant. India has massive plans to grow renewable energy sources of power generation over the coming decade. While the ministries pass policies for the development […]

At a time, when India should post increasing solar installations numbers, the country observed a sharp fall in the installation rate in the second quarter. Solar installations declined by more than 50% in the second quarter to 1599 MW from 3344 MW in the first quarter. The installations also fell when compared to the second quarter […]

Is MNRE overreacting by putting a limit on the solar power tariffs? The MNRE has decided to cap the maximum solar power tariff at INR 2.5 and INR 2.68 per unit for developers using indigenous and imported solar cells and panels. India has witnessed a solar tariff as low as INR 2.44 per unit. The safeguard […]