India The Indian stock market has been on a roll since end 2013, as poll forecasts started to predict the end of the corruption ridden and rudderless, leaderless Congress government and the potential win of the BJP led by reformist Narendra Modi. Since then the stock markets have climbed up by more than 50% as […]

Maharashtra – RE Policy with solar focus Maharashtra is India’s largest industrial state and home to India’s financial capital – Mumbai. The state has massive power requirements and as per CERC guidelines requires to install large amounts of renewable energy capacity.  Maharashtra has lagged in renewable energy capacity installation compared to other states like Gujarat, […]

India – Green IPO Green stocks have not really set the Indian stock market on fire, with most going into bankruptcy (called CDR in India, as there is no good bankruptcy law). This has been the case in most global markets as well, though there are some green success stories out there such as Tesla, […]

Chinese Solar Industry in more trouble Chinese solar product makers have been facing trade sanctions from different countries at different points of time. USA was the first of the block putting high anti-dumping duties on solar panel imports from China. When the smart Chinese solar module producers circumvented this move by procuring cells from Taiwan, […]

Asia Pacific Solar market to reach $37.8 billion by 2020 The Asia Pacific region is rapidly getting solarized and China, Japan, India are the leading markets in the region.According to a report Asia-Pacific Solar Energy Panel Market by ApacMarket.com the APAC market will be worth $37.8 billion by 2020, achieving compound annual growth rates of 14.8%. Source: […]

Yieldco Yieldcos are fast gaining traction in the solar industry today. A yieldco is a spin off from the parent company, wherein the latter transfers its assets related to solar projects to the former. Yieldcos thus help in maximizing profits by reducing costs. Yieldcos are a great way to create value for the shareholders, as […]