New Reference Rate in India Solar power costs in India have been plummeting to new lows every year, due to the falling costs of solar panels and other components. The higher scale and learning curve effects have also been a key factor behind the decline in solar energy costs. This has been the case for […]
India Wind Player- Suzlon Suzlon has made some very impressive gains in Indian wind energy marketshare, becoming the second largest WTG seller. The company has also been helped by the fact that the Indian market showed high growth last year and is expected to show a record breaking year in FY 17 also. The company […]
Global Solar Industry under Trump’s eye While people are still trying to figure out how Trump will implement new polices on immigration, trade and other areas, one thing which is sure is that Trump will be a disaster for the clean energy industry in USA (and globally as well). He has threatened to tear up […]
India’s Adani Cost Uncompetitive Already The Indian manufacturing companies have not been successful despite pouring in a lot of money to build almost 5000 MW of solar modules capacity in the country. They don’t have an edge either in costs or in technology. Their products are way costlier than what is produced in China and […]
Solar Slowdown in China The Chinese government is reportedly cutting its target for solar capacity additions from 150 GW in 2020 to just 110 GW. The main reasons for the cutting in my view are: 1) Grid constraints as there is not enough power lines from the main western producing regions of China such as […]
Solar>Wind in India While solar energy hogs all the headlines in India, it is to be remembered that India has the world’s 4th largest capacity of wind energy with more than 27 GW of wind energy installed. India manages to install around 2.5-3.5 GW of wind energy every year, but for the first time solar […]