First Solar Q2 2016 Results First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) has been a key player in the solar thin film technology. In fact it is amongst the very few companies who is engaged in manufacturing thin film panels globally. Another prominent player in this technology is Japan’s Solar Frontier. First Solar recently announced its second quarter […]
Solar ETF in India The exchange traded funds in India are focused more on the Indian equity market, rather than being sector specific. Gold, equity, debt and ETFs representing the international indices are available on the National Stock Exchange. ETF is a good way for people to participate in the stock market and are usually […]
Will Solar suffer with India turning power surplus We have flagged the risk from the increasing power oversupply in some states, to solar power in the last few months. Indian states which have historically being facing huge power deficit have suddenly turned into power surplus states. With huge expansion plans of power capacity this situation […]
Unemployment Crisis in India We have said a number of times that employment and underemployment remains India’s biggest problem and it has no easy solutions. Despite the new government’s strong intent and actions, the issue is so big and huge that no amount of solutions can help fight this crisis. India’s massive population and lack […]
India to boost Rooftop Solar with another 1 GW Tender The Indian government is pressing hard on growing solar rooftop capacity, which remains a huge laggard as compared to the utility scale solar segment. The government has recently come up with a huge 500 MW tender, which saw decent though not enthusiastic participation from a […]
Suzlon finally seems to be on the road to recovery, however Solar becomes a huge threat Suzlon which is one of the biggest wind turbine suppliers in the world, has been facing a difficult issue since 2008 with aggressive acquisitions landing it into a huge debt trap. It was only a massive equity and cash […]