The MNRE has decided to publish a list of approved models and manufacturers for solar cells and PV modules complying with the BIS norms. The list is expected to be published by April 2020 after which, only the models and manufacturers included in these lists will be eligible for use in government and government-assisted projects, and schemes and programs, […]
The southern state of Kerala is making rapid strides towards increasing its solar power capacity. Though the state receives high solar radiation all through the year, it produces just one-third of its own power requirement. The state is now eyeing to install 200 MW of solar rooftop system during 2019-2020 to meet its RPO obligation under Phase-I […]
One of the major issues for aesthetically-focused solar shoppers is the fact that solar panel installation on their rooftops distorts the beauty of their homes. They do not like the idea of big blocks of blues and blacks on top of their rooftops. Though technology is fast advancing and we have thin solar panels and […]
India recently launched a hugely ambitious solar powered water pump scheme in which 1.75 million off-grid solar pumps, 1 million grid-connected solar pumps and 10,000 MW of small solar power plants would be distributed in rural areas. This is expected to generate a huge demand for solar panels because if the scheme gets implemented on […]
EVs in India The Indian solar industry is dominated by Chinese solar companies which push huge amounts of cheap solar products into the country which has driven the domestic manufacturing into the ground. This has been the common modus operandi of Chinese companies not only in the solar industry but even in other industries where […]
India has a large public sector owned corporate sector which is dominated by oil companies such as IOCL, BPCL, HPCL, ONGC, etc. These are multi-billion dollar companies which are spread across the oil and gas value chain. They own a massive asset base and play a key role in the energy infrastructure of the country. However, […]