Slowdown in the Indian Solar Industry The India solar growth story is sputtering, with only 1500 MW of solar capacity getting installed till date. The main growth drivers – Gujarat and JNNSM have become pale shadows of themselves. Gujarat which is India’s solar shining star is facing a problem of overcapacity. The state has installed […]
Solar energy in India has been driven by subsidies given by the central and state governments. However, the sharp reduction in solar system costs have made it possible for it to compete with fossil fuel electricity prices now. The first case of a large scale plant to be built without subsidies is coming up in […]
Indian states come around to promoting Solar Rooftop Installations after being fixated on ground mount plants Indian states have finally come around to supporting rooftop solar home plants, instead of just megawatt solar ground farms. Though the support is quite small the beginning is quite auspicious. Note the Indian federal and state governments have this […]
Indian states are competing with one another in announcing massive solar subsidies through reverse auction tenders. AP had announced a huge 1 GW tender as it tried to beat the massive power crisis affecting the state. However, Indian governance remains a massive problem for Indian development and solar power is no different. We have already […]
India has managed to build more than 1 GW of solar capacity already at competitive rates, thanks to reverse auctions and pragmatic feed in tariffs. Now that states have taken the lead from the center, more capacity is expected to come up through reverse auctions. Solar plants in India have seen cutthroat competition between companies, […]
Andhra Pradesh which is the largest southern Indian state has seen a good response to its tender for 900 MW of solar capacity. The state is using the tried and tested solution of reverse auction to promote solar energy in the state. Indian states particularly the southern ones are heavily power deficient with industries leaving […]