The State of Bihar, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh Well it might seem shocking but the Indian states of Bihar, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh were once known as “Bimaru” States. Credit goes to the rising population, poor GDP, poor development and infrastructure facilities. In short despite having the resources, the development was a problem […]

Business Insider has come out with a negative report on solar energy citing its high expense and land costs citing research from Alliance Bernstein. While Alliance Bernstein is one of the better equity research houses, this solar energy research is full of holes and fallacies. The brokerage cites that solar power is very expensive if […]

Solar Panels As Dowry The best way to see if a durable appliance is becoming a part of common household item in India is to check whether it is being given as part of the dowry when a father marries off his daughter. By that yardstick cheap crystalline solar panels in India have become a […]

There are news reports that the state of Bihar is signing a PPA with a US based investor Schanti Partners for building a 10 MW solar power plant at a rate of Rs 12.5/kwh. The company has received a no objection certificate from BREDA and is set to enter a 25 year PPA at Rs […]

India recently introduced the Renewable Energy Certificate Scheme to promote the use of Green Energy in India through a market based pricing mechanism. Other cleantech subsidies are being gradually reduced in favor of this single unified market process. In Wind Energy, the use of accelerated depreciation and GBI has been cancelled this year. REC Trading […]