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India deployed 400 MW of rooftop PV in Q2
24 Nov, 2020 10:30:00 PM / by Uma Gupta, pv magazine posted in Renewable Energy, Rooftop Solar, India, Highlights, Residential PV, Industrial PV, Commercial PV, Utility Scale Markets, Covid-19
India added just 205 MW of solar capacity in second quarter
19 Aug, 2020 4:00:00 AM / by Uma Gupta, pv magazine posted in Markets, Utility-Scale PV, India, Highlights, Utility Scale Markets, Covid-19, Markets & Policy
Mercom report forecasts India to add only around 4 GW of solar capacity in 2020.
Odisha’s Konark sun temple and town to go 100% solar
2 Jun, 2020 9:30:00 AM / by Uma Gupta, pv magazine posted in Solar Energy, Energy Storage, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Distributed Solar, Industrial PV, Commercial PV, Off-Grid Solar, Batteries, Solar Rooftop
Odisha's famous Konark Sun Temple
India ranks third on renewable energy investment
26 May, 2020 9:15:00 AM / by Uma Gupta, pv magazine posted in Renewable Energy, United States, Utility-Scale PV, Finance, India, Highlights, China, Distributed Solar, World, Residential PV, Industrial PV, Commercial PV, Employment, Utility Scale Markets, Renewables
Countries ranked on their RE investments and plans
Indian Railways tenders 1 GW of ground-mounted solar projects
19 May, 2020 9:30:00 AM / by Uma Gupta, pv magazine posted in Renewable Energy, Policy, Markets, India, Highlights, Sustainability, Ground Mounted, Utility Scale Markets, Markets & Policy
Solar project bundles must have a minimum 5 MW generation capacity.
India added 1534 MW of rooftop solar in calendar year 2019
5 May, 2020 12:30:00 AM / by Uma Gupta, pv magazine posted in Solar Development, Markets, Inverters, India, China, Residential PV, Industrial PV, Commercial PV, Capex, Bihar, Opex, Solar assets
Skoda's 8.5 MWp rooftop solar plant at its Chakan facility in Pune
MNRE backs multi-pronged approach to support solar sector
29 Apr, 2020 12:00:00 AM / by Uma Gupta, pv magazine posted in Solar Development, Policy, Markets, Utility-Scale PV, Modules, Finance, India, Energy Generation, Covid-19, Upstream Manufacturing, Exports, Manufacturing
The MNRE Secretary also announced that now onwards the ministry shall conduct all its meetings on virtual platform as it increases efficiency, saves time and cost for all the participants.
India reaches 369 GW power generation capacity against peak demand of 183 GW
30 Mar, 2020 2:00:00 AM / by Uma Gupta, pv magazine posted in Energy Storage, Decarbonize, Power Generation, Decarbonization, Climate Change, India, Energy Transition, Energy Generation, Resilience, Renewables
Renewable integration is a challenge for the country which commissioned its largest operational battery based energy storage of 10 MWh facility in February last year.
Image: Adam Jones/Flickr
Renewable energy: 7,592 MW commissioned in first nine months of the fiscal year
18 Feb, 2020 9:15:00 PM / by Uma Gupta, pv magazine posted in Renewable Energy, Policy, Politics, Markets, Utility-Scale PV, Finance, Rooftop Solar, Floating PV, Floating Solar, India, Highlights, Distributed Solar, Residential PV, Industrial PV, Commercial PV, Ground Mounted, Off-Grid Solar
India is set to best last year’s renewable capacity figures.
India will need 125,000 km2 land to achieve its renewable targets, says TNC research
21 Jan, 2020 10:30:00 PM / by Uma Gupta, pv magazine posted in Property Management, Real Estate, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar, Open Space, Community, Energy, Solar Development, Solar Capital, Policy, Utilities, Markets, Fossil Fuels, Decarbonization, Climate Change, India, Industrial Solar, Global Warming
Targeting renewable energy to already degraded areas with lower potential conflicts will not only help India achieve clean energy targets but also maintain food security and protect biodiversity.
Image: Sterling & Wilson