Solar project bundles must have a minimum 5 MW generation capacity.
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
Indian electricity sector structural reforms get underway!
12 May, 2020 12:30:00 AM / by Kushagra Nandan, Co-Founder and President, Sunsource Energy posted in Revenue, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar, Solar Development, Policy, Markets, Highlights, Opinion & Analysis, Opinion, Legal, Solar assets, Markets & Policy, Transmission & Distribution
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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.
Bangladesh set for largest solar rooftop with industrial leasing deal
23 Mar, 2020 9:30:00 AM / by Syful Islam, pv magazine posted in Policy, Markets, Finance, Decarbonize, Fossil Fuels, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Decarbonization, Energy Efficiency, Bangladesh, Sustainability, Industrial PV, Commercial PV, Solar Rooftop
The nation has huge rooftop PV potential, said Mahindra Susten’s Siddharth Rana.
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.
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India reportedly considering waiving carbon tax on coal
9 Jan, 2020 11:00:00 PM / by Max Hall, pv magazine posted in News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar, Solar Finance, Policy, Politics, Finance, Solar Cost & Prices, Fossil Fuels, Coal, India, Germany, New Year
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Uttar Pradesh to tap state water bodies for solar power
6 Nov, 2019 6:10:56 AM / by Preeti Verma Lal posted in Commercial Solar Finance, Solar Finance, Policy, Markets, Utility-Scale PV, Finance, India, Strategic Alliances, Uttar Pradesh, Ciel et Terre
Jal Shakti minister Mahendra Singh wants to achieve a win-win by wiping out his department’s Rs3,000 crore electricity bill and selling clean energy to the Ministry of Power. His solution involves ambitious plans for floating PV in Uttar Pradesh.