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Monthly Archives: May 2017
GST for Solar at 5%, Govt issues clarification
The government will levy a 5 per cent tax on all equipment required for generating solar power compared with nil duty now, a government official clarified, putting an end to confusion about the new taxation policy for the industry after … Continue reading
Posted in Cells & Modules, GST, PV, Solar, Solar PV, Taxes
Tagged GST, GST Solar, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia, Solar, Solar projects
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GST may push up cost of solar power projects
The goods and services tax may increase solar energy project costs by 12%-18% and generation costs by 40-50 paise per unit, some industry leaders said, although the government said the new taxation regime won’t have much of an impact on … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Dumping, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, GST, India, Renewables, SECI, Solar, Solar Policy, Solar PV, Taxes
Tagged Ashvini Kumar, CEO at Hero Future Energies, Chairman, Coal, GST Solar, Hindustan Power Projects, Power, Ratul Puri, renewable energy and mines minister Piyush Goyal, SOLAR ENERGY CORPORATION OF INDIA, Solar GSt, Solar Inverters, Solar Modules GST, Sunil Jain
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Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants a project Developer’s Guide
India is now a hot bed for Solar globally but is quality a casualty in this race for power, use this document by IFC to ensure that quality is paramount or disaster can strike anytime. IFC Solar PV Design Guide 2015 … Continue reading
Posted in Renewables, Solar
Tagged CONSTRUCTION, ENERGY YIELD PREDICTION, EPC CONTRACTS, FINANCING SOLAR PV POWER PROJECTS, LICENSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, PERMITS, PHOTOVOLTAIC(PV) PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, PLANT DESIGN, POLICIES AND SUPPORT MECHANISMS FOR SOLAR PV, Power purchase agreements, SITE SELECTION, SOLAR PV TECHNOLOGY, THE SOLAR RESOURCE
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Uttar Pradesh government has cancelled the bids conducted in 2016 to procure 3,800 MW of power from independent power producers
In another setback for power plants languishing without long-term buyers, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has cancelled the bids conducted in 2016 to procure 3,800 MW of power from independent power producers. The decision, according to sources, was taken … Continue reading
Posted in India, Power Generation, Renewables, Solar, Uttar Pradesh
Tagged Adani Power, gmr, Jindal Power, JSW Energy, Solar PPA, Solar PV, UP, Uttar Pradesh
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Yet another record low for solar power tariffs in India at Rs 2.44 per unit
“Latest solar power auction at Bhadla Solar Park 3 sets new record with electricity tariff of Rs 2.44/unit,” Goyal tweeted on Friday. Solar power tariffs in India have fallen to a new record low of Rs 2.44 per unit in … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, India, JNNSM, Rajasthan, Renewables, Solar, Solar Policy, Solar PV
Tagged 2.97 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), ACME, Andhra Pradesh, Ashivini Kumar, Avaada Power Private Limited, Bhadla phase-III, Kadapa Solar Park, Madhya Pradesh, Managing Director, MPUVNL, NTPC Ltd., Phelan Energy Group, Piyush Goyal, Rajasthan, Rewa Solar Park, Rs 2.44/unit, Rs 3.15 per unit, Rs 3.3 per unit, Rs. 2.44 KWh, SBG Cleantech, SECI, Solar Energy Corp. of India Ltd (SECI), Solar India, Solar Parks, Solar Power, Solar PV
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Historic Solar Prices till May 2017, now at Rs. 2.44 per KWh
Posted in Government, Grid Connected, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, India, JNNSM, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, New Delhi, Phase I, Phase II, Punjab, Rajasthan, Renewables, Solar, Solar Parks, Solar PV, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh
Tagged Electricity generation, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Photovoltaic, Photovoltaic system, power plants, Renewable Energy, Renewables, Solar PV
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Solar power tariff continues free fall; hits new low of Rs 2.62 a unit
Phelan Energy Group and Avaada Power Private Limited have bagged 50 MW and 100 MW respectively at Rs 2.62 per unit while SBG Cleantech – a joint venture between SoftBank, Bharti Enterprises and Foxconn has bagged 100 MW at Rs … Continue reading