Monthly Archives: May 2018

India won’t levy duty on solar gear imports

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Ritesh Pothan

Bengaluru: The government has decided not to impose safeguards duty on solar equipment from China and Malaysia, overruling the directorate general of safeguards’ recommendation of a 70% levy that had delighted local manufacturers but alarmed developers who felt that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti Dumping Duty, Anti-Dumping, Cells & Modules, CERC, India, PV, Renewables, Solar, Solar PV | Tagged ACME Bikaner Solar, Anand Kumar, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping investigation, antidumping directorate, Emmvee Solar Photovoltaic, Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA), Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Moserbaer Solar, secretary, Tata Power Solar Systems, Vikram Solar, Waree Energies | Leave a comment

BESCOM Proposes a Tariff Separation for Open Access Consumers Above 1 MW in Karnataka

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Ritesh Pothan

Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) has proposed a separate tariff for >1 MW open access consumers, as it causes the non-recovery of fixed costs. BESCOM has requested for an increase in charges for consumers of 1 MW and above with … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial, Grid Connected, India, Karnataka, PV, Renewables, Solar | Tagged BESCOM, High Tension, HT2A, HT2B, HT2C, Karnataka, KERC, Open Access, Solar, Solar PV | Leave a comment

Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2018 – IRENA

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Ritesh Pothan

Global renewable energy employment reached 10.3 million jobs in 2017, an increase of 5.3% compared with the number reported in the previous year. An increasing number of countries derive socio-economic benefits from renewable energy, but employment remains highly concentrated in … Continue reading →