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Corporate Renewable PPAs in India:Market & Policy Update January 2021

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Now.Solar

More and more companies are procuring renewable power for their operations to help manage their electricity costs while contributing to corporate carbon emissions reduction targets. In India, the main drivers for many companies to do so are rising electricity tariffs … Continue reading →

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FUTURE OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC Deployment, investment, technology, grid integration and socio-economic aspects – IRENA Nov 2019 – A must read

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Ritesh Pothan

THE DECARBONISATION OF THE ENERGY SECTOR AND THE REDUCTION OF CARBON EMISSIONS TO LIMIT CLIMATE CHANGE ARE AT THE HEART OF THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY (IRENA) ENERGY TRANSFORMATION ROADMAPS. These roadmaps examine and provide an ambitious, yet technically and economically … Continue reading →

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Barriers to Solar Financing in India

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Ritesh Pothan

By Vedant Rathi The Indian solar industry has grown about a hundredfold in the past four years, from 36 MW in March, 2010 to 2,600 MW in March, 2014. The Modi government has set an ambitious target of reaching a … Continue reading →

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Improve discoms’ health to attract investments in power : World Bank

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Electricity distribution to the end consumer in India needs reform in order to achieve the target of electricity to all by 2019, says the World Bank. A World Bank study has termed distribution utilities as the weakest link of the … Continue reading →

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Solar Panel Manufacturer Waaree now offering finance option

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Waaree Energies Pvt. Ltd, an end-to-end solution provider in solar energy based in Mumbai, India, has launched easy finance scheme as bridge finance as well as long term finance for solar PV projects. Waaree will now be offering finance to companies who have … Continue reading →

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