Category Archives: Renewables

Emerging Markets Outlook 2018. Energy transition in the world’s fastest growing economies

Posted on April 25, 2019 by

Fuelled by surging electricity demand and sinking technology costs, developing nations are today leading a global clean power transition. This marks a remarkable turnabout from a decade ago when the world’s wealthiest countries accounted for the bulk of renewable investment … Continue reading →

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New MNRE Guidelines for Solar Manufacturers to Keep Project Quality in Check

Posted on April 4, 2019 by

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a set of guidelines to be followed by solar manufacturers for models of modules that will be utilized in government-owned projects and those set up for the sale of electricity to … Continue reading →

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India slaps anti-dumping duties on solar EVA sheets

Posted on April 3, 2019 by

India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGTR) has concluded that duties ranging from $537 to $1,559/metric ton will be needed to offset the impact of imports of solar ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) sheets from China, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. … Continue reading →

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Maharashtra Exempts Agencies from Scheduling and Forecasting Charges for Solar and Wind

Posted on March 21, 2019 by

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has exempted renewable energy qualified coordinating agencies (QCAs) for meter reading, data collection, and communication from paying scheduling and forecasting charges. However, the initial corpus that QCAs must deposit remains unchanged. According to the … Continue reading →

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Tamil Nadu Solar Policy 2019

Posted on March 4, 2019 by

  Tami Nadu SOLAR POLICY 2019 Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency announced the final Tamil Nadu solar energy policy 2019. The policy intends to include solar energy in demand side management, energy conservation, energy efficiency, smart grids etc.the policy also … Continue reading →

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Centre offers 50 paise/unit support for solar projects using locally produced equipment

Posted on February 18, 2019 by

The Centre has offered a viability gap support of ₹70 lakh per MegaWatt (MW) for solar projects that will be built using domestically sourced cells and modules. This support will be implemented through the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme … Continue reading →

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Ensuring Performance and Safety of Rooftop Solar PV Projects

Posted on January 24, 2019 by

By Dwipen Borah The fast scaling up of the grid connected PV market in India has created an unhealthy competition among project developers, construction companies, equipment suppliers and service providers. This unfortunately, results in the compromise of quality standards in … Continue reading →

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