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CEEW Study on Impact of Safeguards Duty policy brief 24th June 2019

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Ritesh Pothan

CEEW-Impact-of-Safeguards-Duty-policy-brief-24Jun19 Executive Summary i 1. Introduction Under what conditions can countries impose safeguard duties to protect their domestic industries? 2.1 The WTO regime on safeguard duties 2.2 The Indian regime on safeguard duties The road to the imposition of safeguard … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Renewables | Tagged environment, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Photovoltaic, Renewable Energy, Safeguard Duties, SGD, Solar | Leave a comment

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

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Ritesh Pothan

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 →

Posted in Government, India, JERC, Policy, Regulations and Procedures, Renewables | Tagged Electricity generation, environment, India, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Photovoltaic, Photovoltaic system, PV, Renewable, Renewable Energy, Renewables, Solar, solar energy, Solar Panel, Solar Power, solar power plants, Solar PV | Leave a comment

India slaps anti-dumping duties on solar EVA sheets

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Ritesh Pothan

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 →

Posted in BackSheet, Cells & Modules, Climate Change, Crystalline, India, Manufacturing, PV, Renewables, Solar | Tagged anti-dumping duty, Backsheets, Electricity generation, EVA, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Photovoltaic system, power plants, PV, Renewable, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar India, Solar Panel, Solar Power, Solar PV | Leave a comment

SoftBank, Actis, and CDC Group Companies Win SECI’s 750 MW Solar Auction

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Ritesh Pothan

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has auctioned 750 MW of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity to be developed at the Kadapa Solar Park in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The capacity was tendered by SECI in January 2018 under … Continue reading →

Posted in Andhra Pradesh, Crystalline, Grid Connected, India, Power Generation, PV, Renewables, Solar | Tagged Electricity generation, energy, environment, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, JNNSM, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Photovoltaic, power plants, Solar, Solar India, Solar Panel, solar power plants, solar power projects | Leave a comment

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

Govt amends solar bidding norms, developers can now pass on duty hike

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Ritesh Pothan

The government has amended solar bidding norms, allowing developers to pass on the burden of any increase in duties on solar equipment to discoms, ending the industry’s apprehensions about likely impact of possible anti-dumping and safeguard duties on imported equipment. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cells & Modules, India, JNNSM, Ministry of Power, MNRE, PV, Renewables, Solar, tax exemption | Tagged Electricity generation, energy, environment, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Photovoltaic, Photovoltaic system, Safeguard Duty, Solar, Solar Power, Solar PV | Leave a comment

Historic Solar Prices till May 2017, now at Rs. 2.44 per KWh

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

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 | 1 Comment

MNRE does not sanction projects to Channel Partners or release subsidy directly to users. The release subsidy is through State Nodal Agencies (SNAs) and other Government Agencies or SECI. (Dr. G Prasad) Scientist-F/ Director 01.03.2017

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

Notice The Ministry is in receipt of applications/representation from general public for release of subsidy against the Rooftop Solar Systems installed by MNRE empanelled channel partners or new entrepreneurs without any prior sanction/approval from MNRE/SNAs. It has been observed that … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, India, MNRE, PV, Renewables, Rooftop, Rural Lighting, Solar, Subsidy | Tagged Capital Subsidy Scheme, energy, environment, India, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, mnre, power plants, Rooftop Solar, Solar, Solar Power, Solar Subsidy, Subsidy | Leave a comment

How will GST impact Solar Projects in India

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

Implications-of-GST-on-delivered-cost-of-Renewable-Energy Executive summary Multiple Indirect taxes are currently levied on transactions in India. Some of the taxes are levied and collected by the Central Government, while other taxes are collected by the State Governments. Accordingly, the current Indirect tax regime … Continue reading →

Posted in Bagasse, Biofuels, Biomass, CERC, Cogeneration, Geothermal, Grid Connected, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, Hydro, India, Maharashtra, MNRE, Power Generation, PV, Renewables, Solar, Solar Parks, Solar Policy, Solar Pumps, Waste, Waste To Energy, Wind | Tagged Andhra Pradesh, Biomass, Concentrated Solar Power, Electricity generation, energy, environment, Goods and Service Tax, GST, Gujarat, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Photovoltaic, Photovoltaic system, power plants, PV, Service Tax, Solar, Solar India, Solar Power, solar taxes, Taxes | Leave a comment

RAJASTHAN ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION, JAIPUR In the matter of determination of generic tariff for sale of electricity to Distribution Licensee from Biomass, Biogas and Biomass Gasifier based power plants getting commissioned in the State during FY 2016-17 and revised variable charges of the Biomass power plants commissioned during the period 2009-2015 and during FY 2015-16.

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Ritesh Pothan

RAJASTHAN ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION, JAIPUR In the matter of determination of generic tariff for sale of electricity to Distribution Licensee from Biomass, Biogas and Biomass Gasifier based power plants getting commissioned in the State during FY 2016-17 and revised variable … Continue reading →