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Proposed Gujarat Solar Policy Tariffs for period 29th Jan 2012 to 31st March 2015

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

The Gujarat Solar policy enters a new tariff phase for the period 2012-2013 for PV  and 2012-2015 for Solar Thermal, interestingly rates proposed for Solar Thermal are much higher than those for PV even though CSP is supposed to be … Continue reading →

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Gujarat Solar Policy Update by the Secretaries of Energy and GERC

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

The conference on Reverse Bidding organized by Renewable Markets India in Ahmedabad included a significant amount of disclosure and discussion on the status of projects in Gujarat along with the thought process behind the new tariff for the next control … Continue reading →

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Updated Events: Curtain Raiser On Gujarat Solar Mission 2 and highlights of Solar Tariff Control Period of 2012-2014 at the Reverse Bidding for Solar Projects: India 2011 with new venue now moved to Ahmedabad

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

Curtain Raiser On Gujarat Solar Mission 2 and highlights of Solar Tariff Control Period of 2012-2014 at the Reverse Bidding for Solar Projects: India 2011 with new venue now moved to Ahmedabad The event has now moved to Ahmedabad on … Continue reading →

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The Indian Solar Saga Part 3 of 3 – Off-Grid Solar Policies and Ground Realities

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

In part 1 and 2 of the 3 part series we covered the Indian power generation scenario, Gujarat, Centre (JNNSM) and State Solar policy with some insights into their application and risks. Our final part covers the Central Government’s Off-grid … Continue reading →

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Events: Attend the Reverse Bidding for Solar Projects and the Power Trading Summit

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

Power Trading Summit: India 2011! India’s largest international power trading conference “POWER TRADING SUMMIT: INDIA 2011”, to be held on 26th September 2011, Crowne Plaza Today, New Delhi. 125+ event participants from across India! Please quote the forum discount code: … Continue reading →

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Key Takeaways from the – Biomass Energy Conclave 2011

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

My colleague, Jai Rathod, attended the recently concluded Biomass Energy Conclave 2011 held at the Taj Krishna – Hyderabad, organized by Renewable Markets India. Some key takeaways The encouraging and positive attitude of Mr. Sudeep Jain (CMD, TEDA), Mr. YB Ramakrishna (Exec Chairman, … Continue reading →

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JNNSM – Phase 1 Batch 2 PPA Allocation for PV Power Projects

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

The Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy MNRE has released the guidelines for the Second Batch of Solar Photovoltaic Power Projects. The newest allocations of solar photovoltaic plants of 350MW’s have begun with the announcement for the latest batch. … Continue reading →

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Solargis launches their Photovoltaic planning solar resource data and online tools for India

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

A dearth of accurate systems to measure the suns irradiation especially for India has been an area of concern for developers, investors, as well as engineering organizations with EPC arms in solar. This void is being slowly filled by companies … Continue reading →

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Power Generation for 6 operating solar power plants released by MNRE

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

To date, the confusion around which Solar PV technology to use in which location was a major question on every solar developers mind. To aid resolution of this conundrum, MNRE has just released the generation details of 6 operating solar … Continue reading →

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The Indian Solar Saga Part 2 of 3 – Central and State Grid Solar Policies

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

In part 1 of the 3 part series we have covered the Indian power generation scenario and Gujarat Solar policy with insights on pros and cons of the state. In this post we will cover the Central Government Policy as … Continue reading →

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JNNSM solar projects with confirmed financial closure exceeds 500 MW, Mr Anil Agarwal, Chief Executive Officer, (NVVN)

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

The Hindu Business line reports that the total capacity of all the projects that have confirmed financial closure exceeds 500 MW, Mr Anil Agarwal, Chief Executive Officer, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) – the nodal agency for conducting the selection process for the … Continue reading →

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Only half of JNNSM projects under reverse bidding have been able to secure financial closure

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

PV Magazine has reported that only half of the projects allocated under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) have achieved financial closure and the remaining Power Purchase Agreements stand cancelled. Documented proof of financial closure is required by the … Continue reading →

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Biomass Energy Conclave: India 2011

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

The annual Biomass Energy Conclave: India 2011 is being organized by Renewable Energy Markets in Hyderabad at the Taj Krishna, Hyderabad August 25, 2011. Quote the code “NaturalGroup299” for the forum discount of 10%. You can join the forum at … Continue reading →

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The Indian Solar Saga Part 2 of 3 – Central and State Policies

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

The 2nd part of the series is now available on my Renewable Energy Magazine Blog and details the current state of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission JNNSM projects with insights as well as an overview of a few key solar … Continue reading →

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The Indian Solar Saga Part 1 of 3 – Grid connected Policy Framework

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

In every major city in India, smog is a constant companion. Burning of fossil fuel to power vehicles, homes, industries, and ward away insects as well as the cold have created a tremendous deficit in the human aspect of living. … Continue reading →

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New REC forebearance price target for next control period beginning 1st April 2012 announced

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

A new order released by the Central Energy Regulatory Commision (CERC) has reduced the REC prices for both Solar and Non-Solar Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) with effect from 1st April 2012. The most significant reduction is of the Solar REC forbearance prices … Continue reading →

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Poll on the success of the Indian Solar Brigade

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

Please do vote on whether you think that this round of PPAs under JNNSM and Gujarat will see success, success being defined as more than 70% projects seeing the light of day come Jan 1, 2012.

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The Indian Solar Saga Part 1 of 3 – Grid Connected Policy Framework

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

My articles on Renewable Energy in India will feature first on Renewable Energy Magazine, before they are posted to my blog in a couple of weeks. Please do visit the blog for my article titled – The Indian Solar Saga … Continue reading →

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My blog will now also be available at http://renewableenergymagazine.com

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

Any new articles I write, will now be posted a couple of weeks earlier on Renewable Energy Magazine before they are posted here. Please do visit The Renewable Energy Magazine website for the latest articles Regards Ritesh

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Will REC’s be the solution for grid based renewable projects in India

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

The REC (Renewable Energy Certificate) mechanism was introduced last year with the intent to subsidize the market for renewable energy power though these certificates have only started trading in the month of March 2011. There have been numerous conferences on … Continue reading →

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