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Solar Power bids below Rs. 9 per unit risky says Crisil Research

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

KOLKATA: CRISIL Research, believes that the pace of reduction in capital costs in solar power is expected to moderate in 2012. This will exert pressure on the margins of players, who have bid below Rs 9 per unit under batch 2 of Jawaharlal … Continue reading →

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India Banks Face Solar Setback As Projects Delayed, Fined

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Banks may restrict loans to Indian solar projects after the government fined 13 projects for delays, including one owned by Indian Oil Corp. (IOCL) An inquiry found 13 of 20 projects in northwestern Rajasthan state missed their deadline, according to … Continue reading →

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KREDL’s Mannur Solar Park in Bijapur, Karnataka

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd. has embarked upon a Public-Private-Partnersip project for a 1000 hectare solar park at Mannur village in Bijapur. The Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd. (KREDL) is in the process of seeking the requisite State Government approval … Continue reading →

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Exploring Business opportunities in Grid-connected Solar PV Sector

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

– Final Semester Thesis by Varun Mittal, MBA student at DMS, IIT Rourkee Please note: Natgrp does not take any liability or responsibilities for the views and information published in any report, our sole agenda is the dissemination of knowledge … Continue reading →

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List of Selected Projects under JNNSM Phase I Batch II

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

If you are interested in knowing the location and size of the allocated power plants under JNNSM Phase 1 Batch II, please click here

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JNNSM Phase-I Batch-I Details of Project Developers with existing Power Purchase Agreements

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

JNNSM Phase-I Batch-I Details of Project Developers with existing Power Purchase Agreements Please click here for an exhaustive list of developers in Phase 1 Batch 1

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Status update of solar policies and allocations across India

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

  Last summer, Ritesh Pothan blogged about India’s Central Government Policy as well as certain key state policies for solar power in Part 2 of his Indian Solar Saga series. In this latest piece, he updates us on the state … Continue reading →

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Interview with Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretary from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of India about the main drivers for the industry

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

PV Insider spoke with Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretary from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of India about the main drivers for the industry today, including the latest developments and future outlook of the National Solar Mission. Get the … Continue reading →

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PV Utility Scale Map India 2012

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Researchers at PV Insider have completed their exclusive PV Utility Scale Map India 2012, the very first map of its kind released in India. The research team at PV Insider have finalized the first map of its kind for utility … Continue reading →

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India’s transmission and distribution utilities – It’s time to transform

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

The need for power has seen tremendous growth in the last decade riding on the prosperity that various export oriented sectors, have heralded, in India. This economic growth has increased living standards for the common man who now demands more than just roti (food), … Continue reading →

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Benchmark Tariffs for Solar PV power plants announced for Rajasthan with submission dates extended to 16th March 2012

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

The Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation (RERC) has issued a suo-motu draft Tariff order for Solar Plants dated 23rd January, 2012. As per this order the generic tariff levelised for 25 years for Solar PV is summarized as under: Generic tariff … Continue reading →

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Final Tariffs for Gujarat Solar Policy declared for plants commissioned post 28th Jan 2012 – Gujarat still a lucrative Solar Destination

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

While rejecting the request for extension of projects with deadlines of Dec 2012 due to inadequate reasoning, the Gujarat Solar policy enters a new tariff phase for the period 2012-2013 for PV  and 2012-2015 for Solar Thermal, interestingly rates for … Continue reading →

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Generation Based Incentives by IREDA for the 1st Solar 100MW (100KW-2MW) connected to the grid

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy had already introduced Generation Based Incentive (GBI) schemes separately for wind and solar energy in 2009. Under the scheme for wind power, a GBI @ Rs. 0.50 per unit of electricity fed into … Continue reading →

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Australian Carbon Tax Legislation has now been passed and will convert into an emissions trading system in 2015

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Ritesh Pothan

For all those Renewable Energy Projects who have written off carbon credits as a funding mechanism should take heart in the form of the Australian Carbon Tax legislation which allows for purchase of carbon credits from outside Australia post 2015, … 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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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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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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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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