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Methodology (Draft) for Implementation of 750 MW New grid connected Solar Power projects Under JNNSM Phase-II, Batch-I (Initial Draft*)

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Solar Energy Corporation of India (A Govt of India Enterprise) This documents is prepared based on draft guide lines issued by MNRE for selection of 750 MW New grid connected Solar Power projects Under JNNSM Phase-II, Batch-I and may undergo changes. … Continue reading →

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India May Defer Fines on $1 Billion Solar Thermal Plants

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is seeking to defer penalties on about $1 billion of solar-thermal power projects that are delayed by a lack of water, financing difficulties and equipment shortages. Seven projects totaling 470 megawatts in capacity … Continue reading →

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2nd Workshop On “Challenges and Issues in Solar RPO Compliance/REC’s” December, 2012

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Natgrp: This workshop had some very useful presentation on numbers behind REC and RPO as well as valuable information on certain states compliance rules. Proceedings of the Workshop Inaugural Session Mr. Tarun Kapoor (Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable … Continue reading →

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Solar shakeout: Banks pull LDK subsidiary Sunways’ credit facilities

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Sunways said in a statement that the “current economic situation of the photovoltaics industry and of the company” led to its banks terminating all credit facilities and would exercise rights to unspecified collateral provided by the company that had initially … Continue reading →

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PV Power Plants 2012 – Industry Guide

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Today’s PV market is now completely different to that of one year ago when the previous edition of this brochure was published. Thanks to a dramatic fall in the price of solar modules and an equally significant drop in the … Continue reading →

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What next after the polysilicon apocalypse of 2012? – An analysis on why module prices are hardening

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Polysilicon prices plummeted last year, but signs of recovery are emerging. A year ago in the inaugural edition of PV-Tech’s sister digital publication, Solar Business Focus, we provided a detailed update on the PV polysilicon industry and the impact overcapacity was … Continue reading →

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Centrosolar sells solar glass division; suffers devastating 2012 losses – Another one bites the dust

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Centrosolar Group AG will sell its solar glass division off, following a year of devastating financial losses. The Germany-based company has also postponed the publication of its annual report and announced the continuation of its restructuring measures. Centrosolar saw 2012 … Continue reading →

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Uttar Pradesh RfP for 200MW of Solar Power Plants

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Based on its new Solar Policy 2013, the UP Renewable Energy Department is now looking to source 200MW equivalent of Solar Power from interested developers. The document is somewhat terse with no specifics but can be read here, the deadline … Continue reading →

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NPD Solarbuzz: PV market to reach 31GW in 2013; 45% ground mounted

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

For the first time, China is expected to become the largest market, surpassing Germany. Indeed, Asia is fast becoming the largest markets, according to NPD Solarbuzz, which expects China, Japan, and India combined to account for 36% of global PV … Continue reading →

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Punjab Request For Proposal Document For New Grid Connected Solar Photo Voltaic Power Projects – 300 MW Capacity Under Phase – I

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Total aggregated capacity of the grid connected solar projects to be developed under Phase – I shall be 300 MW.  All the Grid Connected Solar PV Power Projects under Phase – I shall be installed in the State of Punjab … Continue reading →

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Metering Protocol for Captive Solar Plants in Andhra Pradesh for REC

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

  The Government of Andhra Pradesh has announced Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Policy-2012 to encourage large scale solar power generation in the State vide G.O.Ms.No.39, dated 26.09.2012 & G.O.Ms. No. 44, dated 16.11.2012. As such, APTRANSCO / APDISCOMs have proposed to … Continue reading →

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Kerala releases draft Solar Policy – 2013, plans 1500MW by 2030, mandates Solar PV across industries, commercial and residential premises

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

The Mission is to  i. Increase the installed capacity of the solar sector in the state to 500 MW by 2017 and 1500 MW by 2030. ii. Contributing to long term energy security of the State of Kerala as well … Continue reading →

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AP Solar bidding – List of bidders, bid location and capacity details

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

[Updated: Total Bid Capacity has been updated from 1339.5 MW to 1354.5 MW owing to addition of new information which was not available previously – 15 MW bid by Swiss Park Vanijya Pvt. Ltd. added to the list]… At around 3 pm on … Continue reading →

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Solar Panel Recycling Will Be A Multi-Billion Dollar Industry

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

  A new report predicts the total annual recycled product value of crystalline silicon solar panels will hit USD $12 billion in 2035. While a good quality solar panel will have a lifespan of decades – some modules manufactured in … Continue reading →

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Tamil Nadu Solar Bids out, lowest below Rs. 6 per KWh

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Source: EQ Mag

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Renewable Energy: The Big Picture

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Zachary Shahan Notably, the info below doesn’t even take into account the tremendous health costs of coal and natural gas, which would make them much more expensive “at the register” if actually included in the price. Solar Power Price Drops … Continue reading →

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India’s insatiable PV market: An interview with Astonfield Co-Chair Sourabh Sen

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Sourabh Sen is responsible for aligning operational endeavors with government policy at Astonfield, a leading provider of renewable energy in emerging markets. As Co-Chairman of Astonfield, Mr. Sen oversees all government relations and lobbying efforts and provides macro-level operational and … Continue reading →

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A Step Back in Time: REPORT ON BARRIERS FOR SOLAR POWER DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA by the World Bank – 2010

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

The World Bank released this report in 2010 citing the various barriers to Solar in India and now would be a good time to see whether they were on the money. The full report The World Bank-Barriers for Solar Power Development … Continue reading →

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Policy For Implementation Of Solar Power Based Projects In Madhya Pradesh, 2012

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

The Madhya Pradesh Solar Policy 2012 is amongst the well thought out in India. It provides incentives for those industries pushing for open access while reducing the need for government entities to invest in power generation. A number of states are … Continue reading →

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Report on Concentrated Solar Power: Heating Up India’s Solar Thermal Market under the National Solar Mission

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

CEEW and NRDC published a new report that focuses on the growth of solar thermal projects during Phase I of the National Solar Mission. Coupled with CEEW and NRDC’s report published in April, this new report forms the first independent analysis of the … Continue reading →

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Can Solar provide a solution for industrial Bangalore

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

BANGALORE: Even as Bangaloreans have been spared load-shedding while the rest of the state faces it, industries will have to bear the brunt with six-hour power cuts from Friday. They have been scheduled as three-hour power cuts in morning and … Continue reading →

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Look like no one’s buying RECs this September

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Non-solar RECs Prices remained at floor price this month as supply has remained far in excess of demand. The over-supply situation has persisted for the last few months – this month 7.11 lakh RECs were bid for sale (up 13% … Continue reading →

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Gujarat announces five more rooftop solar projects of 25MW

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Many believe that the future of solar industry in India is in rooftop projects. The owner of the roof either gets a fixed rent or gets a share of the profits the developer makes. Gujarat has announced five more rooftop … Continue reading →

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Highrises will have to meet 2% of needs from solar energy

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

With the ever increasing power deficit taking a toll on the economy, the Tamil Nadu government is planning to make it mandatory for major industries, high-rise apartment complexes, major institutions and hotels to meet 2% of their energy needs from … Continue reading →

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Renewable energy trade picks up speed in India

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) trade —  a mechanism to trade renewable energy including solar, wind, biomass and small hydro projects on platforms similar to stock exchanges — is slowly gaining ground in India. REC trade, which began in India in … Continue reading →

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Hindustan Zinc, Ambuja Ordered to Pay Clean-Energy Fines using Renewable Energy Certificates

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Click here for Judgement of Rajasthan High Court on RPO REC An Indian court ordered companies including units of billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Resources Plc (VED) and Switzerland’s Holcim Ltd. (HOLN) to pay penalties for failing to meet clean-energy obligations at power plants they operate. Two … Continue reading →

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Soon, BEST to power its bus depots with solar energy

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

MUMBAI: Taking a leap towards conservation of energy, the BEST has decided to experiment with the use of solar power to provide electricity to its 25 bus depots across the city. BEST incurs a huge power bill, which runs into lakhs of … Continue reading →

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Statewise Installed Solar Capacity

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

State/UT MW State/UT MW Andhra Pradesh 21.8 Punjab 9.3 Chhattisgarh 4.0 Rajasthan 198.7 Gujarat 690.0 Tamil Nadu 15.1 Haryana 7.8 Uttar Pradesh 12.4 Jharkhand 16.0 Uttarakhand 5.1 Karnataka 14.0 West Bengal 2.1 Madhya Pradesh 7.4 Andaman & Nicobar 0.1 Maharashtra … Continue reading →

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JNNSM: Phase 1 Batch 2

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Scheme Projects allotted Minimum bid tariff Maximum bid tariff Weighted Average bid tariff % Reduction in tariff No. MW Large PV projects through NVVN 28 350 7.49 9.44 8.77 43% Rs. / Unit Rs. / Unit Rs. / Unit Commissioning … Continue reading →

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JNNSM: Phase 1 Batch 1, project status and tariff reduction numbers

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

  Scheme Projects allotted Projects Commissioned Weighted Average bid tariff % Reduction in tariff No. MW No. MW Large PV projects through NVVN 30 150 26 130 12.16 Rs. / Unit 32 % 2 Projects Cancelled Migration Scheme SPV 13 … Continue reading →

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A glimpse into the future of Indian Solar – Ritesh Pothan

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

  It was an immense pleasure to be amongst the august speakers at the Solar Market Conference in Delhi on the 29th and sharing the dias with key decision makers of India’s Renewable Energy Policy. Key speakers were Tarun Kapoor … Continue reading →

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Current status of JNNSM Phase-I – IREDA

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Scheme / Technology Projects allotted (no.) Capacity (MW) Projects commissioned (no.) Capacity (MW) Batch I Large scale PV 28* 140.00 25 125.00 Migration scheme (PV) 13 54.00 11 48.00 Migration Scheme (Thermal) 3 30.00 1** 2.50 RPSSGP 78 98.05 65 … Continue reading →

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Is solar panel manufacturing in India on its way out

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Source: Down to Earth Author(s): Kushal Pal Sing…, Jonas Hamberg About 40 kilometres from Delhi, in the bustling real estate market of Noida-Greater Noida, lies the biggest irony that the renewable energy industry faces. Indosolar, the country’s largest manufacturer of solar photovoltaic cells, … Continue reading →

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Solar lights for Himachal shepherds subsidized by 95%

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

The state government, through an announcement, has said that sheep breeders in Himachal Pradesh will be provided highly subsidised solar lights to make life easier for them. The chief minister, P K Dhumal, said each solar light after being fully … Continue reading →

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Off-grid power shines in India’s solar village

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Life in the remote village of Meerwada used to grind to a standstill as darkness descended. Workers downed tools, kids strained to see their schoolbooks under the faint glow of aged kerosene lamps and adults struggled to carry out the … Continue reading →

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Solar ATMs are helping spread banking in remote areas

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

In January 2010, State Bank of India was about to open a branch in Sannyasidanga village near Jangipur, West Bengal — the Lok Sabha constituency of Pranab Mukherjee, then finance minister and now president of India. It would be the … Continue reading →

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Tokelau atoll to shed complete diesel dependence by replacing with solar

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Diesel-dependent Tokelau is still on track to become the first entirely solar-powered places on Earth in a project led by a New Zealand solar company. All three atolls in the South Pacific dependency, a New Zealand territory, will have their … Continue reading →

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Solar Market in India 2012″ being held at Hyatt Regency, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi on 29th August,2012.

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Solar Energy Association of Gujarat is supporting an important National Seminar  “Solar Market in India 2012″  being held at Hyatt Regency, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi on 29th August,2012. The Highlights of the Seminar are as follows: The Seminar is … Continue reading →

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Gujarat planning world’s largest solar power plant with funding from IFC

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

With renewable energy the in thing nowadays, the state government is exploring the possibility of setting up a 1,000 MW solar power project. The government has initiated talks with International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank arm, seeking its support … Continue reading →

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Andhra Pradesh Government has agreed to permit state-owned power utility Generation Corporation of Andhra Pradesh to set up 100 MW solar power plants

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

The Andhra Pradesh Government has agreed to permit state-owned power utility Generation Corporation of Andhra Pradesh to set up 100 MW solar power plants close to the existing thermal and hydel power plants. This move is part of the State … Continue reading →

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Solar PV installations cross 1 GW / 1000 MW Mark

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Solar photovoltaic installations in India have crossed the 1,000 MW or 1 gigawatt (GW) mark, data made available by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, show. As at the end of June, India had grid interactive solar PV installed … Continue reading →

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MNRE plans to set up company for generating power using biomass

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

In a bid to encourage renewable energy sources of power generation in India, the union ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) is looking at setting up a company for biomass-based power generation and promotion on the lines of Solar … Continue reading →

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Tamil Nadu Solar Land Rush begins

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Investors are recreating the oil rush of a century ago, only this time they are descending with fistfulls of cash on dustbowls and barren tracts in Tamil Nadu’s districts like Cuddalore, Tirunelveli and Tuticorin, hoping to make big bucks from … Continue reading →

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Azure Power (Gujarat), Millennium Synergy and ESP Urja, Solar power developers in legal tangle over shareholding pattern changes with Gujarat Govt

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Three solar power companies are in a legal tangle with the Gujarat Government over the issue of ownership of the companies that are putting up the projects. All the three – Azure Power (Gujarat), Millennium Synergy and ESP Urja – … Continue reading →

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Solar power shines on photo voltaic panel price crash

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Riding on the crash in photo voltaic (PV) panel prices, the solar power sector in India had a dream run last year with capacity ballooning to 940MW in 2011-12 from a paltry 20MW in 2010-11. That’s just statistics. What’s significant and not … Continue reading →

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Is the answer to India’s energy future blowing in the Wind? – by Ritesh Pothan

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Ritesh Pothan offer us an in-depth analysis of the wind industry present and future in India. “Wind is still considered an area of growth by the MNRE however the situation on the ground is a different story,” says Ritesh. “There … Continue reading →

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V Saibaba, CEO, Lanco Solar discusses the prospects of solar business

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

In recent years, while the demand for solar power has multiplied many fold, the prices for solar products (like solar cells) have crashed to unviable levels, making manufacturing a tough option. This has been due to over supply from Chinese manufacturers who … Continue reading →

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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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Tata Power helps lights up two villages in Maharashtra with solar energy through Nabard

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Two villages in Maharashtra which had no electricity till now have been linked up by Tata Power’s solar power initiative. Tata Power Community Development Trust has provided power to about 50 households in Limbarvadi and Bhadaskonda of the Mulshi region … Continue reading →

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