Saurabh Motiwala, Engineer, Renewable Energy, Tractebel Engineering India has been witnessing exponential growth in the solar power segment with the overall installations crossing the 17 GW mark in 2017, a 60 per cent growth over […]
The Directorate General of Safeguards (DGS), part of the Ministry of Finance, has recently proposed a 70 per cent safeguard duty on imported solar cells and modules for a period of 200 days, in order […]
With multiple sources generating power at various costs, power procurement from the grid is based on the merit order despatch mechanism, wherein electricity is supplied as per the cost of generation. As a result, power […]
The first month of 2018 witnessed significant activity in the solar power segment, with a series of tenders announced by government agencies and industry players giving further impetus to the country’s clean energy goals. The […]
The open access (OA) market has been restrained largely because of policy and regulatory constraints, which stem from discoms’ unwillingness to part with their high-paying customers. As a result, the renewable energy OA market accounts […]
There are about 90 million electric pumps and 9 million diesel pumps installed across the country. However, about 50 per cent of the net sown area is still not irrigated. Power cuts are common throughout […]
India’s renewable energy project tendering activity is at an all-time high. The month of January alone saw tenders for over 5.5 GW being launched by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and other state-level […]
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission and the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission have released their respective draft regulations for the forecasting, scheduling and deviation settlement of solar and wind power generation. According to these regulations, […]
February Issue 2018
Nano-science has revolutionised the clean energy field by opening up new avenues for synthesising materials that can generate energy on a very small scale and power-specific devices instead of supplying the same to the grid. […]
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