As India moves rapidly towards its target of 175 GW of installed renewable energy capacity by 2022, it is experiencing some hiccups in integrating the new capacity into the country’s underdeveloped grid. Solar plants are […]
Efficient grid integration has assumed prime importance in the country’s energy and power sector, considering the impetus being given to the growth of renewable energy capacity over the next five years. Given the variability and […]
The power sector is growing like never before to cater to the ever-increasing needs of a rapidly developing economy, with solar energy emerging as a pacesetter. Registering a phenomenal twentyfold growth in generation in just […]
In the Union Budget 2016-17, the government reduced the accelerated depreciation benefit from 80 per cent to 40 per cent. Meanwhile, there was no clarity on whether the generation-based incentive scheme would be continued. These […]
Wind power development in the country started in 1986, with the setting up of the first wind farms in Maharashtra (Ratnagiri), Gujarat (Okha) and Tamil Nadu (Tirunelveli). Despite several challenges, the segment has since recorded significant growth. Today, […]
With 175 GW of renewable energy capacity targeted to be installed by 2022, the power sector needs to gear up to integrate the electricity generated into the grid for transmission across the country. However, given […]
For the Indian wind power segment, 2016-17 has been a record year, both in terms of cumulative installed capacity and annual additions, with the country emerging as the fourth largest market for wind energy globally. […]
Lack of access to finance has been a long-standing hurdle in the path of renewable energy growth. Where capital has been available, the terms have often been unfavourable for long-term sustainability. However, with a growing […]
The past two years have been among the most successful for the Indian renewable energy sector. The year 2015-16 saw a record capacity addition in both the wind and solar segments, with solar crossing a […]
Solar power tariffs saw a steep decline in the recent Rewa Solar Park auction. While this is being seen as a significant achievement in the country’s solar growth story, industry stakeholders are wary of the […]
With the steep fall in solar tariffs, there is an increasing pressure on the solar industry to continuously optimise the cost of various plant components. The past few years have seen a significant decline in […]
With the fall in tariffs, there is pressure on developers to reduce the capital cost and gestation period of solar power plants. At par in importance with modules, balance of system (BoS) has seen a […]
The global as well as the Indian solar market is set to grow rapidly in the coming years mainly on account of significant cost reductions in the segment, including a reduction in the cost of […]
The rooftop solar segment forms a large part of the 100 GW solar energy target to be achieved by 2022. While the government has been promoting the segment, there exist certain regulatory and implementation challenges […]
Fourth Partner Energy is one of the emerging rooftop-focussed players in India. Incorporated in 2010 in Hyderabad, the company has delivered around 16 MW of solar rooftop installations so far across 700 locations in the […]
One of India’s leading IT companies, Infosys has an obligation to meet a certain proportion of its power needs through renewable energy sources, as per the electricity regulations. But the company is many steps ahead. […]
Net metering was introduced in India to provide a boost to the solar rooftop segment. The mechanism allows for a two-way flow of power, wherein the consumer can generate electricity from the rooftop solar photovoltaic […]
Despite the government’s focus on the utility-scale solar power sub-segment, the rooftop solar segment has been able to maintain its market share at about 10 per cent over the past few years. Capacity addition has […]
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