The government has set a target to install 100 GW of solar power capacity by 2022, of which 40 GW is to be achieved by the rooftop solar segment. Several policy measures have been announced […]
India’s rooftop solar segment has grown from a mere 3 MW in 2011 to around 2,300 MW as of December 2019. While this jump might seem significant, it is inconsequential when compared to the growth […]
For the past one year, the solar industry has been focusing more on rooftop solar development. An increasing number of states are reforming their net metering regulations. In Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, new net […]
The current rooftop solar capacity in India stands at 3.4 GW. Of this, rooftop solar projects set up for commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers account for 70 per cent. Moreover, rooftop solar uptake in the […]
The installed rooftop solar capacity in India stands at around 3.4 GW. Of this, the residential segment accounts for a mere 521 MW. This is insignificant given the huge potential in this segment. In an […]
India’s biggest solar parks are being built in states like Karnataka, Telangana, Rajasthan and Gujarat – essentially, in regions with sunshine and vacant arid land. But across the country, transit systems, airports, hospitals, campuses, malls, […]
The solar power segment in India has been witnessing unprecedented growth recently. As of March 2018, the total installed solar power capacity stood at 21.6 GW, of which 9.6 GW was added in 2017-18. However, […]
Rooftop solar power has not gained as much traction as the utility-scale ground-mounted solar power segment in India. Despite having central and state policies, a conducive net metering framework and ambitious targets in place, the […]
The rooftop solar segment grew by 81 per cent in 2016-17 over 2015-16. As opposed to other rooftop-rich countries that have grown on the back of high capacity addition in the residential rooftop segment, the […]
With a target of 100 GW of installed solar power capacity by 2022, the government is counting on all segments to achieve its ambitious plans. Of the total 100 GW, 40 GW has been earmarked […]
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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