Make in India Solar
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Make in India Solar
Local Gains: Domestic solar manufacturing gets a big fillip
As India moves towards installing more than 200 GW of new solar power capacity by 2030, there is a collective aim to ensure that a large part of this is made from locally sourced components. […]
Projects
Indian government allocates 39,600 MW of domestic solar PV module manufacturing capacity under PLI (Tranche-II)
The Indian government has allocated a total capacity of 39,600 MW of domestic solar PV module manufacturing capacity to 11 companies, with a total outlay of Rs 14 billion under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme […]
Projects
RIL to invest in 10 GW of solar energy projects in Andhra Pradesh
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has announced plans to establish a 10 GW project in solar energy projects in Andhra Pradesh. The latest commitment comes in lieu of the company’s announcement to build 10 GW of […]
Knowledge Bank
Solar PLI Scheme Guidelines: MNRE
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has released the Scheme Guidelines for Implementation of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme (Tranche II) under ‘National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules’ for achieving manufacturing […]
Interviews
Green Corporate PPAs: Gaining momentum in India
Green corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) have garnered immense interest in the Indian market. Under this arrangement, the customer signs an agreement directly with the project developer for the purchase of renewable energy for a […]
Solar Power
Long Road Ahead: Need to plug policy gaps to promote domestic solar manufacturing
By Sarthak Takyar To promote domestic manufacturing and reduce the dependence on solar imports from various countries, especially China, the Indian government has taken a number of policy initiatives. These include the production-linked incentive (PLI) […]
Policies and Programmes
The Union Cabinet extends PLI scheme for high efficiency solar PV modules
The Union Cabinet has approved the request by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to implement the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (Tranche II) on the “National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules”. The […]
Projects
India floats a tender for 50 GWh of ACC batteries
The Indian Ministry of Heavy Industries has floated a global tender to develop a cumulative 50 GWh of advance-chemistry battery cell manufacturing units. This tender has been issued under the government’s production-linked incentive scheme. The […]
Miscellaneous
PLI scheme for solar manufacturing gets overwhelming response
The Indian government’s production-linked incentives (PLI) scheme for gigawatt-scale manufacturing of high-efficiency solar modules has received bids for 54.8 GW of capacity. These bids were both from existing manufacturers and new players; out of the […]
Energy Storage Systems
Manufacturing Incentive: PLI scheme for ACC batteries to help reduce import dependence
In June 2021, the Department of Heavy Industry released a detailed notification on the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage, for the implementation of giga-scale ACC manufacturing facilities […]