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Advanced PV Technologies Turn Rooftop Solar Systems into Profitable, Long-lasting Assets
Rooftop solar installations are slowly making inroads in India lately as compared to many developed nations where the deployments are far larger in scale. Rooftop solar’s potential has been marred ...
Industry Groups Ask for Renewable Generators to be Fully Paid Amid COVID-19 Crisis
The Solar Power Developers Association (SPDA) and the Indian Renewable Energy Alliance (IREA) have written letters to the Government of India requesting necessary relief for renewable energy generators in the ...
Mercom Coronavirus Live Updates: Effect on Clean Energy in India
The impact of Coronavirus has finally reached the Indian clean energy sector. Mercom had forecasted solar installations in India to grow by 17% year-over-year due to a strong pipeline of ...
Solar Imports to India Declined by 39% in Q2 2019
India’s solar imports declined significantly in the second quarter (Q2) of the calendar year (CY) 2019. Solar modules and cells worth $399 million (~₹27.75 billion) were imported by India in ...
Corporate Funding for Solar Sector Globally Rises by 34% With $9 Billion in 9M 2019
Total corporate funding (including venture capital/private equity, public market, and debt financing) in the first nine months (9M) of 2019 was up with $9 billion raised, compared to $6.7 billion ...
Aditya Birla Group Sets up a 24 MW Solar Power Project in Odisha
In a move that highlights the growing importance of solar power, Aditya Aluminium, which is a unit of the Aditya Birla Group, has set up a 24 MW solar power ...
Government’s New Transportation Fuel Guidelines Promote the Use of Biofuels
In a significant move that is bound to pave the way for the entry of new players in the fuel marketing space, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has ...
UAE-Based Masdar Wins Bid to Develop 100 MW Solar Project in Uzbekistan
Masdar (or Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) has announced that it has won the bid to develop Uzbekistan’s first public-private partnership (PPP) solar project under the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) ...
Ciel & Terre Installs its First Floating Solar Project in India at Cochin Airport
Bengaluru-based Ciel Et Terre Solar Pvt. Ltd. (CTSP), an Indian subsidiary of Ciel & Terre, a French floating solar specialist, has announced its first 450 kW floating solar project installed ...
Global Renewable Market Led by Solar Set to Grow by 50% in Next 5 Years: IEA Report
The global renewable energy sector is growing at a rapid pace, and the installation of solar PV systems at homes, commercial buildings, and industrial facilities are set to rise in ...
Tesco Lotus to Install Rooftop Solar Systems Across 19 Stores in Thailand
One of the leading hypermarket chains in Thailand, Tesco Lotus, has entered into a partnership with Singapore-based Cleantech Solar to install and operate solar rooftop systems across 19 stores in ...
AfDB Extends $153.5 Million for Developing Tunisia’s Power Transmission Network
In a major boost to the Tunisian renewable energy sector, African Development Board (AfDB) has sanctioned €138 million (~$153.5 million) for the Tunisian Company of Energy and Gas (STEG) to ...
Airtel Makes its Foray into Solar Through the Group Captive Model
Leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel Limited has entered into an agreement with AMPSolar Evolution Private Limited (AMPSolar), a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMPSolar Technology Private Limited (AMP), to acquire equity shares ...
The Right Mix of Energy Storage Technologies Can Have a Huge Impact: Interview
As India installs solar and wind energy at a rapid pace, grid congestion is a regular occurrence, power cuts are still prevalent, and curtailment of solar and wind is rampant ...
India’s Transmission Infrastructure Struggles to Keep Up With Wind and Solar Additions
With the expected surge in electricity demand over the coming decade and the rapid installation of solar and wind, India’s transmission and distribution system will require significant expansion sooner than ...
India’s Solar Exports to the US to Incur 25% Safeguard Duty from June 5, 2019
The United States President Donald Trump has ended India’s designation as a beneficiary developing country, thereby ending duty-free status of about 2,000 products amounting to approximately $6 billion, including solar ...
Mercom India MD Wins Illustrious Chanakya Award for ‘Communicator of the Year’
Priyadarshini Sanjay, Managing Director of Mercom Communications India (Mercom India), has been awarded the illustrious Chanakya Award for "Communicator of the Year - Corporate Communications." Priya Sanjay was selected out ...
Goldi Solar Launches New Corporate Identity at REI-2018
Goldi Green Technologies has launched their new corporate identity at REI 2018. The name of the company has been changed to Goldi Solar Pvt Ltd. Goldi’s PV module manufacturing capacity ...
