Odisha Regulator Allows Net Metering for Rooftop Solar Capacity up to 500 kW
The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has allowed a net metering facility for rooftop solar systems up to 500 kW or up to the sanctioned load, whichever is lower, as ...
France Increases Feed-in Tariffs for Rooftop Solar Installations for Q2 2022
France’s independent energy regulatory commission, La Commission de Régulation de l'Énergie (CRE), released feed-in tariffs for rooftop solar systems up to 100 kW capacity for the second quarter of 2022 ...
India’s First Portable Rooftop Solar Systems Installed at Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple
Servotech Power Systems, a solar and energy-efficient products manufacturer, has installed India’s first portable solar rooftop systems at the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple complex in Gandhinagar. The installation of the ten ...
Benchmark Cost of ₹50,000/kW Approved for Rooftop Solar Systems of 1 kW to 3 kW in Himachal
The Himachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (HIMURJA) has released the approved benchmark costs for grid-connected residential rooftop solar projects for the financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24. Benchmark costs include the ...
Empanelment Tender for 10 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar Systems in Himachal Pradesh
The Himachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (HIMURJA) has issued a notice inviting tender for empanelment of vendors to design, supply, erect, and commission 10 MW of residential rooftop solar systems ...
Residential Consumers Can Soon Order a Rooftop Solar System Online
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a simplified procedure for residential consumers to install the rooftop solar system through any vendor of their choice under the ...
Karnataka Commission Allows Tariff of ₹7.08/kWh for a 10 kW Rooftop Solar Project
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), in a recent order, ruled in favor of a rooftop solar installer and said that the installer had commissioned the project well before the ...
MNRE Offers Residential Consumers Freedom of Choice to Select Rooftop Solar Installers
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced that residential consumers could install rooftop solar systems through vendors of their choice. They can inform the distribution company (DISCOM) ...
Bids Invited to Install 2 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems at Mumbai Monorail Stations
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has invited bids to install 2 MW of rooftop solar systems at Mumbai Monorail Project stations and sites. The scope of work includes site ...
Gujarat’s Residential Rooftop Solar Program Extended to 750 MW from 600 MW
The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has said it has decided to allow registration of residential rooftop solar applications for up to 750 MW capacity from empaneled vendors for ...
Delhi Metro Invites Bids for 2 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has issued a request for selection (RFS) to set up 2 MW of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems under the renewable energy service company (RESCO) ...
Rooftop Solar Installations Could Exceed 2,000 GW by 2050 Globally: Report
Rooftop solar installations could exceed 2,000 GW globally with more than 1,000 GWh of energy storage capacity by 2050, BloombergNEF and Schneider Electric have said in a recent report. The report ‘Realizing the Potential ...
Rooftop Solar Systems Installed at Government Industrial Training Institutes
The Uttar Pradesh government has installed rooftop solar systems with 40 kW capacity at 60 state Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) in the state. Similarly, solar systems with the same capacity ...
Hindustan Aeronautics Secures Net Metering for a 2.4 MW Rooftop Solar Project
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has approved net metering facility for a 2.4 MW grid-connected rooftop solar project at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) premises in Lucknow. Background ...
MNRE Hikes Benchmark Costs for Rooftop Solar Projects in FY 2022
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued benchmark costs for grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for the financial year (FY) 2021-22. The benchmark cost for FY ...
Empanelment Tender Issued for Residential Rooftop Solar Systems in Haryana
The Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVNL) has invited expression of interest for empanelment of agencies to set up grid-connected residential rooftop solar systems of capacities ranging from 1 kW ...
Karnataka Proposes Net Metering for Rooftop Solar Systems Up to 500 kW
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has proposed net metering for rooftop solar installations up to 500 kW from the earlier suggested cap of 10 kW. Earlier in February this ...
Rate Contract Tender Issued for 1.5 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects in Jharkhand
The Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) has issued a tender for the rate contract including design, supply, installation, and commissioning of 1.5 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems on ...
SECI Floats O&M Tender for 1 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects in Port Blair
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a tender for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of 1 MW grid-connected rooftop solar projects at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar ...
Rate Contract Tender Floated for 2.5 MW Rooftop Solar Projects in Kerala
The Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) has issued a tender for the rate contract of 2.5 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems. The capacity of ...
Residential Rooftop Solar Systems of 1 kW to Cost ₹53,651 in Kerala
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has discovered the lowest bid of ₹53,651 (~$721)/kW for residential rooftop solar systems of up to 1 kW. The bids were in response to ...
Punjab Issues Draft Regulations for Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar and Net Metering
The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has issued the draft Grid-Interactive Rooftop Solar Regulations, 2021. The regulations will come into force from the date of publication in the official ...
A 1 kW Residential Rooftop Solar System With Subsidy to Cost ₹31,200 in Andhra
Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Corporation Limited (APEPDCL) has discovered the lowest bid of ₹50,000 (~$673)/kW for residential rooftop solar systems of up to 1 kW under the capital expenditure ...
Rajasthan Extends Net Metering Facility for Rooftop Solar Projects Until September 15, 2021
Taking cognizance of the disruptions caused by the second surge of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has issued a notification, stating that rooftop and small solar ...
India Becomes New Benchmark for Low-Cost Residential Rooftop Solar: IRENA
The latest report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows that the trend of falling cost of solar and wind power continued despite the impact of the pandemic globally ...
