Fourth Partner Energy Raises $15 Million in Third Funding Round to Expand Solar Portfolio
Distributed solar company, Fourth Partner Energy, has raised $15 million (~₹1.1 billion) in debt funding from responsAbility, a Switzerland-based development asset manager. According to the company’s press statement, the funding ...
Gujarat Commission Allows DISCOMs to Procure Power from Small Solar Projects to Meet RPO
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has passed an order allowing Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) and the other distribution companies (DISCOMs) in the state to procure power from ...
China Announces 2019 Feed-in-Tariff Levels for Solar Projects
Ending months of uncertainty in the solar market, the Price Bureau of China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced the level of solar FIT payments for large-scale projects which ...
China’s Solar Installations Dip 40% YoY to 5.2 GW in Q1 2019
China installed 5.2 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019. When compared to Q1 2018, this was a nearly 40% decline in installation numbers ...
Gujarat Has a New Policy for Small-Scale Distributed Solar PV Projects
The government of Gujarat has approved a policy that aims to develop the state’s small-scale distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) sector. According to a Gujarat government official, “The policy aims to ...
China Installs Better than Expected 44 GW of Solar Capacity in CY 2018
In the calendar year (CY) 2018, China installed 44.26 GW of solar photovoltaic capacity. The country installed 9.76 GW of solar PV capacity in the fourth quarter of CY 2018 ...
MNRE Extends Implementation Timeline for Distributed Solar Projects on Two Islands
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the implementation timeline of 40 MW of distributed grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects in Andaman & Nicobar, and Lakshadweep ...