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Mahindra Susten, the renewable business arm of Mahindra group, has got binding offers from CLP India and the Piramal Group for its 160 megawatts (MW)…
Read insight — Mahindra in final lap to sell solar portfolioNEW DELHI : French energy giant Total SA has agreed to acquire 50% in Adani Group’s solar assets for $510 million, in one of the biggest…
Read insight — Sun shines for Adani as Total buys 50% in solar business for $510 millionNew Delhi: As part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s strategy to double farmers’ income by 2022 and further burnish India’s green energy credentials,…
Read insight — Budget2020: KUSUM solar power pumps scheme to be expandedMumbai: The Maharashtra government’s proposal to switch from net metering to net billing for commercial and industrial rooftop solar power projects is likely to sound the…
Read insight — Why net billing systems will kill Maharashtra’s rooftop solar marketMUMBAI : Trina Solar of China is keen to invest in Indian solar power projects as part of its wider strategy to expand the market for…
Read insight — Chinese module maker Trina explores tie-ups to fund distressed solar projectsNearly half the world’s electricity will come from renewable energy by 2050 as costs of wind, solar and battery storage continue to plummet. That titanic shift over the…
Read insight — The world will get half its power from wind, solar by 2050Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced expansion of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) Scheme under which 20 lakh farmers would…
Read insight — Govt expands PM KUSUM scheme for solar pumps, targets to cover 20 lakh farmersNEW DELHI : With a spate of issues relating to pricing, funding and policy uncertainty slowing the growth of renewable energy sector in India, the ambitious…
Read insight — How to lower renewable energy costs in IndiaAmerican solar panel maker First Solar is exploring a potential sale of around 45 megawatts (MW) of its solar power assets in India, two people…
Read insight — US-based First Solar in talks to sell 45MW of solar assets in IndiaNew Delhi: India is considering a new tender to develop solar power equipment manufacturing that doesn’t include a requirement to also generate electricity, a move aimed…
Read insight — Government considers new solar tender with focus on factories