MUMBAI : In September, while speaking at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York, Prime Minister Narendra Modi committed to setting up 450 gigawatts (GW) of non-fossil fuel power by 2022. With this, he more than doubled the initial target of 175GW of green energy that his own government had set Read more…
Solar power contracts of three major power plant developers with state-run NTPC Ltd have been cancelled due to delays in regulatory approvals, potentially disrupting India’s clean energy trajectory by knocking 1,400MW off it. These firms had participated in what was the first interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar auction conducted by Read more…
New Delhi: Power project developers in India, sourcing solar modules from China, plan to declare force majeure on meeting project completion deadlines because of supply disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak, multiple people aware of the development said. Chinese vendors have alerted Indian developers about delays in production, quality checks and transport Read more…
New Delhi: In what may impact India’ green energy trajectory, around 3 giga watt (GW) of solar projects, worth ₹16,000 crore, could be at risk of penalties for missing their project completion deadline if the coronavirus impact prolongs, according to CRISIL. “As per the standard terms of power purchase agreements, non-adherence Read more…
Solar power developers in India are crying foul over the government’s move to raise tariffs on imports of green energy equipment such as solar cells and modules in the budget. The step is aimed at driving local manufacturing of such equipment and discouraging low-quality Chinese imports but companies believe the Read more…
New Delhi: With Chinese vendors alerting Indian developers about delays in production, quality checks and transport of components due to the coronavirus outbreak, Indian solar industry captains believe there is an opportunity in this crisis. Modules account for nearly 60% of a solar project’s total cost. Chinese companies dominate the Read more…
Ratings agency Icra on Monday said the outbreak of deadly coronavirus poses concern for domestic solar developers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) due to disruption in supply chain for key components used for manufacturing solar modules. The solar energy sector is already facing several headwinds because of the long delays Read more…
An estimate of the potential installed capacity of the rooftop solar PV system must be made during feasibility of the site. The estimation of potential installed capacity, CR, in kilowatt-peak (kWp), may be made using the following equation: where: AR is the total roof area available for installation of solar Read more…
Energy yield (E) in kilowatt-hour can be estimated using the following equation: E = CR x GHIa x D In this equation: CR is the potential installed capacity of the solar PV rooftop system. GHIa is the global horizontal irradiation over a 1-year period in kWh/m2. Values can be obtained Read more…
A firm has lost an appeal after Aberdeen City Council won a court ruling throwing out an £8m claim against it over a solar energy scheme. The local authority had previously successfully argued that the action brought against it by Our Generation Ltd – about a termination notice – should be Read more…