Vikram Solar, one of India’s leading solar module manufacturers and prominent rooftop solar & EPC solutions provider commissioned three new solar plants for Airport Authority of India (AAI) in Dibrugarh, Gaya, and Gondia, furthering the company’s contribution to solarization of airports in India. These three new projects have a cumulative capacity Read more…
Vikram Solar, one of India’s leading module manufacturers and prominent EPC solutions & rooftop solar providers, was awarded the “Customer Obsession Award for Active Customer Engagement” by CII at an event ceremony held in New Delhi. This recognition marks Vikram Solar’s third consecutive win at the CII Award for Customer Read more…
Lockdown due to COVID-19 to be treated as Force Majeure Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has said that the Renewable Energy implementing agencies may grant extension of time for RE projects, on account of lockdown due to COVID-19, equivalent to the period of lockdown and additional 30 (thirty) Read more…
Ministry of New &Renewable Energy(MNRE)has recently issued office memorandum extending the effective dates for implementation of Approved Lists of Models & Manufacturers (ALMM) for Solar PV modulesand Solar PV cells to 30th September 2020, which was earlier 31.03.2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic. With the objective of building energy security for the country and Read more…
Tuticorin Port Trust, Govts of M P and Odissa express keen interest Ministry initiates moves to attract investments by Firms shifting base from China Major Policy Changes brought in to incentivise the RE equipment manufacturing for domestic use and exports The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy(MNRE) has initiated action Read more…
NHPC, a CPSU under Union Ministry of Power successfully conducted the e-reverse Auction(ERA) on 16.04.2020 for the 2000 MW Grid Connected Solar PV Project to be set up anywhere in India. The auction was held in presence of Shri A.K Singh, CMD, NHPC and Shri Y.K. Chaubey, Director (Technical). In Read more…
1. Introduction It is vitally important that developers and financiers of solar energy projects follow best practices in developing, constructing, operating and financing projects. Prior to investing, investors should consider the risks involved in investing in the Solar Business and whether it is appropriate for investment objectives, needs and financial circumstances. Read more…
India’s bid to protect its solar-equipment makers by imposing a safeguard duty on cheap, Chinese imports has failed, according to domestic manufacturers, who are campaigning for tougher measures. The country last year imposed a 25% tariff on solar cells and modules imported from China and Malaysia for two years. That Read more…
India’s ambitious plan to take the leadership position among nations as one of largest producers of renewable energy may have run into some unfavorable weather. Freak climatic conditions are damaging renewable energy projects, threatening a business which survives on wafer-thin margins. A storm in India’s Rajasthan state, known for its deserts and Read more…