ndia has about 76 GW of installed renewable energy capacity and policymakers are quite confident that the set target of 175 GW will be achieved on time, by 2022. That said, the renewable energy sector continues to be plagued by issues of inadequate transmission capacity, delays in land acquisition and Read more…
India’s solar EPC company Sterling and Wilson, a part of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, has emerged as the second largest utility solar scale EPC players in the global market after market leader China’s TBEA Co, according to the latest IHS Markit‘s Solar EPC and O&M Provider Tracker report. “Sterling and Wilson Read more…
NAGPUR: In a bid to promote green power in the state, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has issued gazette notification on installation of net metering system of rooftop photo voltaic (PV) solar power units. With the issuance of the notification last week, solar power can now be harnessed by domestic Read more…
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh will soon have net metering facility to facilitate sale of solar power produced from rooftops by individual producers. Having taken big strides in green energy field, MP will join the few states in country to have this facility. Presently Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Read more…
NEW DELHI: BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL), one of the power discoms of Delhi, will launch a blockchain-based platform on a trial basis for consumer-to-consumer (or peer-to-peer) solar power trading. The method can be used by consumers with rooftop solar power infrastructure to further monetise their investment. Consumers with this Read more…
NEW DELHI: With the electricity watchdog paving the way for group net metering and virtual net metering wherein multiple electricity consumers can be beneficiaries to a single solar plant, discoms have been asked to submit their feedback on how to make the process more beneficial for consumers.In a joint committee Read more…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission, to further the deployment of renewable energy projects in Delhi, in concurrence with power minister Satyendar Jain, has notified the Group Net Metering Framework and Virtual Net Metering Framework for the city. This will allow thousands of RWAs and lakhs of individuals to take Read more…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu’s roof-top solar power policy that helps consumers cut down their electricity bills by sending back generated power to the grid is in a crisis.Many with roof-top solar power plants haven’t got bi-directional net meters from Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) for 4-6 months, and in Read more…
Aurangabad: The Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture (CMIA) will organise a conclave on net-metering at Chhatrapati Shahu College of Engineering, Kanchanwadi on Wednesday.Head of energy cell, CMIA, B V Soni said, “In order to meet the power requirement the state has introduced a power policy that will provide roof-top Read more…
GURUGRAM: The city-based National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) on Friday launched Asia’s first real-time monitoring system to keep tabs on the output of renewable energy generated on the campus, adding another green feather to India’s cap. NISE can now meet all its energy requirements through solar power and produce Read more…