Seeing the rapid decline in solar power tariffs and incentives from the government for inter-state transmission of solar power, Indian Railways is reportedly moving forward with a massive solar power park.
The United States is reportedly planning to take India back to the World Trade Organisation for violation of a decision regarding incentives for locally manufactured solar cells and modules.
The Indian government has expressed intentions to launch another highly ambitious solar power program. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy is exploring the appetite for setting up floating solar power projects.
Construction has begun at one of India’s largest solar power parks, located in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The solar power park is unique in more than one way.
In a short span of two years, SoftBank-backed SB Energy has emerged as one of the leading solar power developers in India. SB Energy has made significant inroads into the rapidly growing solar power market in India through expansive and aggressive participation in competitive auctions.
We reported a while back on the fact that a large portion of the mica that’s now sold on the international market — and used to make car paints, cosmetics, etc. sparkle — is originating from illegal child and debt labor mines in India. That was over a year ago now. Has anything changed since then? Based on a follow-up report from the Thomson Reuters Foundation, no — children are still working in illegal mica mines in large numbers, they’re still dying or disappearing, their deaths are still being covered up, and it’s still so that people in wealthier places can drive cars that sparkle.
India auctioned off 750 megawatts of utility-scale solar power capacity over the last few days to wrap up a highly eventful 2017 that saw new records being created in terms of tariffs.
The latest onshore wind energy auction in India has yielded the lowest-ever tariffs quoted by project developers.
After delay of several years, India may eventually auction and allocate its first-ever offshore wind energy projects next year.
This month India witnessed bittersweet news on the solar power front for its Make In India program that promotes foreign investment in the manufacturing sector.
