It is raining solar power auctions in India, so much so that it is becoming difficult to even track the auction results. Results of a fresh auction under the National Solar Mission were announced recently, with one of the leading solar power project developers, Azure Power, securing 100 MW of … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. The Solar Energy Corporation of India will soon hold the first auctions under the phase 2 batch 3 of the National Solar Mission. According to media reports, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) will soon announce details of the auction of 500 MW capacity … [continued]
The World Trade Organization has passed judgement against India’s solar policy that had sought to promote the use of domestically manufactured solar power equipment. Delivering a judgement on the complaint filed by the United States, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that domestic content requirements under India’s National Solar Mission … [continued]
The recent policies enacted by the Indian government to promote solar power capacity may finally be reaping positive results for the domestic solar module manufacturers. One of the emerging module manufactures in India — Waaree Energies — will increase its production capacity to 1 GW per annum, the company has … [continued]
Pushing forward with the plan to mandate state-owned companies to set up large-scale solar power projects, the Indian government has issued draft guidelines for the implementation of 1 GW solar photovoltaic power capacity. The Indian government, through the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, has asked public sector companies from … [continued]
India is preparing for yet another solar photovoltaic power auction as it pushes for 100 GW installed solar power capacity by 2022. The latest draft guidelines pertain to an impending auction of 2 GW solar PV capacity, possibly within this calendar year. The auction will be a part of the … [continued]
The Indian government’s plan to aggressively expand large-scale solar power capacity addition through state-owned companies has started taking shape. NTPC Limited has issued three tenders to set up a total solar photovoltaic power capacity of 750 MW. This capacity will be developed in batches of 250 MW each in three … [continued]
