A few weeks back there were a number of posts from the mainstream media in India which claimed Gujarat to be the leading state in terms of rooftop solar installations. The excitement for the news on social media was visible from the enthusiastic shares by supporters of both the state and the solar sector.
But is Gujarat really the leading rooftop solar installations in India?
Solar power developers that participated in one of the largest auctions in India suffered a major jolt at the hands of the government of Jharkhand state as the latter decided to reduce the tariff available to successful bidders of an auction held in March 2016.
Originally published on Cleantechies. Results are in for the first solar power auction in the east Indian state of Jharkhand. The solar power tariffs quoted by the project developers are slightly higher than what have been seen in recent auctions, but it does give some breathing space to developers who … [continued]
Indian states are lining up rapidly to launch massive solar power tenders one after the other as India marches towards its target of 100 GW solar power capacity by 2022. The eastern state of Jharkhand has launched a tender for 1.2 GW solar PV power capacity to be set up … [continued]
Two leading Indian industrial conglomerates have proposed to set up 1 GW solar power capacity each in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. According to media reports, Adani Group and Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) have sent proposals to the Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency to set up solar … [continued]
In response to political extremism in some states, India will install solar mobile communications towers to facilitate ease of communications.
