Welcome to the inaugural issue of our new India x Cleantech series! On a monthly basis, we will pull news from across clean technology sectors in India into a single, concise summary article. Ongoing, this series will find a home over on CleanTechnica’s “Future Trends” page. Without further ado, here are this month’s highlights from India x Cleantech.
Financial and project implementation troubles for Indian renewable energy developers do not seem to cease, with little to no solutions to the existing challenges and new ones coming up frequently.
The Indian state of Rajasthan continues to attract solar power developers from across the country with continued high subscription rates against the capacity offered in tenders.
“Investing in women is smart business and key to poverty alleviation at scale,” says Ajaita Shah, Founder and CEO of Frontier Markets, a rural marketing, sales, and service distribution company providing access to affordable and quality clean energy solutions and appliances to low-income households in India by building a network of rural entrepreneurs.
The latest solar power auction in one of India’s most favored states to set up large-scale solar power projects has witnessed a sharp cut in tariff bids placed by project developers.
Just over 18 months after Acme Solar Holdings quoted India’s lowest-ever solar power tariff, the company announced that it fully operationalized the project in a remote desert area in the state of Rajasthan.
In an attempt to mitigate any risks that prospective solar power project developers may face with the sale of generated electricity, India’s Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has announced a crucial modification in rules.
Uttar Pradesh is planning to acquire 750 megawatts solar power from a project located within the Bhadla solar power park in neighbouring state of Rajasthan.
Two marathon competitive auctions for a cumulative solar power capacity of 750 megawatts yielded new record-low solar tariff bids in India this month.
Originally published on CleanTechies. The Indian government has approved a large solar power park in the western state of Rajasthan in a bid to push public sector companies to invest in renewable energy infrastructure. According to media reports, the central government gave approval to a 200 M W solar power … [continued]
