Politics Threatens World’s Largest Solar Power Project
A 4000 MW solar power project planned for eastern Rajasthan, India, could be scrapped because the wrong political party first came up with the project.
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Indian Renewable Energy Company Welspun Plans $2.5 Billion Investment Over Next Three Years
Indian renewable energy company Welspun Energy has announced plans for investing $2.5 billion in solar and wind energy projects across the country.
India’s Solar Power Capacity Tops 2,600 MW
India is slowly building upon its installed solar power capacity, thanks to the comprehensive and ambitious National Solar Mission, state solar policies, and relatively increased enforcement of the Renewable Purchase Obligation. The country added almost 950 MW of solar power capacity between April 2013 and March 2014 (that is, FY2013-14). … [continued]
India’s Phase II Batch 1 Winning Allocations Announced
Originally published on Sustainability Outlook. By Upendra Bhatt & Riddhi Gupta After many months of almost no movement in the large-scale energy space, the announcement of Phase II Batch 1 winning allocations stimulated the market in February. Phase II will usher in solar infrastructure development at a rapid pace. However, the … [continued]
India Nearly Doubled Its Solar Power Capacity In 2013
Originally published on ClimateProgress. By Ari Phillips India added just over 1 gigawatt of solar energy to its electrical grid last year, a major milestone that nearly doubles the country’s cumulative solar energy capacity to 2.18 gigawatts. After a slow start to the year, solar installation picked up rapidly — a good sign that … [continued]
7 Sustainability Trends In India For 2014
Originally published on Sustainability Outlook. As we all bid adieu to a year in which turbulence was the only stable (and ‘sustainable’) phenomenon, we foresee the following 7 key sustainability headlines holding center stage in the year ahead: 1) Water efficiency takes prominence: With direct parallels to the Bureau of … [continued]
India’s Reliance Power To Commission Asia’s Largest Solar Thermal Power Plant Next Year
A subsidiary of one of India’s leading private sector power generating companies is expected to commission a 125 MW solar thermal power plant by March 2014. The power plant is expected to be the largest solar thermal power plant in Asia and the largest in the world using the linear … [continued]
2.8 GW Solar PV Capacity Expected To Be Added In India In 2014
States across India are competing with each other to install large-scale solar power projects. A number of states have announced ambitious solar power policies and also organised competitive auction of solar power projects, reaping massive response in most cases. A number of these auctions took place in late 2012 and … [continued]
Indian Concentrating Solar Power Plant Largest To Get Approval To Earn Carbon Credits
A 125 MW solar thermal power plant has become the largest concentrating solar power (CVP) plant in the world to be approved to earn carbon credits under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The project is part of India’s famed National Solar Mission program which aims to add 22 GW of … [continued]
Astonfield Solar PV Project Awarded India’s First ‘A’ Credit Rating For Solar Power Project
A 5 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project owned by Astonfield Renewables has become the first solar power project in India to receive an A class credit rating. The project has been given A- credit rating by Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited (CRISIL), a division of the McGraw Hill Corporation and whose … [continued]
