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Lack of accurate DNI data and forecasting techniques are roadblocks
With India eyeing such ambitious targets to magnify its solar capacity to 100 GW by FY 2022, the growth in the sector has been promising, but requires more impetus. On the policy front, although all the states have come up with dedicated solar policies with well-defined targets, there is barely any focus on CSP.
Amit Kumar, Pwc, CSP, NVVN, CSP Projects, JNNSM, Solar Parks, Solar PV Rooftop, CERC Solar PV Benchmark, NIWE, SRRA, Goi, Viability Gap Funding, CSP Technology
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FDI Initiatives And their Attractiveness
The future of India´s renewable energy story, as highlighted by the current government, is ´moving from megawatt to gigawatt´. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has pronounced a target of 175 GW of renewable energy generation capacity by 2022 (as on 30 April 2016, the figure stands at 43 GW).
MNRE, FDI, Renewable Energy Country, Solar Parks, Discoms, Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana, SECI, NVVN, Technology, R&D, Nishant Beniwal, Khaitan & Co, Prateek Bhandari
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Solar PV makers do not function in harmony
There is no solar manufacturers´ association worth its mettle to bring all the firms to unite and help sharpen government policies towards result-oriented implementation, says DT Barki, Director (Technical), Photon Solar
Solar, Airlines, Generation, DT Barki, Photon Solar, Solar PV, Sharp, Japan, Sunpower, China, Germany, EOU, JNNSM, NVVN, PV Supply Chain
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Drop in solar tariffs in India
Steep falling module prices, rapid advancement in technology and falling demand in the German and European market have led to a massive reduction in the cost of solar power, say Sumanto Basu and Pallavi Bedi.
Solar Power, Technology, Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy, Indian Government, Electricity Act, JNNSM, NVVN, PPA, NTPC, Solaire Direct
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Drop in solar tariffs in India
Steep falling module prices, rapid advancement in technology and falling demand in the German and European market have led to a massive reduction in the cost of solar power, say Sumanto Basu and Pallavi Bedi.
Solar Power, Technology, Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy, Indian Government, Electricity Act, JNNSM, NVVN, PPA, NTPC, Solaire Direct
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Innovation is the route to success
Many solar manufacturers may not enjoy double-digit operating margins but it is still vital to keep the R&D effort going and the JNNSM policy too encourages such R&D spending, K Subramanya, CEO, Tata BP Solar, informs R Srinivasan.
JNNSM Policy, K Subramanya, Tata BP Solar, Solar Power Plants, Customs Duty, Solar Insolation, NVVN, NTPC, Discoms, Crystalline Silicon Technology, RPPO, PPA, REC, MNRE, New Delhi
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Innovation is the route to success
Many solar manufacturers may not enjoy double-digit operating margins but it is still vital to keep the R&D effort going and the JNNSM policy too encourages such R&D spending, K Subramanya, CEO, Tata BP Solar, informs R Srinivasan.
JNNSM Policy, K Subramanya, Tata BP Solar, Solar Power Plants, Customs Duty, Solar Insolation, NVVN, NTPC, Discoms, Crystalline Silicon Technology, RPPO, PPA, REC, MNRE, New Delhi
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NVVN to export 250 MW to Bangladesh
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) has been given the mandate to export 250 MW of power from NTPC to Bangladesh. Arup Roy Choudhury, CMD, NTPC said that 250 MW will be exported to Bangladesh
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