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In Need of Back-Up
In June 2018, the government has revised the targets for 2022 to increase the solar power capacity to 113 GW from the earlier set 100 GW. Though the industry has the capability to meet this, it is fighting policy-level challenges.
Ministry Of New And Renewable Energy, Solar Inverter, Mercom Capital, KN Sreevatsa, Anurag Garg, Schneider Electric, MR Rajesh, Power One Micro-Systems, GST, ABB, Sungrow India, Shekhar Singal, TMEIC, MNRE, Renjini Liza Varghese
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In Need of An Overhaul
Growth of rooftop solar installations in 2018 is likely to witness a decline on the back of regulatory complexity and policy uncertainty. POWER TODAY spoke to a cross-section of experts to understand what it would take to return traction to the segment.
Rooftop Solar, Mercom Capital, CAGR, Mercom Capital, Quoting Raj Prabhu, Make In India, MNRE, Vishwanathan Iyer, Andrew Hines, Cleanmax Solar, Kor Energy India, Sushil Sarawgi, SECI, GST, CPI
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Storing the Sun
With increase in share of renewables in the distribution system, it has become indispensable to incorporate large scale integration of energy storage, which gives flexibility to quickly ramp up supply in case the need arises.
Distribution System, Debi Prasad Dash, IESA, Customised Energy Solutions, Electricity Sector, Goi, Hartek Group, Su-Kam Feels, Venture Capital, Mercom Capital Group, PV Penetration, JNNSM, Kadapa Solar Park, GST
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Payment delays are increasing risk and project costs for solar and wind projects | Mercom
Payment delays by distribution companies (discoms) continue to pose a challenge for the growing renewable energy sector in India as it tries to achieve 175 GW of renewable installations by 2022.
Discoms, Payment Delays, Mercom Report, MSEDCL, UDAY, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Electricity, Jharkhand Urja Vitran Nigam Limited, Raj Prabhu, Mercom Capital Group, MAHAGENCO
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Green Grid Gap
Green Energy Corridor planned to carry ´intermittent´ solar and wind power from producers to consumers efficiently, is yet to catch up with the pace of capacity creation.
Green Energy Corridor, Intermittent, Paris Summit, Renewable Power, Infrastructure, Piyush Goyal, Mercom Capital Group, Solar Installations, Electricity, Grid, NGCP, REMC, MNRE, Transmission, Solar Parks
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Solar’s share in India’s power generation on the rise | CEA
With increasing installation activity, the solar sector has come a long way in the past two years in India. Solar energy now accounts for almost one per cent of total power generated in India and 13 per cent of the total renewable power generated in the country. S
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Elemental Dissonance
Solar has many unique attributes which make it a preferred source of power, particularly in India, a densely populated country with a high energy deficit - where it can be rapidly deployed across most parts of the country, due to its modular nature and by virtue of it being environment friendly.
Solar, Bridge To India, Goi, Solar Manufacturing Sector, Mercom Capital Group, Solar Installations, Raj Prabhu, Processes, Grid Infrastruture, Ashish Khanna, Tata Power Solar, Tangedco, PPA, NTPC, SECI
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Good monsoon A mixed blessing
After enduring two consecutive years of drought, the monsoon in India has been recorded as ´normal´ in 2016, at just 3 per cent below the long term average. The monsoon, which spans from June to September, is said to be normal when rainfall is between 96-104 per cent of the long term (50 year) average of about 88 centimetres
El Nino Year, Food Production, GDP, Hydel Reservoirs, Hydro Power, Dharmakirti Joshi, CRISIL Ltd, Aditya Ravidran, Feedback Business Consulting Services Pvt Ltd, Hydel-Power Producers, Mahagenco, MERC, MSEDCL, UDAY, Renew Installations
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