Govt moves away from sops for renewables, seeks review of UDAY to spur investment
Rather than budgetary sops, the centre’s focus is now on increasing the effectiveness of UDAY…
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Tamil Nadu’s power board stops floating tenders for solar, wind farms
After failing to get any response from investors over two financial years, Tamil Nadu’s electricity…
Sharp decline in India’s solar installations, govt. keeps chin up despite slump in renewables growth
In the first quarter of 2019, solar installation in India rose by 4% compared to…
In a first, India investing more in solar power than coal
A report by the International Energy Agency says India’s investments in renewable energy is outpacing…
India to set up 40 GW battery storage capacity by 2022, invest $40 billion
India is likely to call for bids to set up 40 GW of battery storage…
India looking at $500 bn investment in renewable energy generation by 2028
A massive $500-billion renewable energy investment is on the cards in India, according to the…
Global solar market bags $2.8 billion in private funding in Q1 2019
According to latest Mercom analysis, the global solar sector received $2.8 billion in corporate funding…
India imposes anti-dumping duty on import of solar EVA sheets from 4 countries
India has imposed an anti-dumping duty from $537 to upto $1,559 per tonne on Ethylene…
Rooftop solar phase 2: India to give $1.67 billion in govt funding
India will provide a whopping Rs11,814 ($1.67 billion) crore to support grid-connected rooftop solar in…
Solar power generation 5.8 per cent costlier post-GST
GST – A friction in India’s clean energy transition New Delhi (7 March 2019) –…