Page 12 - Solar Energy

Boost to India's renewables plan: China steps-up investment in solar energy

Although India is not part of Belt & Road initiative, China expanded investments to other countries

As solar energy booms, Indian manufacturers struggle to compete with China

Chinese companies accounts for around 85% of India's solar module demand, earning around $2 billion

2017 could be a record year for solar

It is estimated that the cost of solar panels will decline another 20 per cent this year

Cheaper solar sparks change in energy use

State govts cancelling coal power projects of 13 Gw indicates shift, says report

Make haste slowly on solar

India should not go overboard despite the sharp fall in prices

Solar tender and auction slow down despite installation speeding up

India needs to install 18 GW of solar per year through 2022 to reach the 100 GW installation target

Shadow on states' solar energy strategy

The discoms have a problem; as state government-funded entities, they are reluctant to add debt

Sun setting on states' solar projects

No mega tenders in pipeline by major states, demand for solar to be hit

Amplus Energy to offer solar power at Rs 3 per unit

In seven other states, the charges will range between Rs 5.3 and Rs 6.2 per unit

European solar company Lightsource enters Indian market

It won a 50 Mw solar project in Maharashtra under central government's National Solar Mission

Sunny days

A group in Lahaul and Spiti is turning around the region's ecology through solar energy

Tarrif capped at Rs 4/unit for 750 MW of solar projects in Rajasthan

The bidding is called under the VGF scheme of the government

Solar sector attracts corporate funding worth $3 billion in Q3

The sector had seen investments worth USD 1.7 billion in the April-June period