Author: Prasanna Singh

Respite for South East Asia Manufacturers, As US Delays Decision on Solar Tariffs

The complaint by a group of manufacturers calling themselves the American Solar Manufacturers Against Chinese Circumvention, or A-SMACC that sought higher tariffs on Southeast Asian solar-power imports has led to an interesting situation with the US department of commerce asking the firms to identify themselves first. The issue had been raised by the largest body […]

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Developers, Indian Government May Need To Discuss Solar’s Perfect Storm Soon

As China moves with rolling power cuts and energy cutbacks to industries across key provinces, provinces like Jiangsu, which host some of the largest solar manufacturers, have been included in the cutbacks. The power cuts have been necessitated by a coal shortage/high cost coal, rising gas prices, a push for controlling overall emissions and more, […]

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PVEL Launches Crowd Power PQP To Deliver Inverter Performance

PV Evolution Labs, a leading global testing lab for the downstream solar and storage industry, has launched what it calls the Crowd Power Performance Qualification Program (PQP) to provide inverter buyers with an independently collected and managed data set to identify and avoid problem inverters, as the firm calls it. With the program, PVEL claims […]

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Poor Policy Choices Bring Pakistan To The Brink In Gas Price Surge

For Pakistan, the inexorable rise in global LNG spot prices is turning into a never ending nightmare. Thanks to a high dependence on spot gas purchases, the South Asian country of almost 220 million people is headed for a cold winter with possibly some of the poorest preparations in a decade. Even as the government […]

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Power Ministry Makes Key Changes in REC mechanism To Boost Demand

The Union Power and new and renewable energy minister, R.K. Singh has approved key changes to the tradable renewable energy certificate (RECs) mechanism. Perhaps the biggest one is a decision to make the REC perpetual, till they are sold. Thus, it will take the pressure off renewable energy generators to sell within a timeline or […]

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IREDA CMD Announces Plans For An IPO At AGM

Pradip Kumar Das, the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) at the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) announced plans to go for the institution to go for an initial public offering (IPO) soon at its 34th AGM yesterday. The CMD also informed shareholders about performance in 2020-21, when IREDA disbursed its second highest amount of […]

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Adani Green Energy to Acquire 40 MW Operational Solar Asset in Odisha

Adani Renewable Energy (MH) Limited (AREMHL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), has signed definitive agreements with Essel Green Energy Pvt Ltd to acquire 100% economic value in an SPV that owns a 40 MW operating solar project in Odisha. The company confirms that the project has a long-term Power Purchase Agreement […]

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The Waaree Energies IPO Finally Moves Closer, Marks A Major Step for Manufacturers

Mumbai-based Waaree Energies, India’s largest solar module manufacturer, has filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to raise Rs 1,350 crore via an initial public offer (IPO). The issue will also have an offer for sale by promoters. The news comes even as enough indications […]

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UltraTech Cement Joins RE100, Target Still 2050 For Net Zero

UltraTech Cement Limited, the largest manufacturer of grey cement, white cement and ready-mix concrete in India, has joined Climate Group’s RE100 initiative at Climate Week NYC 2021. As part of its commitment, UltraTech targets to meet 100 per cent of its electricity requirement through renewables sources by 2050. As the third largest cement manufacturer in […]

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