Author: Prasanna Singh

Interview with Honey Raza, Head – Sales (India), Ginlong [Ningbo] Technologies

 Ginlong Solis, established in 2005, is a specialist in manufacturing string inverters for converting DC to AC power and interacting with the utility grid. The company’s client base spread across various segments including residential, commercial and utility scale solar market. It’s products have been exported to over 80 countries globally. In an exclusive interview […]

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Sterling and Wilson Loses The Perception Battle

As India has emerged to become the world’s third-largest solar market, it was but natural to expect firms based on the country to make a name in EPC work too. Sterling and Wilson did just that, and more. Riding on the boom in Indian solar and the strong group background in the construction sector, the […]

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Tariff Relief For Welspun, NSEFI Through APTEL in Tamil Nadu

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), the final authority, other than the Supreme Court, for adjudicating on power-related issues, has provided relief to Welspun Renewables Energy Private Limited, in its appeal against an order of the TNERC. (Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission) with the TANGEDCO as co-respondent. The TNERC order was passed on 28th March […]

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French Energy Major EDF Bets on Storage With Pivot Power Buy

French utility EDF continues to invest in a future where it expects storage to play a critical role, by acquiring UK battery storage firm Pivot Power. For EDF, the acquisition is another step in its effort to become a large scale storage firm. The takeover of Pivot Power also follows EDF’s acquisition in September 2018 […]

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INOX Wind Flies on Back of 38 MW Wind Order from ReNew

INOX wind, the listed supplier and operator of wind power plants, has announced a fresh order for 38 MW from Renew Power. The company in its press filing to the exchange said that it has bagged the order for the wind power project to be developed at Anjar in the State of Gujarat from ReNew Power […]

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Ginlong Turns in Stellar Third Quarter Numbers

Ningbo, China based String inverter maker Ginlong has announced its third quarter results, with revenues at $52 million. For the firm, which started operations in 2005, these numbers demonstrate the scoching growth it has seen since post 2016, being higher than the numbers recorded in 2014, 2015, and 2016 combined.The numbers also come at a […]

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Solar Power and Agriculture: Can There Be a Happy Coexistence?

News yesterday that cranberry farmers in Massachusetts, US, are trying out solar installations on their farms to get some extra income has put the focus back on one of the biggest critiques of solar power. That there simply isn’t enough land that meets the requirements of sunlight, proximity to the transmission grid, and a ready […]

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At Rs 2.71, Developers Hold Their Ground on SECI’s ISTS-VI Auction

In the latest auction for 960 MW of inter-state transmission system (ISTS-VI) connected solar projects, SECI has declared ReNew Power (300 MW) at Rs 2.71 /kWh, Avaada Energy (300 MW) at Rs 2.71 /kWh, Masaya Solar Energy (UPC Renewables) (300 MW) at Rs 2.71/kWh, and Tata Power (60 MW) at Rs 2.72 /kWh as winners. For […]

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Is Chindia the Answer to India’s Manufacturing Puzzle?

When it comes to manufacturing in Solar, it is not a rankings fight globally. China settled that some time ago. By 2012 to be accurate. It’s a fight for the other 30 percent market share, be it with breakthrough innovations, temporary tariff protections or sheer cussedness as the US is doing right now. But eventually, […]

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