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SMA to showcase new products and PV solutions at SPI 2016

SMA is gearing up to showcase its brand new products and solutions at Solar Power International show in Las Vegas, September 12-15. The company notes that its booth will be filled with brand new products and solutions, including: Sunny Boy-US: SMA’s expanded line of Sunny Boy-US inverters with Secure Power Supply will be on display […]

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USAID collaborates with GE to improve standards in Indian solar industry

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced to fund and promote research in partnership with the General Electrics to improve standards in the Indian solar industry. This is one of the 49 projects selected by USAID’s US Global Development Lab today that would receive a total of USD 10 million to address critical […]

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Solar Installations in India to Reach 4.8 GW in 2016: Mercom Capital

Mercom Capital Group in its quarterly update on the Indian solar market revealed that solar installation in India will reach 4.8GW in calendar year 2016. The solar project pipeline in India is now approximately 21 GW, with 14 GW under development and 7 GW scheduled to be auctioned. India has reached 2.8 GW in solar […]

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21 Lakh Solar Renewable Energy Certificates remained unsold till the IEX’s August trading session

Around 21 lakh solar renewable energy certificates and another 73 lakh non-solar renewable certificates have piled up, remaining unsold till the August trading session of Indian Energy Exchange. It is estimated that only 22K solar certificates and 1.36 lakh non-solar certificates were sold in the session. Solar certificates were sold at Rs. 3500 per certificates […]

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MNRE asks Channel Partners, SNAs, PSUs and Agencies to ensure Geotagging of all renewable Energy projects

Government of India has setup an ambitious target of installing I 00 GW of Solar Power by 2022, which include 40GW of grid connected rooftop solar (RTS). RTS sector has tremendous potential for generating decentralized and distributed solar power by utilizing the rooftop and vacant areas of industrial, commercial, residential, institutional, social and public buildings. […]

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NEXTracker delivers India’s largest solar tracker plant for 105 MW PV project in Punjab

NEXTracker, a Flex company, announced today it has delivered its award-winning PV technology to India’s largest solar tracker power plant, in collaboration with its customer, Adani Power Ltd. Located in the State of Punjab, the project is 105 MW and is already 50% installed and commissioned. This is the first phase of a strategic agreement between […]

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Manufacturers of solar power equipment express concern over GST

Solar equipment manufacturers have expressed concern over implementation of Goods and Service Tax (GST) that will possibly increase the cost of power projects and subsequently put higher tariffs burden on consumers. Speaking to PTI Surender Pal Singh, Chairman, Solar Energy Equipment Manufacturers’ Association of Telangana said “Currently the sector enjoys almost zero tax structure in […]

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Japan’s Solar Frontier signs MoU with Saudi Arabia for CIS thin-film solar panel production

Showa Shell Sekiyu, along with 100% owned subsidiary company and the world’s largest CIS solar energy solutions provider, Solar Frontier, today announced that they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Aramco and the Saudi Arabian National Industrial Cluster Development Program (NICDP). The MoU stipulates that all three companies along with the Saudi […]

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Odisha aims to install 70MW rooftop solar by 2022: Report

Odisha is reportedly targeting 70MW of rooftop solar by 2022. Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA) has already received multiple residential applications for the installation of rooftop solar reports PV Tech. Ashok Choudhury, deputy director of projects at the Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA), speaking to the publication said it will cost around Rs. […]

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