Rooftop Solar

Draft Solar Policy of Delhi Wants 6000 MW Installation by 2025

The Delhi government has accorded approval to the draft Solar Policy 2022 under which the state wants to install solar capacity to 6,000 MW by 2025. In the previous solar policy released in 2016, Delhi had targeted to install solar power of a cumulative capacity of 2,000 MW of solar power by 2022. Readers will […]

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Flipkart Commits 100% Renewable Electricity by 2030 for Operations

E-commerce giant Flipkart has said that it has become the first Indian e-commerce company to commit to sourcing 100% of its electricity needs from renewable sources for its entire operations by 2030.  As a part of this pledge, Flipkart has taken Climate Group’s RE100 commitment, which is a collaboration of the world’s most influential businesses […]

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Solar Is Changing Fast, Here Are 5 Ways It Already Has

When the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission was launched back in January 2010, India had a total installed solar capacity of around 160 MW. The mission itself had a target of 20 GW by 2022. However, changes on the ground in terms of technology, availability and fresh climate realities meant a wholesale upgrade on those […]

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The Curious Case of Switching Off Rooftop Solar And Pleading For Power Consumption In South Australia

In the past week, South Australia has seen the apparently curious situation of the national grid operator switching off itself, or asking owners to switch off rooftop solar systems in the state, even while requesting them to increase demand by switching on more appliances and other power hungry equipments. This apparent dichotomy  is easily explained, […]

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Mosaic Surpasses $10 Billion in Loans Funded for Residential Solar, Sustainable Homes in US

American fintech giant Mosaic has announced that it has surpassed $10 billion in loans funded through its platform. Mosaic is a leading financing platform for U.S. residential solar and energy-efficient home improvements. This double-digit milestone comes just seven weeks after announcing $9 billion in loans funded, showing accelerated growth for the clean energy fintech company. […]

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Panvel Municipal Corporation Floats Tender for Rooftop Solar at 5 Panvel Sites

At a time when rooftop solar is gaining traction in Maharashtra, the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) has come up with a tender seeking a contractor to install a rooftop solar power project at PMC’s five key properties in the city. The corporation has selected Adyakrantiveer Vasudev Basudev Phadke Natyagruha, Fire Office Building, Dr Ambedkar Bhavan, […]

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Indigenizing Solar Manufacturing: Charting the Course to a Solar Self-Sufficient India

Building a strong solar manufacturing sector and supply chain in India will help support the economy and keep pace with rising domestic and global demand for affordable solar energy. Currently, the Indian solar manufacturing industry doesn’t have the capacity to produce PV modules to meet the majority of today’s domestic demand. With all that in […]

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Sri Lanka will Use $100 Million Indian Credit Line for Rooftop Solar

In the middle of the acute economic crisis and increasing losses to the state electricity distribution entity, the Sri Lankan government has decided to utilise the line of credit worth $100 million granted by India. In July, 2021, India had signed an agreement with Sri Lankan Government to extend a USD 100 million Line of […]

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