Rooftop Solar

GERC Declines To Impose Charges For Rooftop Solar Users

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) in its latest order declined to impose new charges on solar rooftop consumers. This came to the light when some stakeholders demanded imposing system strengthening charges from rooftop solar users. The demand included imposing system strengthening charges from consumers having capacities below 6Kw. The matter was raised during the […]

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BHEL Plants To Use Solar Power For Yadadri Thermal Plant Operations

In a bid to push rooftop solar, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) invited bids for a 2.5 MWp solar rooftop project in Yadadri STPP (Super Thermal Power Plant), Bhuvanagiri, Telangana. The tender document mentions an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) value of ₹190,250. The last date for bid submission is September 16, 2024, while the official […]

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Railway Floats Tender For Rooftop Solar In Chhattisgarh

The South East Central Railway’s Bilaspur Division (Electrical) has announced a tender for the installation of 1.88 MW rooftop solar systems across service buildings, station buildings, and residences in Chhattisgarh. The project will be executed in CAPEX mode. This comes at a time when the Indian Railways is working towards decarbonising its operations and boosting […]

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Can Digital Solar Project Make Rooftop Solar More Accessible?

In 2023-24, India’s installed Rooftop Solar (RTS) capacity increased by 2.99 GW, marking the highest annual growth to date. According to the latest data from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) India’s total installed rooftop solar capacity has reached 13.40 GW by the end of July 2024. Following the launch of the PM […]

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Survey Places GenZ On Top For Affinity To Solar Solutions In India

A multi city survey in India of over 4000 respondents has thrown up some interesting findings when it comes to awareness of, and perception of solar power solutions. Gen Z (those aged between 27- 40years) leads with 50% awareness, followed by Millennials at 46% (those aged 28 to 43) , and Gen X (44 to […]

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PM Surya Ghar: UPNEDA Earmarks Rs 2cr On Awareness

In a bid to create awareness on rooftop solar through PM Surya Ghar scheme, the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Developemnt Agency (UPNEDA) has earmarked Rs 2 crore. This budget is set to be used for planning, strategy and implementation of IEC ((Information, Education and Communication) activities in cities like Ayodhya, Gorakhpur and Varanasi. […]

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Rajasthan To Allows Pvt Edu Centers To Use Net-Billing During Vacations

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has now approved its proposal to allow educational institutions in Rajasthan (including private entities) to use net-billing provisions for their rooftop solar connections. Earlier, the Commission had brought out a draft regulation to allow educational institutions to use the benefit of net-billing for two months in a year when […]

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Rooftop Solar: MNRE To Incentivize Discoms For Performance

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has now decided to incentivize the power distribution companies (Discoms) in the country for their good performance in the rooftop solar business. The ministry also issued a set of guidelines on the same under the PM Surya Ghar scheme to bring a clarity on the incentivization intervention. […]

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Rooftop Solar: Gujarat, Maha Added Highest Capacities In 7 Months

Months after the launch of the PM Surya Ghar scheme, several states have seen increased installation of rooftop solar systems (RTS). However, the three Indian states seem to have taken the lead in the country with the highest installation share in the country. These include-Gujarat, Maharashtra and Kerala. Government data compared by Saur Energy revealed […]

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