Solar Energy

MSEDCL Invites Vendor Bids for 200 MW Residential Rooftop Empanelment

Residential rooftop solar continues to move ahead  after a period of dormancy. The latest to add to the push is Maharashtra, where the key state discom, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has invited bids for vendors for 200 MW of grid-connected residential rooftop solar systems under the capital expenditure (CAPEX) model. The […]

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US Residential Solar Financier GoodLeap Raises $800m

GoodLeap is set to expand beyond solar into the broader market for sustainable home improvement, options for carbon reduction and in the medium to long term, even EV’s and EV charging stations. The $800 m fund raise was led by MSD Partners, besides existing shareholders. With this fund raise, Goodleap’s valuation has risen to $12 […]

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REI 2021 | Conversation with Shravil Aggarwal, Director at Floatex Solar Pvt. Ltd.

Floatex Solar, the partnership between Prabh Dayal Om Parkash Group (PDOP) and Purshottam Profiles Pvt. LTD, to manufacture and develop Floating Solar has met with some early and promising success in India. The firm has been involved as the EPC contractor on some of the earliest, and biggest floating solar projects in India. With the […]

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Mangalore Refinery Goes With GoodWe for 6 MW Solar Plant At Refinery Site

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has successfully commissioned the largest solar power project in a refinery site in Karnataka. The solar power project commissioned by TATA power solar has a total capacity of 6.063 MWp and is spread across 34 roof tops within the refinery premises. Managing it all are GoodWe inverters, that were […]

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REI 2021 | Pravin Mali, Country Head at SUMEC – Phono Solar

In the highly competitive Indian market, global firms have taken different approaches to selling. PhonoSolar, a solar module brand from Sumec Group (Holdings), has taken the distribution soute in partnership with global distributor Wattcraft.  We speak to Pravin Mali, Country Head India for PhonoSolar, to understand the challenges the firm faces, and the outlook […]

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Developers Take Innovative Approaches to Alternative Energy Production

Demand for solar energy is on the rise around the world. In the U.S., the second quarter of 2021 has also seen impressive gains in implementation of solar. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the U.S. installed 5.7 gigawatts (GWdc) of solar PV capacity in Q2 2021 to reach 108.7 GWdc of total […]

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REI 2021 | Conversation with Rajan Munjal, Leader-National Channel Sales at Sungrow

Sungrow Inverters as one of the few global inverter players to set up manufacturing facilities in India has emerged as a top player in India.  The firm has a strong presence across segments, from residential to utility scale to C&I rooftop and more. We speak to Rajan Munjal, National Channel Head, on the firm’s […]

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