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MNRE Proposes RESCO, Aggregation Model To Boost Rooftop Solar

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released draft guidelines aimed at boosting the growth of the residential rooftop solar segment. According to the draft plan, rooftop solar systems can be installed on consumers’ rooftops without requiring any initial capital investment. The ministry has asked the public and the stakeholders concerned to send […]

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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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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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Ruloans, UGRO Capital Foray Into Rooftop Solar Financing Biz

Ruloans, a credit distribution company in India, entered into a partnership with UGRO Capital, a DataTech MSME-lending platform, to tap into the growing renewable energy finance market. Ruloans is a direct sales agent (DSA) for all financial services, including loans, credit cards, and insurance. It recently added rooftop solar finance products into its loan portfolio […]

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4 Years with Rooftop Solar in Delhi: A User’s Honest Review

ROOFTOP SOLAR USER EXPERIENCE: Rooftop solar has now become an interesting topic of discussion after the launch of PM Surya Ghar in India.  We recently interacted with one of the rooftop solar users from Delhi who has used rooftop solar for 4 years to understand her experience of using solar and potential in the […]

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Senior Communications Associate/Communications Specialist (Rooftop solar)

To accelerate the rooftop solar deployment, CEEW proposes to bring together multiple stakeholders to implement innovative solutions towards building consumer awareness, demand aggregation through innovative business models, increased access to low-cost capital and ease of deployment. CEEW will implement innovative consumer awareness campaigns across three states, to understand and help overcome the real and perceived […]

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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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ADB Approves Support for Rooftop Solar Systems in India

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $240.5 million in loans to finance rooftop solar systems in India that will help the government expand energy access using renewable energy. The financing will support tranches 2 and 3 of the Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) Solar Rooftop Investment Program approved by ADB in 2016. The program was restructured in […]

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