India Adds 2.2 GW Solar Capacity in Q3, Faces Slowing Activity – Mercom Updated On Thu, Nov 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy Newly-installed solar parks in India will stand at 9.5 GW and 10 GW, as compared to its previous forecast for about 10 GW. India has added 2,247 MW to the electricity grid in the third quarter of 2017 but activity there is seen to slow down and lead to weaker-than-expected fourth quarter, according to a […] Read more
Indian Solar Capacity to Hit 20GW by FY 2017-18 Updated On Thu, Nov 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy According to a report released by consulting firm Bridge to India, India is expected to reach an installed solar capacity of 20 gigawatts by the end of the present financial year (2017-18). This was the initial target under the National Solar Mission for March 2022, which was later updated to 100 gigawatts. The current utility […] Read more
Implementation of GST to Hit Solar Capacity Addition in 2018 Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy 2018 will be a different story for the solar industry because of confusion over applicability of the GST on solar products, and this will affect the solar addition capacity in coming year. India has installed around 4800MW solar capacity in the in calendar year 2017, compared to 4038MW commissioned in 2016. Also, it is expected […] Read more
India Needs to Ramp up Solar Capacity to Achieve 100GW Target By 2022 Updated On Tue, Aug 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy India will need to significantly ramp up the pace of solar capacity additions by 10,000 MW this fiscal and over 15,000 MW per year to meet the 2022 target of 1,00,000 MW (100GW), which the government set up in 2014. India will need to add over 15,000 MW solar capacity every year to achieve the […] Read more
Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan Leaves Tamil Nadu Behind in Installed Solar Capacity Updated On Sat, Jul 29th, 2017 by Saurenergy Statistics show only 630 MW of solar power was installed in Tamil Nadu in 2016-17 against 919.24 MW in 2015-16. Unlike Andhra Pradesh, which acquires land for solar parks, Tamil Nadu leaves developers the land acquisition responsibility, which takes time. Ministry of new and renewable energy data, released in the Lok Sabha, shows that at […] Read more
Coal Use in China Declines in 2016 as Solar Capacity Rises 82% Updated On Sun, Apr 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy Significant investments in clean energy and favourable renewable energy prices continue to stifle the demand for coal in China. The world’s largest carbon emitter’s coal consumption fell in 2016 for the third consecutive year. The National Bureau of Statistics said the country’s consumption of coal fell by 4.7 per cent last year, according to preliminary […] Read more
India’s solar capacity addition to remain strong (7-7.5 GW) in FY 2018 backed by project pipeline: ICRA Updated On Wed, Apr 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy India’s wind power capacity addition in the current fiscal will depend on bidding plans of utilities, while that of solar power will remain strong at 7- 7.5 GW, credit rating firm Icra said today. The renewable energy (RE) sector reported a record capacity addition of over 11 GW in FY2017, an increase of around 60% […] Read more
Cochin International Airport to Double its Solar Capacity Updated On Thu, Apr 13th, 2017 by Saurenergy Cochin International Airport in southern India that is powered with a 15.5 MW solar power plant will soon see an expansion. The further expansion will make the airport as the world’s first to be powered solely by solar power. Back in 2015, Cochin International Airport Limited, the company that operates the airport in the southern […] Read more
Solar capacity addition to reach up to 7.5 GW in FY18: ICRA Updated On Sat, Apr 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar capacity addition is expected to increase from 3.5-4 GW in FY17 to at least 7-7.5 GW (in grid connected utility segment) in FY18. Given the number of projects awarded under the National Solar Mission (NSM) and the state policy route in the past 12-18 months, solar capacity addition is expected to increase up to […] Read more
