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With Phased Duties on Solar Imports, Government Hopes for Orderly Transition

At his press conference today, Power Minister R.K. Singh confirmed that duties, possibly starting at 25 percent, will be imposed on module imports from August 1. He wasn’t absolutely certain on duties for cell imports, but indicated they would be treated at a lower rate, possibly 15 percent. It is also not clear if customs […]

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JinkoSolar Bags 1st Project in Latin America for its Bifacial Modules

JinkoSolar Holding Co Ltd, a leading solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, on Monday reported that it has secured the first project in Latin America to supply its bifacial modules containing transparent backsheets. As per the deal, the company will supply 60.9 MW of solar PV modules for the first industrial hybrid plant, comprising solar and wind energy, […]

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Solar O&M Market To Be $9.4 Billion By 2025

Global Research and Analytics Firm, wood Mackenzie, (Woodmac) has predicted that the global non residential O&M (Operations and Maintainance) market for solar could touch $9.4 billion by 2025. According to Woodmac, Solar power systems nearing inverter end of life currently account for 5% of the global PV market. This number will grow to 16% – […]

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Floating Solar On Fast Lane With Start of Work On 100 MW NTPC Ramagundam Project

With Work finally starting on NTPC Ramagundam’s Floating solar project, with a planned capacity of 100 MW, floating solar is back in focus. The Ramagundam project is being built on the balance reservoir of NTPC’s Ramagundam Super Thermal Power Station, with a nameplate capacity of 2600 MW itself. The reservoir itself gets its water from […]

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JA Solar to Supply Mono PERC Modules for Japan’s Largest Single PV project

JA Solar, a leading solar cell and solar modules manufacturer, has on Monday said that it has won the order to supply its Mono PERC MBB modules for Japan’s largest single photovoltaic (PV) project. Further, the said solar power plant will be having a capacity of 110 MW and located in Kansai, Japan. The company had […]

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With Focus On Chinese Imports, Familiar Tussle Returns For Solar Sector

Imports in the solar sector, where Chinese origin equipment is said to account for anything between 78 percent to 85 percent of equipment used, are back in focus. Reports quoting sources say that the government has sought product-wise details of cheap imports, comparison with domestic prices and tax disadvantage, if any, from industry to curb […]

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SECI again Extended Bid Submission Date for 4MW Floating Solar plus BESS Tender

In a series of extensions, the tender for 4 MW floating solar with 2 MW/ 1 MWh BESS in North Andaman has also sought extension once again. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), in its latest notification, has extended the bid submission deadline for its tender for the selection of solar power developers for […]

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RK Singh Asks Discoms to Submit Monthly Report on Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Program

The Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh directed power distribution companies (Discoms) and State Nodal Agencies (SNAs) to submit the monthly status of implementation of grid-connected rooftop solar program. The move came in the backdrop as the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing phase-II of grid-connected rooftop solar programme […]

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