Solar Power Juggernaut Will Keep Rolling Despite Higher Taxes Under GST Updated On Sat, May 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy According to a list of 1,211 items released after the meeting of the GST Council, which comprises finance ministers of all the states of the Union, “Photosensitive semiconductor devices; including solar photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels”, will be charged at a rate of 18 Goods and Services […] Read more
Failure by States to Pay for Renewable Power May Trip Green Energy Target by 2022 Updated On Tue, May 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy Renewable purchase obligation (RPO) refers to the mandate imposed by law on some entities, mainly power distribution companies, to procure a certain part of their power requirement from renewable sources. States are lagging behind in meeting their renewable purchase obligation target which is a key policy instrument to meet the goal of installing 175 gigawatt […] Read more
MP government to provide 18,500 solar water pumps to farmers in the state at subsidised rates Updated On Mon, Apr 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy “The rates of solar powered pumps already arrived at after the bidding are the lowest in the country. The performance of each pump can be monitored on a real-time basis from anywhere in the world” The Madhya Pradesh government would soon provide nearly 18,500 solar-powered water pumps to farmers in the state at subsidised rates. […] Read more
Secondary Solar Market in India Updated On Tue, Apr 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy with the rise of the solar market, there has been a constant pressure on Indian developers to churn their capital. To minimize the pressure the developers are laying the foundation for the advent of the secondary market for solar assets by shopping their rapidly growing solar projects to prospective investors. The merger and acquisition (M&A) […] Read more
Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura join UDAY Updated On Thu, Mar 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy Further, the States of Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura also joined the scheme for operational improvement of the States’ Power Distribution Departments. With this the total count of States/UTs under UDAY reaches 26. State of Kerala and Kerala State Electricity Board Limited exchanged the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under the Scheme Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) […] Read more
RPO Compliance Needs To Improve Fast for India to Meet its Solar Installation Targets: Mercom Capital Updated On Wed, Mar 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy India needs to install 90 GW of solar in five year – at a rate of 18 GW per year. Most states have specified RPO targets. However, due to the lack of enforcement of RPO regulations and the absence of penalties when obligations are not met, many of the state DISCOMs (distribution companies) are not […] Read more
India’s Total Solar Power Capacity Crosses 9 GW Updated On Tue, Feb 7th, 2017 by Saurenergy India’s Solar Power Capacity Crosses 9000 Megawatt with Tamil Nadu leading the Pack Country’s solar power generation capacity stood at over 9 GW as on December 31, 2016 with Tamil Nadu having the largest output capability followed by Rajasthan and Gujarat. Total solar power generation capacity was 9,012 MW as on December 31, 2016. Tamil […] Read more
Solar players expect tax incentives in budget, uncertainty over GST remains Updated On Tue, Jan 31st, 2017 by Saurenergy According to Solar players’ continuation of appreciated depreciation, a financial incentive, along with concessional interest rates and use of Rs 54,000 crore National Clean Energy Fund could be crucial to achieve country’s ambitious target. Amid uncertainties over the impact of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Make in India programme being affected by falling prices […] Read more
Telangana and Assam joins UDAY signing MoU with the Ministry of Power Updated On Wed, Jan 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy States with over 90% of Total DISCOM Debts covered under UDAY: Piyush Goyal Renewable Energy Minister, Piyush Goyal on Wednesday launched UDAY’ Web Portal and Mobile App at an event. During the event, the States of Telangana and Assam joined UDAY by signing Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with the Ministry of Power, for operational and financial turnaround of their […] Read more
