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Domestic Solar Power Industry

Solar tariffs in India saw the lowest ever level of Rs.2.44 per unit in reverse auctions carried out by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) in May 2017 for 200 MW and again twice in July, 2018, for 600 MW in each instance.  As per the final findings dated 16th July, 2018, in the investigations […]

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India to Spend Rs. 3.85 Lakh Crore for 77GW Solar Capacity Target

Out of the total target of installing 100,000 MW of solar capacity target by 2022, 23,120 MW solar capacities have already been installed till July 2018. Bringing clarity to the parameters of the solar energy target of 100 GW, Indian Government asserted investment of Rs. 3,85,000 crore for setting up pending 77,000 MW of solar […]

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MNRE to call Bids for 25GW Solar Power Project in Ladakh Region

The project is a bigger part of the government’s key National Solar Mission under which it aims to establish 100 GW of solar power generation by 2022. Indian Government will anytime call for bids regarding a fresh 25,000 MW solar power project in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. Minister of State, MNRE, R K […]

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SEZ Solar Units seek Clarity on Safeguard Duty on Imports

SEZ solar units require certain products for the manufacture of solar cells. These products are largely imported from the China. After the Finance Ministry notified 25 percent safeguard duty on imports from China and Malaysia, not one but many private agencies have sought clarity on the imposition. Among them, solar manufacturing units set up in […]

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CLP India Fends off Aggressive Solar Power Bidding

India’s largest wind power player, CLP India is instead going to zero in on acquisitions of upcoming new energy projects. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong based CLP Holdings, CLP India has claimed to stay away from the ongoing aggressive solar bidding. India’s largest wind power player, CLP India is instead going to zero in […]

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MNRE Appeals Exclusion of Solar Projects under Execution from Safeguard Duty

The ministry has put up an urge to exclude projects bid out before 31st July as the safeguard duty came into effect on July 31st. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has urged the Finance Ministry to exempt solar projects under implementation from the 25 percent safeguard duty on solar goods from China […]

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Farmers Get Subsidy up to 30% for Installing Solar Water Pumps: MNRE

Till now over 1.85 lakh solar water pumps have been reported installed in the country under the MNRE Programme. In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State (IC) Power and New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), R K Singh mentioned that the ministry is providing subsidy up to 30% of […]

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SECI Cancels Solar Bids for 2,400 MW Projects

ACME is the only developer that was allotted the 600 MW SECI solar project which had quoted lowest tariff of Rs. 2.44 per unit. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has cancelled the allotment of 2400 MW of auctioned solar projects after the auction of 3000 MW of solar projects held on July 13. While […]

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ARCI Develops Self-cleaning Solar Panels

The institute has used Nano-technology to build self cleaning solar panels that are capable of cleaning themselves. Hyderabad based International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) has developed self-cleaning solar panels adding another breakthrough in solar industry. The institute has used Nano-technology to build solar panels that are capable of cleaning […]

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