Shining brightly

    2019-01-02T07:27:56+00:00May 26th, 2017|2018/2017, Flagship Scheme, India Investment Journal May Edition, Year|

    India’s solar power sector is growing at a fast clip, helped by robust foreign and domestic investor appetite for new projects and the country’s massive 750 GW solar power potential. But it also faces significant challenges from the infirm nature of solar energy and prices falling to levels that may impact financial viability. India’s steroid-charged solar power capacity addition will take it past Japan as the world’s third largest solar market. India, which crossed 12 GW of solar power capacity [...]

      Is India’s rooftop solar market taking off?

      2018-12-03T11:56:54+00:00May 26th, 2017|2018/2017, Flagship Scheme, India Investment Journal January Edition, India Investment Journal May Edition, REWIND 2017, Year|

      A relatively slow-moving solar market in India is showing some signs of promise. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has announced a 1,000 MW tender in order to allocate rooftop solar projects on government buildings across the country. This is the largest ever rooftop solar tender announced in India till date. Riding on the success of a previous 500 MW rooftop solar tender announced in April 2016, SECI has now doubled the allocation size. This is a welcome move [...]