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'The next step of evolution in the Indian market is going to be permanent capital', says James Brooks.

The ISA already has the World Bank and EIB on board and is expected to sign another deal with EBRD tomorrow.

Indian energy giant Tata Power, via its wholly owned subsidiary Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL) has commissioned a 30MW solar project in Palaswade in the state of Maharashtra.

Indian state-run power firm National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) plans to build another 150MW of solar projects in partnership with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).

Going to Indian courts over renegotiations of solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) can be a costly and time-consuming process, but is this where the trouble ends?

State Bank of India (SBI) is to lend INR23.17 billion (US$357 million) to seven companies for 575MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects under a World Bank programme.

UK-based developer Lightsource Renewable Energy has now also reached financial close on a 60MW project in the state of Maharashtra.

Indian railway minister Piyush Goyal has launched 5MW of rooftop solar projects at Hazrat Nizamuddin, New Delhi, Anand Vihar and Delhi railway stations.

India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is finalising laws that will include penalties for state governments and distribution companies (Discoms) that do not honour power purchase agreements (PPAs), according to power minister R.K. Singh.

Kerala’s solar industry is growing well, however it faces a burden in the form of a cap on the percentage of solar that can be added to any single transformer.