Government asks states to set aside land for new factories in busy week for Indian renewables, featuring the results of 2GW solar auction and the granting of new deadline extensions.
Government orders state, local and police reps to ensure staff are allowed to work at offices and access installations, the latest green energy reprieve by a country facing steep 2022 targets.
Government adamant it will ‘not only meet, but also exceed’ 175GW-by-2022 goal despite predictions to the contrary by CRISIL, which warned policy swings are putting off investors.
Lightsource BP has completed its first utility-scale solar farm in India after bringing online a 60MW project in Maharashtra, having won the contract through a competitive 450MW tender process completed in September 2016.
The Saubhagya scheme to bring electricity to every household in India was launched in the state of Manipur by the Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy.
A report on the off-grid solar market has revealed that there has been a 7% drop in off-grid solar and home system product sales worldwide yet the market remains “buoyant”.
