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My blog will now also be available at http://renewableenergymagazine.com
Any new articles I write, will now be posted a couple of weeks earlier on Renewable Energy Magazine before they are posted here. Please do visit The Renewable Energy Magazine website for the latest...
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The Indian Solar Saga Part 1 of 3 – Grid Connected Policy Framework
My articles on Renewable Energy in India will feature first on Renewable Energy Magazine, before they are posted to my blog in a couple of weeks. Please do visit the blog for my article titled – The...
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The Indian Solar Saga Part 1 of 3 – Grid connected Policy Framework
In every major city in India, smog is a constant companion. Burning of fossil fuel to power vehicles, homes, industries, and ward away insects as well as the cold have created a tremendous deficit in...
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The Indian Solar Saga Part 2 of 3 – Central and State Policies
The 2nd part of the series is now available on my Renewable Energy Magazine Blog and details the current state of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission JNNSM projects with insights as well as an...
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The Indian Solar Saga Part 2 of 3 – Central and State Grid Solar Policies
In part 1 of the 3 part series we have covered the Indian power generation scenario and Gujarat Solar policy with insights on pros and cons of the state. In this post we will cover the Central...
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Renewable energy, grid parity – myth today or tomorrow’s reality!
Grid Parity per Wikipedia is defined as “the point at which alternative means of generating *(continuous) electricity produces power*(throughout the day) at a levelized cost that is equal to or less...
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The Indian Biomass Power Sector – Part 1
by Jai Rathod In the first of a two-part blog piece, Ritesh Pothan’s colleague, Jai Rathod, takes a look at the milestones reached by India’s biomass sector. Jai reports that India’s biomass industry...
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Blowing in the Wind
Is the answer to the Indian Renewable story blowing in the wind? Read about it on my article on Renewable Energy Magazine Ritesh Pothan offer us an in-depth analysis of the wind industry present and...
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Waaree Bags a 5.75 MW Thin Film Solar PV Plant, EPC Order from Shree Saibaba...
Waaree Energies Pvt Ltd, operating in the field of Manufacturing Solar PV Modules, Design Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Operation & Maintenance of Solar PV Power Plants, has bagged a...
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PLF/CUF for 16 Projects across multiple Indian States – IREDA, surprising...
State No. of Projects PLF Technology Andhra Pradesh 1 18.72% Polycrystalline Chhattisgarh 2 15.22-18.83% Polycrystalline Haryana 2 15.55% Polycrystalline 18.75% Thin Film Maharashtra 3 18.74%...
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Statewise Installed Solar Capacity
State/UT MW State/UT MW Andhra Pradesh 21.8 Punjab 9.3 Chhattisgarh 4.0 Rajasthan 198.7 Gujarat 690.0 Tamil Nadu 15.1 Haryana 7.8 Uttar Pradesh 12.4 Jharkhand 16.0 Uttarakhand 5.1 Karnataka 14.0 West...
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Wind Developers vs MSEDCL; this round goes to the wind power generators but...
Maharashtra has been a cup of woe for Wind developers with MSEDCL applying arbitary charges and rules to open access consumers. The Wind Developers Association (InWEA) had petitioned MERC to nudge...
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Companies facing huge power shortage: Ficci. Its the right time for...
Of the 650 firms surveyed, “61 per cent of the firms suffer above 10 per cent shortfall in production due to power cuts while 13 per cent suffer 2-5 per cent shortfall and the remaining 12 per cent...
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Coal Power Plant Emissions killing thousands prematurely
Emissions from coal-fired plants across the country may have resulted in thousands of premature deaths and condemned millions more to various respiratory ailments every year, says a study by the groups...
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MSEDCL removes Cross Subsidy discount for Renewable Energy in Maharashtra
Natgrp: In a blow to open access in electricity for Maharashtra, MSEDCL has now implemented the highest tariffs for commercial consumers. Applicable CSS for Open Access (OA) Consumers of MSEDCL...
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Rajasthan has a total of 512.75 MW installed as off March 2013
While a vast majority of Solar projects are JNNSM, REC based projects are picking up. Below are the names of the 84 odd organizations who have installed Solar Power Plants in Rajasthan with their...
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TN’s power utility rated worst among 4 southern states – And thats saying...
Tamil Nadu has the worst performing power utility among the four southern states. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) has been rated below average in both operations and...
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Tata Power gets approval to postpone solar target until 2016
Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission allows Tata Power to postpone solar targets till 2016 Tata Power has been unable since 2010 to source enough solar power to meet government renewable...
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Industries seek audits of Maharashtra power companies MSEDCL and MSPGCL
NASHIK: A state-level coordination committee of industrial associations and power consumers on Monday urged the state government for performance and energy audits of its power companies — Maharashtra...
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MERC finally allows for Solar Open Access in Maharashtra – On Petition filed...
Before the MAHARASHTRA ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION World Trade Centre, Centre No.1, 13th Floor, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400 005 Tel. No. 022 22163964/65/69 Fax. 022 221639761 E-mail:...
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