Covid adds to Indian solar manufacturer woes
A pandemic-related sales slump has dealt another blow to domestic panel makers already faced with rising input costs and an expected surge in imports due to the scheduled wind down of safeguarding duties on foreign products from late July.
Indian steelmaker to build 250 MW of self-consumption solar
Indian steelmaker Godawari Power & Ispat Ltd. Has announced plans to build a 250 MW solar plant to support one of its factories in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
India may add 7 GW of PV in 2021
Solar installations surged in the first quarter of 2021, with developers completing their delayed projects from last year.
Applications open for Indian solar manufacturing incentive scheme
Companies can apply for incentives to set up gigawatt-scale solar factories in India. Applications can be submitted until June 30 and the list of successful recipients will be announced on July 26, with letters of award to be issued four days later.
India could have 2.95bn tons of solar waste by 2047
Researchers led by the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi have projected the waste expected from end-of-life solar panels and related components. They assumed 347.5 GW of total installed solar generation capacity would be reached this decade. The academics said the waste would include critical metals worth around $645 trillion, 70% of which could be recovered.
Water-free, portable cleaning bot for rooftop solar
India’s Aegeus Technologies has developed an autonomous, water-free cleaning bot for rooftop solar installations. The bot weighs 5 kg (with battery) and can be operated remotely through a web-based app. It uses an air wash technology to clean the panels, ensuring no need for water or any harmful chemicals.
Rooftop solar uptake in India: Challenges and way forward
Poor and piecemeal implementation of net metering policies is a major roadblock for the uptake of rooftop solar system in India, according to a new report by Asian Development Bank.
Ernst & Young ranks India as world’s most attractive solar market
India achieved the highest score of 62.7 for solar in the latest edition of Ernst & Young’s renewables attractiveness index. It ranked third for overall renewable energy investment.
India’s utility-scale solar installations fell by 39% in fiscal 2021
In the 2020-21 fiscal year, India installed 3.5 GW of utility-scale solar projects, down about 39% year on year.
India’s largest floating PV project comes online
The 14.7 MW project, developed for Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC) Limited, relies on 37,632 390W PV panels occupies an area of 15.6 hectares.
