Articles written by Uma Gupta

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BNEF: Electric vehicle sales expanding rapidly, e-buses to dominate by 2030 Bloomberg New Energy Finance says EVs will make up 44% of all new vehicle sales in Europe by 2030, 41% in China, 34% in the US and 17% in Japan. India trails with only 7% forecast. Buses, globally, will go electric at great pace.
Uma Gupta
May 22, 2018
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India may miss solar PV target, says CEO survey The country will achieve solar PV capacity of 50 to 75 GW by 2022 – a little over 60% of the 100 GW target. Total rooftop capacity will be less than 10 GW.
Uma Gupta
May 21, 2018
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Markets & Policy
By 2030, EVs could outnumber the total vehicles in India today To smoothen this transition, the country needs to build fast solar PV-powered charging stations. In 2017, there were only 220-250 operational charging stations in India, compared to 56,000 petrol stations.
Uma Gupta
May 18, 2018
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India: First 1 GW tender for 5 GW solar park expected soon – Interview The 5 GW PV park, planned for the Dholera Special Investment Region of Gujarat, will become the world’s largest project of its kind, when complete. It is expected to attract an investment of US$3.7 billion and generate employment for more than 20,000 people, says Jai Prakash Shivahare, managing director at Dholera Industrial City Development Limited. He takes time out to speak to pv magazine about the mega solar project.
Uma Gupta
May 07, 2018
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