AES, Mitsubishi tie up on India’s first grid-scale storage array
The U.S. power group and the Japanese industrial giant will jointly supply a 10 MW Advancion energy storage bank to help integrate renewables such as solar into a grid network operated by Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power-DDL) in New Delhi.
NexTracker to supply 30 MW project in Tamil Nadu
U.S. tracker manufacturer NexTracker announced this week that it will partner with project developers CleanMax Solar to supply 30 MW of its NX Horizon single axis trackers to a project in Tamil Nadu, India.
Indian firms request more time to install rooftop plants
With India’s rooftop market set to boom in 2017, the Faridabad Industries Association (FIA), which represents businesses in the Faridabad region of India, has requested an extension to the December 31st 2016 deadline to install rooftop solar on commercial and industrial units.
Solar now accounting for almost 1% of India’s total electricity generation
A standout year for solar installation in India has seen solar PV increase its share of total electricity generated in the country and its share of the renewable energy generated in the country, which now stands at 13%, with this expected to dramatically rise again in 2017.
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As the global solar market nears the end of its tenth consecutive year of growth, the EU-China trade spat looks set to continue, Indian ambitions soar once more, and mono-efficiency reaches new heights.
Emerging markets deployed more GW of renewables than developed nations in 2015, finds BNEF
Latest Climatescope report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance finds that the 58 emerging market economies built 70 GW of clean power in 2015, compared to 59 GW among the 35 wealthiest OECD nations.
Global solar market on course for 10th consecutive year of growth, says IHS Markit
Analyst’s quarterly data shows 2016 will deliver 34% year-on-year growth rate as Chinese demand fuels another strong 12 months for the industry, with annual installed capacity to reach 77 GW.
10 Indian states account for 90% of country’s large-scale solar, finds Mercom Capital
State-by-state analysis of India’s installed ground-mount and large-scale solar pipeline finds that the country’s solar strength is centered on just ten states.
