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Third-Party rooftop solar units cost 40% cheaper than Discoms

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2016

Rooftop solar units installed on industrial and corporate establishments by third parties are offering power 30-40% cheaper than the rates offered by the state's power distribution companies....

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India to launch largest solar rooftop tender for 1,000 Megawatt projects

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 9, 2016

India is all set to launch its largest solar rooftop tender for 1,000 Megawatt capacity projects. The mega tender will be launched by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a state-owned...

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India to Tender 1 Gigawatt of Solar Rooftop Capacity in December

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2016

India is preparing to auction a gigawatt of rooftop solar capacity as it strives to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of generating 100 gigawatts of power from the sun by 2022....

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Rooftop solar plant to make Jaipur metro stations self sufficient

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 5, 2016

Going green in its second year of operations, Jaipur Metro has decided to set up rooftop solar panels at eight elevated stations on its 9.25-km-long corridor between Mansarovar and Chandpole....

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World Bank approves an additional USD 22.93 million grant to support grid-connected rooftop solar PV in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 22, 2016

The World Bank Board on November 15th, 2016 approved an additional grant of USD 22.93 million to further enhance India’s Grid-connected Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (GRPV) program and strengthen...

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India's solar power generation capacity at 8.7 GW: Piyush Goyal

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 18, 2016

Addition of 1,964.76 MW in the first seven months of the current fiscal has taken the total solar power generation capacity in the country to 8,727.62 MW, Lok Sabha today. 

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Poor implementation of net-metering policies poses a major challenge for rooftop solar: Bridge to India

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 8, 2016

Grid interconnection regulations and processes remain challenging in most parts of India despite almost all states announcing net- and gross-metering policies for rooftop solar. ...

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Rooftop solar firms look to raise equity investment

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 27, 2016

Dozens of rooftop solar energy start-ups in India are looking to raise equity funding at a time when the sector needs to speed up capacity expansion to achieve the target of 40 gigawatt (GW) of...

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Indian State Of Jammu & Kashmir Plans Net-metering For Solar Rooftop Systems

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 26, 2016

With ambitious goals and a push from the central government several states in India are now expediting the implementation of net-metering regulations for rooftop solar power systems; the latest...

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Amplus to build rooftop solar plant in Greater Noida

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 26, 2016

Amplus Energy Solutions has inked a deal to install a two-megawatt rooftop solar plant for India Exposition Mart Ltd. (IEML) that hosts international business exhibitions and promotional events...

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