On June 17, 2015, the Centre approved the proposal to boost the country´s solar power capacity target under the National Solar Mission by five times, to achieve 100 GW by 2022
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Solar is simple! As long as the sun shines and you have the right technology with the right equipment, it´s good business
Punj Lloyd Infrastructure Limited (PLIL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Punj Lloyd which was incorporated as a project development company focussing on public private partnership (PPP) projects in transportation, energy and urban infrastructure.
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Vikram Solar commissions rooftop solar plant
Vikram Solar, a leading solar energy solutions provider, has successfully commissioned a rooftop solar plant with 750 kWp capacity at Calicut International Airport.
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Mission Solar
India´s approach of focussing largely on utility-scale solar parks and aggressive pricing has attracted a lot of scepticism. The renewable energy sector has shown tremendous growth over the last two years.
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Govt eases VGF norms for grid-connected solar projects
The government has decided to ease norms for releasing viability gap funding (VGF) under a scheme for setting up 1,000-MW grid-connected solar projects by central PSUs and other government organisations.
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In the next four years, India will be among the top three countries
In conversation with INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY, Hitesh Doshi, Chairman and Managing Director, Waaree Group, expresses optimism regarding the prospects of the renewable energy sector, particularly solar energy.
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Make in India has created a revolution in the RE sector
Kuldeep Kumar Jain, COO-EPC, Vikram Solar Pvt Ltd, believes that the future is bright and the opportunity immense for India to become a global leader in solar energy.
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Sunshine in the Solar Sector
Paradoxically though, in a country with the fourth largest coal reserves, per capita electricity consumption is abysmally low and a significant number of Indians either have little or no access to electricity, while others face challenges in accessing uninterrupted and reliable electricity supply.
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Solar on Slow Track
With 3,000 hours of sunshine every year, which is equivalent to 5,000 trillion kilowatts of energy, India´s solar energy potential is vast. According to the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy Annual report 2014-15, of the total renewable energy
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Govt approves Rs.5,000 cr tax-free bonds
The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has approved the sale of tax free-bonds worth Rs 5,000 crore