The value of solar now lies not only in daytime offset but in the ability to deploy energy when required, writes Rounak Muthiyan. Having worked in power systems for over two and a half decades, one truth has remained constant: unless the economics make sense, no new technology can sustain itself. Indiaâs solar journey has...
Tag: Rooftop Solar
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Tata Power Solaroof Crosses HalfâMillion Rooftop Milestone, Targets 3 Million by 2029
As of July 31, Tata Power Solaroof had completed 519,673 installations, giving it a 14 per cent market share, with a target of 3 million by 2029. Tata Power Solaroof, part of Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL), a subsidiary of The Tata Power Co. Ltd, has surpassed half a million rooftop solar installations across...
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Get Solar in 60 Seconds: Indiaâs Digital Push to Power Rooftop Revolution
âGet Solar in 60 Secsâ transforms rooftop adoption, turning a onceâconfusing process into a oneâminute assessment. Even as the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY) drives millions of Indian families to adopt rooftop solar, its expansion reflects a broader transformation in how government schemes are delivered. With digital infrastructure deepening nationwide, departments are moving...
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PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana Crosses 5 Million Rooftop Solar Installations
More than 1.2 million households together earned âč4.21 billion through the sale of surplus power in FY2024â25, translating to an extra income of around âč3,500 per year per household. The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY), the worldâs largest domestic rooftop solar programme, has crossed a landmark milestone with more than five million households...
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Indiaâs Rooftop Solar Push Accelerates as PM Surya Ghar Nears 5 Million Homes
The Governmentâbacked worldâs largest domestic rooftop solar programme is currently adding 100,000 households every six days. With Indiaâs PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY) just days away from welcoming its five millionth customer, the worldâs largest domestic rooftop solar programme is now adding 100,000 households every six days, according to data shared with Infrastructure...
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PM Surya Ghar Rooftop Solar Scheme Crosses 1.95 Million Installations, Delivers 770,000 Zero Bills
Since its inception, more than 2.43 million households have benefitted from the scheme, with over 830,000 loan applications sanctioned and âč139.26 billion in subsidies extended. Around 1.95 million residential rooftop solar (RTS) systems have been installed, with over 770,000 households having received zero or nearâzero electricity bills under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana...
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South Asiaâs maiden P2P rooftop solar trading project on blockchain to launch in Lucknow
The state of Uttar Pradesh is all set to launch India and South Asiaâs first blockchain-enabled peer-to-peer (P2P) trading of rooftop solar power on December 17.
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Cross-border trading in electricity would naturally benefit India
A veteran of India's energy sector, Prof Kirit Parikh chaired the committee that submitted the 2013 groundbreaking report on pricing methodology for diesel, domestic LPG and PDS kerosene.
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Solar Technology: Quality pays off!
Chief of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) has invited stakeholders to be part of the global body's March summit in large numbers. Together, with other members of the industry, he also lauded the ASAPP Info Global Group New Delhi seminar - organised for Anchor Electricals - to deliberate and address challenges in the area of solar technology.
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1st Solar Today Awards 2016
The very first Solar Today Awards 2016 was successfully held at the InterSolar Exhibition in Mumbai on October 21, 2016, in the presence of the industryĂÂŽs best and brightest.
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