Blogs
Global Energy Trends and Implications for India (Part 4 of 5) : Solar will be the most competitive energy choice
30 April 2015 | Tobias Engelmeier
The global energy system is in a period of rapid transformation: electricity plays an ever more important role, as do renewables, distributed generation and electric vehicles. Energy efficiency is improving. Emissions are a large and growing concern. New technologies and business models are disrupting and challenging a traditionally risk-averse and slow-moving industry. The International Energy...
SECI looking to invest into 2,000 MW of solar, releases EOI for EPC
30 April 2015 | Mudit Jain
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has released an Expression of Interest (EOI) for Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) for 2,000 MW of solar PV[1A]. The EOI envisages multiple projects of 250 MW or 500 MW each. EPC companies can form a consortium to bid for this...
A new tariff policy to accelerate India’s renewables growth
28 April 2015 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
Ministry of Power (MoP) has proposed amendments to the country’s existing tariff policy of 2005 (refer). Promotion of renewable generation sources has now been added as the fifth objective of the policy. There are three salient features for the solar sector in this...
Global Energy Trends and Implications for India (Part 3 of 5): Carbon intensity of electricity is stagnating, but efficiency and renewables can change that
23 April 2015 | Tobias Engelmeier
The global energy system is in a period of rapid transformation: electricity plays an ever more important role, as do renewables, distributed generation and electric vehicles. Energy efficiency is improving. Emissions are a large and growing concern. New technologies and business models are disrupting and challenging a traditionally risk-averse and slow-moving industry. The International Energy...
Will land be the main hurdle for India’s solar dreams?
22 April 2015 | Mudit Jain
The Indian government has upgraded the target of solar capacity from 20 GW to 100 GW by 2022. Of this, 60 GW are to be from ground-based projects. A key bottleneck for achieving this target is suitable land. Many developers believe that the single biggest factor for delay in project execution is the time-consuming process of land identification and acquisition. Even the government’s own plans...
Net-metering is essential for India, but here is why it’s failing – [Part 1 of 2]
21 April 2015 | Gayrajan Kohli
Net-metering can potentially drive widespread implementation of distributed generation by incentivising end-users to adopt localized power generation through technologies such as solar. In theory, net-metering is the proverbial silver bullet designed to help India achieve greater energy security through generation at point of consumption (distributed generation). In addition to helping consumers...
India’s First Rate Performance at the Hannover Fair
17 April 2015 | Tobias Engelmeier
This week, Germany was steeped in Indian colors. At the Hannover Fair, India made excellent use of the opportunity of being the official partner country and present itself favorably to a global business community. India’s presentation at the fair was cool and exciting Modi finds the right language and understands investor concerns The international business community is ready to...
Global Energy Trends and Implications for India [Part 2 of 5] : Uncertain Power and Carbon Markets Change Investment Choices
16 April 2015 | Tobias Engelmeier
The global energy system is in a period of rapid transformation: electricity plays an ever more important role, as do renewables, distributed generation and electric vehicles. Energy efficiency is improving. Emissions are a large and growing concern. New technologies and business models are disrupting and challenging a traditionally risk-averse and slow-moving industry. The International Energy...
Of bonds, green and not so green
14 April 2015 | Vinay Rustagi
A green bond is a green bond is a green bond – is that true? Unfortunately, “green bond” is not a standard, well defined term. Green bonds come in all shades of green, from the lightest tea green to the darkest ocean green, if you like. A good way to evaluate the “greenness”...
MNRE seeking a rooftop solar target of 10 GW by 2018
13 April 2015 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
BRIDGE TO INDIA understands that based on the rooftop solar target of 40 GW of by 2022, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is in advanced stages of working on a central government supported sub-target of 10 GW for rooftop and other small grid-connected solar projects by 2018. This is expected to further be divided into yearly targets of 2 GW, 4 GW and 4...
Global Energy Trends and Implications for India [Part 1 of 5]: Need to Consume Less Oil
09 April 2015 | Tobias Engelmeier
The global energy system is in a period of rapid transformation: electricity plays an ever more important role, as do renewables, distributed generation and electric vehicles. Energy efficiency is improving. Emissions are a large and growing concern. New technologies and business models are disrupting and challenging a traditionally risk-averse and slow-moving industry. The International Energy...
Telangana announces 2 GW of solar
07 April 2015 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
On 1st April 2015, the Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited issued a request for selection (RfS) and a power purchase agreement (PPA) for allocating 2 GW of solar PV (refer). This follows the state’s successful allocation of 500 MW late last year and places...
