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Open Access – Not really an open and shut case
26 December 2011 | Akhilesh Magal
The Electricity Act of 2003, allows power consumers to purchase electricity from any power producer not limited to the distribution company (DISCOM) in that area. The term open access refers to the distribution and transmission lines being open to all somewhat similar to our highways where anybody can use it as long as they pay a toll. This regulation was meant to allow power consumers to...
National Solar Mission (NSM) Phase 1 Batch 2 Bid Results: Why they are more than just numbers
12 December 2011 | Akhilesh Magal
The results of the round two of the NSM surprised everyone with the price of solar energy falling to INR 7.49 per unit. A large part of the success of the NSM must be attributed to the government. However, the larger implications of this would be outside solar projects driven by government subsidies. The next few years would see a boom in entrepreneurs riding the “captive wave”. The major...
India needs more power – Germany has excellent technology to help the subcontinent
06 December 2011 | Tobias Engelmeier
India is facing a green revolution. Government and business leaders recognize that the scarcity of fossil fuels is one of the major risks for economic growth and understand the urgent need to take countermeasures and make green energy viable. German companies have many of the solutions India needs and they in turn need the Indian market. Key points: India has a huge potential for...
Juwi India completes three solar projects, its first in India
24 November 2011 | Tobias Engelmeier
According to the latest information available to BRIDGE TO INDIA, Juwi India Renewable Energies Pvt. Ltd., the Indian subsidiary of the Juwi Group, has completed the construction of three solar PV projects worth a cumulative 17.7MW in India. These projects are of 10MW in Rajkot and 2.5MW in Surendernagar, both in the western Indian state of Gujarat, and a 5.2MW plant located in Jodhpur in the...
Why solar captive consumption is the way forward for the Indian solar market
23 November 2011 | Tobias Engelmeier
India’s hidden solar opportunity lies in captive consumption – and this is starting to make sense right now, far away from the fanfare of the NSM and other government programs. Key points: India’s electricity shortage is not going to be met by conventional power, least by government driven policies The government solar policies, like the National Solar Mission, although...
