Blogs
We’ll be at Intersolar Munich!
25 May 2012 | Tobias Engelmeier
BRIDGE TO INDIA is scheduled to exhibit at the world’s largest solar fair – the Intersolar Europeat Munich, Germany between June 13th – 15th 2012. At this fair, which invites more than 80,000 trade visitors, BRIDGE TO INDIA will introduce the INDIA SOLAR NAVIGATOR, the first comprehensive online tool to analyze...
US-China solar trade war to have a positive impact on India
22 May 2012 | Tobias Engelmeier
The US Department of Commerce has announced preliminary anti-dumping duties ranging from 31 percent to 250 percent on crystalline silicon solar cells from Chinese manufacturers. This will help India become an alternative manufacturing destination. The move to protect US manufacturing against Chinese competition is short-sighted Chinese manufacturers are expected to look for offshore...
The Indo-German Energy Forum: Bringing together natural partners
04 May 2012 | Tobias Engelmeier
BRIDGE TO INDIA attended the 3rd Indo-German Energy Forum (IGEF) on “Cities & Energy”, held on 2nd & 3rd May, 2012 at New Delhi, India. The IGEF aims to facilitate conversation between German technology providers and the Indian government through a series of meetings The topic of this meeting was “Solar & Cities” and looked at rooftop PV, solar thermal applications and...
Round-up of ISIT Day 1
19 April 2012 | Jasmeet Khurana
The India Solar Investment & Technology Summit Day 1 saw 15,000 people gather to view the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi ‘dedicate 600MW of solar power to the nation’ at the inauguration of the Charanka Solar Park near Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The event was held amidst political fanfare in the middle...
Karnataka allocates 80MW of projects under state solar policy
19 April 2012 | Akhilesh Magal
Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd. allocates 20MW of solar thermal and 60MW of solar PV under the Karnataka solar policy Lowest winning bid was submitted at a tariff of INR7.94/kWh CSP loses out to PV on account of project size allocation by KREDL The Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd. (KREDL) has announced the ten winners of the solar bidding it held in November...
Demystifying Performance Ratio (P.R.) and Capacity Utilization Factor (C.U.F.) for a solar plant
10 April 2012 | Mohit Anand
The worldwide standard for measuring a solar plant’s performance is the Performance Ratio (P.R.). However, most project developers, investors and EPC contractors in India use the Capacity Utilization Factor (C.U.F.) as the standard of measuring the performance of a plant. Our team sat down and attempted to demystify these differences. But soon enough, we realized that quite a few people in...
India Solar Compass : April 2012 Edition out now!
04 April 2012 | Jasmeet Khurana
The India Solar Compass is a quarterly analysis report with the latest updates on India solar policy, projects, industry and financing. The key question in the April 2012 edition: ” Is the telecom tower market viable in India?” The...
12 Key market findings from the latest India Solar Compass
02 April 2012 | Jasmeet Khurana
Fourteen projects have been penalized for missing the January 9th 2012 deadline for commissioning under the NSM. They have lost a cumulative amount of INR280m (EUR4.3m) in bank guarantees. The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has imposed penalties on 370MW worth of projects for missing the December 31st 2012 deadline for commissioning under the Gujarat solar...
Introducing the India Solar Compass April 2012
30 March 2012 | Jasmeet Khurana
BRIDGE TO INDIA’s quarterly report on the Indian solar market analyzes policy, projects, industry and financing; the key drivers of this market. The latest edition of the quarterly, explores the telecom tower segment as a significant opportunity that will emerge in the market in the coming 5 years. In the April issue, we’re looking at: The last quarter has seen PV projects under both,...
Will Andhra Pradesh be India’s next solar boom state?
27 March 2012 | Akhilesh Magal
Andhra Pradesh receives some of the highest irradiation in India. The state has significant renewable purchase obligations (RPO) stemming from its high power demand. In addition, Andhra Pradesh has India’s best performing state power utility (State Electricity Board, SEB). So far, the state has no solar policy in place but it has nevertheless
Renewable energy policies in India are getting smarter
26 March 2012 | Tobias Engelmeier
India is moving rapidly from direct government support for renewable energies to more market-driven mechanisms. Soon no support will be needed. This opens up the Indian market to growth in a completely new dimension.
Accelerated Depreciation was the early choice for government support for renewables. It allowed the Indian wind power sector to take off
The National Solar Mission – Loopholes and Consequences
22 March 2012 | Tobias Engelmeier
The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) was launched in 2008 with a goal of installing 22,000MW of solar power in India by 2022. The first phase, first batch bidding guidelines stated that a company is allowed to bid for only one 5MW solar PV and 100 MW solar thermal project. This was done to foster competition among project developers. These guidelines were allegedly flouted by...
