25 March 2013 | Jasmeet Khurana
Uttar Pradesh has announced a bidding process for a 200 MW capacity (refer to the Request for Proposal (RfP), PPA and Escrow agreement documents). The state has also finalized its draft solar policy. It is now called ‘Uttar Pradesh Solar Policy 2013′ (refer to the
19 March 2013 | Jasmeet Khurana
The Indian state of Punjab has released a request for proposal (RfP) document for allocation of 300 MW of solar PV in the first phase of its state solar policy (refer to the RfP document). Punjab had earlier set a target of 1 GW of new solar capacity by 2022 in its ‘New and Renewable Sources of Energy Policy – 2012′...
11 March 2013 | Jasmeet Khurana
Karnataka has announced a second round of allocations under its state solar policy. In the last round that took place one year ago, 80 MW was allocated (refer). Allocations of 130 MW of PV as well as CSP projects are targeted The policy aims to meet the RPOs of distribution companies, and makes no attempt...
04 March 2013 | Jasmeet Khurana
The south Indian state of Kerala has published a draft solar policy (refer). This makes it the ninth Indian state to release a solar specific policy document. The Kerala solar policy has set a target of 500 MW by 2017 and 1,500 MW by 2030 Unlike the NSM, the...
12 February 2013 | Jasmeet Khurana
04 February 2013 | Jasmeet Khurana
Kerala’s Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT) has chosen 14 companies to be eligible to set up battery backed 1 kWp projects under the state’s 10,000 rooftop solar power programme (refer). It is expected that more than 4,000...
31 January 2013 | Jasmeet Khurana
The financial bids for the allocation of 100 MW of solar PV projects in Rajasthan were opened on February 11th 2013. A total of 25 bids worth over 200 MW have been received. The lowest valid solar bid in India of INR 6.45/kWh was submitted in Rajasthan. This tariff only makes financial sense if the developer makes full use of accelerated depreciation benefits The Rajasthan solar policy...
30 January 2013 | Jasmeet Khurana
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has today announced draft guidelines (refer) for setting up of 750 MW solar PV capacity under Phase 2, Batch 1 of the National Solar Mission (NSM). Viability Gap Funding will be provided with an upper limit of 30% of...
23 January 2013 | Jasmeet Khurana
Jasmeet Khurana, Market Intelligence Consultant at BRIDGE TO INDIA, works on project performance benchmarking, success factors for module sales, financing and bankability of projects in India. Solar in India will, in the medium term, benefit mostly from the...
11 September 2012 | Jasmeet Khurana
Market Intelligence at BRIDGE TO INDIA constantly tracks the Indian solar market and provides insight on the latest market developments as they occur. This analysis is compiled into our
