Here is the link for the much-awaited guidelines for the grid connected solar PV power projects, announced by MNRE yesterday - link

Invitation for Expression of Interest from Manufacturers of Systems for Solar Photovoltaic Lighting and for meeting other small electrical needs to Participate in Banking Scheme offered by NABARD and other Regional Rural Banks The Ministry (MNRE) has set a target of installing 200 MWp for off-grid and decentralized solar systems...

MNRE has announced the list of companies that had submitted applications for the offgrid and rooftop scheme announced on Jun 16 2010. You can have a look at the list here . Please note that this is not a shortlist; it is only a list of applicants...

Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Shri Sushilkumar Shinde Jointly Unveil Guidelines for New Solar Projects Under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission The much awaited guidelines for the larger solar PV power plants were announced yesterday. Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and Shri SushilKumar Shinde , Union...

That I have been impressed with solar water heaters in particular, and in the applications of solar thermal in general, has already been mentioned in some of my earlier posts... (see here, here, and here). It was thus interesting for me to read a nice article that gave data on...

The experiences of Azure Power Inderpeet Wadhwa became the first entrepreneur to supply electricity to a Village in north India, 40 km from Amritsar. On December 1st 2009, his first phase (1MW) of 2 MW solar PV plant went online to become the country’s first commercial MW scale solar power...

In this article, we'll compare the practical differences between monocrystalline and polycrystalline cells. To remind unacquainted readers, Monocrystalline photovoltaic cells are made from a single large crystal, cut from ingots. These are the most efficient convertors of sunlight, but are hence also the most expensive. These cells are somewhat better...

India's solar sector continues to grow, as seen in the inauguration of a new 2-megawatt PV power plant in the state of Punjab, the first privately owned, utility scale power plant in the Asian subcontinent. The Awan solar power plant was built in a record six months, having been started...

The renewable energy sector might be an exciting sector in terms of the scale of opportunities available and its disruptive nature, but from an investor perspective, it is just like any other – investors need to feel assured of a positive return on investment, while lenders need to know their...

The last one week was quite fascinating for me - I had six different meetings, each with entrepreneurs/businessmen from diverse sectors, but all having a common interest in renewable energy / sustainability. One of my meetings was with an entrepreneur from Australia, who had developed a cost effective technology for...