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India again ranked the world’s most attractive solar market by Ernst & Young

The nation maintained the highest score of 62.7 for solar in the latest edition of Ernst & Young’s renewables attractiveness index. It ranked third for overall renewable energy investment. 

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IREDA amends 5 GW solar tender

The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency has extended the bidding to May 31 and amended the ceiling tariff, maximum viability gap funding, and commissioning timeline for the solar projects.

India’s utility-scale solar installations fell by 39% in FY2021

During the fiscal year 2020-21, India installed utility-scale solar projects amounting to 3.5 GW, about 39% less year-on-year.

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Ciel & Terre completes India’s largest floating solar plant

The 14.7 MWp project, developed for Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC) Limited, uses an aggregate 37,632 number of 390Wp PV panels and spans an area of 15.6 hectares.

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Adani Green to buy SB Energy’s 5 GW renewable portfolio in India

The Indian developer has agreed to acquire a 100% interest in SB Energy’s India renewable portfolio for approximately US$3.5 billion (INR 26,000 crore). The assets, totaling 4,954 MW, are spread across four Indian states.

Rooftop solar uptake in India: Challenges and way forward

Poor and piecemeal implementation of net metering policies is a major roadblock for the uptake of rooftop solar system in India, according to a new report by Asian Development Bank.

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ReNew Power to set up 2 GW mono PERC solar factory in Gujarat

The vertically integrated factory, located in the Dholera Special Industrial Region, will produce 2 GW of mono PERC solar cells and modules annually. Production is expected to start from the next fiscal year. 

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Uttar Pradesh tenders 106 MW of solar under KUSUM program

Solar power generators have until June 15 to bid for the development of projects on a build-own-operate basis. The ceiling tariff payable for the electricity generated has been fixed at INR 3.10/kWh.

India launches anti-dumping probe for solar cells from China, Thailand and Vietnam

The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) under the commerce ministry stated the Indian manufacturers provided sufficient evidence to warrant the initiation of an investigation into the alleged dumping of solar cells. The investigation will aim to determine the existence, degree and effect of the dumping and recommend an amount of anti-dumping duty to offset the material injury to domestic manufacturers.

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Cabinet approves INR 18,100-crore incentives for advanced battery storage production

The production-linked incentive scheme for battery storage, with an outlay of INR 18,100 crore (US$ 2459 million), is intended to build a cumulative 50 GWh of advanced chemistry cell (ACC) and 5 GWh of ‘niche’ ACC production facilities in India.

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