Interviews

Interviews

Rooftop Solar will grow exponentially over next 5 years: PROINSO India

October 3, 2017 Anand Gupta

While falling tariffs and industry-friendly government policies are a boon, low entry barriers and cumbersome procedures are hindering the growth of rooftop solar in India, says Kunal Chandra, Managing Director, Proinso India in a chat with Clean Future. Give us a brief profile of Proinso India and your core business activities in India? As a […]

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India is the World’s poster child for renewable energy sector

October 3, 2017 Anand Gupta

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“India is the World’s poster child for renewable energy sector and so installing rooftop PV project over schools in its capital was an ideal choice” Sunil Dayal Cover Story/Oct/2017 Interview with Sunil Dayal, Business Head of Benara Solar. Mr. Dayal is an IIT alumnus and has earlier worked at leadership positions with Lanco Solar, Orange Renewables […]

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Interview with Florian van Rijn, CEO of Eternal Sun Group, which represents both Eternal Sun and Spire Solar in India.

October 2, 2017 Anand Gupta

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We recently spoke with Florian van Rijn, CEO of Eternal Sun Group, which represents both Eternal Sun and Spire Solar in India. Both brands are active in the solar simulation sector of the industry and are enjoying a strong H1 2017. Could you update us on the current status of Eternal Sun & Spire Solar? […]

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Will invest $840 mn in stressed assets with global partners: Tata Power CEO

September 21, 2017 Anand Gupta

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Anil Sardana, managing director & chief executive officer at Tata Power, to Nirmalya Behera & Jayajit Dash on current issues and strategy. Edited excerpts: What are your plans to build a green energy portfolio? How will the additional investments be funded? We have ambitious plans to keep fuelling multifold growth across the value chain. We […]

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‘Price of electricity from renewables will be same as from coal by 2025 … unfortunate that coal cess went to GST’

September 13, 2017 Anand Gupta

Chief economic adviser (CEA) Arvind Subramanian recently argued that since renewable sources of energy come with hidden costs, coal – which is cheaper – should remain India’s primary source of energy and we should not allow the narrative of ‘carbon imperialism’ to come in the way of realistic energy policy planning. Ajay Mathur, Director General […]

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Introducing Ultimate Sun Systems – MNRE Channel Partner and fastest growing solar company in India

September 5, 2017 Anand Gupta

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Category : Distributed Solar (RoofTop, Small Ground Mount, OffGrid, Rural, Applications, OffShore, Telecom, Hybrid) Government of India target of 40GW Rooftop Solar by 2022…..Can the industry achieve this target There is a lot of anticipations, anxiety, apprehension and aggression. Some feel the Target is Unachievable being Unrealistic including A Parliamentary Panel. We at Ultimate Sun […]

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In the last three years, we have added projects worth more than Rs 80,000 crores: IS Jha, Power Grid Corp

September 1, 2017 Anand Gupta

In an interview with ET Now, IS Jha, CMD, Power Grid Corp said that, “Power Grid compared to our rivals is at the strong footing because we have the experience, our presence are there everywhere and our balances are quite strong.” Edited excerpts: ET Now: How do you see yourself growing along with the rise […]

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Electric vehicle shift would be disruptive for diesel, petrol market: Sanjay Aggarwal, MD, Fortum India

August 28, 2017 Anand Gupta

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Finland-based energy company Fortum which claims to have 1,400 connected electric vehicle chargers serving to clients in 11 countries now plans to foray into India’s electric vehicle charging market. The company’s Indian arm aims to build a charging infrastructure in the country with setting up electric charging stations on a pilot basis. In an interview […]

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Interview with Inverter Manufacturers

August 3, 2017 Anand Gupta

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Interview with Inverter Manufacturers : 1. How much Inverters have you supplied to India till now, what is the target/expectation in 2017-18 Since beginning commercial shipments in 2010, SolarEdge has shipped approximately 4.7GW of its DC optimized inverter systems and products have been installed in solar PV systems in 102 countries.As a public company, SolarEdge […]

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SEE Currencies for a Sustainable and Prosperous world

July 26, 2017 Anand Gupta

Dr. Harish Pant, FIE, MIET, is a rare Global Thinker, a new Global Guru and Managing Director of Hampson Industries Pvt. Ltd. His global business experience of more than three decades in Aerospace, Automotive and Steel sectors has an unusual blend of spiritual outlook. His recent passion for sustainability has led him to developa path […]

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