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Solar imports soar, it’s now more make-in-China than make-in-India

An estimated 85 per cent of this equipment has been imported from three countries — primarily China, alongside Vietnam and Malaysia — with a surge coinciding with the rollout of the Centre’s ‘Make-in-India’ programme. Five years of a concerted solar power push, a key policy thrust area for the NDA government, has come at a […]

Gensol Engineering appoints Kapil Nirmal as CEO of West Asia business -EQ

Install solar power panels on rooftops for home appliances, not in large farms or power plants

The main advantage of solar plants is that they can be installed at a micro level even on the rooftop, but the government is more focussed on larger plants. While the government is sure about reaching its ambitious solar capacity target of 100 GW by 2022, the industry voices do not seem too confident. The […]

Puducherry initiates rooftop solar bidding for 150,000 homes – EQ

Chintan Baithak held with stakeholders of Renewable Energy sector

The ‘Baithak’ (meet) was chaired by Secretary, MNRE, Shri Anand Kumar and saw good participation from Renewable Energy (RE) sector including the representatives of major RE developers, equipment manufacturers, financiers, regulators, think-tanks, industry bodies and skilled developers. Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) held a ‘Chintan Baithak’ with the stakeholders of the Renewable Energy […]

Gensol Engineering appoints Kapil Nirmal as CEO of West Asia business -EQ

Energy transition is on smooth road and fast track in India

Global energy transition is on a fast track and India is not far behind. India’s absolute commitment towards carbon neutral economy is well appreciated. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is one of the biggest supporters of expanding green and sustainable sources of energy, thereby mitigating risks of damaging the environment. With reference to energy transition, countries […]

A global solar transition could leave Africa in the shade -EQ

Local Manufacturing Of Lithium Ion Batteries: India Finally Moves To Counter Growing Chinese Dominance

Local Manufacturing Of Lithium Ion Batteries: India Finally Moves To Counter Growing Chinese Dominance The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has sought a revised policy to incentivise electric vehicles in the country. It has called for a policy that includes funds for encouraging local manufacturing of Lithium batteries, Mint has reported. The central government has asked […]

Battery Energy Storage Systems: A Clean Energy Solution NY Needs -EQ