Solar Cells

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding felling of trees by solar power companies, village Kunidhar, Almora, Uttarakhand, 13/02/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bhuwan Chandra Bhatt Vs Member Secretary, Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board & Others dated 13/02/2025. The application, based on a letter petition, a resident of village Kunidhar, tehsil Bhikiasen, Almora had made a complaint about indiscriminate felling of Chir and Banj …

Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of solar cells whether or not assembled partially or fully in Modules or Panels or on glass or some other suitable …

Anti-Dumping Investigation concerning imports of Solar Cells whether or not assembled partially or fully in Modules or Panels or on glass or some other suitable substrates, originating in or exported from Malaysia, China PR, Chinese Taipei and USA. 14/5/2012-DGAD:- Having regard to the Customs Tariff Act 1975 as amended from …

Imported solar cells to get costlier as government likely to impose a steep dumping duty

Government is likely to impose a steep dumping duty on solar gear imports, a move that could deal a massive blow to solar power producers in India. The commerce ministry has identified a dumping margin range of 50-60% from the United States and 100-110% from China, which is the largest …

Draft U.P Rooftop Solar PV Power Plant Policy 2014

The objectives of this policy are: To contribute to solar capacity addition and energy security; To optimally utilize the available solar energy resource in the State; To encourage development and promotion of environment benign solar energy generation contributing to sustainable development; To enable stakeholders in reducing greenhouse gas emissions; To …

Nearly half of capacities recently bid under JNNSM to face the heat

Following delays in signing power purchase agreements (PPAs) under various state solar policies, developers have shifted focus to solar projects initiated under the Central Government’s National Solar Mission which received bids nearly three times the capacity on offer. However, Crisil Research expects only half of these capacities to be commissioned …

The socio-economic benefits of solar and wind energy

This report presents a comprehensive overview of the opportunities for value creation from the deployment of large-scale solar and wind energy technologies. It contributes to bridging the existing knowledge gap on the topic and gives policy makers and other stakeholders evidence on economic value creation from the accelerated deployment. The …

Variability of photovoltaic power in the state of Gujarat using high resolution solar data

The western state of Gujarat currently has the largest amount of solar capacity of any Indian state, with over 855 megawatts direct current (MWDC) among plants above 1 MWDC in size. Combined with over 3,240 megawatts (MW) of wind, variable generation renewables comprise nearly 18% of the electric-generating capacity in …

State wise Installed Capacity of Solar PV Projects under Various Scheme as on 31.01.2014

Data on state wise Installed capacity of Solar PV Projects under various schemes as on 31.01.2014 released by the Ministry Of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

Solar power for CO2 mitigation

This briefing paper explores the potential for existing and emerging solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies to deliver rapid transformation of our energy systems to limit the scale of future climate risks from fossil fuel use. In particular, it examine the potential for cost reductions and scalability of manufacture and the new …

State scientists’ solar power plan to lift cost cloud

Ahmedabad: Researchers here claimed to have developed a simple way of making graphene-based solar cell, whose use may reduce the cost of producing solar power considerably. “A simple and economical way of processing to fabricate graphene-based solar cell has been developed by our scientists," Gujarat Energy and Research Management Institute …

Solar energy from Moon to power Earth?

Japanese Firm Proposes To Supply 13,000 Terawatts Of Electricity From Lunar Belt Tokyo: A Japanese firm has proposed an out-of-this-world solution to our planet’s power woes — building a solar panel array around the Moon’s equator and sending the electricity it collects back to Earth. The project called LUNA RING …

Paving the way for a transformational future: lessons from Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission Phase I

As one of the eight missions under India’s National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC), the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) was launched in January 2010 with the aim of accelerating India’s march toward grid parity in solar power. The JNNSM envisages the achievement of grid parity through long-term …

DERC proposal on net metering & connectivity in respect of rooftop solar PV projects

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission, in exercise of powers conferred under section 86 (1) (e) of the Electricity Act, 2003 has prepared a proposal on net metering & connectivity in respect of rooftop solar PV projects for inviting suggestions/objections from various stakeholders. Delhi has about 250 to 300 sunny days …

Final Guidelines for Selection of 750 MW Grid Connected Solar Power Projects Under Batch-I of JNNSM Phase-II

These guidelines by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy are to provide necessary policy framework and mechanism for selection and implementation of 750 MW Grid-connected solar PV power projects with Viability Gap Funding under Batch-1 Phase-II of JNNSM. The Scope of these Guidelines is to provide the necessary policy …

Draft guidelines for selection of 750 MW grid connected solar power projects under Batch-I

The scope of these guidelines is to select 750 MW grid connected solar power projects and provide the necessary policy framework for development of projects under the “Viability Gap Funding scheme for 750 MW of Phase II Batch-I of the JNNSM”. The objectives of these guidelines are: To enable scaling …

Consultative paper on comprehensive tariff order on solar power

The Government of Tamil Nadu has launched the Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy 2012 to promote harnessing of this renewable source to the maximum extent in order to ease the power situation in the State. It has been envisioned to add about 3000MW by the year 2015 under the Policy. …

Anti-Dumping Case Splits Solar Power Industry into Two

The anti-dumping case against solar cell imports has split the domestic clean-technology industry into two with solar power producers and domestic solar cell manufacturers at loggerheads. Opposing any dumping duty on solar cell imports, solar power producers say such a move will push the cost of solar power even as …

Govt may Levy Duty on Solar Cell Imports

Local producers have alleged dumping of cheap solar equipment from US, China, Malaysia and Taiwan India might impose anti-dumping duty on four major importers of solar cells and modules in the country after listening to the grievances of domestic manufacturers. Local producers have filed a case last year, alleging that …

Odisha Solar Policy 2013: draft

This Policy will be known as Odisha Solar Policy, 2013. The Policy will come into operation with effect from the date of resolution and will supersede the Policy Guidelines for power generation from Non conventional Energy Sources -2005 with respect to the content related to solar power generation. The principal …

Exploring the effectiveness of local content requirements in promoting solar PV manufacturing in India

In a bid to make renewable energy technology deployment strategies politically acceptable, many countries are linking them to socio-economic goals, such as job creation, economic development and building competitiveness. A controversial industrial policy tool that is becoming increasingly popular is the use of local content requirements (LCRs). These regulate the …

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