Shaurya Singh

News: The Hindu: Centre recommends anti-dumping levy on U.S., Chinese solar cells

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The Commerce Ministry has recommended levying anti-dumping duty on solar cells imported from the U.S., Malaysia, China and Chinese Taipei, a move that would provide relief to struggling domestic manufacturers. Concluding the one-and-a-half year long probe into allegations that cheap solar cells are being dumped into India, the Ministry has suggested restrictive duty in the …

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NEWS: Delhi fixes criteria for solar power scheme

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DERC Group and Virtual Net-Metering in Delhi

The Delhi Solar Policy promises a generation-based incentive for domestic consumers taking to rooftop solar power plants, the government plans to keep a minimum eligibility criterion for households to avail themselves of the scheme. Besides, it has proposed to offer the incentive on a first-cum-first-served basis. According to the policy which is ready but awaiting the …

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News – The Hindu- Handling the energy crisis

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India will soon witness a new government in control. Among the multitude of burning issues, the new government will have to face the challenge of a growing energy crisis. It will require extraordinary effort, innovative vision and viable solutions to tackle the increasing demand for energy, while maintaining an eco-friendly approach. Energy commodities comprise gas, …

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Power Loss In India

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India has the world’s fifth-largest electrical system, with an installed electric capacity of about 206 gigawatts (GW) In India, the share of private sector in power generation has risen substantially over the past few years, but state electricity boards continue to own nearly 95% of the distribution network. Thus, the entire value chain of the …

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Indira Paryavaran Bhawan

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Indira Paryavaran Bhawan

The building has been designed as the highest green rated building, i.e., GRIHA 5-Star and LEED India Platinum. The requirements of GRIHA 5-Star and LEEDS Platinum ratings have been achieved by adopting various measures some of which are as follows:  Effective Ventilation has been achieved by orientating the building in an East-West direction, separating different …

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News Report: India misses green energy targets for FY-13

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Original News: http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/clean-energy-sector-misses-capacity-target/article5996521.ece Renwable energy addition target: 4325 Mw Renewable energy added capacity: 3640 Mw Total renewable capacity: 31,707 Mw *all in Mw Energy Capacity Resource wise In FY13, India missed the green energy target despite strong contribution from solar. But lapse of incentive scheme and uncertainties over policy framework hit the capacity addition in the …

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Solar: India – USA Domestic Content Requirement Issue

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On January 11, 2010, India launched its national solar policy, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM). Phase I of that national policy is composed of two parts: Batch 1 and Batch 2. Under Batch 1, India required developers ofsolar photovoltaic (“PV”) projects employing crystalline silicon technology to use solar modules manufactured in India. Subsequently, under Batch 2, India …

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