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Various Stakeholders of Zero Investment Solar Power Plant

A commercially successful Solar PV plant is a product of multiple stages of intense effort by several stakeholders and collaborators. Additionally, with useful life of solar plant being more than 25 years, it requires long-term dedicated commitment of multiple teams for successful operation throughout the life. Before, going through the various stakeholders of zero investment …

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Get Solar Power Plant at Zero Investment

Solar Power / By Shaurya Singh

In the last decade, concentration of greenhouse gasses has increased considerably in the atmosphere causing damage to the environment and adversely affecting the health of living organisms. Majority of these gases are produced during electricity generation by thermal plants. Switching to cleaner technologies like Solar is no more an option. However, cost of switching to solar …

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Ultra Mega Solar Parks in India

Solar Power / By Shaurya Singh

draft Rajasthan Solar Energy Policy 2019

Solar power projects can be set up anywhere in the country, however the scattering of solar power projects leads to higher project cost per MW and higher transmission losses. Individual projects of smaller capacity incur significant expenses in site development, drawing separate transmission lines to nearest substation, procuring water and in creation of other necessary …

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Solar Irradiance Concepts: DNI, DHI, GHI & GTI

Knowledge, Solar Energy / By Shaurya Singh

There are various components of Solar Irradiance. These are explained as below: DNI is acronym for Diffused Normal Irradiance which represents the amount of light that is coming perpendicular to surface. The surface here represents ground or something parallel to ground. This type of irradiance belongs to rays that come in a straight line from …

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Maharashtra issues new Net Metering Regulations 2019

Net-Metering / By Rahul

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (Grid Interactive Rooftop Renewable Energy Generating Systems) Regulations, 2019 Rooftop Grid Interactive Policy

On December 30th 2019, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) issued Maharashtra Net-Metering Regulations 2019 along with other grid-interactive solar energy system regulations. The same was also published in State Gazette. These regulations would apply to (a) Net Metering Arrangements; (b) Net Billing Arrangements; (c) Grid Connected Renewable Energy Generating Systems connected behind the Consumer’s meter, …

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Rajasthan Solar Energy Policy 2019 Released

Policy, Solar Energy / By Rahul

Rajasthan’s solar generation potential has been assessed at 142 GW. The State Government plans to systematically harness this potential and has set for itself an ambitious target of 30 GW capacity by 2024-25 which will transform the energyscape of the state and the country. To meet the global commitment Government of India, has fixed a …

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MERC releases draft Net Billing guidelines

Solar Power / By Rahul

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has come up with a new draft regulation on Grid Interactive Rooftop Renewable Energy Generating Systems. Among other things, the draft proposes to replace the net-metering system with gross metering or Net-billing mechanism. What is Net-Billing Mechanism ? Under the net billing system, the energy generated by a rooftop solar …

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Solar Water Heater

Knowledge, Solar thermal / By Shaurya Singh

We are blessed with Solar Energy in abundance at no cost. The solar radiation incident on the surface of the earth can be conveniently utilized for the benefit of human society. One of the popular devices that harness the solar thermal energy is solar water heater or solar hot water system (SHWS). A Solar Water …

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Guidelines for Component-C of PM KUSUM Scheme

Solar Power / By Rahul

175000 Off-grid Solar Pumps Under Kusum tender

On 08 November 2019, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released Guidelines for implementation of Component-C of PM KUSUM Scheme on Solarization of Grid-connected Agricultural Pumps. Background Approval of Pradhan Mantri Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM KUSUM) Scheme was issued on 08 March 2019. Under Component – C of the Scheme 10 …

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Draft Guidelines for Decentralised Solar Power Plants

Solar Power / By Rahul

With a view of promote decentralised use of solar energy and availability of affordable and reliable solar power in the rural areas, MNRE has formulated draft Guidelines for Decentralised Solar Power Plants. Draft Guidelines for Development of Decentralised Solar Power Plants: If the solar power is generated locally and fed in to the 33/11 kV …

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