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    • India's solar dream intact, despite WTO's whip on local sourcing

      A report by Bridge to India suggests that the Indian government had unnecessarily wasted time and money on pursuing a protectionist policy and its repeal by the WTO may in fact be helpful in the long-term.

    • Govt to set up Rs 1.5k-cr security fund for solar projects

      The government is in the process of setting up a Rs 1,500-crore fund to avoid delays in releasing viability gap funding (VGF) to solar power developers under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM).

    • Fortum wins 100 MW project in Pavagada solar park

      Fortum has won a bid in reverse auction process conducted by NTPC on April 12, 2016, for the selection of 500 MW grid connected solar PV projects under Batch II Tranche I of JNNSM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission) Phase II, the company said in a press release.

    • SoftBank wins first solar power project in India

      The project is to be developed in the Ghani Sakunala Solar Park, Kurnool district, the statement said, adding that this is SoftBank's first step towards realising its USD 20 billion commitment to promote clean and safe energy in India.

    • Govt raises solar power target 5-times to 1 lakh MW by 2022

      "Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for stepping up of India's solar power capacity target under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) by five times, reaching 1,00,000 MW by 2022," an official release said.

    • US launches new trade action against India

      The Obama administration said it was filing its second case at the WTO over the domestic content requirements in India's massive solar program, which aims to ease chronic energy shortages in Asia's third-largest economy.

    • Intense competition to limit growth potential of solar IPPs

      Solar power projects under different state policies have been competitively bid and awarded at a tariff of about Rs. 6.5 per unit. This levelised tariff is significantly lower than Rs. 9.4 per unit, a level we believe is required to achieve reasonable equity internal rate of return (IRR) of, say, 16 per cent: CRISIL.

    • Ex-Im okays USD 57.3mn loan for two Indian energy firms

      The Export-Import Bank of the US has sanctioned a pair of loans totaling USD 57.3 million for two Indian energy companies to finance the export of American solar panels and ancillary services to India.

    • Moser Baer's next target? Establishing 300MW of solar power

      Gunthawada, Gujarat, is the perfect place for Asia’s largest solar farm. CNBC-TV18's Mehak Kasbekar spoke to Chairman of Moser Baer Projects Limited, Ratul Puri about the company's 30 megawatt solar project.

    • Tata BP Solar commissions 1 MW solar power plant in Orissa

      Tata BP Solar India, a joint venture of Tata Power and BP Solar, today said it has commissioned its first 1 MW solar photovoltaic power plant in Orissa under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM).

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