India

Articles on Indian Green Stocks

March 31, 2016

India to finally fight back against USA double standards in targeting India’s domestic solar manufacturing promotion policy

We have at numerous times criticized the USA government for targeting India’s domestic content policy to promote solar manufacturing in the country, through a limited capacity […]
March 30, 2016

Muddled policy and poor implementation leads to stranding of 550 MW wind power in Maharashtra

The Indian renewable energy sector faces unique and difficult challenges, as it tries to achieve a 175 GW capacity by 2022. This involves a rapid growth […]
March 24, 2016

India’s tribal state of Jharkhand receives high solar tariff bids due to Land acquisition and Discom health issues

Jharkhand high Solar Tariffs The two biggest risks in India’s utility solar market came to haunt India’s tribal state of Jharkand’s solar reverse auction for 1.2 […]
March 22, 2016

India looks to end the paucity of good wind sites by incentivizing replacement of obsolete turbines with new ones

India suffers from lack of good windy sites One of the biggest problems for the India’s wind energy sector is the paucity of good windy sites […]
March 15, 2016

Solar power in India to double in 2016 and again double in 2017

Solar Growth in India – 2016 & 2017 Solar power in India is set to double to 4-5 GW in 2016, from around 2 GW in […]
March 9, 2016

India once again doubles the Clean tax on Coal to ~$6 per ton to fight Global Warming and promote RE

Coal Tax in India While India has not given up its right to develop large new electricity power capacities using coal, the government is consistently increasing […]
February 25, 2016

China to be the biggest beneficiary of USA foolishness in filing a WTO solar case against India

USA has doggedly fought a case against India solar procurement rules for the last one year and won the case in WTO. We have repeatedly highlighted […]
February 23, 2016

India set to quadruple its total solar capacity in the next 15 months to an astounding 20 GW – What is the major risk

India Solar Booming – 2016 We have been closely following the solar energy boom in India, with numerous grid sized tenders being floated by the government. […]
February 19, 2016

Why India’s hilly state Himachal Pradesh’s 700 MW solar policy target is stupid

Himachal Pradesh Solar Policy India has got a very ambitious target of installing 100,000 MW of solar power by 2022, up from around 5 GW now. […]
February 18, 2016

India plans for the future – integrating energy storage with solar power plants in tenders

Integrated Solar Storage Tender India India has been issuing massive solar tenders left and right, with almost 10 GW of solar tenders issued by January 2016. […]
February 17, 2016

EDF forms another JV to invest in Indian renewable energy using a small unknown partner

EDF’s Joint Venture in India French energy giant EDF has formed another billion dollar joint venture to invest in India’s burgeoning renewable energy sector. This JV […]
February 10, 2016

China misses its 2015 target by 15%, but still remains the largest source of global demand

China largest Solar Hub China remains the world’s largest source of solar panel demand, despite missing its 2015 target of 17.8 GW by almost 15%. The […]
February 9, 2016

Why Indian solar manufacturing remains down in the dump (s)

 The state of solar manufacturing in India Indian solar manufacturing remains down in the dump, despite the DCR policy implemented by the government last year and […]
February 4, 2016

Why the first solar rooftop and off grid policy by an Indian state is flawed

Maharashtra Rooftop and off Grid Solar policy Maharashtra has become the first state in India to come out with a policy of targeting solar rooftop and […]
February 3, 2016

Why millions of workers continue to face a bleak future in India

Things are looking bleaker and bleaker for workers in two of the world’s largest nations India and China. Not only are rapid technological changes reducing the […]
February 2, 2016

India continues to see lower solar prices due to high competition and risky bids by companies

The Indian solar market continues to surprise observers with newer lower prices every day conducted in numerous reverse auction solar bids by state government, as well […]
February 1, 2016

Indian government tries to put the WTO Solar Panel favoritism case to rest

The Indian government is proposing a bilateral deal with USA in the domestic content requirements solar case that India had lost earlier. USA had brought a […]
January 31, 2016

Guide to buying Air Purifiers in India

Important points to consider before buying Air Purifier in India With rising levels of pollution and increasing threats to health from the diseases caused, people are […]
January 27, 2016

Indian Wind Energy Sector buffeted by multiple threats

India wind energy will suffer The Indian wind energy sector which did spectacularly well in the first decade of this century, cannot catch a break in […]
January 26, 2016

Solar investments in India up by 80% in 2015 becoming largest renewable energy sector

Solar investments in India Solar energy has become the dominant renewable energy source in India in terms of investments, with $5.6 billion being invested in 2015, […]
January 25, 2016

Another eye popping decline in Indian solar tariffs to less than 6 cents/kwh sets cat amongst the pigeons

Indian Solar Tariffs on a declining spree The Indian solar tariffs discovered during recent reverse auctions have defied belief, and led to many industry analysts and […]
January 20, 2016

Indian state owned power financing companies PFC and REC to invest $16 billion of cash into green power plants – More of a necessity than a choice

The Indian power minister Piyush Goel has been trying to structurally reform India’s electricity sector by recently introducing the UDAY scheme, in which India’s Achilles heel […]
January 19, 2016

Another Indian company plans a big manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh however the proof of the pudding is in the eating

Solar Expansion plans in India Indian companies are aggressively expanding into the solar manufacturing space, as India is all set to become the 4th largest market […]
January 11, 2016

Indian regulator proposes drastic reduction in solar project prices – is it overreaching itself

My view on Solar project prices in India The Indian central electricity regulator generally publishes solar electricity reference prices each year, based on equipment and financing […]
January 7, 2016

India finally puts some money in Rooftop Solar – Increases budget by an amazing 730%

Indian Rooftop Budget increases by 730% India has finally started to put money into providing support for rooftop solar energy, where it has set a very […]
January 5, 2016

Will Google’s Project Sunroof come to India?

Google’s New Solar Technology Google has been one of the most innovative companies in the world, pouring billions of dollars into projects which seem farfetched such […]
January 1, 2016

Why Andhra Pradesh has become the leading Indian solar state in India with massive capacity expansion

AP – Leading Solar State in India The southern state of Andhra Pradesh has become the leading solar state, with massive capacity expansion being planned by […]
December 31, 2015

India 2015 Solar Year in Review – Major developments and future outlook

The year is coming to an end and India’s solar energy industry has come a long way this year. From being a fringe sector, solar energy […]
December 29, 2015

Solar component prices go up across the supply chain due to supply tightness

We at Greenworldinvestor have been talking about the increasing prices of solar wafers in the last few months, as wafer capacity was not being added by […]
December 28, 2015

Indian Nuclear Plans start to get traction after nuclear liability hurdle gets diluted

The Indian nuclear energy ambitions have not really fructified after a great deal was made out of the USA Indian nuclear agreement in 2009, in which […]