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November 16, 2016

Adani Becomes Cost Uncompetitive Even Before Starting Its New 1200 MW Solar Factory

India’s Adani Cost Uncompetitive Already The Indian manufacturing companies have not been successful despite pouring in a lot of money to build almost 5000 MW of […]
November 15, 2016

China Slashes Its 150 GW Solar Target by 2020 to just 110 GW Due to Grid Issues

Solar Slowdown in China The Chinese government is reportedly cutting its target for solar capacity additions from 150 GW in 2020 to just 110 GW. The […]
November 14, 2016

Solar in India exceeds Wind for the first time, Expect this Trend to Continue

Solar>Wind in India While solar energy hogs all the headlines in India, it is to be remembered that India has the world’s 4th largest capacity of […]
November 11, 2016

Indian Government and Its Companies Create a Giant Equity Fund to Keep The Solar Momentum Going

$2 billion Equity Fund for RE in India We at Greenworldinvestor had recently highlighted the problems being faced by the Indian solar industry in getting equity to […]
November 10, 2016

Revenues Fall Off a Cliff for Chinese Solar Companies as Demand Plummets in World’s Biggest Market

Falling Sales for Solar Companies in China China remains the biggest driver for renewable energy demand whether it is solar or wind energy. China installed a […]
November 8, 2016

Suzlon Continues to Execute well on its Solar Strategy of Develop, Build and Sell

Suzlon Solar Strategy Suzlon which is India’s largest wind turbine manufacturer entered the solar space last year. The company is using its expertise in wind farm […]
November 7, 2016

Indian Rooftop Solar Companies Hunt for Equity in this Fast Growing Cash Guzzling Sector

Solar Rooftop Financing In India While a lot has been said about the debt financing needs of India’s rapidly growing solar industry, little has been said […]
November 4, 2016

Solarworld Merrily Destroys Cash for Shareholders as it Continues Slide down to Another Bankruptcy

Solarworld headed towards Bankruptcy Solarworld the German firm which used to be one of the largest solar panel producers in 2008 has become a shadow of […]
November 3, 2016

Elon’s Rooftop Solar Ruse Meant To Get Tesla Shareholder’s Acceptance Of Dying SolarCity

Acquisition of SolarCity by Tesla SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY)  is a dying company as its business model of financing rooftop solar energy in USA is slowing down, […]
November 2, 2016

India’s Black Sheep State Jammu and Kashmir Finally Introduces Net Metering Policy For Solar Energy

Net metering policy in J&K India’s hilly state of Jammu and Kashmir is one of the worst states in administration of electricity. The state doles out […]
November 1, 2016

Bureaucratic Wrangling Leads To Project Date Extension by Uttarakand – Bonanza For Developers

Solar Power in Uttarakhand Another hilly state of Uttarakhand has seen huge bureaucratic wrangling, leading to a delay in signing PPAs with solar power developers who […]
October 31, 2016

Gamesa to set up 130 MW Solar Plants in India

Gamesa – Solar Power in India We at Greenworldinvestor have talked about the benefits of going solar. The technology is slowly but steadily gaining mass attention […]
October 27, 2016

Indian state Jharkhand junks its solar contracts as it finds them too Costly

Many Indian states have become slightly crazy with their solar power commitments going overboard without having the capacity or real need to do so. The Indian […]
October 26, 2016

India’s biggest solar power risk becomes a reality as bankrupt distribution utilities delay/refuse to buy

The biggest risk cited by developers and investors in India’s renewable energy industry is the ability of the distribution utilities to pay them for the power […]
October 26, 2016

Why is power surplus Tamil Nadu going for another Solar Tender

Another 500 MW Solar Tender in TN Tamil Nadu has suddenly become power surplus after being chronically deficit in power generation for most of its life. […]
October 25, 2016

Pradhan Mantri Yojana for Augmenting Solar Manufacturing (PRAYAS)–What you need to know

PRAYAS India We at Greenworldinvestor have repeatedly said that a failure in Indian governments’ policy making has led to Chinese imports of solar panels swamping the […]
October 25, 2016

As substandard Chinese Thermal Plant in Sri Lanka breaks down, India looks to build a new power plant

Solar energy in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka an island nation does not have access to good quality fossil fuel resources to provide electricity to its citizens. […]
October 24, 2016

China may not cut its Solar Feed in Tariffs by a crushing 30%, but would still reduce hard

China FIT cut China has apparently been mulling cutting solar feed in tariffs by almost 31% in 2017 from the rates in 2016. This would have […]
October 24, 2016

SolarCity will be forced to shelve its gigawatt solar panel joke as Chinese costs decline to astounding lows

Will the Buffalo Plant make sense now I was perplexed when 3 years ago SolarCity Corp. (NASDAQ: SCTY) announced that it was buying a marginal producer […]
October 21, 2016

Finally India achieves 1GW Solar Rooftop mark, now what next

1GW solar rooftops installed in India Finally India crosses the 1 GW mark in the rooftop solar segment. The country has set up an ambitious target […]
October 20, 2016

Could a $3.1 billion Modi's "Prayas" boost Solar Manufacturing in India

$3.1 billion fund to aid Solar Manufacturing in India We at Greenworldinvestor have been covering solar development in India since some time now. The country has […]
October 18, 2016

Solar Trains in India to make an entry very soon but how will they run on rainy and foggy days?

Solar powered Trains in India India’s love affair with solar power is reaching absurd levels with the Railways Minister announcing that Indian trains will run on […]
October 18, 2016

Solar Panel and Component prices finally bottom out for now but what next?

The solar industry has confounded analysts and market researches for a long time now as the prices have fallen each year much faster than expected. The […]
October 17, 2016

Another $5 billion solar thermal pipedream in California which will not see the light of the day

New $5B Solar Thermal plant in California For many years, we at Greenworldinvestor have forecasted the demise of the solar thermal technology and sure enough all […]
October 17, 2016

India loses to China as solar market gets drowned in Chinese imports

Indian Solar Industry depends heavily on China India has a significant capacity to make solar panels and cells but most of it is distributed amongst tens […]
October 13, 2016

Growth of solar remains anaemic even in India’s “Rooftop Solar capital” Chandigarh

Disappointing Numbers from Rooftop Capital in India India’s rooftop solar sector has failed to grow despite numerous government policies and incentives as the regulations, red tape […]
October 13, 2016

Indian wind developers get the short end of the stick form defaulting Indian utilities

Wind vs Solar (India) The solar sector in India has got a strong policy push from the central government leading to an exponential growth and even […]
October 12, 2016

Reverse Grid Parity – Solar power cheaper than Coal based power

The solar industry has been trying to achieve the holy grail of grid parity with other forms of energy for many years now. The sharp decline […]
October 12, 2016

Indian Wind Turbine companies hedge their wind bets with investments in Solar Energy Equipment

Indian Wind Companies foray into Solar Indian wind turbine generator manufacturing companies such as Suzlon and Gamesa have started making investments in solar power project development […]
October 10, 2016

Go Solar – The new slogan for India!

Will India achieve it Solar target? India is going all gung-ho about solar power in the country. After its decision to install an aggressive 100 GW […]