Adding another notch to India’s impressive solar growth, Delhi’s power utility company, BRPL has launched a solar city initiative to boost India’s solar PV rooftop sector.

2017 was a busy year for India’s solar industry. As of the end of November, the country had installed around 5.5 GW of PV. With its ambitious renewable energy goals, it is paving the way to becoming a world leader in the industry. Overall, the country saw a rapid increase in renewable energy activity, with solar dominating almost 48% share of total capacity installed.

A structured credit deal has been struck between Centrum-led investors and Waaree Energies Ltd, an Indian solar power firm.

Moody’s Investor Services and its Indian affiliate, ICRA Limited have announced that India’s power sector will see stability over the next 12 to 18 months, reflecting the government’s policy initiatives and established industry.

The ‘Adoption of Solar Energy for Apparel industry’ program was organized by cluster development services in Ludhiana, Punjab to promote solar in the textile/apparel industry.

Kolkata airport has commissioned a 15 MW, ground-mounted, grid-connected PV plant. The solar plant is among the largest located at any airport in India.

The Odisha state government plans to increase its solar power generation capacity from 63 MW to 333 MW by the end of 2017-2018. The eastern state of India has also invited bids for 200 MW of solar power, with the process set to begin in a fortnight. Odisha’s rooftop capacity stands at 16 MW.

India plans to take action against solar power companies using imported equipment for projects, which were awarded under the country’s domestic content requirement scheme, according to local media.

Despite the 250 MW solar project securing a record low bid of INR 3.15 ($ 0.05)/kWh in April, Andhra Pradesh refused to buy the generated power, after tariffs fell further in subsequent auctions. This decision has now been rescinded, according to The Economic Times, with the affected parties having reached a compromise.

India needs to create around 330,000 jobs over the next five years if it is to achieve its ambitious renewable energy goals, according to a new report by the World Resources Institute. Several methods have been recommended for boosting jobs in the sector, while also tackling poverty eradication.