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Rooftop Solar

Tata Power Renewable completes $525 million equity fundraising from BlackRock, Mubadala  

The investment will fund Tata Power Renewable’s aggressive growth plans as it targets over 20 GW of renewables assets and a market-leading position in the rooftop and electric vehicle charging space across India over the next five years. 

Plastic strip to prevent birds from nesting under rooftop solar

Netherlands-based BirdBlocker has developed a plastic strip that can be placed under solar panels installed on pitched rooftops. The long needles prevent birds from nesting under the modules. The structure is attached to the frame of the modules with stainless steel clips.

Gensol Engineering secures over 247 MWp of solar projects

Ahmedabad-based Gensol Engineering has secured 182.3 MWp of ground-mount, 44 MWp floating, and 21.05 MWp rooftop solar projects.

India signs MoU on energy efficiency programmes in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand

India’s Energy Efficiency Services Ltd has agreed to provide technical advisory, project management, contracting and implementation support for energy efficiency programmes in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

India installed about 14 GW of solar in 2022

India installed 13,956 MW of new solar capacity from January to December. This included 11.3 GW of utility-scale PV, about 1.9 GW rooftop, and nearly 700 MW off-grid/distributed.

REIL tenders 50 MW rooftop solar on government buildings

Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Ltd (REIL) is accepting bids to develop grid-connected rooftop solar plants on government buildings across India. The plants are to be developed under the RESCO model.

India to add 45 GW of corporate renewables over five years

Bridge To India analysts expect corporates in India to drive 45 GW of renewables capacity addition over the five years ending 2027. Open-access solar will continue to be the dominant source for power procurement.

Tamil Nadu tenders 20 MW rooftop solar under Capex mode

Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency has invited bids to install an aggregate 20 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar capacity under CAPEX mode in the State of Tamil Nadu.

Delhi can achieve 100% renewables by 2050

The energy system in Delhi can transform from being heavily based on coal, biomass for cooking, and fossil gas in 2020 towards completely based on solar PV and renewable energy imports from neighboring states by 2050, as solar PV emerges as the least-cost energy source, according to researchers from LUT University.

Roadblocks to rooftop solar  

India is long way behind its rooftop solar target of 40 GW by 2022 with just 10.4 GW installed till September (Source: Bridge To India). Amplus Solar team speaks to pv magazine about factors holding back rooftop solar development in India.

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