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Rural micro enterprises in India suffer as financiers perceive lending for solar powered livelihood appliances as risky, owing to a lack of understanding of the technology and the viability of these enterprises—says a report by India’s Council on Energy, Environment and Water which also makes recommendations to improve the economic viability of financing for these products.

Revoking PPAs with renewable developers will undermine national climate and air pollution goals and lock in higher electricity costs for the state by jeopardizing new renewable projects.

Legal decision is the latest blow to new chief minister Jaganmohan Reddy’s determined attempt to reverse the clean energy gains made by his predecessor N Chandrababu Naidu.

India possesses almost 11 GW of domestic solar module production capacity and around 3 GW of cell output annually. With a national goal of 100 GW of solar generation capacity by 2022, the creation of a domestic manufacturing base is of critical significance for the country which currently imports almost 85% of the 10 GW of PV equipment it consumes annually.

The projects shall come up in Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation’s premises or depots in selected districts of Rajasthan. Bidding closes on October 24.

The prime minister also underlined that global actions to tackle climate change are not enough, and called for mass movement to bring about behavioural change.

The Chinese thin-film manufacturer and compatriot carmaker Joylong Automobile applied thin film cells to the roof of a small commercial vehicle which was tested for a month. Hanergy says its K-Car could offer an effective daily range of 50-100km without charging.

The estimated project cost for 25 years is Rs 1500 crore. Bids can be submitted till October 21, along with Rs 50 lakh as bank guarantee.

The Chinese communications giant and inverter maker has signed an 860 MW contract with solar developer Adani Green Energy to supply its FusionSolar Smart PV Solution 6.0 with SUN2000-185KTL-INH0 inverter.

The state-run power producer has invited solar developers and EPC contractors to enlist for balance-of-system package of its solar project. Applications can be submitted till October 3.