Consolidation in the Indian Solar and Other RE Sectors
Recently, I had written a detailed blog post on the M&A and related investments happening in the Indian solar power sector.
Read an interesting article in the Hindu Business Line that reviewed the various M&A and […]
The Problem with Rooftop Solar is that…It is Not a Must Have
(pic credit: CAD-IT Consultants)
A year back, I had given a 10 minute speech at Intersolar India on the real challenge for rooftop solar.
Some of my co-speakers felt I had hit the nub, while some others […]
Should India Say WTF to WTO on Solar?
Recently, a WTO ruling on solar went against India, in the context of “discriminatory trade practices”. The case was filed by the US against India.
I am sure there are lots of Indians having a knee-jerk reaction to […]
Why Make in India Makes Enormous Sense for Solar
The Make in India campaign by the Modi government is in full flow.
There is a visceral “feel-good” factor about making something in our country, isn’t there? The economists among you will point out that feeling […]
US Has SunShot for Solar. India Has Gunshot.
Every time I see our Power Minister Piyush Goyal sport a big smile while boasting that his government had brought down solar power tariffs even further, and in the same breath say that his government will ensure […]
What is the right solar tariff for India – 4.78, 4.63 or 4.34?
After an avalanche of low solar tariffs ending with a super low solar tariff of Rs 4.34/kWh in the latest reverse biddings held in Nov ’15 and Jan ’16, the market suddenly seems to be retracting.
The […]