
Karnataka School Saves Up to ₹4,000 on Monthly Bills with Rooftop Solar
Global technology company Enphase Energy announced the commissioning of its first pilot project for Karnataka Public School, Kudur, Ramanagara District, Karnataka. Under this program, a 4 kW rooftop solar photovoltaic ...

Switching to Solar Could Halve Electricity Bills of Cold Storage Units
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries claims that India produces more than 400 million metric tons of perishables annually. This includes horticultural produce, dairy, meat, poultry, and fish. However, the ...

Tender Issued for 2 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects in Gujarat
Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has issued a tender for the survey, installation, testing, and commissioning of 2 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects across various health centers, water distribution stations, ...

Bids Invited to Install 10 MW of Rooftop Solar on Government Buildings in Maharashtra
The Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) has issued an expression of interest (EoI) to discover a tariff to implement 10 MW grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic systems on government buildings at ...

World Bank Approves $165 Million Funding for Residential Rooftop Solar Projects in India
The World Bank has approved $165 million in additional financing to accelerate the adoption of rooftop solar by residential consumers by making it more affordable. The financing, which includes a ...

Residential Rooftop Solar Subsidies to be Directly Transferred to the Consumers
(The article has been updated after MNRE’s clarification on the memo) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a simplified procedure for installing residential grid-connected rooftop solar ...

India’s Largest Building-Integrated Rooftop Solar System Commissioned
Ornate Solar, a distributor of solar panels and inverters, has announced the commissioning of India’s largest building-integrated rooftop solar system in Bhagru, Rajasthan. The project was executed for Canada-based natural ...

Koovappady Panchayat in Kerala Saves ₹15,000 Every Two Months With a Rooftop Solar System
A panchayat in Kerala’s Ernakulam district has installed an 8 kW rooftop solar system in its office, hoping to halve its monthly electricity expenses. The Koovappady panchayat will also join ...

Rooftop Solar for C&I Sector Can Earn a 25-35% Return on Investment Within a Year
In the first quarter of 2022, India recorded 456 MW of rooftop solar capacity installations, a 34% year-over-year growth per the Mercom India Rooftop Solar Market Report Q1 2022. The ...

A 1 kW Residential Rooftop Solar System With Subsidy in J&K to Cost ₹20,559
The Administrative Council (AC) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has approved the installation of 200 MW of grid-tied rooftop solar systems on 50,000 residential buildings in Jammu under the Solar ...

Odisha Regulator Allows Net Metering for Rooftop Solar Capacity up to 500 kW
The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has allowed a net metering facility for rooftop solar systems up to 500 kW or up to the sanctioned load, whichever is lower, as ...

France Increases Feed-in Tariffs for Rooftop Solar Installations for Q2 2022
France’s independent energy regulatory commission, La Commission de Régulation de l'Énergie (CRE), released feed-in tariffs for rooftop solar systems up to 100 kW capacity for the second quarter of 2022 ...

India’s First Portable Rooftop Solar Systems Installed at Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple
Servotech Power Systems, a solar and energy-efficient products manufacturer, has installed India’s first portable solar rooftop systems at the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple complex in Gandhinagar. The installation of the ten ...

Benchmark Cost of ₹50,000/kW Approved for Rooftop Solar Systems of 1 kW to 3 kW in Himachal
The Himachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (HIMURJA) has released the approved benchmark costs for grid-connected residential rooftop solar projects for the financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24. Benchmark costs include the ...

Empanelment Tender for 10 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar Systems in Himachal Pradesh
The Himachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (HIMURJA) has issued a notice inviting tender for empanelment of vendors to design, supply, erect, and commission 10 MW of residential rooftop solar systems ...

Residential Consumers Can Soon Order a Rooftop Solar System Online
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a simplified procedure for residential consumers to install the rooftop solar system through any vendor of their choice under the ...

Karnataka Commission Allows Tariff of ₹7.08/kWh for a 10 kW Rooftop Solar Project
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), in a recent order, ruled in favor of a rooftop solar installer and said that the installer had commissioned the project well before the ...

MNRE Offers Residential Consumers Freedom of Choice to Select Rooftop Solar Installers
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced that residential consumers could install rooftop solar systems through vendors of their choice. They can inform the distribution company (DISCOM) ...

Bids Invited to Install 2 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems at Mumbai Monorail Stations
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has invited bids to install 2 MW of rooftop solar systems at Mumbai Monorail Project stations and sites. The scope of work includes site ...

Gujarat’s Residential Rooftop Solar Program Extended to 750 MW from 600 MW
The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has said it has decided to allow registration of residential rooftop solar applications for up to 750 MW capacity from empaneled vendors for ...

Delhi Metro Invites Bids for 2 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has issued a request for selection (RFS) to set up 2 MW of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems under the renewable energy service company (RESCO) ...

Rooftop Solar Installations Could Exceed 2,000 GW by 2050 Globally: Report
Rooftop solar installations could exceed 2,000 GW globally with more than 1,000 GWh of energy storage capacity by 2050, BloombergNEF and Schneider Electric have said in a recent report. The report ‘Realizing the Potential ...

Rooftop Solar Systems Installed at Government Industrial Training Institutes
The Uttar Pradesh government has installed rooftop solar systems with 40 kW capacity at 60 state Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) in the state. Similarly, solar systems with the same capacity ...

Hindustan Aeronautics Secures Net Metering for a 2.4 MW Rooftop Solar Project
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has approved net metering facility for a 2.4 MW grid-connected rooftop solar project at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) premises in Lucknow. Background ...

MNRE Hikes Benchmark Costs for Rooftop Solar Projects in FY 2022
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued benchmark costs for grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for the financial year (FY) 2021-22. The benchmark cost for FY ...