The central government is proposing a National Renewable Energy Act. The objective is to give a much bigger thrust to development of renewable energy in India. Details of the Act have been published and the government is seeking public feedback and comments on the same. The formal draft document seeking feedback...

SolarMango, a part of EAI, was invited to attend the International Conference on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Environment (RESE) at Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology (MCET), Pollachi, held between the 10th and 13th of August, 2015. We attended the event’s 2nd day, i.e. the 11th of August, which...

I have known Madhusudhan Rao (Madhu) for a while, from 1998 to be precise. He even “claims” that I was his first boss while we were both at Sify - though fortunately for him I was his boss exactly for a day, as I was fired over some trouble I had with...

In a long decision overdue, the MNRE has decided to remove the capital subsidies for commercial and industrial sectors. What a relief. This subsidy, which arrives late, if at all, had probably enriched more babus and their lackeys than those putting up rooftop solar. As a result, it was just a...

EAI and Solar Mango, a division of EAI and India's leading solar business research and consulting firm, is looking for people passionate about renewable energy, especially solar to join its team. We have requirements for two specific roles. These roles need to be filled up before end of Aug 2015. We look...

Live demo of solar Net Metering and the corresponding utility bill in Delhi at the National Productivity Council Details of the bill explained too...nice to see Net Metering actually on. Could start making a big difference to the adoption of rooftop solar in the country. Thank you Sunkalp, this is...

At long last...the PPA list is out The nice folks at EQMag have the complete list scanned and put up here Let's hope this time it does fly... Check out: EAI Consulting for Solar Energy – Solar PV & Solar Thermal

Looking for youngsters in Chennai (freshers are fine) to work on an interesting online concept we are trying out. Need people who are willing to go to the market and get things done. Basically, those who pride themselves on their versatile skills and are keen on working for "cool startup...

  (A more detailed version of this article was published on LinkedIn - see here for the article) There's a dark secret about the sunny solar industry. It is not very profitable. Surprised? The surprise is justified: After all, you hear about fantastic growth of solar sector worldwide. It is already a...

Solar Rooftop's Installer's  Meet ( 25-07-2015) The government has announced massive plans to expand solar rooftop in India from 400 MW currently to 40,000 MW by 2022 , a 100 fold increase. However do we have a strong, uniform and coherent industrial voice to provide the right guidance and impetus...