Solar Today in its current edition embarks upon an important subject--Safeguard Duty. The story throw some light on the proposed 70 per cent provisional safeguard duty on imported panels and modules from China and Malaysia, which will put 3 GW of under-implementation projects worth Rs 12,000 crore at risk. Also see how energy storage industry is upgrading its technology to accommodate larger solar power installations. That said, look for Solar Park: A new sunrise report by Care Ratings.

With 12.2 GW of utility scale solar PV capacity, India's solar market is on a roll. The cover story will tell our readers how capacity growth ha helped IPPs and manufacturers to grow manifold. Also read, a special coverage on recently concluded REI Expo.

A month into GST implementation, Indian solar industry continues to face uncertainty regarding GST rates. Also read feature on solar pumps and heaters with case studies that can be replicated. In addition, readers can go through the story on solar trackers and its positive effect on the solar project.

Intense competition in reverse auctions due to a limited supply of projects gas pushed companies to bid lower and lower, sacrificing margins, in order to gain market share. Grab your copy and read our cover story The Battle of Bidding to understand more. In addition, read our special coverage on World's largest solar plant in India.

The mega cover story on Solar Sector is out! Find exclusive interviews with bigwigs in the sector and a detailed cover story on Solar Projects. The issue also touched upon increasing use  safety measures in solar plants and use of smart grids. What's more, it has expert articles on designing, testing and grid.

The second anniversary edition of Solar Today is out! Find exclusive interviews with international energy ministers and a detailed cover story on International Solar Alliance. The issues also touch upon increasing use of Solar Pumps in the agriculture sector and also putforth the necessity of batteries and energy storage. Also, don't miss our 1st Solar Today Awards coverage!

In the September-October 2016 issue, our cover story displayed the results of the first Solar Today Awards, wherein for the very first time, the Solar Today team stepped forward for an event that brought the solar power fraternity together while awarding promising companies that made their mark in the past year. There were detailed profiles of the winners from across the solar segment. 
Besides the cover, the feature focused on data monitoring systems for solar power plants. Here, it was found that employing a performance monitoring system is a must for being able to account for the amount of energy produced by a system in real time, and to ensure the forecast conversion efficiency will remain intact over its service life.
The issue also covered the long and fruitful journey by IIT Bombay alumnus from the Energy Science Department, Sushil Reddy, who rode a solar powered electric bicycle for 7,513 km in 79 days, across nine states in north-western India to raise awareness about solar power in the country.

In our July-August 2016 edition of Solar Today, our cover story explored how improving access to proper lighting is critical, as it increases income generation potential and also has a positive effect on school performance. Through providing households with better quality lighting, off-grid energy solutions have much broader social, environmental and economic impacts. 
Our first feature focused on project design aspect of solar and got from the industry players all the angles this covers - design, layout, technology selection and system configuration - which is unique for every project according to their requirements and targets. The second feature looked at the quality of inverter systems and how India’s goal for grid parity can be supported through the use of smart inverters. 
Our special feature on the upcoming REI Expo in Delhi, brought us exclusive interactions with the Government of Canada, besides other leaders in the fields of competitive bidding for solar, domestic manufacture, technology advancements and project finance. We also took a look at a new trend of solar trackers in the Indian market - which are used to reduce cost of power generation.

Cover Story: Solar Row Hots Up! It’s a shame that despite a 100 GW target, India’s solar cell and module manufacturing capacity stands at just over 6 GW? SOLAR TODAY explores the bottlenecks. Feature - EPC: The EPC Quest An increasing number of solar projects are being built under EPC contracts, opening up a new delivery op on to this growing market.

Cover Story: Target 100 Giga Watts: The State of Preparedness... The government has embarked on a mission to tap solar power potential to the fullest and as quickly as possible. But what is the preparedness of its various wings, is the billion dollar question. Feature-Solar Finance: Where is the moolah...? In India, much has been talked about the challenges, that the country faces, be it environmental, land, administrative or funds. But developing suitable financial models holds the key for boosting the implementation towards achieving ambitious targets.

Cover Story: A Ray of Hope
The Paris summit has put a lot of thrust often sustainable energy sources vis-a-vis fossil fuels. The government and industry have to gear up for achieving the ambitious target set for solar power capacity. Coal-base plants may have to revisit their models: Ashish Khanna, ED & CEO Tata Power Solar...

Cover Story: SolaRising
Given the focus on green power and increased consumer consciousness, the solar sector in India has been riding on a wave, however, industry experts feel that beyond mere capacity increase, quality and technology advancements are the need of the hour.

Manufacturing targets should be fixed before installtion targets Ajay Prakash Shrivastava, President, Solar Energy Society of India

Focus - Solar Batteries: At Inflection Point

As prices of storage systems fall, the demand for higher level of power storage systems will become the norm as it did in case of computer storage systems.

In our latest issue of Solar Today, we have focused on the increasing investment by venture capitalist in the solar sector. In a bid to be service oriented, many beginners are trying their luck in the sunshine market. And, while some may have failed miserably, many others in the Indian subcontinent have risen from the ashes to not only satisfy their venture capitalists by giving 150 per cent of return on investments (ROIs), but are also queuing up for a second round of funds. We spoke to many involved in this sector to help us gain insights on the same.
Besides, the cover story, the special report focuses on need and importance of improving domestic solar manufacturing, while the features focus on the growing trends and technologies in solar water heating systems, and  solar EPC in India.
To know more log onto our website: www.solartoday.co.in

Cover Story: Fixing the Funding
The sunshine sector of India – solar – will require Rs 5 lakh crore debt and Rs 2 lakh crore equity for its 100 GW target.

Focus: The roof resource
With India’s high popula on density, large tracts of land required for large-scale solar projects will be hard to come by in the near future.

Cover story- A 15 GW Opportunity!!! - The Modi-led government’s optimistic approach will not only open new challenges in the implementation of targets but also encourage the implementation of large projects, open new avenues to different model projects and allow mini- and micro-grid projects. Enabling 100 GW of solar in India - Bhupesh Trivedi highlights the challenges and some solutions in enabling the installation of over 100 GW of solar power generation capacity in the country over the next eight years. Interaction - Venugopalan CM, Sales Director - Energy, Bosch Ltd, Manoj Gupta, Vice President - Solar, Fortum India, Santosh KM, Managing Director (India), Enerparc Energy Pvt Ltd, DT Barki, Director, Photon Solar, Peeyush Gupta, Director – Sales and Marketing, UL India, Ketan Mehta, Managing Director, Rays Power Infra, Gyanesh Chaudhary, MD & CEO, Vikram Solar Pvt Ltd. Focus - Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects, Spotlight, Swelect Energy System Ltd, Reflection, VCs rise and shine!!! - The total funding in the solar industry globally has crossed the $1 billion mark in Q3, a jump of 55 per cent from the previous quarter. PLUS: Newsbeam, Project Sphere and People Management

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