Many of Solar Mango’s clients who are just about getting into installing solar power plants are already keen on knowing how to manage the operations & management of these power plants. Most of these folks have in mind only O&M, and…
Robot Cleaning Technology for Solar Power Plants
Even in a low cost country like India, at Solar Mango we continue getting enquiries on automating O&M for solar power plants. Well, having done the math, our team is not entirely convinced that Indian solar power plants need highly automated O&M – perhaps what is optimal…
Azure Bags 150 MW Solar Allotment at Rs 5.12/kWh with DCR
And here comes the news that Azure has bagged a 150 MW solar power plant from NTPC in AP, at Rs 5.12/kWh. (#Update based on a comment to this post – Azure = 100 MW, the rest 50 MW has been bagged by…
India Rooftop Solar Policy Risks being ‘Non-event’, Says Solar Consulting Firm
At the cost of annoying you, I am forced to say “I told you so.” I had always maintained, in the context of Indian solar power plant targets laid down by the MNRE, that while they are on a good wicket for the…
Choosing the Right Panels and Inveters for Your MW Scale Power Plant
All right. So you have obtained that much coveted PPA. You have navigated the stormy, choppy financial waters and convinced your bank to give you a loan at a good rate. Why, you have even figured out from where to get your equity…
A Passionate EMail to Help Struggling Karnataka Farmers through Solar
I received this mail from a retired officer from the Indian Navy. It was really motivating to see how he was trying to find a solution through solar, for the plight of farmers suffering from water shortage. I am not revealing the…
Dos and Donts for Indian MW Solar Power Plant Developers
There are three main categories of solar power plant developers in India: Super duper companies such as Sun Edison, Welspun Energy etc that are both large and financially well-heeled, as well have real professional expertise in putting up solar power plants, both large and small Small-medium…
Softbank Too Bids at Rs 4.63/kWh for 350 MW Solar – An Analysis of the Magic Number 4.63
All right, so a few weeks back, we were all circumspect when Sun Edison bid at Rs 4.63/kWh for 350 MW solar power plant in Andhra Pradesh under the National Solar Mission. How could this be? – we asked among ourselves. Perhaps Sun Edison…
Timelines of a MW Solar Project Installation in India
One prominent distinction between solar power plants and many other conventional power plants, especially thermal or nuclear power plants, is the amount of time it takes to instal the power plant. While conventional power plants could take a few years from concept/design to commissioning, solar power plants, even those that are reasonably large…
Getting a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for Solar Power Plants in India
Ask anyone who is looking at putting up a MW-scale solar power plant as to what the most important part of a solar power plant is, and he will tell you that it is that of getting the PPA. So, what indeed is a PPA and why is…