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About Solar Mango
It might interest you to know something about me and why I’m at least somewhat qualified to write about India’s solar story.
I have been consulting in the climate tech industry since 2007. I co-founded the […]
Getting to 500 GW Solar
Themes in this post: Making solar firm | Scaling utility solar | Scaling rooftop solar | Strengthening solar manufacturing sector | Learning from China
The energy needs of India’s economy and society are poised to increase […]
Solar Challenges
Themes in this post: Infirmness of solar power | Poor performance in manufacturing | Offgrid solar | Solar CSP | Solar panel waste | Ecosystem effects
Some estimates suggest that India will need about 6000 TWh […]
Emerging Trends in Solar
Themes in this post: New tech | New business models | Solar + storage | Solar & EV | Solar & green hydrogen | Solar future
About a year back, I remember one of my business friends, far removed from […]
King Coal – Still on the Throne
Themes in this post: India’s coal deposits & production | Power from coal | Future of coal
In November 2024, I was reading the tender document for a 600 MW solar power plant from Neyveli Lignite […]
End Users of Solar Power
Themes in this post: Residential solar | Commercial & industrial rooftop solar | Agricultural consumers
Anyone who uses power (and that’s pretty much everyone, isn’t it?) can use solar power, in theory.
But, given that the structure […]
Investors & Financiers in Solar
Themes in this post: Banks | Other FI investment | Development finance | Equity finance | Other financing
Early in my work in solar power, I remember meeting Pashupathy Gopalan (popularly known as Pashu), who was […]
Pioneers & Startups in Solar
Themes in this post: Prominent pioneers | Solar startups | Drop-outs
I have been highly fortunate as I started working in the solar power sector right from the start. This early involvement gave my team and […]
Manufacturers in the Indian Solar Power Sector
Themes in this post: Solar PV value chain | Upstream manufacturing | Solar cell & panel makers | Solar panel component makers | Balance of system makers | Vertically integrated companies
Way back in 2010, I […]
Developers & Installers
Themes in this post: Developers | Installers
Perhaps the first prominent solar power plant developer I actually met face to face was Inderpreet Wadhwa, founder of Azure Power.
A suave chap sat next to me at a […]