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REI 2017

Enphase Energy and Waaree

Energies Join Forces to Deliver
Smarter Solar in India
Enphase Energy, Inc. , a global energy technology company and the worlds
leading supplier of solar microinverters, announced that it has partnered
Hitesh Doshi,
with Waaree Energies Limited (Waaree), Indias largest Tier 1 solar panel
chairman and md,
manufacturer.
Waaree Energies LTd.

W
aaree will join forces with Enphase to produce
an AC solar module (ACM) for the Indian market.
Waaree will offer its high quality and high reli-
ability monocrystalline solar PV modules with
Enphase Microinverters attached to the back of
Waarees modules. This is the first ACM partner-
ship that Enphase Energy has established in India.The Waaree
Enphase ACmodules will be assembled and shipped directly from
Waarees PV module factory,located in Suratin a 500MW state of the
art facility that is one of Indias largest PV module factories.
The attachment of Waaree solar PV modules with
the Enphase microinverter system is a significant
win for installers and customers. Not only will
they enjoy the quality and performance of industry
leading products, our AC solar modules will also be
easier and faster to install. We are delighted to be
working with Enphase Energy with its strong heritage
in energy technology and continued development
of quality microinverters that suit Indias unique
climate and weather conditions.

Enphase Energy is the first global micro
inverter technology company to partner
with Waaree to integrate our technology
onto their solar modules, said Nathan
Dunn, managing director of Enphase Asia-
Pacific. This is a truly exciting opportunity
as it will allow us to extend our presence in
India with a market leader insolar modules.
Enphase and Waaree share the same
philosophy of delivering solar solutions
built on innovative technology and quality.
Together, we will work toward delivering
more affordable solar power to commercial
and residential customers in India.
Enphase Microinverters, promoted through the
Companys Made for India campaign, are designed
and proven to operate for decades in harsh climates
such as Indias. Enphase offersthe most advanced
inverter technology on the market with higher
production, greater reliability and intelligence.
Installers can get better performance and smarter
insights with Enphase Microinverters as they are
simple to install, designed for flexibility and lead the
industry with their reliability. With Enphase Micro-
inverters, installers can reduce their installation and
maintenance costs and bring greater value to their
customers. The Waaree Enphase ACMs are now
available to customers in India from any of Waarees
distribution channel partners across India.

Source: Enphase Energy

Suntech Participated in 2017 Renewable Energy India Expo

R
EI started in 2007, provid-
ing business opportunities
for professionals in the solar
energy and other related fields.
More than 30,000 solar energy
industry professionals from 40
countries attended the exhibition, with over
1000 leading manufacturers, service provid-
ers and suppliers participating.
At the show, Suntech displayed
four signature solar modules:-
STP330-24/Vfw 5BB Poly Solar Module
This module has excellent efficiency rated
at 17.0% and the maximum 1500 V DC can
save total system costs. The module is certi-
fied to withstand 3800 Pa wind and 5400 Pa
snow loads.
STP330-24/Vej Double Glass
Poly Solar Module
With a glass-glass structure this module can
extend life span. The lack of grounding re-
quirement reduces BOS costs. It also offers
a 12-year product warranty and a 30-year
linear performance warranty. Suitable for
agriculture and fishing projects.
STP305S-20/Wfw 5BB HyPro Mono
Solar Module
With advanced PERC technology, the cell
achieves higher efficiency. This module has
excellent efficiency rated at 18.6%.
We started to cooperate with
The advanced cell technology and qualified
materials lead to high resistance to PID.
Indian clients and supply PV
modules in early 2009. India is a
STP370S-24/Vfh HyPro Mono large energy consuming country
Half Cell Solar Module with tremendous prospects for
Compared to normal products, the power the development of new energy
output can increase 10W. This module can sources, Suntech will speed up
reduce the hot spots and minimize panel
the market layout of India and
degradation. With excellent weak light per- integrate local resources, which
formance, it can maximize power output. will increase market reputa-
On Sept 21st, Suntech held a customer tion and brand influence in the
event in New Delhi, which attracted 200
domestic market.
customers. REI 2017 runs from September
20 to 22. Interested parties may visit - Mr. HE Shuangquan,
Suntech at booth 10.96. President, Suntech

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REI 2017
Vikram Solar conferred with
Leading renewable energy
manufacturer Solar Modules
award at the Renewable Energy
India Expo2017
Vikram Solar, the globally recognized leading solar energy solutions
provider was conferredthe Leading Renewable Energy Manufacturer
Solar Modules at Renewable Energy India Expo 2017 (REI). TheAnnual
Renewable Energy India Awards was held at the India Expo Center, Greater
Noida on 19th of September.
V
ikram Solar was recognized as the
winner in the Solar Manufacturing
category.Mr. Ivan Saha,CTO and
BU Head- Solar Manufacturing,
Vikram Solar received the award at
the ceremony that was attended by
Industry leaders & visionaries from
across the country.
Mr. Gyanesh Chaudhary, CEO and Managing
Director, Vikram Solar commented, Our constant
hardwork and efforts are behind our achievement
today and we are proud to receive this recognition
from REI, which is one of the leading platforms on
energy. At Vikram Solar, we uphold the spirit of
innovation in every initiative we undertake and
are committed towards delivering the best to our
consumers in everything we do.
Vikram Solars products offer highest standards of quality, reliability and performance; and the manufacturing facility has the
finest machinery and equipment imported from leading global equipment manufacturers. Prior to this the company has been
conferred with multiple prestigious awards at the ET Bengal Corporate Awards, EPC World Awards, National Excellence Awards,
Global Solar EPC Summit to just name a few.
Vikram Solar commissions 80 MW solar project in Gujarat
Gyanesh Chaudhary, MD & CEO, Vikram
Solar, shared on the occasion, It gives
us immense satisfaction and pride to
successfully commission this project.
Despite quite a few hurdles like floods
and adverse weather conditions, we
have been able to execute the project
plan with success. Our commitment
towards environment friendly clean
energy remains intact and we will
constantly strive to build a better,
greener, cleaner future for the
coming generations.
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This is the second time we have
been conferred with this award
at this prestigious platform.
This goes to not only show the
high levels of commitment we
have towards the industry, our
partners and ourselves but also
shows there is always some
room for improvement and
betterment. As the Indian solar
industry expands rapidly and
technology evolves, it will be
MR. IVAN SAHA, important to increase focus on
CTO and BU Head- module quality like never before
Solar Manufacturing, and quality in anything that we
Vikram Solar do has always been of utmost
importance.
Spread across 385 acres of land, the 80 MW plant has 2,50,429 modules
and will have a power generation capacity of 18,86,000 million units.
Anupam Dhiman, Executive Director
EPC Solar, Vikram Solar shared,
The successful completion of this project
reinstates our consistent value of reliability
in terms of quality and timely delivery of
projects. Going an extra mile has always
helped us being at the top of our game and
this project will not only help us strengthen
our foothold in Gujarat but also enable us
in contributing to the overall green energy
drive.
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Sungrow ShowcaseD Latest 1500V

PV Inverters at REI Expo 2017
Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, has
brought its latest 1500V string and central PV inverters as well as commercial
string inverters at the Renewable Energy India Expo 2017 in Greater Noida, India.
This show, also known as REI Expo, is the must-attend new energy event in India
where demands for 1500V products has risen sharply, and Sungrow has shipped over
121MW of 1500V turnkey stations.

T
he SG125HV, the worlds most powerful 1500Vdc string in-
verter rated at 125kW, is proved to work stably in full power
operation without derating at 50 degrees Celsius, maxi-
mizing the return on investment for project owners. This At a time when the 1500V technolo-
1500Vdc string inverter enables up to 5 MW power block gies will soon become the mainstream,
design.
Sungrow has provided mature solutions
Also on show is a sample model of SG2500HV, a 1500V turnkey
station, which features high efficiency, energy conservation, and the for customers in need. So far, we have
ability to adapt with severe environments like high temperature, high shipped over 121MW of 1500V turnkey sta-
humidity and high altitude, while its maximum power can still reach tions to India. We believe these products
98.8% in most of conditions. will significantly lift the power yields
Besides, Sungrow exhibits commercial string inverter SG80KTL de- and profits for our customers in India.
signed for large-scale commercial applications. It is best characterized
Professor Renxian Cao, president of Sungrow
by the maximum efficiency of 98.9% and full power operation without
derating at 50 degree Celsius. Source: SUNGROW Power Supply Co., Ltd

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REI 2017

DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions

Highlights Proven Solar
Materials to Address Indias PV
Quality Challenges at 2017
Renewable Energy India
(REI) Expo
DuPont Photovoltaics Solutions (DuPont), the industry
leader delivering proven power and lasting value for
customers around the world, wins the REI award in the
Renewable Energy International Excellence in Materials
and R&D category. DuPont showcasED the highly efficient
and durable materials with field-tested reliability at the
2017 Renewable Energy India Expo (REI), India Expo Center,
Greater Noida, September 20-22.

T
he latest solar innovation in its portfolio,
Benchmarks In the industry
DuPontTM Solamet PV20A, featured at
DuPonts highly engaging booth, 10.42
(hall 10). DuPont leaders will share their
expertise on technology advancements,
global field studies and industry trends
through participation in the 7th Quality
Roundtable and technical presentation
during the REI conference.
Recent news reports reveal poor quality
solar panels are flooding the Indian market
and causing significant impact on power
generation of some solar plants.
Empirical data
obtained from our
extensive field
studies in India and
globally have shown
high correlation of
poor module performance
with the use of unproven, sub-standard
PV materials. These in turn can have
significant long-term negative impact on
financial returns especially in the current
context of aggressive tariffs and thin
margins, said Rajaram Pai, Marketing
Manager, DuPont Photovoltaics Solutions
and Advanced Materials, South Asia &
ASEAN.
DuPont has been working closely with participants in the
Indian solar market towards sensitizing and educating
them on the importance of specifying and using quality
materials in PV projects for long term performance and
safety of systems and return on investments.
Winning the prestigious REI Award for RE International
Excellence in Materials and R&D reinforces the belief that
proven, quality and reliable materials are recognized and
appreciated by the solar value chain participants and we
feel responsible to consistently contribute towards Indias
solar growth, Mr. Pai added.
Customer collaborations with Jupiter Solar and
Gintech Energy are highlighted at the DuPont booth
and demonstrate how DuPontTM Solamet photovoltaic
metallization pastes have enabled improvement in
efficiency, generation of higher power and increased
long term return on investment.
Jupiter Solar Power Limited, winner of 2017 REI Award
for Best Solar Cell Manufacturer, has achieved 19.2%
multi-crystalline solar cell efficiency by using DuPontTM
Solamet PV20X front side silver paste. Gintech Energy,
has achieved 21.6% mono-crystalline solar cell efficiency
by using DuPontTM Solamet PV20A front side silver
paste.
DuPont featured Tedlar PVF films, the
industry leader in backsheet material with 30+ years
of field proven protection. Collaborations with leading
module makers, including JinkoSolar and LONGi Solar,
that demonstrate the reliability enabled by DuPont
materials, are also displayed at the booth.
DuPont technical experts are available at the booth to
recommend methods for testing backsheet weather
ability and share the DuPontTM MAST (Module
Accelerated Sequential Test) protocols. These protocols
simulate actual conditions faced by the modules in the
field. DuPont is also exhibiting panels from its extensive
field testing program that reinforce why materials
matterTM for long-term durability.

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REI 2017
Leading global solar inverter
manufacturer Sineng Electric
participates in REI 2017
Leading global solar inverter
manufacturer Sineng Electric
presented its product line-up at the
2017 Renewable Energy India Expo
(REI 2017) on September 20-22. During
the event, the company showcased its
industry-leading 1500V solar inverter
series, central distributed inverter,
central inverter, string inverter,
energy storage system and power
quality management solution,
demonstrating leading its R&D and
manufacturing capabilities.
T
he company launched
the EP-2500-HA-OD
central inverter. With
1500V DC voltage,
maximum efficiency
of up to 99.02% and
2.5MW unit integrated design, the
EP-2500-HA-OD helps reduce the
initial investment cost and increases
the income from power generation
significantly. The central distributed
inverter displayed at the show has
several advantages highly recog-
nized by the Indian market, including
Multiple MPPT, high yields and low
Heraeus Photovoltaics
opens Delhi office to serve
India market
German renewable energy
technology solutions provider
Heraeus Photovoltaics on Sunday
announced it has opened an India
office here and will bring in
dedicated staff at its Engineering
and Technology Centre in Singapore
to help focus on the Indian solar
cells market.
Mr. Andreas Liebheit,
President, Heraeus Photovoltaics
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As India is one of the most important
PV markets worldwide, our product
displays at the expo helped local cus-
tomers gain a deeper understanding
of our advanced products and tech-
nologies, as well as provided Chinese
PV firms an opportunity to get a head
start on their international expansion.
We plan to continue increasing our
investments in India and neighboring
markets with the aim of supplying
customers worldwide with solutions
for higher power output and lower
costs, said Li Jianfei , vice president ,
Sineng Electric.
According to the IHS Markit 2017 Report,
Mr. Li Jianfei , VP, Sineng Electric Sineng Electric is the worlds sixth largest
solar inverter manufacturer. In 2014,
following integration with a Fortune 500
initial investment and maintenance companys PV business, the company became
costs. To respond to the fast-growing a leader in terms of R&D, management and
household and commercial solar marketing in the global PV market. Cur-
markets in India, Sineng Electric rently, Sineng Electric has completed the
displayed its full range of high-effi- establishment of its local sales and service
ciency string inverters, which were system for the Indian market. Once the
highly acclaimed for their intelligent new modern facility goes into production
features, safety, convenience and in Bangalore, the companys annual solar
elegant design. inverter production capacity is expected
Sineng Electric also displayed its to reach 5GW. Sineng Electric is capable of
leading low-cost and high-efficiency meeting the diversified needs of its custom-
energy storage system, which is ers with the industrys most complete solar
considered the preferred energy inverter solutions.
storage solution for solar PV stations
in operation or under construction.
W
ith the establishment of dedicated local
sales team in India, Heraeus will intensify
its customer relationship and provide
secure supply chain to its customers, the
company said in a release here. Heraeus
will also establish dedicated resources in
its engineering and technology centre in Singapore, to better
tailor and further speed up customisation of silver pastes
for Indian cell manufacturers, it said.
Furthermore, Heraeus will offer its industry recognised
cell optimisation consulting to its Indian customers, it added.
Heraeus, specialists in the field of thick film technology for
photovoltaics, said it offers products for all solar cell
architectures and photovoltaic technologies.
Energy production from photovoltaic is already
the cheapest way to produce electricity in the
world and the prices will continue to decrease.
Photovoltaics thus offers great opportunities for
India to help in solving the very strong growth in
energy demand, Andreas Liebheit , President,
Heraeus Photovoltaics said in the statement.
Source:IANS
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Landis+Gyr & Tata Power-DDL Partner to Deploy Smart

Metering Infrastructure in Delhi
Tata Power-DDL distributes electricity in
the north of Delhi, Indias capital city, and Praveer Sinha, CEO and Ellie Doyle, Landis+Gyrs
serves a population of 7 million, with a MD of Tata Power- Executive Vice President
customer base of 1.6 million people. It has DDL, said, We are of APAC, said, Smart
been the frontrunner in implementing power dedicated to bringing metering and Advanced
distribution reforms and is dedicated to using state of the art AMI Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
technological innovation to better serve its technology and solu- can bring so many benefits to
customers. tions to our customers the end customer, allowing

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in North Delhi. Our them the opportunity to better
n AMI rollout of this size work with Landis+Gyr on Indias first, manage and control their energy use. It gives us
and significance, com- large scale, smart meter and RF canopy at Landis+Gyr an enormous sense of pride and
prising smart meters deployment, which covers the full 510 accomplishment to be on this journey with one of
and related infrastruc- square kilometres of Tata Power-DDLs Indias most innovative utilities. From energy grid
ture, will certainly pro- area of operation, marks a significant technology, to renewable energy initiatives, and
vide the vital backbone step in our efforts to bring smart grid on to an online billing and payment system for
for Tata Power-DDLs customers to technology to India. This deployment energy consumers, Tata Power-DDL has been at
reap the benefits of the smart energy will not only empower our consumers the forefront in implementing the latest in energy
revolution. In the spirit of true part- by utilizing a two-way communication innovation in India. We look forward to supplying
nership, Landis+Gyr supported Tata system, but it will also help us to build an this important first tranche of smart meters for
Power-DDL through an initial pilot important foundation for a truly smart them, providing as it will the smart energy data
phase to gain the regulatory approval grid, featuring world class power distri- necessary to further deepen the relationship Tata
bution infrastructure. Power-DDL has with its customers.
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Power purchase agreements renegotiation to hurt
renewables companies : ReNew Power CEO
S
Renegotiation of power purchase agree- inha added that the states
ments (PPAs) by states will deliver a severe are failing to realise the
blow to investments in renewable energy, overall impact of their cur-
one of the few sectors which has attracted rent bid to renegotiate PPAs
investors, but courts would certainly rule in the face of falling tariffs.
in favour of affected companies if they And people unfortunately
challenge the move, ReNew Power CEO at the state levelits not their re-
Sumant Sinha has said. sponsibility to think about these things
because they are concerned about
optimising their own state-level activi-
ties. So they are not thinking that much
Its going to about what all of this does to the over-
all national investment environment,
cause lasting he said. The fact that the states refuse
damage, to the to honour PPAs, calls for some amount
of caution in the renewable energy
overall renewable sector in the country, Sinha said.
energy investment Renewables is one of the very few
sectors in India where investments
environment, were coming in and now all of this
and not just to uncertainty that is being created, it is
going to lead to a lot of negativity and
renewable energy even when the government wants to
but also to overall revive its investments in renewables,
people are going to be a lot more
investments in cautious now, about investing in the
India, sector, he said.
While the PPAs under threat are
-Sinha told ET. close to about 1,100-1,200 MW capac-
ity, states will not have a legal back-
ing if they want to rework PPAs, and
ReNew Power targets 5 GW generation
capacity in next two yrs
Renewable energy firm ReNew Power Ventures targets to double its generation capacity
to 5 GW in the next two years, a top company official said.
We are aiming at 5 GW power
generation capacity in the next
Sumant Sinha, two years time. We have planned
chairman and chief to add 1 GW during this fiscal,
executive officer, Sinha said. We have sufficient
ReNew Power Ventures funds to meet our expansion
requirement during the current
fiscal, Sinha said.
T
An estimated investment of Rs
he company has planned 10,000 crore would be required to
to add 1 GW capacity double the capacity to 5 GW. In April,
this fiscal, ReNew Power ReNew Power Ventures had an-
Venture Chairman and nounced doubling its power genera-
CEO Sumant Sinha told . tion capacity in a years time, which
It has installed generation crossed 2 GW. The company in-
capacity of 2.4 GW, at vested Rs 6,700 crore (USD 1 billion)
present. to add 430 MW of solar and 626 MW
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that the courts would rule in favour
of producers, Sinha said. Im totally
confident that if I go to the courts even-
tually, the courts will rule in our favour.
So Im not worried about it. The only
thing is, its causing all this needless
noise in the system.
With the governments plan to gen-
erate 175 GW of its electricity through
renewable energy, ReNew plans to
consistently target 8% to10% of the
new capacity added every year in the
country. This year, the company will
manage about 8% capacity of solar
while wind still remains a question as
there has been hardly any capacity
addition this year, after a record 5,400
MW of wind capacity was added in
2016-17. Source: economictimes.indiatimes
of wind capacity in 2016-17. Asked
about reasonable solar power tariff
in current scenario as solar module
prices have started inching upwards,
Sinha opined that it should be Rs 2.75
per unit. Earlier this year in May, solar
power tariff had dropped to all-time
low of Rs 2.44 per unit in the auction
conducted for Bhadla solar park.
At that time, industry experts have
said that lower borrowing cost and
solar equipment prices have pulled
down the tariff to historic low of Rs
2.44 per unit. Similarly, the wind pow-
er tariff also plunged to Rs 3.46 per
unit in an auction for 1GW capacity
conducted by the Solar Energy Cor-
poration of India (SECI). SECI is in
the process of putting 3 GW wind ca-
pacities on the block for auction. The
SECI is waiting for Central Electricity
Regulatory Commissions clarification
on the inter-state connectivity trading.
In the absence of evacuation facil-
ity of power from these projects, the
developers are hesitant to go ahead.
Source: PTI
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First batch of
1000 E-rickshaws
SmartE flagged
off in Gurugram
Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport
and Highways, Shipping and Water Resources,
River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
flagged off a fleet of first batch of 1000
E-rickshaws from Huda City Centre metro
Karnataka cabinet approves station in Gurugram.

e-vehicle policy
Karnataka became first state in the country to have e-vehicle policy in place
after the State Cabinet approved the Karnataka Electric Vehicle and Energy
Storage Policy recently.

T
he new policy aims to promote research and develop-
ment in electric mobility and grow the sector and offers
incentives and concessions in line with the Karnataka
Industrial Policy 2014-19 to EV manufacture sec-
tor, battery manufacturing and charging equipment
enterprises throughout the state. The policy looks at
maintaining the lead share of Karnataka as a preferred
destination for atracting investments in manufacture of
electric vehicles.

According to RV Deshpande, Speaking on this occasion Shri

Minister for Industries, Government Gadkari said that the E-rick-
of Karnataka, The policy aims to
shaw fleet will not only provide
create conducive environment
for transition to electric vehicle cost effective and pollution
environment from internal combus- free substitute in transport
tion engines. The government will also system of Gurugram, but will
creat a special purpose vehicle involving local agencies also generate employment
such as Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), opportunities for marginalised
Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), youth. He further said that
Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM), Kar- public transport on electricity
nataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL), is the necessity of the country
Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) and his ministry is committed
and other agencies to create more changing infara- to providing it soon.
strucutre in Bengaluru and Karnataka.

S
T
uitably, the government will make needful amendments to he E rickshaw fleet is being
building bylaws for providing mandatory charging infrastruc- operated by Treasure Vase
ture in all high rise buildings like IT Parks, Special Economic Ventures Private Limited in
Zones, Commercial Malls, and apartments. The state government partnership of Delhi Metro,
through the new policy is expected to target Rs 31,000 crore in under the SmartE brand
investment and create employment for 55,000 people. name. SmartE will provide
the last mile transport connectivity in
TB Janachandra, Minister for Law, Government of the area. The E Rickshaws have been
Karnataka, told media that the government is also manufactured in India and are fitted with
looking at making the vehicles cheaper by introduc- GPS and tracking system. SmartE has
ing a slew of attractive incentives and concessions in established strategic partnerships with
line with the states industrial policy of 2014-19. the Haryana government (HSIIDC) and
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to launch
According to sources, the department of commerce and indus- 1000 vehicles in Gurugram and Faridabad
tries was seeking a 100% relaxation on stamp duty for manufactur- in 2017. The E-rickshaws SmartE will
ers to set up shop in the state. However, the departemnt of finance provide meaningful self-employment for
has vetoed the proposal and agreed to provide a 50% relaxation in over 1,00,000 marginalised youths, in next
stamp duties after Chief Minister Siddaramaiahs intervention. 4-5 years.
Source: egov.eletsonline

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B
y the end of next
Volkswagen to electrify decade, VW vows
to offer at least one
entire range by 2030 electrified version of
each of the 300 or so
group models, the firm
German carmaker Volkswagen doubled down on efforts
said in a statement. The Wolfsburg-
to clean up its image tarnished by the dieselgate scandal,
based group owns a stable of 12
vowing ahead of the IAA auto industry show to electrify its
entire range by 2030. brands ranging from VW, Seat
and Skoda to Audi, Bentley and
Lamborghini - as well as truck and
bus makers MAN and Scania and
Ducati motorbikes. By 2025, the
company estimates that up to one
in four of its new vehicles - 3 million
per year - could be purely battery
powered.
The announcement will in future
represent the yardstick by
which we measure our perfor-
mance, Chief Executive Mat-
thias Mueller said. Mueller was
brought in to turn things around
after VW admitted in 2015 to
manipulating regulatory emis-
Mr. Matthias Mueller, sions tests on 11 million cars
Chief Executive ,VW worldwide.
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In November 2016, the group announced
its ambition to be the worlds biggest
electric carmaker by 2025, slashing
30,000 jobs as it frees up cash for invest-
ment in research and development into
new technologies.
Todays announcement goes
a step further, promising 80 new
electric vehicles - 50 of them all-
electric and 30 of them hybrids
- by the middle of next decade.
And VW says it will invest some
USD 24 billion in developing new
vehicles, upgrading plants, training
its workforce, charging infrastruc-
ture and battery technology and
production.
But the group has yet to give up
completely on the internal com-
bustion engine, highlighting the
clean performance of its latest-
generation diesels and suggesting
future vehicles could be powered
by renewable synthetic fuels.
Source: AFP
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ABB India Submits Bid For 4,500 Electric
Vehicle Charging Stations
The Indian arm of Swiss power equipment and robotics company ABB has submitted a bid to
provide 4,500 charging points as part of the governments tender to procure electric vehicles
to push cleaner transport.
We already provide
electric vehicle charging in-
frastructure in some of the
European cities, Sanjeev
Sharma, MD of ABB India,
told BloombergQuint in an
interview on the sidelines
India Economic Summit
2017 of the World Economic
Forum in New Delhi.
T
he government will buy
10,000 electric sedans
through state-run Energy
Efficiency Services Ltd.
in its first step toward
making all cars electric by
2030. Tata Motors Ltd. and Mahindra
and Mahindra will supply 500 cars in
the first phase. India not only needs
to consume green, but also generate
green. That would require enough
electric vehicle manufacturers in the
EESL to procure 10,000 Electric Vehicles from TATA Motors
l Tender awarded through an
International Competitive Bid
l Electric Vehicles to be procured in
2 phases; first 500 cars to be on road by
November 2017
E
nergy Efficiency Services
Limited (EESL), under the
administration of Ministry
of Power, Government of
India (GoI), will procure
10,000 electric vehicles
from Tata Motors Limited. The com-
pany was selected through an inter-
national competitive bidding aimed at
increased participation. Tata Motors
won the tender and will now supply the
Electric Vehicles (EVs) in two phases
first 500 e-cars will be supplied to
EESL in November 2017 and the rest
9,500 EVs will be delivered in the
second phase.
The tender floated by EESL is the
worlds largest single electric vehicle
procurement. Three leading manufac-
turers Tata Motors Limited, Mahin-
dra & Mahindra (M&M) and Nissan
participated in the tender and the bids
for TATA Motors Limited and Mahindra
and Mahindra (M&M) were opened.
EESL is driven by the objective of
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country, Sharma said. Right now,
there is just Tata Motors and Mahindra
and Mahindra. We need global majors
to come in as well so that consumers
have a choice.
ABB India is talks with original
equipment makers to supply the elec-
tric vehicle charging infrastructure.
If you are generating and
consuming green power, the
cost for the infrastructure is
going to be very competitive.
-Sharma said.
RENEWABLE PUSH-
T
he electric vehicle push ties up
with the governments plan to
have a solar power capacity of
100 gigawatts by 2022. The target
is to reduce oil imports, the biggest
contributor to Indias trade deficit. ABB
India sees an opportunity. Currently,
there is just 16 GW of solar power on
facilitating faster adoption of disruptive
technology solutions while balancing
economic development and environ-
mental sustainability. With this specific
initiative EESL seeks to create the
market for electric vehicles, a technol-
ogy which is poised to boost e-mobility
in the country; through its unique busi-
ness model of aggregation of demand
and bulk procurement. EESL is seek-
ing to leverage the immense potential
of replacement of existing vehicles in
the government departments for initial
demand aggregation.
Tata Motor Limited quoted the low-
est price of Rs. 10.16 Lakh exclusive
of GST in the competitive bidding. The
vehicle will be provided to EESL for
Rs. 11.2 Lakh which will be inclusive of
GST and comprehensive 5 year war-
ranty which is 25 % below the current
retail price of a similar e car with 3
year warranty.
EESLs EV programme is a compre-
hensive solution to facilitate adop-
tion of the disruptive technology in
the country. Along with procurement
of 10,000 EVs through international
competitive bidding, EESL will also
identify a service provider agency.
This agency, also appointed through
competitive bidding, will carry out
the ground. We support our custom-
ers with solar invertors. We happen to
have the largest share of the market.
We help the customers to connect the
solar farms to the grid, said Sharma.
The company is implementing
Adani Groups Kamuthi Solar Power
Project, a 648-megawatt solar farm
spread over 1,200 acres. ABB is sup-
plying solar inverters, automation and
grid connection for that project.
The recent fall in solar power tariffs
is not much of a concern for ABB. Grid
parity should be reached sooner than
later when prices of generating one unit
with thermal power will be close to the
cost of renewable energy, Sharma said.
Thats where you have
a tipping point where
renewable energy becomes
viable. And thats where you see
the long-term energy players
are consolidating. We have not
seen any let up in investments.
-Sharma said.
There are some adjustments,
especially in wind generation, due to
a slowdown triggered by regulatory
changes, he said.
Source: BloombergQuint
end-to-end fleet management of the
procured vehicles for the concerned
government customer. Apart from
continuing to aggregate demand,
EESL will also be responsible such
as co-ordination between appointed
agencies, monitoring and supervision,
reporting, complaint redressal and
payments. These cars will be used to
replace the petrol and diesel cars used
by Government and its agencies over
a 3-4 year period. The total number of
vehicles used by the Government and
its agencies is estimated to be 5 lakhs.
As per the report published in May
2017 by Niti Aayog, making Indias
passenger mobility shared, electric,
and connected can cut its energy
demand by 64% and carbon emissions
by 37% in 2030. This would result
in a reduction of 156 Mtoe in diesel
and petrol consumption for that year
& at USD 52/bbl of crude, this would
imply a net savings of roughly Rs 3.9
lakh crore in 2030. The shift to EVs
through this programme will reduce
dependence on oil imports and pro-
mote power capacity addition in India
thereby enhancing energy security
of the country and will also lead to
reduction in GHG emissions from the
transport sector.
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Mahindra Gets Order for 4,000 Electric Cars from ESSL

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Following due procedure, we have written
to Mahindra today, asking them to match
Tatas bid, Saurabh Kumar, MD at Energy
Efficiency Services (EESL), said. If they
agree, 40% of the order will go to
Mahindra, he told ET.
ESSL has given a weeks time to
Mahindra to respond as on this
basis, the letters of award will be
given to the companies. If they
dont respond in a week, we will
send them a reminder, Kumar said.
By the middle of this month we

E
nergy Efficiency Services
(ESSL) had awarded Tata
Motors a whooping Rs.
1120 Crore order for the
supply of 10,000 electric
vehicles last week. Now,
it has been learnt that the state-run
agency has placed an offer before the
rival Mahindra & Mahindra to pro-
vide 40 percent of the total order if it
matches the bid of Tata Motors. ESSL
had released the global tender for
10,000 electric vehicles in August to
replace five lakh petrol and diesel cars
used by the government over three
to four years in the ministry of power,
coal, new and renewable energy.
should be able to close the deal.
Tata Motors bagged the order as it quoted the lowest bid of Tata Motors might not be able to
Rs. 10.20 Lakhs per unit, excluding goods and service tax (GST). process the entire order of 10,000
The ESSL would have to pay Rs. 11.20 Lakhs for one electric car electric vehicles if Mahindra
including GST and a comprehensive five-year warranty. decides to lower down its quoted
price as then it would be able to
Currently, Mahindra has a fair chance to grab the 40 percent of retail only 6,000 cars. In the first
phase of the procurement, EESL
the total order if it matches Tatas lowest bidding. The company
will purchase 500 electric vehicles,
was the second lowest bidder with quote of Rs. 13 Lakhs for while the remaining order will be
each electric vehicle. procured in a second phase.
We expect the
The company was planning to bring-
e-vehicles to
start coming in
by middle of
November this
year, Kumar said.
10,000 vehicles on the road
in Delhi-NCR within
the next seven to
eight months.

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Commenting on the launch

Frank Mhlon, Head of ABBs
Global Business for Electric
Vehicle Charging, said: We
are committed to supporting
the expansion of electric ve-
hicle charging systems across
the globe to drive cleaner
environments. Creating
innovative state-of-the-art
ABB powers e-mobility with launch of and energy efficient solutions
which are scalable to expand
first 150-350 kW high power charger and flex with our customers
As it continues to roll out high impact Electric Vehicle charging solutions worldwide, needs is at the heart of ABBs
pioneering technology provider ABB will launch its new Terra HP High Power Charge philosophy.
system at EVS30 in Stuttgart.

W
ith the global number of electric
vehicles on the road rising to 2
million in 2016*, the demand for
powerful and energy efficient
vehicle charging stations is ever
increasing.
From Stand 43, Hall 1 at the
Electric Vehicle Symposium and
Exhibition (EVS30) in Stuttgart
from 9-11 October, ABB will
showcase its newest EV charg-
ing solution, the Terra HP, the
first 150-350 kW product on the
market.
Ideally suited for use at highway
rest stops and petrol stations,
Terra HPs ultra-high current has
the capacity to charge both 400 V
and 800 V cars at full power.
The 375 A output single power
cabinet can charge a 400 V car at
full 150 kW continuously. The addi-
tion of Dynamic DC power sharing
technology, allows a two-power
cabinet charging system to charge
a couple of EVs simultaneously,
with up to 350 kW and 500 A,
while dynamically optimizing the
available grid connection and the
power delivery to the two vehicles.
Additional power cabinets and
charge posts can be added after
installation, delivering a cost-effec-
tive and future-proof solution for
expandable charge points that can
grow as the EV base grows.
To further improve perfor-
mance, Terra HP delivers the
highest uptime due to redundancy
on power and communication,
and individually cooled charging
cables. Having proven its paces in
numerous commercial electric bus
field installations, the power cabi-
net is also extremely reliable. For
charging operators, Terra HP pro-
vides the additional benefit of ABB
Ability Connected Services,
which deliver enhanced functional-
ity, including the ability to easily
connect chargers to back offices,
payment platforms or smart grids
systems. More importantly, remote
diagnostics, repair and over-the-air
software updates, minimize down-
time and keep running costs low.
Terra HP delivers a number of
additional benefits for consumers,
including an intuitive, easy to use
touchscreen display and multiple
payment options. ABB has pro-
vided charging solutions as part
of its drive to promote sustainable
mobility since 2010 and has sold
more than 6,000 cloud connected
DC fast-chargers around the
world for passenger cars and
commercial vehicles.
Source: International Energy Agencys Global EV Outlook

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India needs large lithium-ion battery plants for EVs push

India is required to set up large lithium-ion batteries (LiBs)
manufacturing plants to become a global player in electric vehicles
(EVs) technology market, Niti Aayog member V K Saraswat has said.
As the government is looking to give a major push to use of EVs, the
main challenge would be in reducing the cost of lithium-ion battery
used in such vehicles. India is looking at having an all-electric car
fleet by 2030 with an express objective of lowering the fuel im-
port bill and running cost of vehicles.To become a global player in
electric vehicles technology, we will have to increase value addition,
Saraswat told PTI. He said that just being an assembler of parts will
not help and there is a need to set up large lithium-ion batteries
manufacturing plants in India.

T
he Niti Aayog member said
that at present lithium-ion
battery is not manufactured
in India and therefore the
country has to depend on
imports from Japan or China.
However, he said the quality of
imports would be questionable.
As the end goal of EVs is to fight
pollution, Saraswat said when the
country shifts to such vehicles, the
power must be from renewable sourc-
es of energy such as solar or wind.
The former DRDO chief also point-
ed out that the country would need to
set up infrastructure for charging EVs.
Even petrol pumps should be
equipped with charging stations and
we will have to use renewable solar
energy or bio-fuels for charging of
EVs, he said.
For setting up electric vehicles
charging stations, Saraswat said, We
will also have to create electric distribu-
tion company and also a regulatory
framework would have to be followed.
To develop low-cost lithium-ion
batteries in India, he said, efforts are
being made to remodel the battery
made by Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) so that it can be
used in e-vehicles. But, it will take time
to scale up production of battery made
by ISRO.
Saraswats statement assumes sig-
nificance as the cabinet secretariat has
shifted the electric vehicles programme
to Niti Aayog from the department of
heavy industries.
The government is aggressively try-
ing to push the sales and production of
electric vehicles in the country through
schemes such as FAME India.
State-run Energy Efficiency Ser-
vices Ltd (EESL) last month had said it
will procure 10,000 electric cars.
According to Piyush Goyal, who
held power portfolio till recently, India
aims to become 100 per cent e-vehicle
nation by 2030. Union transport minis-
ter Nitin Gadkari has asked automobile
manufacturers in the country to go for
eco-friendly alternative fuels, else he
would bulldoze them.

We should move towards alternative fuel I am going to do

this, whether you like it or not. And I am not going to ask you. I
will bulldoze it. For pollution, for imports, my ideas are crystal
clear The government has a crystal-clear policy to reduce
imports and curb pollution, Gadkari had said.

Japanese automaker Nissan Motor

Co executive vice- president Daniele 2025 will be the tipping point, and
Schillaci had also recently pointed out probably after that, the growth of sales
that by 2025, the cost of traditional
engine car and electric vehicle car will
of electric vehicles will be strong, the
be almost the same. top executive predicted.
Source: PTI

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Fortum and NBCC agree on developing electric vehicle

charging infrastructure across India
As a first step, Fortum has
installed one 22 KW AC
charger as a pilot in NBCC
premises in New Delhi,
which shall be operated
using Fortums cloud-based
system. The charging
station was inaugurated
by Finlands Minister for
Housing, Energy and the
Environment, Mr. Kimmo
Tiilikainen in presence of
Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal,
Chairman cum Managing
Director, NBCC.

Fortum signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NBCC for developing electric vehicle charging infrastructure
across India. The agreement will cover all major activities in value chain from planning and designing to making investment and
operating the charging infrastructure using cloud based system. NBCC (India) Limited is a blue-chip Government of India Navratna
Enterprise under the Ministry of Urban Development.

India is one of the fastest grow-
ing economies in the world. While
the rapid growth puts strain on
the environment, it also opens
extensive opportunities. Tech-
nological expertise of Finnish
companies can be leveraged to
support the sustainable devel-
opment of Indian economy and
energy sector. I am really happy
to see Finnish companies bringing
in their best technology and solu-
tions to India, Minister Kimmo
Tiilikainen said.
India is an important market for us. Charging
solutions with reliable hardware and software
as well as responsive customer sup-
port are crucial to the end-user
experience. We have developed
Fortum Charge & Drive to meet
these demands, paving the
way for the more widespread
and efficient use of electric
vehicles, Mr. Arto Rty,
Senior Vice President
of Corporate Affairs &
Communications, Fortum
Corporation said.

India has currently only about 6,000 electric cars. Government of India has target to have only e-vehicles by 2030. Fortum
has ventured in India making it the first country outside Europe in the Charge & Drive space. The plans include developing
charging infrastructure along with the cloud based system (SAAS). Starting with this pilot in New Delhi, Charge & Drive
plan to roll out more than 150 charging stations over a period of next 1218 months.
Source: Fortum Corporation

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Achieve New World Record in Conversion Efficiency Again
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (the Company, or
JinkoSolar), a global leader in the solar PV
industry, today announced that its practical
sized (245.83cm2) P-type multi-crystalline
silicon solar cells reached the worlds high-
est conversion efficiency of 22.04%. It is the
second time that JinkoSolar has broken this
world record since October 2016.
J
inkoSolars record-breaking
multi-crystalline silicon solar
cell was manufactured on
a high quality boron doped
mc-Si substrate. Advanced
texturing, passivation and
anti-LID technologies were inte-
grated into the passivated emitter rear
contact (PERC) structure to achieve
the new 22.04% world record. The
new world record was independently
Vice President
confirmed by Fraunhofer ISE Ger-
many and broke JinkoSolars previous
record of 21.63% one year ago.
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This is the first time that
conversion efficiency for P-type
mc-Si PERC cells exceeded the
22% efficiency mark which I
believe will serve as a guideline
developing higher efficiency
products. The entire manufac-
turing chain is comprised of
low-cost industrial processes
and will be gradually trans-
ferred into mass production.
Leveraging our high-efficiency
solar cells, we will continue to
Dr. Jin Hao,
develop advanced manufactur-
ing techniques to reduce the
JinkoSolar
cost of PV products.
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Trina Solar Rated Top Bankable JinkoSolar Partners

Module Supplier by Bloomberg with Enphase Energy
to Create Plug and
Play AC Module
Highly bankable: JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (JinkoSolar), a global
455 MWp of Trina leader in the photovoltaic (PV) industry, today an-
Solars field-proven nounced its new Eagle AC, an integrated product
utility-scale Tallmax featuring JinkoSolars high efficiency monocrystalline
modules have PERC PV module and the IQ6 Microinvter from Enphase
recently commenced Energy Inc.

B
operations in this
PV park in Andhra y integrating the Enphase IQ6
Pradesh, India.
Microinverter onto the backsheet
of its PV module, JinkoSolar
Trina Solar Limited (Trina Solar or the company), a global leader in presents residential installers with
photovoltaic (PV) modules, solutions, and services, has received a top rating a valuable proposition. The Eagle
in the latest module bankability report, published by Bloomberg New Energy AC simplifies logistics, as install-
Finance (BNEF). After having obtained the top spot among all its industry ers no longer need to stock, transport, carry,
peers in the previous 2016 report, Trina Solar has now once again been rated and install separate microinverters onto the roof,
bankable by 100% of the banks, EPCs, consultants and industry experts which significantly reduces installation time.
participating in the BNEF survey.

F
Once installed on the roof, the installer simply
or its global module bankability report, Bloomberg New pulls the microinverter into its elevated installed
Energy Finance asked banks, EPCs, independent position, which creates a 15 millimeter air gap
power producers and independent technical due dili- and ensures sufficient air-flow and cooling. The
gence firms which PV module brands they considered partnership provides a complete AC solution
bankable. Quoting from BNEFs definition, bankable for a safe solar installation. Customers can also
means the willingness of a bank to provide a non- monitor the Eagle ACs performance through
recourse loan for a project that uses a specific PV module brand. Enphases Enlighten app.
Banks typically decide whether to make a loan to a PV project if
they feel comfortable with the product quality of modules and if the We are excited to work with
manufacturer is financially healthy, so that it can honor the product Enphase on the Eagle AC, as
warranty. Respondents to this latest survey hold approximately Enphases microinverters already
15GW of financed or owned capacity in PV projects, and more than have broad appeal in the market,
100GW under inspection by technical consulting companies. said Nigel Cockroft, General
Manager of JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc.
The Eagle AC is the logical next
This outstanding result confirms Trina step in the evolution of residen-
Solars permanent endeavor in the fields
tial solar, and we are pleased to
of product quality and reliability, top
performance, innovation and solid finan- offer it to our customers. More
cial management, said Rongfang Yin, Vice information about the Eagle AC
President of Global Sales and Marketing at can be provided at JinkoSolars
Trina Solar. We are very proud to be hold- booth #3965 during Solar Power
ing the top spot in this renowned BNEF industry International.
report, especially because this rating has come from banks,
investors and other parties deeply involved in PV project JinkoSolars scale, financial
financing. Rongfang Yin continued, It is reassuring to see strength, and manufacturing
that consistency pays off in the long run, creating trust in expertise make it an excellent
Trina Solar and leaving some premium-brand competitors partner to build an Enphase
behind in terms of bankability rating. Energized AC module,
said Badri Kothandaraman,
Enphase Chief Operating
Reflecting the confidence in Trina Solars Officer, Pairing the #1
bankability, the latest BNEF report also global module manufac-
reveals that Trina Solar holds the largest turer with the #1
volume in debt-financed projects among global microinverter
all c-Si module manufacturers, as tracked manufacturer
by the BNEF desktop, with approximately creates a winning
3GW of its modules installed in such PV combination.
power plants around the globe.

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Jolywood N-type Bifacial Module, Breakthrough for
Investment on PV Market in India
Jolywood (Taizhou) Solar Technology Co., Ltd (Jolywood) entered into an agreement with ACME Clean-tech Solutions
Private Ltd. (ACME), a renewable energy developer in India, to supply Jolywood N-type High-efficiency Bifacial Mono-
crystalline Solar Modules. This not only marks the first large-scale use of N-type Bifacial Solar Products in India, but also a
remarkable milestone for Jolywood to start an expanding. Mr. Lin Jianwei, the chairman of Jolywood Group, Mr. Liu Yong,
the general manager of Jolywood Solar, and Mr. Ankur, CSO of ACME, attended this signing ceremony.
A
ccording to the agreement, for
this time, Jolywood offered 72-cell
N-type Bifacial Mono Transparent
Modules with efficiency of 370W. It
is the first time that India has such a
great scale of application of N-type
Bifacial Solar Products, which can bring higher
investment return comparing to the conventional PV
products. India has become one of the most popular
overseas markets for Chinese PV enterprises. With
the advantageous location and abundant solar
radiation resources, the Indian Market has great
opportunities for renewable energy, including solar.
Mr. Modi, the Prime Minister of India, gave a broader
proposal about achieving 100GW solar installation
by 2022, in order to solve the power demand of over
100 million people in the countryside. This bid plan
could be an important catalyst for the growing of
Indian PV Industry. International Energy Agency
(IEA) reported the annual growth of electricity
demand in India Market would be increased by 5%,
meaning triple-size electricity system will be
required by 2040. Modi showed his confidence
in the solar energy being the key solution for power
consumption issue in India, and released an
ambitious solar plan right after he took office.
PROINSO partners with OMRON to launch TURNSOLE, the
fully-integrated single axis solar tracking system
P
ROINSO, the leading global distributor, integra-
tor and technology company in the solar market,
has partnered with the Japanese conglomer-
ate OMRON to develop a fully integrated solar
tracking system. Leveraging significant combined
experience in tracker development and power electronics,
TURNSOLE Powered by OMRON ensures an optimised
performance focused on longevity and reliability. As the so-
lar tracker market has matured over the past decade there is
a growing demand for fully integrated tracking solutions.
Leveraging over 10 years of tracker experience
and over 2.7 GW of PV footprint, TURNSOLE has been
developed in strategic partnership. OMRON (TSE: OMRON
Corp) the Japanese conglomerate is the world leader
in power electronics and #1 PV inverter manufacturer
in Japan. OMRONs expertise in power electronics was
utilised in synergy for development of the state-of-art
control system.
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Mr. Ankur commented, N-Bifacial Product can bring over 20% additional
generation gain, which can highly increase the IRR of solar plant. Its not
only a solution to lower the LCOE, but also a brand new solution can deal
with the electricity shortage in India. Really worth trying, thats why
Jolywood is our first choice this time.
The cooperation with ACME is only our first step in India Market,
said Mr. Liu Yong. Double-side generation, zero LID, lower working
temperature, with these features, Jolywood N-pert Products
are very competitive for a high temperature environment
such as India. We truly believe that our products can
bring 10% or even more additional power for every solar
plant, to lower the LCOE and also increase the IRR. We
are looking forward to having a further cooperation with
ACME, working together to expand more application
of N-pert products, not only to bring lower LCOE
and higher IRR for the investors, but also to
provide affordable energy for India Market.
Ankur also showed, with confidence and
expectation for future cooperation, that the two
parties may have complementary advantages
in power plant development.
Solar trackers have demonstrated a strong technological
advancement in the recent years, with power electronic playing an
ever increasing role. We are excited about strengthening our posi-
tion in the global PV market with this new product and look forward
to the next steps of ourlong-term strategic partnership with
PROINSO., noted Akira Enami, Deputy General Manager at OMRON.
TURNSOLE Powered by OMRON, is fully integrated, using
world-class solar PV components (modules, inverters, BOS) with
horizontal single axis solar tracker at its core. TURNSOLE offers
up to 25% increase in energy production (compared to fixed struc-
ture installations), while reducing installation and maintenance
costs. With PROINSOs Qualified Installer Network offered to
customers as an added-value service, TURNSOLE Powered by
OMRON is the ultimate plug-and-play tracking system.
PROINSO recognised the benefits of setting up manufacturing
operations in India and two-years ago relocated its structures
manufacturing in line with PM Narendra Modis Make in India plan.
The tracker market is expected to exceed USD 7billion by 2023
with a CAGR of over 17%, so there is a tremendous opportunity in
this market segment. We are confident that our unrivalled global
distribution and Qualified Installer Network coupled with strategic
partnerships will help us reach a primary position in this PV
market segment by 2020. -said Kunal Chandra, PROINSOs MD.
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Heraeus launches customer initiatives to boost

Indian Photovoltaics Industry
Heraeus Photovoltaics, a provider of technology solutions for the renewable energy industry launched major local customer initiatives to
support an efficiency boost of the Indian Photovoltaic industry. With the establishment of dedicated local sales team in India, Heraeus will
intensify its customer relationship and provide secure supply chain to its customers.

H
eraeus will also
establish dedicated
resources in its engi-
neering and technol-
ogy center in Singa-
pore, to better tailor
and further speed
up customization of silver pastes for
Indian cell manufacturers. Furthermore,
Heraeus will offer its industry recog-
nized cell optimization consulting to its
Indian customers. The cell optimization
consultancy aims to provide world class
technical expertise to Indian manufac-
turers so that they can compete with
the best in the world and turn the Make
In India vision to reality.
Heraeus specializes in silver metal-
lization paste production and offers
products for all solar cell architectures
and photovoltaic technologies, ranging
from n-type, black silicon and PERC
to double printing and knotless screen.
Heraeus Photovoltaics holds several
efficiency records in these technolo-
gies and is constantly increasing the
efficiencies of its products with photo-
voltaic experts in its five R&D centers announced the goal to boost photo-
all around the world. Indias govern- voltaic installations from currently 12.5
ment has determined the energy sector gigawatts (GW) to 100 GW by 2022.
as one of their main focus in the next This corresponds to the capacity of
15 years plan. Energy will be one of the around 100 nuclear power plants in just
driving forces for the countrys objec- over five years. Indias long term goal by
tive to build a modern industrialized 2040 is to achieve 340 GW by renew-
economy, to develop its rural areas and able energies; nearly four times as much
to triple its GDP by 2035. of current global PV installations in the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whole year of 2017 (estimated 95 GW).
Energy production from Photovoltaic is already the cheapest way
to produce electricity in the world and the prices will continue to
decrease. Photovoltaics, thus offers great opportunities for India to
help solving the very strong growth in energy demand. This however
requires a good and technologically leading partner for the Indian
solar market. Heraeus is convinced that it can be this partner, said
Andreas Liebheit, President of Heraeus Photovoltaics.
Energy demand in India is set to grow very strongly by 4.2 percent per year and thus
double until 2035. Thats faster than that of all major economies in the world. With more
than 2,800 hours of sunshine annually, more than 300 sunny days a year and average 1.9
kWh/m global radiation, solar power has an incredibly high potential for Indias
efficiency performance.
Source:ANI

JinkoSolar Ranked as Top Solar Brand Used in Debt-

Financed Projects and Most Bankable PV Manufacturer
by Bloomberg New Energy Finance
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (JinkoSolar or the Company) (NYSE: JKS), a global leader in the photovoltaic (PV) industry, today announced that,
in addition to being ranked as a top solar brand in debt financed projects, it was named the most bankable PV manufacturer by Bloomberg
New Energy Finance (BNEF) among 52 module brands.

T
he rankings are based on BNEFs
global survey to key PV stakehold-
ers on which module brands used
in projects are most likely to ob-
tain non-recourse debt financing
from commercial banks. Survey
respondents include banks, technical consul-
tants, EPCs, and independent power producers
(IPPs) from all around the world. Considering
product quality, long term reliability, field de-
ployment performance, and the manufacturers
financial strength, 100% of survey respondents
considered JinkoSolar as bankable. Align-
ing with JinkoSolars high bankability score,
BNEFs database also shows that projects
using JinkoSolars modules has secured more
debt financing than any other brand since July
2015.
The result of this survey confirms that Jinko-
Solar is the most preferred brand by banks,
the top brand that industry players are most
willing to use in their projects, and also the
top brand that source of finances are most
willing to fund, said Kangping Chen, CEO of
JinkoSolar. We maintained our leading posi-
tion as the largest manufacturer of PV modules
in the world by delivering 4.9GW module in the first
half of 2017 thanks to our continuous endeavors in
quality and technology improvements. We will continue invest in
quality to assure delivery of power and performance in the field
with a higher level of product quality and reliability as we pursue
further growth both in established markets and emerging ones.

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T
Commissioning of Rooftop he whole concept of solar installation was
to help Kaeser Compressors in energy sav-
Solar Power Plant at ings and reduce its dependency on the grid
energy, although the available roof space

Kaeser Compressors at Kaeser plant was more compared to the

installed capacity, Enerparc with its team of
expert engineers carried a detailed capacity analysis in
terms of hourly and daily load consumption of the factory
and narrowed to a capacity number of 120kWp with net
metering, so that the excess power generated during the
weekly off days can be exported back to the MSEDCL
grid thus giving Kaeser Compressor, further benefit in
addition to savings in energy tariffs.
Overall the solar plant will generate approximately
200 MWh annually and help displacing 175 tons of
Carbon emission.

Solar power plant installation at

our manufacturing unit portraits
our companys philosophy of
energy efficiency, energy savings
and also reflects our long term
commitment towards Clean, Green
Kaeser Compressors India Private Limited, a subsidiary of global and sustainable environment.
leader, supplier of compressors and compressed air products KAESER - Mr. Nitin Yadwad,
KOMPRESSORENSE, Germany announced commissioning of 120kWp captive General Manager,
Rooftop Solar PV power plant at their state of the art manufacturing Kaeser Compressor India
facility at Pune in state of Maharashtra.

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Haryana aim to install one lakh new solar water pumps

The Haryana government said it has decided to The CM directed the power depart-
install one lakh new solar water pumps in the ment to ensure the availability of net
state for irrigation purpose, of which 25,000 metres, billing through software on
would be set up by the next year. net consumption within a week under

A
decision in this regard
was taken in a meeting
of New and Renewable
Energy Department,
chaired by the Chief
Minister Manohar Lal
Khattar here. The CM also sanctioned
installation of roof-top solar power
plants on the buildings of 110 commu-
nity health centres and equal number
of primary health centres.
Directing the department to en-
sure maximum utilisation of the green
energy, Khattar asked the officials
to identify blocks other than the dark
zones and install solar water pumps
in phased manner. He directed the
department to initially install 25,000
solar water pumps and gradually
increased this number to one lakh, an
official release said. The department
had requested to the Union Ministry
of New and Renewable Energy for
allocation of 20,000 solar pumps to
the state for the financial year 2017-
18. In the first phase, during the year
2016-17, as many as 750 solar water
pumps of two horsepower (HP) capac-
ity (surface and submersible) and 5HP
(submersible) were to be installed in
the solar rooftop programmes. The
Union Ministry of New and Renew-
able Energy in a review meeting held
recently has considered Haryana as
the leading states in the solar roof top
programme. He said that he would
soon convene a meeting of concerned
departments regarding the setting up
of Solar Park with 500 MW capacity in
the state.
The solar park is to be developed
by the SUN Haryana, a joint venture of
Haryana State Industrial and Infra-
structural Development Corporation
Manohar Lal Khattar, CM, Haryana
(HSIIDC) and Haryana Power Genera-
tion Corporation Limited (HPGCL).
the Shalawas block of Jhajjar dis-
It was informed in the meeting that
trict and in other 23 safe blocks in
survey of all government buildings in
terms of ground water exploitation in
the state has been completed for the
other districts. The work order for 750
installation of rooftop solar plants so
pumps has already been issued by the
as to meet their power requirement
concerned districts for the first phase
for daily use. The department has
and these pumps have been received
prepared a scheme to provide solar
at sites out of which 700 pumps have
toilet lamps to the beneficiaries at a
already been installed and commis-
very nominal cost of 10 per cent of
sioned whereas remaining are under
the total cost by providing 90 per cent
installation. During the second phase
state subsidy or funds under Corpo-
to be implemented in the year 2017-
rate Social Responsibility (CSR) from
18, 2,300 systems of 2HP to 10HP
various organisations to meet the light
capacity would be installed for which
requirement in the toilets constructed
e-tenders have already been invited.
under Swachh Bharat Mission. Source: PTI

Azure Roof Power to Electrify Ministry of Health and Family

Welfare Facilities Across 5 States
Azure Power, a leading independent solar power producer in India, announced that it has won a 1.3 MW solar rooftop project in an auction
conducted by NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN), a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).

A
zure Power will provide
power for 25 years to
Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare, Gov-
ernment of India facili-
ties in the states and
union territories of Delhi, Puduch-
erry, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
and Assam. The power will be sold
at a tariff range of INR 3.19 4.11
(~US$ 0.05- 0.06) per kWh based
on location. In addition, Azure Power
qualifies for a capital incentive which
is expected to result in a weighted
average levelized tariff of INR 5.29
(~US$0.08) per kWh.
Azure Roof Power offers superior
rooftop solar power solutions for
commercial, industrial, government,
and institutional customers in cities
across India to lower their energy
bill and meet their greenhouse gas
(GHG) emission reduction targets.
With over 150 MWs of high qual-
ity, operating and committed solar
assets across 20 states, Azure Roof
Power has one of the largest rooftop
portfolios in the country. Azure Roof
Power has a well-diversified cus-
tomer base with majority portfolio
contracted with Government of India
backed entities. Azure Roof Power
customers include large commercial
real estate companies, a leading
global chain of premium hotels, dis-
tribution companies in smart cities,
warehouses, Delhi Metro Rail Cor-
poration, Indian Railways, a Delhi
water utility company and various
Government of India Ministries.
Mr. Inderpreet Wadhwa, Founder,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Azure Power said, Azure Roof Power
offers tremendous value to our custom-
ers across various segments.
We are pleased to announce
our latest win with NVVN to
electrify Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare facili-
ties across five states. With
this win, we have once again
demonstrated our strong
project development capabilities and
are delighted to make this contribution
towards the realization of our Honble
Prime Ministers commitment towards
clean and green energy, through solar
power generation.

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ROOFTOP & OFFGRID
Adobe Bengaluru Campus
Fulfills 100% of its Power
Demand Through Renewable
Energy
With this, Adobe furthers its commitment towards implementing
best practices to drive environmental sustainability.
A
dobe India, announced that its Bengaluru
campus has become among the first in the
state of Karnataka to meet 100 percent of its
power consumption requirements through
renewable energy. As part of this initiative,
Adobe has signed a 2.5 MW grid-scale solar
power purchase agreement (PPA) with CleanMax Solar to
operate off-site solar farms located in the Tumkur and Bel-
lary districts of Karnataka. Covering the companys Benga-
luru campus annual energy demand, the farms will gener-
ate 3750 MWh of solar power supply per year, which will
go directly into the electricity distribution grid and become
a part of the pool of energy that ultimately provides power
across Bengaluru and other parts of the state.
Commenting on the announcement,
Sanjeev Sethi, Director, Global Workplace
Solutions, Adobe India said, At Adobe
India, we stand committed to building
workplaces that are resource-efficient
and environment-conservative. Today, we
are excited to further our commitment to
sustainability by announcing that our Bengaluru campus
now meets 100 percent of its power consumption require-
ments through renewable energy. The solar power gener-
ated from this initiative will contribute towards cleaning up
local air and lowering emissions in the environment where
our employees live and we do business. With this initiative,
we at Adobe are happy to play a role in ensuring that the city
of Bengaluru and the state of Karnataka burn less coal for
their local power needs, and enabling Indias goal of transi-
tioning to renewable energy.
W
ith over 5,200 employees in India, Adobe
has implemented a wide range of activities to
further its sustainability charter. The com-
panys three campuses across Bengaluru and Noida
have been certified as Gold Leadership in Energy &
Environmental Design (LEED) buildings by U.S. Green
Building Council.
T
o ensure environment-friendly transportation
facilities for employees, Adobe has also imple-
mented green fleet of electric cars across its
campuses. The company has also adopted several
green practices across its campuses including imple-
mentation of LED lighting, use of reusable beverage
cups, and following a waste reduction policy. Adobes
sustainability practices have helped the company
reduce water and power consumption year on year,
despite fast expanding operations in India and steady
growth in employee headcount.
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Bhopals Raja Bhoj Airport
will soon go solar
Bhopals Raja Bhoj Airport will soon switch over to solar energy.
The power will be sourced from a plant whose foundation stone
was laid.
T
he plant will have capacity to generate one
megawatt (MW) power and it will help the
airport save around Rs 80 lakh every year
on its electricity cost.
While laying the foundation stone for the
solar plant, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh
Chouhan also hoisted the national flag on the newly in-
stalled 100-feet high mast, which will remain illuminated
for 24-hours, in the campus of Raja Bhoj Airport.
Airports Authority of India (AAI) is going to install the
solar plant with the help of Madhya Pradesh Energy
Development Corporation.
This will generate 1 MW of electricity. Use of
renewable solar energy will save our environ-
ment. This will also cut the annual electricity
cost of the airport by around Rs 80 lakh,
Mr. Chouhan said while addressing the
programme. Chouhan also expressed
happiness over installation of 100-feet
tall mast for national flag. National flag
signifies a sense of patriotism and self-
respect. The tricolour reminds
us of our revolutionaries, who
sacrificed their lives for a
free country.
C
hief Minister said that AAI Chairman Gururprasad
Mohapatra, who was present in the programme,
has informed him that four new flights are to be
launched soon from Raja Bhoj Airport.
The airports in Mumbai and Delhi are overburdened.
We have to hover around the airport in these cities to
get the permission for landing. But, the capacity of Raja
Bhoj Airport is under utilised.
Chouhan said I was informed by AAI
chairman that four flights are going to be
started soon from here.All the facilities
are available to develop the airports at
Bhopal and Indore as international air-
ports. We have all the facilities required
for an international airport at Bhopal
and Indore. State government is ready to
extend every possible support. I spoke to Mr. Gururprasad
AAI chairman and will also talk to the Mohapatra,
minister (civil aviation) to start interna- Chairman, AAI
tional flights from Bhopal and Indore.
Madhya Pradesh Energy Development Corp.
chairman Vijendra Singh Sisodiya later
told PTI that electricity used in almost
entire outer part of the airport would
come from these solar panels. The work
of installing the solar panels would be
completed within next three months.
Source: PTI
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Rooftop Solar Startup
Oorjan Raises $450K Led
By Globevestor
Mumbai-based rooftop solar platform Oorjan
Cleantech Pvt Ltd has raised $450,000 (Rs 2.9 crore)
in seed funding led by online venture capital firm
Globevestor, a media statement said.
A
group of senior directors from
banks and financial services
companies, including Sayandev
Chakravartti, Aditya Sharma,
Nisha Pillai and Mayur Bhat,
also participated in the round.
There is no doubt that solar is the
way of the future. India is witness-
ing a joining of forces and commit-
ment from government, industry,
manufacturers and entrepreneurs,
which has brought momentum to
the sector and makes now a great
time to invest in it.
- Ankur Shrivastava, partner
and co-founder, Globevestor
O
orjan was founded in November
2014 by IIT Bombay alumni Roli
Gupta and Gautam Das. Prior to
starting up, Gupta worked as business
development manager at US-based solar
products manufacturer AREVA Solar,
while Das earlier worked at Citibank.
The company said it will use the funds
to scale operations, augment sales ef-
forts, and further build its technology
advantage.
The current fundraise will enable
us to invest in making the customer
experience seamless. Were building
a core technology moat across lead
generation, pre-sales experience,
smart CRM and engagement, as well
as in leveraging solar data at scale,
IIT Bombay alumni Roli Gupta said in
the statement.
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The companys integrated, managed platform brings together
all stakeholders of rooftop solar photovoltaic systems, including
suppliers, installers and financiers. It also offers consumers a
single space to interface with the stakeholders. Oorjan oversees
the design, installation, financing, approvals, ongoing monitor-
ing, and maintenance of a solar system for its customers.
It already has operations in Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, and
Chennai and claims to have completed around 70 projects till
date. Oorjan estimates revenues for FY2017-18 at Rs 15 crore.
US-based Globevestor operates a hybrid of micro-funds and an
online platform to invest in startups in the US and India. In past
three years, Globevestor has made 32 early-stage investments
across diverse sectors, of which 21 are based in India. Some
of its investments include self-drive car rental startup Zoomcar,
ed-tech firm Flintobox, test preparation platform OnlineTyari,
financial products marketplace Rubique Finance, and ed-tech
startup Springboard to name a few.
The renewable energy space in India has witnessed a lot of ac-
tivity. In July this year, Warburg Pincus had invested up to $100
million (Rs 645 crore) in Mumbai-based rooftop solar projects
developer CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
In March, Oriano Solar, a Mumbai-based startup that special-
ises in turnkey solar solutions, raised Series A funding worth $3
million (around Rs 20 crore) from the Samridhi Fund, which is
managed by SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd, a wholly-owned subsid-
iary of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
International Finance Corporation, the World Banks private-sec-
tor investment arm, has emerged as a large investor in the space.
Last year, it had invested $125 million in Hero Future Energies.
In May this year, IFC said it plans to invest $40 million (Rs 260
crore) in Tata Cleantech Pvt. Ltd. It has also previously provided
debt funding to solar energy service provider Azure Power and
Actis-backed renewable energy platform Ostro Energy.
Some of the worlds biggest pension funds, including Canada
Pension Plan Investment Board and Caisse de dpt et place-
ment du Qubec, are also scouting for deals in Indias solar
power sector.
Source: vccircle
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GCL and MYSUN partner to
launch high quality Solar
Kits for Indian Homes
l Jointly launch G-Home Powered by MYSUN A packaged retail
solar solution in multiple configurations starting with 3kW
Grid-Tied as well as Li-Ion storage based Hybrid systems
l A unique customer experience tailored for the residential
Indian market
Speaking on the newly unveiled partnership, Mr
Krishan Mehta, CEO and Country Head GCL India
commented, After a phenomenal response globally,
we are really excited to bring these plug & play Solar
Kits to a high potential market like India. These kits are
specifically designed for home consumers. In MYSUN,
who lead the home solar market in India, we found
just the right partners to achieve our very ambitious
plans for this product line.The products would be mar-
keted under the brand G-Home- Powered by MYSUN.
Keeping our focus on the end consumers,
especially the residential consumers
across India, we have introduced this unique
product in the market. We are committed
to redefine the way solar energy is bought
and sold in India and bring in the concept
of retailisation in the solar industry. In
Mr. Gagan Vermani, We are quite excited to partner with GCL, a
Founder & CEO, global market leader in the solar industry,
MYSUN to offer our home consumers in India
advanced technology solar products and a
unique customer experience.
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ROOFTOP & OFFGRID
M
YSUN, Indias leading roof-
top solar platform focused
on providing end to end solar
solutions, and GCL System
Integration Technology Co. Ltd.,
a group company of Golden
Concord Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong, a USD 20
billion enterprise engaged in manufacturing of
PV material and clean energy equipment, today
announced a strategic partnership. The com-
panies jointly announced the launch of GCL
G-Home rooftop solar kits tailor-made for the
Indian market. The companies plan to trans-
form the way solar systems are bought and sold
today through a combination of high quality and
innovative solar products as well as a unique
customer experience through first-of-its-kind
packaging, delivery, installation, service and
consumer financing. GCL G-Home Kits are de-
signed with standardized, modular components
that speed installation, enhance performance
and safety, and are built to last.
GCL, the worlds largest renewable energy
company, is synonymous with high quality manu-
facturing of solar materials and products and the
development, construction and operation of new
energy projects. The company has presence
in the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia,
Singapore, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Djibouti and
many other areas in the world.
Exclusively available to be purchased via the online platform
www.itsmysun.com, the premium quality G-Home-Powered by
MYSUN solar kit is a complete and comprehensive packaged
singular solution for anyone looking to install rooftop solar
PV plant.
The Kit provides all the equipment including solar panels,
Li-Ion batteries and other necessary accessories including
fitments for installing customer rooftop solar power units.
G-Home-Powered by MYSUN Solar Kits are available in
four standard sizes.
The kit will also offer options for hybrid solar systems with
highly reliable and long life Lithium-Ion batteries and hybrid
inverters suitable for the Indian residential consumers
looking to use solar power during night hours.
MYSUN will facilitate and undertake design, installation, com-
missioning and aftersales services and shall be the one point
contact for the customers for the lifetime of the system. GCL
and MYSUN are of the belief that a retail focused approach
would enhance the customer experience by reducing the
customer decision making time as well as the installation time.
With these kits, the companies would be able to reduce the
delivery and installation period for solar systems from about
3 months today to a week or even a few days.
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
IREDAs Green Masala
bond raises Rs 19.5 bln by
listing on SGX
By Gurdip Singh Singapore, - The IREDA, Indias government-
owned renewable energy entity has raised Rs 19.5 billion
through a five-year Green rupee-denominated bond by listing
on the Singapore Exchange.
We look forward to continue supporting
IREDAs capital raising initiatives in the
bond market, which has offered investors
an opportunity to participate in the fast
growing Indian renewable energy markeT.
welcoming the inaugural Green rupee-
denominated or Masala bond listing of the
Tng Kwee Lian, Head IREDA. We are pleased to welcome IREDAs de-
of Debt Capital but Green Masala bond, and are encouraged
Markets at Singapore by the strong investor interest it received
Exchange (SGX) particularly within Asia.
I
ndian Renewable Energy Development Agency
Limited (IREDA), a government company, raised
Rs 19.5 billion (USD 300 million) through a five-
year Green rupee-denominated bond, offering an
annualised coupon of 7.125 per cent, SGX said in
a press release.
IREDA was established in 1987 as a Non-
Banking Financial Institution and is a Mini Ratna
(Category I) Government of India Enterprise
under the administrative control of Ministry of New
and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
To date, it has financed more than 2,380
renewable energy projects in India.
IREDA is fully committed to helping achieve Indian
Governments vision of 175 GW renewable energy
capacity by 2022, said Kuljit Singh Popli, Chairman &
Managing Director at IREDA. The Green
Masala Bond is a significant milestone for
IREDA in this regard, as we embark on the
next phase of renewable and sustainable
energy led expansion, said Singh. This is
another step towards our Honourable
Prime Ministers (Modi) commitment
to the Paris agreement on Climate Change. The
overwhelming response to the issue is a testament to
the confidence of global investors in IREDA and the
Indian renewable sector in general.
With this new listing, 75 percent of listed
Masala bonds by Indian issuers are now listed
on SGX. Today, more than 80 per cent of listed
offshore bonds by Indian issuers are listed on
SGX, raising about USD 66 billion.
Source: PTI
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Vikram Solar Launches
New Monocrystalline
Product Line SOMERA
The new module line SOMERA falls under the
Monocrystalline solar PV module category,
which is a new addition to the companys product
portfolio. 60 cell (SOMERA Prime series) & 72 cell
(SOMERA Grand) series modules in this product
line are out on the market post REI.
T
he new products will help in utility PV
cost reductions. These products are
equipped with Passivated Emitter Rear
Contact Technology (PERC) cells
providing high module area efficiency
upto 19.05% (for 60 cells) & upto
18.45% (for 72 cells).
Mr. Ivan Saha, CTO and BU Head Solar
Manufacturing, Vikram Solar Limited, stated
The new modules are suitable
for operation under higher system
voltage upto 1500 V. They are
constructed with high efficiency
PERC cells, having extremely Low
Light-Induced Degradation and
lower temperature coefficients
leading to higher energy yield, compared to
other modules. The new monocrystalline mod-
ules are conditioned to withstand 2400 Pascal
Wind load, 5400 Pascal Snow load and Dynam-
ic Wind load, making them the best option even
for harsh geographical conditions. Tests have
revealed that SOMERA line can offer 5 10%
higher energy generation output than that of
any industry average polycrystalline modules.
SOMERA Grand Series (72 cell modules ranging
from 340 to 365Wp) and SOMERA Prime Series
(60 cell modules ranging from 280-310Wp) are
products available for the Indian market. SOMERA
Grand Ultima Silver Series (72 cell modules rang-
ing from 340 to 365Wp), SOMERA Ultima Silver
Series and SOMERA Ultima All Black Series (60
cell modules ranging from 280-310Wp) will soon be
available for the international market.
Source: dnaindia
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 BUSINESS AND FINANCE

Mytrah Raises USD 277 Million NCDs From Piramal Group

"This transaction is another example of
he Mytrah's ability to build our business without
Mytrah, t ewable diluting shareholder equity. Our story so far
e d r e n
India-bas pendent Power has been one of rapid growth enabled by cost
de
focused In r, is pleased to effective funding, rigorous project execution
o d u c e up has
P r
t h at P ir amal Gro (INR and the efficient operation of our portfolio
announce pprox. USD 277 mn ian of power generating assets. Attracting an
a
invested ) into Mytrah's Ind investor of Piramal's stature reaffirms the
18 billion ries in the form
subsidia onvertible quality of Mytrah's operating portfolio and
of non-c ("NCDs"). the resulting strong, stable and well
es
debentur diversified cash flow it generates.
This transaction also simplifies our
financial structure, improves trans-

T
he NCDs have a 7-year tenor and are invested into
parency and provides resources to
Mytrah Energy (India) Private Limited (approximately underpin our future growth."
USD 150 million, unlisted NCDs) and Mytrah Ujjwal - Mr. Ravi Kailas
Chairman, Mytrah Energy Ltd.
Power Private Limited (approximately USD 127 million,
NCDs listed on the BSE). The proceeds will be used
to replace existing investments from IDFC Alternatives
Limited, AION Capital, Merrill Lynch and Goldman
Sachs, with part of the facility also providing growth
capital to the Company.

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BUSINESS AND FINANCE

Reliance Commercial Finance

inks agreement with IREDA for
Rs 300 crore loan
The company also provides financial assistance for developing infrastructure
and other projects targeted towards the government initiatives on renewable
energy. Mumbai: Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd on Monday said it has signed
an agreement with Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd (IREDA) for
Rs 300 crore loan.

Adani Enterprises to

I
n a statement, the company said the IREDA loan will be used
demerge renewable to lend to renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
The Reliance Commercial Finance is a subsidiary of Reli-
power business ance Capital while IREDA is a central public sector under
taking under Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Adani Enterprises on Saturday said that it will
demerge the Renewable Power Undertaking
Reliance Commercial
into Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL). Finance Limited is According to the company

T
already a strong statement, Reliance Com-
he company said that the known name in mercial Finance has funded
move will result in listing of the renewable wind and solar energy sec-
AGEL on the BSE and the energy funding space, tors of more than 1,800 MW.
National Stock Exchange especially related to solar and The company also provides
of India. According to wind energy. Our partnership financial assistance for
a company statement, with IREDA opens new opportuni- developing infrastructure
the scheme will simplify the business ties for us to create solutions for and other projects targeted
structure providing the shareholders of renewable power sector, Devang towards the government
AEL direct shareholding in AGEL. Mody, Executive Director and CEO, initiatives on renewable
Reliance Commercial Finance was energy.
Transaction is expected to quoted as saying in the statement.
unlock the value of renewable
power undertaking currently
embedded in the value of AEL With the funding we are confident that RCFL (Reliance
by eliminating holding company Commercial Finance) will provide solutions and help fill any
discount and providing financial gaps in financing the Renewable Energy sector, Mr. K.S. Popli,
flexibility for raising capital for Chairman & Managing Director, IREDA, was quoted as saying
sustainable growth of renewable in the statement.
energy business, the statement
said. Source: IANS

The company added that transac-

tion contemplated under the scheme is
expected to close by the first quarter
of 2018.
Source: business-standard

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 BUSINESS AND FINANCE

European Investment Bank partners with International

Solar Alliance and confirms EUR 800 million support
for Indian renewable energy
The European Investment Bank (EIB) today agreed a new partnership with the International Solar Alliance to mobilise finance to develop
and deploy affordable solar energy in solar rich countries. The EIB also confirmed plans to provide a record EUR 800m for renewable
energy investment across India.

T
he Joint Declaration was formally exchanged by Andrew
McDowell, EIB Vice President and India at the 14th India
European Union summit. The ceremony was attended by
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, Donald Tusk, Presi-
dent of the European Council and Jean-Claude Juncker,
President of the European Commission, and other senior
political representatives from India and the European Union.
Global cooperation is essential to tackle
climate change and closer cooperation
between the International Solar Alliance
and the European Investment Bank will
mobilise international climate finance and
improve sharing of technical experience.
This new agreement reflects our shared
commitment to successful implementa-
tion of the Paris Climate Agreement and
ensuring that solar rich economies can
harness solar power to increase the supply
of affordable clean energy. said McDowell,
European Investment Bank Vice President.
The ISA is a global grouping of 121
countries and financial institutions
established to harness solar energy. It
was jointly launched by Indian Prime
Minister Modi and French President
Hollande at the COP 21 Paris climate
conference.
Expected record EIB support for
renewable energy investment across
India. The EIB also confirmed than an
expected EUR 800 million backing for
small scale renewable energy projects
across India had already been signed
and approved in 2017, representing the
EIBs largest ever support for energy
investment in Asia. This includes
renewable energy financing in partner-
ship with the Indian Renewable Energy
Development Agency (IREDA) and the
India Infrastructure Finance Company
approved earlier this year.

First EIB Backing For Indian

New cooperation with International Solar Alliance Solar Investment With Private

U Bank Approved
nder the agreement the EIB, one of the worlds largest lenders

for renewables energy and the worlds largest international public
bank, will work with the International Solar Alliance to mobilize
financing for development and deployment of affordable solar energy in
ISA member countries.
Closer cooperation between the European Investment Bank
and the International Solar Alliance demonstrates the shared
commitment of Europe and India to tackle climate change. Solar
power has huge potential to provide affordable and clean
energy in solar rich countries. Working with international
financial institutions is crucial to mobilize climate finance
and share technical expertise. The EIBs unique experience of
successfully supporting renewable energy expansion around the world will
enhance the efforts of the ISA in the years ahead. said H.E. Upendra Tripathy,
Interim Director General of the International Solar Alliance.
T
he EIB is currently finalising a new EUR
200 million credit line to provide ad-
ditional financing for renewable energy
projects across India in cooperation with
Yes Bank. Solar schemes are expected to
represent the largest renewable energy sector
backed by the programme. This first renew-
able energy partnership with a private bank in
India is expected to be finalised in the coming
months. The European Investment Bank is
one of the worlds largest financiers of climate
action and over the last 5 years provided more
than EUR 21 billion for renewable energy in-
vestment worldwide, including EUR 2.5 billion
in photovoltaic and concentrated solar power
projects.

Background information
T he European Investment Bank (EIB) is the long-term lending institution of the European Union owned by its Member
States. It makes long-term finance available for sound investment in order to contribute towards EU policy goals.

Source: eib.org

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BUSINESS AND FINANCE

Indian Renewable Energy

Development Agency
lists Green Masala
Bond in UK
The five-year dated bond raised approximately USD 300
million (Rs 19.5 billion), with a coupon of 7.125 per cent,
and became the first Green Masala Bond to be listed on
the International Securities Market (ISM). The Indian
Renewable Energy Development Agency launched a new
Green Masala Bond on the London Stock Exchanges
new International Securities Market to raise funds to
finance renewable energy projects across India.

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency

(IREDA) is fully committed to helping achieve Indian There is an indisputable shift
Governments vision of 175 GW renewable energy capac- in momentum in green and
ity by 2022. The Green Masala Bond is a significant
milestone for IREDA in this regard, as we embark on sustainable financing across
the next phase of renewable and sustainable energy the world and London Stock
led expansion, said Kuljit Singh Popli, Chairman and
Managing Director of IREDA, at a special market opening
Exchange Group is proud to
ceremony at the London Stock Exchange. be spearheading the growing
global green and sustainable

P
opli described the listing as a step towards Prime Minis- financing movement, develop-
ter Narendra Modis commitment to the Paris agreement ing innovative products and
on Climate Change. The overwhelming response to
the issue is a testament to the confidence of global services in partnership with our
investors in IREDA and the Indian renewable sector customers.
in general, he said. IREDA, a state-owned non-banking
financial institution, has a remit to promote, develop and ex-
tend financial assistance for renewable energy and energy
efficiency conservation projects in India. The company pro-
vides financing for hydro, wind and solar energy projects,
new and emerging technologies and for bio energy sectors.

The IREDA Green Masala Bond illustrates government of

Indias commitment towards fostering the renewable and mR. xavier Rolet,
sustainable energy sector. Renewable energy will increas- CHIEF eXECUTIVE OFFICER,
ingly become the dominant force in energy generation, as London Stock Exchange Group
we strive for Electricity for All and achieve our mandate
of 175 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022, said Anand
Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

A
dvancements in technology and a drop in the price of solar and The London Stock
wind energy have set India on the course to not only achieve its
renewables target, but exceed it, he noted. The new green bond
Exchange is the largest,
is certified by Climate Bonds Initiative, an international, investor-focused and greenest, in Europe
not-for-profit, which helps build robust and transparent assurance and has helped position
frameworks around green bond investment. It marks the fourth green Britain as a world-leader
bond by an Indian issuer to be issued on London Stock Exchange. Axis in green finance, said
Bank and NTPC joined in 2016, raising respectively USD 500 million Jo Johnson, UK Minister
and USD 300 million equivalent. In June this year, the Rural Electrifica- of State for Universities,
tion Corporation (REC) raised USD 450 million. London Stock Exchange
claims to be the largest Masala Bond centre globally, with 42 bonds
Science, Research and
listed in total with an equivalent value of over USD 6 billion. Innovation.
Source: PTI

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ENERGY STORAGE

Battery Costs in Stationary Energy Could Fall by

up to 66%, Grow 17-Fold by 2030, Says IRENA

Energy storage capacity to triple by 2030, if countries double the share of renewables in the worlds energy system . The cost of battery storage
for stationary applications could fall by up to 66 per cent by 2030, according to a new report published today by the International Renewable
Energy Agency (IRENA). The falling price of batteries could stimulate 17-fold growth of installed battery storage, opening up a number of new
commercial and economic opportunities, the report highlights.

L
aunched during the
Innovation for Cool Earth The growth of lithium-ion battery use in electric vehicles and
Forum in Tokyo, Japan, across the transport sector over the next 10 to 15 years is an
IRENAs Electricity Stor- important synergy that will help drive down battery costs for sta-
age and Renewables: tionary storage applications, said Dolf Gielen, Director of the IRENA
Costs and Markets to 2030 Innovation and Technology Centre and an author of the report. The
assessment of electricity storage in trend towards electrified mobility will also open up opportunities
stationary applications also found that for electric vehicles to provide vehicle-to-grid services, helping feed
global storage capacity could triple if a virtuous circle of renewable energy and storage integration. Stor-
countries double the share of renew- age technology will deliver service flexibility to the grid and elec-
ables in the energy system. tricity storage to small-scale rooftop solar applications in markets
where commercial and residential electricity rates are high, and grid
feed-in remuneration is declining, concluded Mr. Gielen.

The report, which is focused on in EVs, in Germany, small-scale Li-ion

As storage technology improves and
prices decline, both utility-scale and
small-scale, distributed applications
could grow dramatically, accelerating
renewable energy deployment said IRENA
Director-General Adnan Z. Amin. In this
dynamic, low-carbon energy environment,
now is a crucial time for storage tech-
nology. This research demonstrates that
the business case for renewable energy
continues to strengthen, continued Mr.
Amin, positioning it firmly as a low-cost
and secure source of energy supply.
stationary applications, highlights that
while pumped-hydro systems currently
dominate total installed power stor-
age capacity, with 96% of the installed
electricity storage power globally,
economies of scale and technology
breakthroughs will support the accel-
erated development and adoption of
alternative storage technologies, such
as lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and
flow batteries.
Stationary electricity storage can
directly drive rapid decarbonisation
in other key segments of energy use,
such as in the transport sector where
the viability of battery storage for
electric vehicles (EVs) is improving
fast. At the end of 2016, the cost of
Li-ion batteries had fallen by as much
as 73 per cent for transport applica-
tions from 2010. While Li-ion batter-
ies in stationary applications have a
higher installed cost than those used
battery systems have also seen their
total installed costs fall by 60 per cent
between the fourth quarter of 2014 and
the second quarter of 2017.
By 2030, the calendar life of Li-ion
batteries could also increase by ap-
proximately 50 per cent, while the
number of full cycles possible could
potentially increase by as much as
90 per cent. Other battery storage
technologies also offer large cost
reduction potential. High temperature
sodium sulphur batteries could see
their costs decline by up to 60%, while
the total installed cost of flow batter-
ies could potentially fall by two-thirds
by 2030. Although they are subject
to higher up-front costs compared to
other technologies, flow batteries often
exceed 10,000 full cycles, balancing
the costs with very high lifetime energy
throughputs.
Source: irena

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 ENERGY STORAGE

Toshiba Develops Next-Generation Lithium-ion

Battery with New Anode Material
New battery realizes driving range of
electric vehicles boosted to 320km on
6-minute, ultra-rapid recharge, triple
that possible with current lithium-ion
battery. New anode material, titanium
niobium oxide achieves double the
capacity of the anode of current
lithium-ion batteries.

T
oshiba Corporation
(TOKYO:6502), an
industry leader in lithi-
um-ion battery technol-
ogy, today announced
the development of its
next-generation SCiB, which uses
a new material to double the capacity
of the battery anode. The new battery
offers high- energy density and the
ultra-rapid recharging required for
automotive applications, and will give
a compact electric vehicle (EV) with a
drive range of 320km*1 after only six
minutes of ultra-rapid recharging
three times the distance possible with
current lithium-ion batteries.
Toshiba launched the SCiB as a
safe, long-life, fast charging lithium-
ion battery in 2008. Since then, the
company has constantly refined the
technology and improved real-world
performance. For its next-generation
SCiB, Toshiba has developed a ti-
tanium niobium oxide anode material
that has double the lithium storage
capacity by volume of the graphite-
based anodes generally used in
lithium-ion batteries.
The new battery also offers
high energy density and ultra-rapid
recharging characteristics, and its
titanium niobium oxide anode is much
less likely to experience lithium metal
deposition during ultra-rapid recharg- and its rapid recharging, have made
ing or recharging in cold conditions important contributions to enhancing
a cause of battery degradation and the convenience and promoting the
internal short circuiting. spread of EV.
Toshibas current SCiB employs Building on this heritage, Toshiba
a lithium titanium oxide anode, and is has developed a proprietary method
known for excellent operating charac- for synthesizing and disarranging
teristics in respect of safety, long life crystals of titanium niobium oxide and
and rapid charging. It has found wide storing lithium ions more efficiently
use in vehicles and industrial and in the crystal structure. The anode of
infrastructure applications, including the next-generation SCiB realized
automobiles, buses, railroad cars, through this approach has double
elevators and power plants. The times the capacity of the anode of
high energy density of the battery, current lithium-ion batteries.
We are very excited by the potential of the new titanium
niobium oxide anode and the next-generation SCiB, said Dr.
Osamu Hori, Director of Corporate Research & Development
Center at Toshiba Corporation. Rather than an incremental
improvement, this is a game changing advance that will make
a significant difference to the range and performance of
EV. We will continue to improve the batterys performance
and aim to put the next-generation SCiB into practical
application in fiscal year 2019.

Rigorous testing of a 50Ah prototype of the new battery
has confirmed that it retains the long life cycle, low-tem-
perature operation, excellent safety and rapid recharg-
ing characteristics of the current SCiB. The energy
density by volume of battery is twice that of the current
SCiB. The next-generation SCiB maintains over
90% of its initial capacity after being put through 5,000
charge/discharge cycles, and ultra-rapid recharging can
be done in cold conditions, with temperatures as low as
minus 10oC, in only ten minutes.
Toshiba will continue to develop higher energy
density batteries that extend the range of EVs
and support ultra-rapid recharging, and aims to
commercialize the next-generation SCiB in
fiscal year 2019.
Part of the research work on the next-generation
SCiBTM was subsidized by Japans New
Energy and Industrial Technology Development
Organization (NEDO).

*1 A compact EV
with a 32 kWh next
generation SCiB in Toshiba says this new anode material, titanium
niobium oxide achieves double the capacity of
JC08 test cycle the anode of current lithium-ion batteries.

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SOLAR PROJECTS
Enerparc Energy Constructed
5.5 MWp Solar Power Plant for
Technique Solaire inaugurated
by French Ambassador
The Ambassador of France to India H E Mr. Alexandre Ziegler inaugurated a
5.5MWp Solar Power plant at village Maheshwari in state of Uttarakhand.
The power plant which was commissioned in March this year was awarded
to JLTM Energy India Private Limited, an Indian subsidiary of French company
Technique Solaire under the UREDA with UPCL as the power off-taker.
Hareon Solar and Renew Power Commission 172 MW
Dichipally Plant in Telangana, India
H
areon Solar
Technology
Company Limited
(SSE: 600401),
one of Chinas
largest solar
energy companies, and ReNew
Power Ventures Pvt. Ltd. (ReNew
Power), Indias leading renew-
able energy Independent Power
Producer, announced the com-
missioning of their 172 MW (143
MWAC) solar project in Dichipally,
Telangana, India.
The 172 MW solar power plant
is spread over approximately 1100
acres of land, and is connected
to the Dichipally substation in
Telangana via a 220 kV transmis-
sion line. Hareon Solar supplied
more than 520,000 high efficiency
multi-crystalline silicon solar
modules for this project and the
energy generated from this proj-
ect, will be sold under a 25-year
power purchase agreement (PPA)
to the Northern Power Distribu-
tion Company of Telangana. This
project is the largest joint-venture
project between Hareon Solar and
ReNew Power and was commis-
sioned ahead of schedule.
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in India. The 5.5 MW plant with modules mounted on
seasonal tilt type structures, covering an area of approx.
25 acres will generate 9 million units of energy annually
and help in reduction of 6000 tons of CO2 emission.
Speaking on the occasion,
Parag Sharma, Chief Operating
Officer, ReNew Power said, We
are pleased to strengthen our
leadership position in the state
of Telangana and contribute to
its mission to tap into its solar
potential. The Dichipally solar
farm was commissioned in
partnership with Hareon Solar
and is the largest solar plant in
Telangana. The successful com-
missioning of this project will
go a long way to enhance our
already successful relationship
with Hareon Solar, one of our
valued partners since 2015.
This is the first solar power plant project
for Technique in India and its commissioning
validates the commitment and position of
Technique Solaire towards development of
solar energy in India said Manu Bishnoi
Director, Technique Solaire, India.
he project with its own set of challenges
including stringent time line for completion
of 31st March and 2.6Kms of underground
transmission line till substation, was engi-
neered, constructed and commissioned in
record time of 2 months, by Enerparc team
With completion of this project
Enerparc has again demonstrated
its strong project development,
engineering and timely execution
qualities, coupled with high standards
of workmanship said Amit Barve Vice
President, Business Development at
Enerparc Energy.
Dr. Jie Zhang, CEO of Hareon International
said India is one of the world leaders in
the renewable energy revolution, and we
are proud to collaborate with our trusted
partner Renew Power. With the successful
commissioning of the Dichipally Project,
Hareons PV power plant investments
outside China have exceeded 600 MW,
across 9 countries, in four continents. We
look forward to expanding our global col-
laboration with ReNew Power in this very
dynamic industry.
Dr. Rubin Sidhu, Director of Hareon
Solar India added The successful
commissioning of this 172 MW solar
project is another step forward
in our fight against pollution and
climate change. Hareon Solar is proud to
be a part of the clean energy revolution in India.
ReNew Power and Hareon Solar have collabo-
rated to jointly develop, build and operate solar
projects of approximately 300 MW generation
capacity over the last two years in Adoni,
Cumbum, Mandamarri, and now in Dichipally.
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W
Essel Infraprojects commissions ith this move, the
company has

55 MW capacity solar projects in adopted a proac-

two states
Essel Infraprojects a part of Essel Group on Thursday
commissioned 55 MW capacity solar projects in the states
of Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka.
tive approach
towards realising
the governments
clean energy mission, through which it is
already managing 165 MW capacity so-
lar projects in India. Essel Infra has com-
mission a 50 MW capacity solar project
in Jalaun situated in UP and remaining 5
MW solar project in Bijapur, Karnataka.
The company will also commission an
additional 60 MW capacity project in
Karnataka in the next forty five days.
Source: zeebiz

In the statement, Essel Infra said,

The company is aiming to increase its
share in green energy through construction
of massive solar projects in the states of UP,
Odisha and Karnataka of 520 MW capacity
in the near future.

Such move is also in tune with the governments target of generating 100 GW power
through solar projects by the end of the year 2022.

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Tablet & Smartphone

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SOLAR INVERTERS
Ingeteam to supply 1.17GWp of inverters
for the worlds largest PV plant
Ingeteam Power Technology has been awarded the supply contract for the worlds largest
photovoltaic plant, being built by Sterling and Wilson, one of the leading global solar EPC
companies. The Sweihan PV project, which is to be constructed in Abu Dhabi (United Arab
Emirates), is to have an installed power of 1,177.36 MW.
O
nce inaugurated, this
will be the largest PV
project in the world to be
constructed in a single
generating power plant.
Spain. September 12,
2017. Ingeteam Power Technology has
been awarded the supply contract for
the worlds largest photovoltaic plant,
being built by Sterling and Wilson,
one of the leading global solar EPC
companies. The Sweihan PV project,
which is to be constructed in Abu
Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), is to
have an installed power of 1,177.36
MW. Once inaugurated, this will be
the largest PV project in the world to
be constructed in a single generat-
ing power plant.The energy produced
is to be purchased by ADWEC (Abu
Dhabi Water & Electricity Company),
the Emirates electricity company, a
subsidiary of ADWEA (Abu Dhabi
Water & Electricity Authority), for sub-
sequent transmission, distribution and
trading.The consortium of companies
responsible for the development and
operation of the Sweihan PV project,
awarded the engineering and con-
struction work to the Indian company
Sterling & Wilson, which then selected
Ingeteams technology for this project.
Therefore, in early 2018, Ingeteam
will start to supply its new 1,000 Vdc
INGECON SUN PowerMax B series
central inverters, capable of deliver-
ing a power output of up to 2,330
kW. These units are known as dual
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inverters due to the fact that they
combine two power blocks with a com-
mon AC busbar, facilitating the direct
connection with the medium voltage
transformer. The solution provided in
power station format comprises two
dual inverters together with the other
devices required for low to medium
voltage conversion. Namely the LV/MV
transformer together with an enclosure
housing the medium voltage cells,
auxiliary services transformer, low
voltage switchgear, UPS and a cooling
system with air conditioning. The solu-
tion developed by Ingeteam, known as
the Inverter Station, incorporates two
2.33 MW photovoltaic inverters for the
supply of 4.66 MW. These new dual in-
verters are suitable for outdoor instal-
lation, being specifically designed to
withstand extreme climate conditions,
such as those present at Sweihan in
Abu Dhabi.Moreover, Ingeteam has
purchased a chamber to conduct dust
and sand tests in accordance with the
IEC 60068-2-68 international stan-
dard. This chamber makes it possible
to conduct additional tests, such as
the inverter response to sandstorms,
which are extremely common at sites
of this type. It has been used to check
the correct operation of the inverter,
as well as the efficiency of its sand
trap system to prevent the ingress of
particles into the inverter, while collect-
ing the grains of sand and facilitating
their subsequent removal. Thanks to
this system, Ingeteams PV inverters
have been certified by an external
body as able to withstand sandstorms,
as described in standard IEC
60068-2-68.The Management
of Ingeteam Power Technology
expressed its satisfaction with
the contract award, emphasis-
ing the fact that the signing of
this contract is the fruit of all the
hard work put in right from the
outset, marking yet another
success in the companys
bid to enter the Middle
East market. Further-
more, the Management
highlighted the fact that this contract
is yet another example of Ingeteams
ability to develop ambitious large-
scale projects.The commissioning of
the plant, for which Ingeteam is also
responsible, is set to take place at the
end of 2018. Once commissioned, the
plant will save around 7 million tonnes
of carbon emissions every year.
Scope of supply For this project,
Ingeteam is to supply:- 201 power
stations with a power output of 4,660
kWac. Each fitted with all the neces-
sary equipment to inject medium
voltage power: dual PV inverters,
LV/MV transformer, medium voltage
switchgear, auxiliary services trans-
former, UPS and low voltage switch-
gear.- 402 dual photovoltaic inverters,
each with a rated power output of
2,330 kW, pertaining to the 1,000 Vdc
INGECON SUN PowerMax B Series
family.- Commissioning of the system.-
Service level agreement, guarantee-
ing a 99% operational availability of
the equipment supplied by Ingeteam
during the first two years of the plant
operation.
Ingeteam Ingeteam is a leading
company specialising in the design of
power and control electronics (fre-
quency converters, process automa-
tion and control systems), electric
machines (generators and motors),
electrical engineering and generating
plants. To date, Ingeteam has supplied
46 GW in power converters for renew-
able energy plants and is amongst the
TOP 10 companies dedicated to the
operation and maintenance of renew-
able plants, with a portfolio of more
than 10 GW.The company operates in
all continents, and has a headcount
of 3,900 employees around the world.
Ingeteam invests 5% of its annual
turnover in R&D, which is the back-
bone of the companys business
activity.
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Su-Kam launches Solar Grid-Tie inverter with low voltage

To overcome low voltage and erratic power supply in Indias major cities, Su-Kam has launched the Solar Grid-Tie Inverter that can get
powered by mains as well as solar energy.

W
ith an efficiency
of almost 100
percent, the IEC-
certified prod-
uct can withstand dust and
heavy rains. It can work at a
low voltage of 80 to 450 volts
in DC and 150 to 280 volts
in AC and would generate
solar power even during low
periods of sunshine.
The inverter can be
connected to GSM remote
monitoring application which
enables a customer to
monitor the system from any-
where in the world. Besides,
the customer can keep a
record of up to 25 years. It is
Equipped with state- of
the art technology, the
product is a viable op-
tion not only for com-
mercial establishments
but also for home- own-
ers if their state has
an active net-metering
equipped with an LCD screen policy and pays a good
that helps to regulate moni-
tors with input and output price to residents for Kunwer Sachdev
voltage units of electricity. feeding excess solar Managing Director
The inverter ranges between Su-Kam
Rs. 52000 and Rs. 86000
electricity back to the
depending upon the capacity. grid.

The battery-less system saves a customer from the hassle of regular maintenance. The product
can also be connected to a bi-directional metre that enables the user to monitor units of electricity
being fed back into the grid if there is an active net-metering policy in his state. Source: news.webindia123

Growatt Announces First Smart Inverter Suite To Work

Seamlessly with All Smart PV Modules
Integrating Tigos most advanced datalogger into 48 Growatt inverters Integrating Tigos most advanced datalogger into 48 Growatt
inverters enables top-of-the-line features with a new level of cost-efficiency.

G
rowatt New Energy Tech-
nology Co. Ltd., global
manufacturer of high effi-
ciency solar inverters, today
announced its partnership with Tigo,
pioneer of the smart modular Flex
MLPE platform, to bring its first suite
of Smart Inverters to the solar mar-
ket. Tigos Cloud Connect Advanced
(CCA) datalogger powers Growatt
inverters(US model) to work compatibly
with all Smart Modules. Growatt now of-
fers 48 Smart Inverters with a range of
1kW to 60kW for both commercial and
residential markets. Tigo recently vali-
dated operational compliance between
all TS4 Platform covers and these 48
Growatt Smart inverters.
Together, Tigos Flex Mlpe Technology
Enables The Following Features:
Fully integrated monitoring (For US model) Unified
online platform reports all components with alert
and fleet management on demand from multiple
geographies, anytime.
Greater installation savings (For US model) BOS UL-listed Rapid Shutdown compliancy Tigos
costs are lowered by installing only one component on certification covers tier 1 module manufacturers for
the ground with monitoring included. both NEC 2014 & 2017 690.12 requirements.
Scalability for residential & commercial Installers Compatibility with ALL Smart PV Modules Custom-
can choose from 48 Smart inverter types ranging ers can choose any Smart modules from more than
from 1kW to 60kW for any design site. 30 international distributors.

Growatts Smart Inverters increases our global reach

with Tigos TS4 platform and validates our leading
technology in the MLPE industry, says Zvi Alon, CEO of
Tigo. We are grateful for the opportunity to partner
with Chinas largest inverter exporter to promote this
safe and reliable Smart technology.
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 SOLAR INVERTERS
Improving Commercial System
CAPEX with Longer Strings
As commercial PV systems are becoming increasingly prevalent in India, the competition is increasing in terms of
the system RoI. One method to improve system RoI is to decrease the CAPEX/upfront costs of the system. Since
modules and inverters are decreasing in price, BoS costs, which make up about 10% of commercial rooftop costs,
have been identified as the next optionfor decreasing these CAPEX/upfront costs.
F
or instance, an array of
120 modules will typically
be installed in 4 strings
of 30 modules, and the
homerun cables could
be around 335 feet for each array. In
addition, a fuse combiner box would
be needed to connect all of the strings.
Installing strings that are twice as long,
would reduce the number of strings
and therefore the amount of required
cables and eliminate the need for a fuse
combiner box. Because of the potential
for cost savings, the industry has begun
the race towards enabling longer strings.
Understanding that longer strings can
improve the bottom line of the system
is only half the battle. Knowing how
to technically increase string length
is much more complicated. There
are two standard ways for increasing
string length. The first way to increase
string length is to reduce the maximum
operating voltage of each module.
This is done by using certain types of
module-level electronics. An example of
this would be a 72-cell (280-watt peak),
with 45 open circuit voltage. A traditional
system with 1000V would allow for
22 modules in a string. However a
system with a reduced maximum panel
voltage of 35 would allow for a string
of 28 modules. It is important to note
that reducing panel voltage does not
necessarily mean clipping of power.
While this is a 30% increase in string
length, the commercial market needs a
more competitive solution.
The second way to increase string
length is to change the current code and
increase inverter input voltage to 1500v,
which is a new direction that is currently
being introduced to the market. This
higher voltage allows for strings up to
50% longer than strings of 1000Vdc. In
order to implement this, components of
the system all need to comply with 1500
V, such as the modules, inverters, cabling,
and connectors.
While longer strings offer an important
advantage for commercial systems, this
specific direction suffers from numerous
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By : Lior Handelsman, VP- Marketing & Product Strategy and Founder of SolarEdge
disadvantages and limitations, such as solution, can increase string length to a
higher component costs,more difficult total of 60 modules in this example.
sourcing, safety concerns, electrical Increasing string length is not the only
codes, equipment availability, and impact that inverter selection has. In fact
unknown effects to modules, such as PID. it reaches far past this. Approximately
Additionally, working at 1500 V requires 25-30% of total costs of commercial
special, non-standard testing equipment systems originate from inverter selection.
(megger, iv-curve, etc.), which is also In terms of upfront expenses, inverter
more expensive and harder to source. selection impacts EBoS, inverter, and
Furthermore, higher voltage systems labor costs. But in terms of ongoing
pose higher safety risks and added costs, the inverter also impacts operation
complexity as in most countries they and maintenance activities. Systems that
require specially qualified electricians and have reduced maximum modulevoltage
special regulatory approvals. require module-level power electronics,
Lior Handelsman, VP of Marketing and Product Strategy,
founded SolarEdge in 2006 and currently serves as our
Vice President, Marketing and Product Strategy where he
is responsible for SolarEdges marketing activities, product
management and business development. Prior to founding
SolarEdge, Mr. Handelsman spent 11 years at the Electronics
Research Department (ERD), one of Israels national labs,
which is tasked with developing innovative and complex
systems. At the ERD he held several positions including
research and development power electronics engineer, head
of the ERDs power electronics group and manager of several
large-scale development projects and he was a branch head
in his last position at the ERD. Mr. Handelsman holds a B.S.
in Electrical Engineering (cum laude) and an MBA from the
Technion, Israels Institute of Technology in Haifa.
A completely different way to reach so high-resolution monitoring is
longer strings is with fixed-string voltage. available, even though the strings do not
Fixed voltage mode is an advanced benefit from a significant gain in length.
operating mode for string inverters. It On the other hand, 1500V systems
requires power optimizers to match which have a better improvement in
current level drawn from the inverter, string length, still use a standard inverter
while the inverter maintains string without module-level management or
voltage at optimal voltage for DC/ power electronics. This is why the fixed-
AC conversion regardless of string string voltage inverter system is the best
length or temperature. This means that of both worlds it offers longer strings
string length is no longer governed and module-level management and
by voltage, but by power. And in fact, monitoring. This not only helps to reduce
it allows for 100% longer strings than O&M costs, but also increase system
standard string inverters, while also uptime and energy yield, thus further
keeping the voltage below 1000. Using increasing revenue.
the same components as mentioned in So, while 1500V systems are a new
the previous example, a 1500V inverter technology that the market is betting on
could allow up to 45 modules. This is to offer longer strings, a smarter choice
a 15 panel increase over a traditional is fixed-string voltage inverter systems
1000V system. However, a fixed- that have already been field proven.
string voltage system, like SolarEdges
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Strong Chinese Market to Push

Annual Global Photovoltaic Demand
Above 100 Gigawatts for 2017
China will again take the leading share of the total annual photovoltaic with an annual demand of 6.8 gigawatts.
(PV) demand worldwide in 2017, says the latest Gold Member Solar Together, the top four regional markets
Report by EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce. Chinas solar demand are going represent more than 75% of
this years global demand.
for this year has surpassed earlier expectations due to the surging in-
stallations of distributed PV systems. The U.S. solar market has undergone
adjustments during 2017 in response

W
ith Chinas contribution,
the annual global
PV demand is also
projected to cross
the 100-gigawatt
mark for the first time in 2017, coming
to a 100.4 gigawatts. Compared with
2016, this years global PV demand will
advance by about 26%. As the Chinese
government continues to support its
domestic solar sector, the annual global
PV demand is expected to top 100
gigawatts through to 2019. Booming
China to represent nearly half of the
2017 global market.
EnergyTrend Analyst Rhea Tsao
pointed out that Chinas PV
demand for this year has been
far ahead of expectations.
The countrys cumulative grid-
connected system installations
for the first eight
months of 2017
is estimated to
have reached
39 gigawatts.
Going forward,
the Chinese
market during
this years
remaining four
months will be
influenced by the completion of
projects related to the second
phase of the Top Runner Program
and the first phase of the PV
Poverty Alleviation Project, said
Tsao. At the same time, the
market is also being affected
by rumors that the Chinese
government will cut feed-in tariff
(FIT) rates for distributed PV systems
at the start of 2018. This prospect
will likely trigger another wave of
urgency to complete installations
in the short term.
According to EnergyTrend, Chinas
distributed system installations
(including those related to the PV
Poverty Alleviation Project) are expected
to come to 22 gigawatts this year. The
countrys total installed capacity for
2017 is estimated around 48 gigawatts,
while its cumulative installed capacity is
projected to reach 125.42 gigawatts by
the end of the year.
This July, Chinas National Energy
Administration revised the countrys
installed capacity target under the 13th
Five-Year Plan, earmarked a total of
86.5 gigawatts for the period from 2017
to 2020. Though the Five-Year Plan
is mainly to support the building of
ground-mounted PV plants, distributed
PV systems, including those under the
PV Poverty Alleviation Project, have
also benefitted in terms of subsidy and
grid connection precedence. Hence, the
outlook is bright for Chinas distributed
PV system market, with annual demand
reaching the 15-gigawatt level from
2018 to 2020. By the end of 2020,
Chinas cumulative installed capacity is
forecast to total around 250 gigawatts.
Annual PV demand in the U.S. to
retreat 15% this year, but Sunivas
petition is generating uncertainty-driven
demand
The strong Chinese market will
propel the global annual PV demand
to 100.4 gigawatts this year a new
historical high. EnergyTrends ranking
of the top regional markets by the
share in the global demand shows
that China will remain the leader. U.S.
follows in second place with its annual
demand reaching 12.5 gigawatts this
year. Indias annual demand for 2017 is
estimated around 10 gigawatts, making
the country the third largest market.
Japan is expected to take fourth place
to the extension of the Investment Tax
Credit, and the countrys annual PV
demand is projected to fall by about
15% from the 2016 level. For now, the
outlook of the U.S market for 2018 is
very uncertain because the countrys
International Trade Commission may
affirm Sunivas petition and recommend
relief from all solar imports under
Section 201 of the 1974 Trade Act.
Annual PV demand in the U.S. for 2018
could range from a low of 5.5 gigawatts
to a high of around 10 gigawatts.
India has formally surpassed Japan
as the worlds third largest market this
year and is expected to see steady
increases in its annual PV demand.
While Japan has dropped to the fourth
place in the regional market ranking, the
changes in its FIT scheme will keep its
PV demand stable. Under the revised
FIT scheme, which took effect at the
start of Japans fiscal year of 2017 (April
2017), PV projects must complete grid
connection before the end of the fiscal
2019 in order to be eligible for FIT. There
are currently around 20 gigawatts of
projects around Japan that need to be
connected to the grid within these three
fiscal years.
Tsao added that China has made
Asia the priority focus of the solar
industry. Furthermore, the PV supply
chain has gained significantly this
year on account of the strong Chinese
demand and the uncertainty resulted
from Sunivas petition. For the remainder
of 2017, the solar market will enter its
least active period in the third quarter.
Stock-up activities will slow down a bit
from the end of September to the middle
of October. Nonetheless, demand
across the supply chain will generally
be above average despite the seasonal
headwinds to the end of the year.
Source:EnergyTrends

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MIDDLE EAST

Saudi Arabia Gets Cheapest Bids

for Solar Power in Auction
Saudi Arabia received offers to
supply solar electricity for the
cheapest prices ever recorded,
marking the start of a

$50
Billion
program to diversify the oil
producers domestic energy
supplies away from fossil fuels.

T
he energy ministry said Abu Dhabis
Masdar and Electricite de France
SA bid to supply power from a
300-megawatt photovoltaic plant
for as little as 6.69736 halalas a
kilowatt hour, or 1.79 cents, accord-
ing to a webcast of the bid-opening
ceremony on Tuesday in Riyadh. If
awarded, that would beat the previ-
ous record for a solar project in Abu
Dhabi for 2.42 cents a kilowatt-hour.
Saudi Arabia and its neighbors
are among Middle Eastern oil
producers looking to renewables to
feed growing domestic consumption
thats soaking up crude theyd rather
export to generate income.
There is great pressure in
the Middle East to come
up with an impressive
headline number, and
these are becoming
increasingly divorced
from the reality of
payments.
- Jenny Chase,
Chief Solar Analyst
for BNEF in Zurich
SOLAR LAGGARDS

While the offers submitted are
remarkably low, the actual cost of
power coming from the projects
may be inflated by terms within the
contracts that arent yet published,
according to Bloomberg New En-
ergy Finance in Zurich.
T
he Middle East, rich in oil and natural gas, is trailing most other
regions in developing renewables such as solar and wind. Gov-
ernments from the United Arab Emirates to Iran and Saudi Ara-
bia have spent the past two years sketching out incentive programs
and regulatory changes needed to jump-start their clean-energy
industries, which remain a fraction of the scale built up in places like
Japan and Germany where energy is scarce.

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Saudi Arabias price may reflect a
base rate paid at periods of peak
demand or a price that applies
only for part of the projects life.
It also could include a payment
to the winning developer, land
grants or other incentives to get
the solar industry started in Saudi
Arabia. I dont think this is possible
as an all-in price of electricity
from a 2019 PV project, particu-
larly given the rising cost of debt
in Saudi Arabia, Chase said.
P
rices for solar projects in the Middle East have set successive
records with first Dubai and then Abu Dhabi coming in with all-
time low power pricing. A combination of improving and less
costly technology, free land earmarked for the plants, connections to
the national power grid and favorable financing have helped cut the
costs.
T
he large size of the projects being offered has also played a
key role, as developers have been able to bid lower prices for
electricity because of anticipated economies of scale.
Saudi Arabias renewable energy
program is part of a broader project
to wean the economy from its
reliance on oil exports.
The government is
seeking to build new
industries such as

E
ven so, the announcement petrochemicals,
is a milestone in Saudi Ara-
bias nascent solar program. manufacturing
The country that gets less than 1
percent of its power from renew-
and tourism.
ables currently plans to develop
30 solar and wind projects over
the next 10 years.
Officials at the ministrys
Renewable Energy Project Devel-
opment Office will review all the
bids presented before awarding
a power-purchase contract, ac-
cording to the webcast. It plans
to make a final decision on who
will build the solar plant at Sakaka
in the countrys north in January,
according to an emailed statement
from the office.

FIRST AWARD
State crude giant Saudi

T
he plant will be the first awarded
under the renewables program, which
targets 9,500 megawatts of electricity
generation capacity using solar and wind by
2030. The project is set to start producing
power by June 2019, according to the bid.
Arabian Oil Co., known as
Saudi Aramco, is preparing
to sell a stake of about 5
percent in an initial public
offering that Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman

S
audi power-plant developer ACWA
Power made the second-lowest bid
has said could value the
at 8.7815 halalas per kilowatt-hour, company at about $2 trillion
and a group led by Marubeni Corp. made and provide cash to help
the third-lowest bid. Masdar, officially named diversify the economy.
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co., and EDF are
already partners in an 800-megawatt project Source: Bloomberg

in Dubai.

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POLICY & REGULATION

PM Modi ; Saubhagya Yojna Launched

Solar Power Packs with outlay of
Rs.16320 Crores to Electrify 18000+
Unelectrified Villages in 1000 Days

PM launches Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana Saubhagya. The Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modi has launched a new scheme Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana Saubhagya to ensure
electrification of all willing households in the country in rural as well as urban areas.

T
he total outlay of the project is Rs.
16, 320 crore while the Gross Bud-
getary Support (GBS) is Rs. 12,320
crore. The outlay for the rural house-
holds is Rs. 14,025 crore while the
GBS is Rs. 10,587.50 crore. For
the urban households the outlay is
Rs. 2,295 crore while GBS is Rs.
1,732.50 crore. The Government of
India will provide largely funds for
the Scheme to all States/UTs.
The States and Union Territories
are required to complete the works
of household electrification by the
31st of December 2018.
The beneficiaries for free electric-
ity connections would be identified
using Socio Economic and Caste
Census (SECC) 2011 data.How-
ever, un-electrified households not
covered under the SECC data would
also be provided electricity connec-
tions under the scheme on payment
of Rs. 500 which shall be recovered
by DISCOMs in 10 instalments
through electricity bill.
The solar power packs of 200
to 300 Wp with battery bank for
un-electrified households located
in remote and inaccessible areas,
comprises of Five LED lights, One
DC fan, One DC power plug. It also
includes the Repair and Mainte-
nance (R&M) for 5 years.

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The expected outcome

of the Scheme is as Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister gave examples of
follows: the success of Jan Dhan Yojana, insurance schemes, Mudra Yojana,
Ujjwala Yojana, and Udan, to highlight how the Union Government
(a) Environmental upgradation is implementing schemes which benefit the poorest of the poor.
by substitution of Kerosene for

I
lighting purposes n this context he mentioned the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli
(b) Improvement education Har Ghar Yojana, which would provide power connections to
services all the estimated four crore households which currently did
(c) Better health services not have a power connection. The outlay for this scheme would
(d) Enhanced connectiv- be over Rs. 16000 crore. These connections would be provided
ity through radio, television, free of cost, the Prime Minister said. Speaking to the accompani-
mobiles, etc. ment of a presentation, the Prime Minister recounted how he
(e) Increased economic activi- had set a target of electrifying over 18000 unelectrified villages
ties and jobs within 1000 days. He said less than 3000 villages are now left to
(f) Improved quality of life be electrified. He explained how coal shortages have become a
especially for women thing of the past, and capacity addition in power generation has
exceeded targets.The Prime Minister also spoke of an increase
in renewable power installed capacity, towards the target of 175

F
or easy & accelerated imple- GW by 2022. He mentioned how the power tariff in the case of
mentation of the Scheme , renewable energy has been reduced significantly. A consider-
able increase has also been made in transmission lines. The
modern technology shall be
Prime Minister mentioned how the UDAY scheme has brought
used for household survey by using
down losses of power distribution companies, describing it as an
Mobile App. Beneficiaries shall be
example of cooperative, competitive federalism.
identified and their application for
electricity connection along with
applicant photograph and identity
proof shall be registered on spot.
The Gram Panchayat/Public Explaining the impact of economies of scale in the UJALA
institutions in the rural areas may be scheme, the Prime Minister said that the cost of LED bulbs has
authorised to collect application forms come down significantly. The Prime Minister said that New
along with complete documentation, India will require an energy framework that works on the
distribute bills and collect revenue in
principle of equity, efficiency and sustainability. He said the
consultation with the Panchayat Raj
Institutions and Urban Local Bodies. change in work culture in the Union Government is strength-
The Rural Electrification Corporation ening the energy sector. This in turn, will positively impact the
Limited (REC) will remain the nodal work culture of the entire country, he added.
agency for the operationalisation of
the scheme throughout the country.
PM launches Pradhan Mantri
Saubhagya Yojana; dedicates
Deendayal Urja Bhawan to the
nation.

The Prime Minister, Shri

Narendra Modi, launched
the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj
Bijli Har Ghar Yojana, or
Saubhagya, at New Delhi.
The aim of this scheme
is to provide power to all
homes.
On the occasion of the birth
anniversary of Pandit Deendayal
Upadhyay, the Prime Minister also
dedicated a new ONGC building the
Deendayal Urja Bhawan.
The Prime Minister also dedicated
to the nation, the Booster Compres-
sor Facility in Bassein Gas Field. Source :pib.nic.in

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Total Corporate Funding in Global Solar Sector

Comes to $7.1 Billion in First Nine Months of
2017, Reports Mercom Capital Group
Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and
consulting firm, released a new report on funding and merger and acquisition
(M&A) activity for the solar sector in the third quarter of 2017 and the first
nine months of 2017.

T
otal corporate funding (including venture
capital funding, public market and debt
financing) in the first nine months (9M) of
2017 was slightly lower compared to the
same period in 2016, with about $7.1 billion
raised compared to the $7.5 billion raised
in 9M 2016. There were 143 deals in 9M of
2017 compared to 125 deals in the same period of 2016.
Looking at just Q3 2017 data, Mercom found that cor-
porate funding in the solar sector grew 74 percent com-
pared to Q2 2017, with $2.4 billion raised in 45 deals. In
Q2 2017, $1.4 billion was raised in 37 deals. Year-over-
year (YoY), funding in Q3 2017 was about 19 percent
lower compared to the $3 billion raised in Q3 2016.
Global VC funding (venture capital, private equity, and
corporate venture capital) for the solar sector in 9M 2017
rose a slight seven percent to $985 million from $925 mil-
lion raised during the same period in 2016, largely due to Debt financing activity
a strong first quarter in 2017.
In Q3 2017, VC funding for the solar sector doubled
outside of the United
with $269 million raised in 23 deals compared to $128 States helped bump up
million raised in the same number of deals during Q2
2017. Most of the VC funding raised in Q3 2017 (72 corporate funding in the
percent) went to solar downstream companies with $193
million in 13 deals.
third quarter as financing
The Top VC deal in the third quarter of 2017 was the activity in the United States
$100 million raised by Indian rooftop installer CleanMax
Solar. It was followed by the $56 million raised by Singa- was muted ahead of the
pores Sunseap Group, the $21 million secured by Sol Suniva anti-dumping case
Voltaics, and Ampts $15 million. Ubiquitous Energy also
raised $15 million. A total of 35 investors participated in decision, commented Raj
solar funding in the third quarter of 2017.
Solar public market funding was approximately 12
Prabhu, CEO of Mercom
percent lower compared to the first nine months of 2016, Capital Group.
with $1 billion raised in 9M 2017 compared to $1.2 billion
raised during the same period of 2016. Public market
financing fell significantly in Q3 2017 with just $79 million
in four deals, down from $473 million raised in six deals
in Q2 2017.

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D
uring the first nine months of 2017, debt fi-
nancing activity accounted for $5.1 billion in
51 deals, which was almost six percent low-
er compared to the first nine months of 2016, when
$5.4 billion was raised in 55 deals. In Q3 2017, an-
nounced debt financing rose steeply to $2.1 billion
in 18 deals compared to the $798 million raised in
eight deals during the second quarter of 2017.

I
n the top debt deals, Greenko Energy Holdings
raised $1 billion in green bonds in two separate
deals, $650 million and $350 million. Cypress
Creek Renewables also received $450 million from
Temasek.

A
nnounced large-scale project funding in
9M 2017 crossed the $10 billion mark, with
$10.2 billion raised for the development of
117 projects. For the third quarter of 2017 alone,
announced large-scale project funding came in at
more than $2.8 billion in 36 deals.

A
nnounced residential and commercial solar
funds totaled $2.2 billion in 9M 2017, which
was lower by almost 35 percent when com-
pared to the $3.4 billion raised during the same
period of 2016.

T
he first nine months of 2017 saw a total of 58
solar M&A transactions, compared to the 48
transactions seen in the same period (9M) of
2016. There were 18 solar M&A transactions in Q3
2017, up from 11 solar M&A transactions seen in
the preceding quarter (Q2 2017) and equal to the
number of transactions (18) posted in Q3 2016. Of
the 18 total transactions in Q3 2017, 13 involved
solar downstream companies, three involved
PV manufacturers, and there was one transac-
tion each by a BOS company and an Equipment
provider.

T
here were 161 large-scale project acquisi-
tions in first nine months of 2017 aggregat-
ing over 14.6 GW, compared to 145 project
acquisitions totaling just 7.1 GW during the same
period of 2016.

S
imilar to Q2 2017, investment firms and
funds were the most active acquirers in Q3
2017, with 26 projects for over 2 GW, fol-
lowed by project developers with 16 transactions
totaling over 1.1 GW.

Mercom tracked 296

new large-scale project
announcements worldwide in
Q3 2017 totaling 15.7 GW.

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Value Of Intelligent Remote Monitoring With Advanced

Data Analytics In Solar Asset Management-

What Is The Market Risk

Involved On Capital Investment Author- Raj Ganesh

Of RoofTop Solar Projects? Technical Support Manager

Solar-Log India

Investors and project developers should be clear about the Levelized Cost of Electricity
(LCOE), this would represent the average cost of generating energy over the life cycle
of a project. At a conceptual level, it is calculated as the net present value of the total
costs over a projects life cycle, divided by the total amount of energy produced over the
life cycle. It enables comparison of the cost of energy across different technologies, par-
ticularly when capital cost, scale, and project life differ.

F
rom state wise tariffs for com-
mercial consumers across various
states, its evident that solar tariffs
are almost at parity level with
commercial tariff across most
states. Also, Utilities have been
opposing indirectly on more installations,
since this would have direct financial and
operational impact. Led to paying-out for sur-
plus power fed to the grid and maintaining &
balancing the grid becomes complex. GOI is
working on the analyzing the following areas
like Grid Integration and Regulatory view,
Review of Electricity Tariffs DISCOM wise,
Operating Layouts, State wise Load Profiling,
PV Cost and Design, Market Potential of EPC
players, Cost of Energy and Grid Parity, Sup-
ply Infrastructure, Environmental and Social
Impacts to achieve the goal.

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What added value does Solar-

Why Solar-Log? Log platform offers to EPCs,
S
olar log being prime player in the solar monitoring industry, sup-
porting over 11.9 GW installations across the globe and been 10 O&M services, equipment
years in the business, with the team of experts, with its compat-
ibility over 1700 different inverter models and multi-geographical indus-
manufacturers and project
trial data, its planning to build a platform which sets up a benchmark in developers and owners?
industry to define the costings based on remote monitoring, data analysis

and asset management excellence to meet the demands in the market.
Why we need to look forward on Asset management
maturity? And what solution Solar-Log offers
through remote monitoring and asset management?
I
nverter manufacturer front end
software, which provides real-time
information, but does not log all the
events, alarms and other maintenance
issues. In such cases, there is very little
documentation which can help the O&M
personnel to identify, diagnose and trace
the problems.
Solar-Log is providing a value-added
service called Solar-Log Web4u with a
dedicated support team, where the plants
are being monitored very closely on all
available component level. Failures are
detected with minimum down time and
notified to the field service team, followed
by a brief explanation on the failure with
the indicated problem of the asset. Pin-
pointing the device failure, along with part
failed would help the field tech to carry
exact spare which is required to fix the is-
sue with minimum time. More importantly
the monitoring team would log all events,

F
ixed price O&M contracts are common in the industry, especially
during the first five years of a plants life, were equipment and
workmanship warranties are in place. Using Pay-per-use plan and
fixed O&M contracts would be tough to manage, since the price escala-
tion of managing the assets become highly expensive when standard
warranties expire. Thus, costs associated with repair, replacement, and
maintenance of issues become the plant owner/investors financial re-
sponsibility. The below listed balls would tell you which position you are
managing your assets.
site characteristics, outages with actual
failure, root cause analysis, resolution
comments from field services are docu-
mented in a ticket, for current & future
reference to analyze the performance of
the system.
We did a case study with a sample of
100 projects in our fleet during this year,
were we could find the actual failure area
for system outages, with the number of
events associated with revenue loss.

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Solar-Log provides technical assistance, advices on key insertions defining the O&M
scope, contracts and Asset management solutions as some of them listed below to move
the system to Asset management excellence to meet out the needs
Service-level agreements (SLA) at a site, based on system design and would be sent to the utility companies
Define specify compliance timeframes modeled plant behavior which can be on how much KW is impacted due to
to detect and respond to failures to variable, were Force Majeure events that based on that the power source
resolve issues. Based on plant condi- and warranty defects are accounted. can be adjusted.
tions, equipment type and issue sever- We need to make sure that proper Spare Parts Inventory Manage-
ity level. Site Maintenance(SM), Preventive ment- General practice is plant owners
Availability or uptime guarantees Maintenance(PM) and Corrective typically buy a range of equipment
The percentage of time that a system Maintenance(CM) done time to time as spares, either kept on site or at a near-
must be fully able to produce electric- per contracts. We could define check by warehouse, to ensure a high level of
ity. Availability guarantees are typically list on all site activity based on contract plant uptime. However, the number and
set at 97-99% per year. This involves also track what is done and what is not type of spares maintained and the as-
a time-based and reliability-centric done. This could be availed with the sociated budgets allocated vary based
method for collecting data on equip- tracking the site day to day events this on plant size, geographic location, con-
ment performance A best suggested play key role in increasing the yield tractual issues, and management phi-
practice to approach this with real Feed-In Management - We are losophy. Say, fuses, contacts, SCBs,
time data by considering mean time to in touch with multiple DISCOMS on wiring, inverter parts (circuit boards,
detect and mean time for restoration the feed in management side to the filters, fans, etc.), disconnect switches,
to obtain availability guarantees. Given grid. What it brings up is, depending and modules as typically considered to
that plant availability is tied to design, upon the location, the demand will be be the most critical spares to have on
workmanship, and equipment reliabil- calculated with the availability of power, hand. These items can immediately be
ity, associated guarantees. This would this would tell us how much energy we utilized to mitigate common nuisance
be validated with the history of failure would require on hourly basis through- and more serious unplanned plant is-
events and with ground reality in ad- out the day. This is a biggest plus to the sues. which is the critical part in O&M
dressing things. utilities and project developers to avoid scope, because this could increase or
unwanted shutdowns or power limita- decrease the cost of the O&M as well
tions. Also controlling can be done from as the working capital requirement. It is
What role did PM, SM and CM in
the inverter level or from a load dis- also essential for the timely completion
plant performance ratio and yield
patch center depending upon the load. of the several types of maintenance.
guarantees Plant performance is
In case of any Forced majeure events Depending upon the failure rates and
based on the amount of energy deliv-
or unexpected inverter failures a notice spare usage, we could define Inven-
ered as per measured solar irradiation

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tory Management based on detailed

analysis on the actual failure areas this
would in turn help O&M personnel on
how much spares on failures and what
is available in the inventory, also their
quantity at the site warehouse and the
lead times for delivery of spare parts
from the suppliers would be also listed.
Insurance and O&M and
Manufacturers- Insurance touches
many aspects of O&M and the manu-
facturer, including the costs to insure
companies physically working on plant
sites, as well as equipment losses from
force majeure or other unintended
events. Newer insurance products also
provide coverage for lower than ex-
pected kWh performance, theft policy
coverage, and cyber-attacks.
Underperformance: Costs associ-
ated with insurance products that cover
plant underperformance account for
approximately 25-30% of the all-risk
premium. Attitudes vary regarding the
risk that weather pose to plant perfor-
mance, however, these types of insur-
ance products can also protect against
improper installation and inaccurate
modeling estimates, perhaps adding to
their perceived value. Another available
insurance product provides coverage problems and ensure that warranty replace the inverter (thereby obtaining a
for revenue shortfalls that lead to liqui- claims are honored. A suggested best new warranty), regard-less of its work-
dated damages practice is to have a third-party assess ing condition. Rather than set aside a
Cyber Security and Monitoring a plants health before different compo- lump sum of cash for inverter replace-
Insurance: These products are specifi- nent warranties expire. Overall, there ment, some entities are now opting
cally becoming more popular among is a question about the quality of O&M to instead spread reserves across a
the PV segment where the data loss activities that occur during the war- fixed-fee maintenance schedule that
and quality of service provided by the ranty period, which is the environment builds up a cash reserve over time,
ISP and data loggers is kept in track to in which most of todays installed PV and in turn, improves a projects overall
initiate this. plants, are currently operating. When cash flow.
those warranties expire, what condition Another strategy being employed is
Coverage of Additional Contract
will the plant be in, and how much will to group several maintenance reserves
Claims : These emerging products
it cost to address neglected areas of together into a major maintenance
are targeted at PV equipment manu-
service. reserve, thereby offering more spend-
facturers and cover additional contract
claims when a product defect is being Inverter Maintenance & ing flexibility.
addressed under the manufacturers Replacement- Historically, plant own- The cost-benefit behind string and
warranty. From an O&M perspective, ers and managers have anticipated that micro inverters is not well established.
this coverage provides owners with a central inverter equipment will need Many budget string inverter replace-
backstop for performance guarantees, to be replaced sometime during year ment and maintenance like central
where module replacement may take 10-12 of a systems lifetime. However, inverters. However, some have found
longer than anticipated, thereby leading over the past several years, many have that string inverters do not come with
to defaults in power purchase agree- found that, with steady maintenance, the same level of warranty and support
ments. central inverters can remain operable provided for central inverters.
for longer than expected, and thus re-
Warranty- How equipment warranties String inverters will on average,
sult in over-budgeting. One large O&M
are handled can significantly impact require less service per inverter during
provider claims that, for many of its
O&M budgeting. Some O&M service the initial 10-year warranty period but
projects, as little as 25% of the funding
providers manage warranty claims by year 10-12 they will likely need to be
budgeted for inverter replacement was
for plant owners while others do not. replaced. At the same time, while the
used by year 11.
Internal reporting Warranty claims response time for fixing a string inverter
against inverter manufacturers have Unsurprisingly, in the budgeted failure may not be as critical, as only
been easier to manage than against replacement year, system owners often a small portion of power is lost, more
module manufacturers. To get ahead struggle with the decision to either frequent visits may be required overall,
of equipment issues, a robust commis- pay the inverter manufacturer for an incurring higher O&M labor costs in the
sioning process can identify potential extended 10-year warranty or to simply long run.

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In Exclusive
Conversation With
Mr.Marc Jarrault
- Managing Director,
Lapp India Pvt. Ltd.
EQ: How much BOS have you
supplied to India till now,
what is the target/expectation
in 2016-17
Marc: Lapp has been a driving force
for innovation in the photovoltaic
(PV) industry. For over ten years,
the company has been successfully
developing cabling & connectivity
solutions for photovoltaic systems. We
have regularly brought in efficiency
in transmissionwith our intelligent
innovations. Since 2012, Lapp India
has catered to over 4 GW of grid
connected PV projects with an array of
highly efficient and reliable products
like PV cables, connector, splitters and
other accessories. For this financial
year (Oct 16-Sept 17), we hope to
cater over 1 GW of PV projects. At
present, we cater to about 25 % of
the total 13GW of installed grid-
connected PV base in India.
EQ: Kindly enlighten our
readers on the performance
of your BOS in India
in various geographic
locations, customer
feedback.
Marc: Lapp India offers
weather-, abrasion- and UV-
resistant photovoltaic cables
and has supplied close to
40,000kms cables in India.
So far, we have offered our
cables and accessories
to large PV projects
in locations like
Rajasthan, Gujarat,
Madhya Pradesh,
Karnataka,
Telangana,
Andhra
Pradesh
and
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Tamil Nadu. We take pride in being
amongst the top performer when it
comes to reliability and performance,
especially in terms of reduced cable
lossin the DC side.
EQ: Present some noteworthy
projects, case studies of solar
plants built using your solar
BOS
Marc: Renewable energy like solar
has huge potential to produce clean
and green energy to satisfy the ever-
rising energy demand of the country.
The geographical location stands to
benefit India; hence it has tremendous
scope of generating solar energy at a
low cost and throughout the year. The
deployment of solar power ensures
in providing clean energy reducing
dependency on fossil fuels, thereby
reducing CO2 emissionsand put less
pressure on non-renewable resources.
However, non-renewable resource still
has tocontinueto meet the base load
requirement.
The current government too has set
ambitious target of having 100 GW of
solar energy capacities by 2022.Hence,
we believe solar will become a crucial
component of Indias energy portfolio in
the next decade, which presents huge
opportunities for both local and foreign
players to collaborate and explore
possibilities of commercial and technical
relationships.
We are also contributing to help add
value to our customers in this space.
We have had the privilege of partnering
forbig projects with organizations like
NTPC, NLC, MAHAGENCO, Renew,
Today Energy, WANEEP, Solairedirect,
Welspun Energy and SunEdison. For
some of these projects, we have either
supplied our products, mostly PV
cables, directly or partnered with the
leading EPCs such as Sterling Wilson,
ABB, TATA, Schneider &Waaree.
Amongst our noteworthy projects,
Lapp has successfully supplied TUV
certified Water Proof PV cables (one
of our recent innovation), for a 100kW
Floating PV installation at the NTPC
plant in Kayamkulam, Kerala. This
project holds tremendous potential for
NTPC where they have access to large
still water bodies. Thisis NTPCs first of
its kind &largest in India. This project
was undertaken in collaboration with
CIPET (Central Institute of Plastics
Engineering & Technology) Chennai.
The project called for a reliable solution
wherein the cable had to be in constant
contact with water and our certified
water proof PV cable proved to be the
ideal choice in this situation.
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EQ: Please describe in brief
about your company, directors,
promoters, investors, its vision &
mission
Marc: Lapp Group is a Stuttgart-based
ambitious family company that has
evolved into a global player and a
market leader in cable and connection
technology.The Lapp company was
founded by Ursula Ida and Oskar Lapp
in 1957. Lapps initiation was as a
small start-up and in less than 50 years
they have evolved as a global player.
The name Lapp not only stands for
innovation, strength and quality, but
also for continuity. The motto of Andreas
Lapp, a member of the family and now
in the Board of Directors of Lapp Group
has always been to reliably connect the
world with high quality and technologically
superior products. The third generation
of Lapp family has now taken on
responsibilities of the company with
Matthias Lapp taking over the position
of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
management for Latin America, Europe,
the Middle East, Africa and U.I. Lapp
GmbH. Till date our vision has not just
been about developing and producing
innovative products and solutions but
to promote cooperation and enabling
relations with our employees, suppliers
and customers. Lapp envisions the future
and is already manufacturing tailor-made
products for renewable energy, Industry
4.0 and electric mobility.
EQ: What is the size of
your company in terms of
manufacturing capacities,
growth chart, future expansion
plans, revenues, shipments,
ASPs, financial figures,
Marc: The Lapp Group has remained
in continuous family ownership since it
was founded. In the 2015/16 business
year, it generated consolidated revenue
of 901.5 million euros. Lapp currently
employs approximately 3,440 people
across the world, has 18 production sites
and over 40 sales companies. It also
works in cooperation with around 100
foreign representatives. With our many
competent consultation teams around
the globe we ensure comprehensive
service in every continent. We believe
in driving growth for the company not
only by increasing our customer base
but also by acquiring new companies
to meet our customer requirements
and address new segments. Last year
in October we happily announced the
acquisition of companies like CEAM and
Fender. CEAM was a leading European
manufactures of data cable for Industrial
Ethernet and fieldbus network systems
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where Fender specialized in cables for advantage of advanced support from
alarm and fire protection systems. This U.I. Lapp (parent company) in terms of
facilitated us to expand and venture into technical expertise, resources as well as
newer segment and sector. Along with R&D requirements. Lapp is synonymous
acquisitions, we have also ventured into with Innovation and we believe in
markets outside Germany. India is the developing innovative cable technologies
2nd largest market where we are growing that play an important role in addressing
at double digit. Apart from India we also customer and industry challenges.
see China as the crucial market as it is Lapp India strives to develop cabling
a manufacturing hub and market in US products and solutions that help and
has also proved to be fruitful for us. For assist industries in creating innovative
every market, we look at customizing products. We put our products to a test in
the production to meet customer our laboratory and test facility to ensure
requirements and application demand. they meet the high expectations of the
EQ: What are your plans for India, your view on the GOI
target of 100GW Solar Power by 2022
Marc: Current Government has put renewable energy at the top of its agenda,
seeking to reduce Indias overwhelming dependence on coal-fueled electricity.
As renewable sources have the obvious advantage of being cost-competitive
compared to fossil fuel-based generation, they also help in lowering carbon
footprint. India has set a target of 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by
2022, which includes 100 GW of solar power, 60 GW of wind power, 10 GW of
biomass-fired power and 5 GW of small hydro power. Our vision is to become
the preferred partner for cable and connection technology for our customers
across all segments of the industry. We at Lapp India currently enjoy a market
share of 25% in grid connected PV projects and aim to further increase our
penetration in solar market. To achieve long-term sustained growth,we will
continue to cater to different industry segments by offering superior product
experience including new technologies.
EQ: What are your plans for customer. The demanding requirements
Manufacturing set up in India, for these systems mean that a tailored
the opportunities and challenges solution is needed for every application.
in manufacturing in India We thoroughly test even the first
samples, and the customer can therefore
Marc: We have two dedicated
be confident that the solution is the right
manufacturing plants in India Bangalore
one with the danger of costly downtimes
and Bhopal. Our total investment in these
of production equipment reduced to a
two manufacturing units amounts to 5
minimum.
Million Euros. About 60% of products
sold in India is manufactured in India. EQ: What are the top markets
With this we are able to offer customized for your company in the past,
designs for some of the PV projects. present and future
Additionally, we are geared up to meet
Marc: Lapp Group had foreseen
the other signal & AC cable requirements potential of the Indian market in terms
which are part of the e-BOS. Market in
of rapid growth in infrastructure and
India is challenging as it is price sensitive industrialization in the year 1996. India
and demands world class technologies at
has always been a key focus for us owing
affordable pricing. To meet this challenge, to the promising growth opportunities
we are starting to manufacture more and
of the country.Lapp India is the second
more products in India with an exception largest company of the Lapp Group; the
of some specialized products.Another
milestone set here in terms of business
important challenge is the transportation and the success garnered in retaining
infrastructure. It is critical that as a
the position in the market has proved to
country we lay more focus on developing be an example for other Lapp companies
road and rail infrastructurewhich is the
located worldwide. Other than India,
key to ensure faster movement of goods. China too is a critical market as it is the
EQ: What is your emphasis on hub of manufacturing. The Chinese
R&D in this segment? market has several OEMs which are
Marc: We have a R&D center at key customers for cable a connection
Stuttgart, Germany. When it comes to technology.For solar, Asian markets
R&D and Innovation, Lapp India has the including India, show a huge market
potential.
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EQ: Technology road map in
terms of 1500V and upcoming
game changes technologies
Marc: Lapp is ready with its range of
PV cables designed for use in 1500VDC
systems and these productshave been
available since last 2 years. These are
certified acc. to EN 50618:2014. We
are also the first to introduce industrys
first Water Proof range of PV cables
certified according to EN 50618:2014.
These cables are ideally suited for
installations which could come under
threat of water logging due to flooding,
floating PV installations, canal top
installations and similar situations.
EQ: Kindly comment of Energy
Storage as a game changer, its
technology, cost trendsetc
Marc: With a potential market size,
and the possibility of bringing down the
cost of ESS through localization, we
believe that Indian market holds the
potential to be a game changer for the
global energy storage industry. Indian
electrical energy storage market is in
its infancy however it carries significant
market potential. India has few pumped
hydro storage facilities with total just
over 6,500 MWs of capacity. The India
Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), which
aims to facilitate storage solutions and
microgrid deployment in India, identified
some of the main applications for
storage systems in the country, which
are reasonable to be implemented in
near future.
Developed countries like USA, UK,
Canada, Germany and Japan have
already implemented many large-scale
energy storage systems. These energy
storage systems are basically used for
on-site power, ramping, transmission
congestion relief, renewable energy time
shift and load following. Lot of interesting
research is already being witnessed in
this space led by industry majors like
Tesla.
EQ: Explain various
guarantees, warrantees,
insurance, certifications, test
results, performance report of
your BOS
Marc: The cables that we offer here
at Lapp are type tested & approved
according to the latest PV standard EN
50618: 2014. Our cables are designed
for a service life of 25 years depending
upon the projects.
EQ: Please share information
of some new orders in hand.
Marc: With EN certified products, we
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EQ: Kindly highlight your product, technology &
company USPs, distinctive advantages etc
Marc: Lapp being an international
brand with manufacturing facilities
in 18 countries across the globe
enjoys high brand awareness recall
and acceptance. It is synonymous to
reliability and quality. Our products
are known for their highest level of
reliability and our strong innovative
intent puts as amongst the most
preferred makes.Our customers
can be assured of our products
being manufactured with the highest
quality of raw materials using the
best of the technology. We provide
complete connectivity solutions
with power, control and data cables
across industries. Our range of
products in the solar sector includes:
LFLEX SOLAR XLR/XL WP:
These cables are very apt for the
cables that are routed through
We also have developed a new technology for connection and cabling
that is highly suited for delicate OPV modules.With products like
these we are re-thinking and re-defining the cable and connection
technology to meet the challenges of the future industry.
are future ready to meet the impending
statutory requirement for the industry.
We are currently executing project
orders of close to 750 MW totaling over
4500 km of PV cables.
EQ: What are the trends in new
manufacturing technology
equipment, materials,
processes, innovations etc.?
Marc: Lapp as a company is already
into 3D Metal printing also called as
additive manufacturing techniques in
production. This innovative technique
helps in building the prototypes many
times faster that enables faster product
launch. In PV cables, we already have
our LFLEX SOLAR, water proof
cables meeting all the stringent latest
certification norms making our product
one of the industrys firstcertified Water
Proof PV cable.
We are also successful in launching
a specially formulated Aluminium PV
cable which is flexible with fine wire
stranding to meet the demands of cost
reduction by the industry impacted
by astronomically low tariffs. The
product that is designed for 1500VDC
application meets the requirement of
EN 50618:2014 in terms of all other
conduits during installations and
are exposed to water for a longer
duration and during flood or natural
calamity. Thewater proof cable
guarantees continuous system.
SOLAR AL FLEX: These cables
are lightweight and cost-competitive
solar cables with aluminum fine
wire strands conductor. SOLAR AL
FLEX are UV, ozone and weather
resistant, double insulated single
core cables for outdoor direct current
applications. They are used for the
fixed installation of photovoltaic
systems.
EPIC CONNECTORS: EPIC
SOLAR 4 Splitter & EPIC SOLAR
4 Built in socket are pre-assembled
solar industrial connectors specially
designed for weatherproofing cabling
of photovoltaic systems.
specifications and is electron beam
cross-linked. The highlight of the
product is that it offers up to 30% lower
conductor resistance when compared to
an equivalent sized copper cable.
EQ: Whats your commitment
towards the solar sector in
India?
Marc: Lapp is a long-term player and
we have been into this space much
before the action caught up on India. We
are here to stay and remain committed
with our innovative products & solutions.
EQ: What will be the cost,
technology trends in solar
BOS?
Marc: While 65 % of the cost is
contributed by solar modules, Electrical
BoS & Inverters takes about 20 ~22
% and the rest is shared by land,
civil, mounting etc. With the advent
of 1500VDC systems, the e-BoS
cost is bound to decrease along with
improvement in efficiency as it would
now allow for longer strings due to
higher system voltage which means
less current, less cabling, fewer junction
boxes, fewer connections and hence
lower losses.
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PV Top Runner Huawei

Brings New Standard For
Utility-Scale Solar In India
Huawei collaborated with partners in showcasing FusionSolar Smart PV Solution at 2017 REI in India from September
20 to 22. Huawei choose "building a smart PV ecosystem" as the theme and shared the latest innovations and practical
results, including the industry-leading 1100 V 65KTL smart string inverter, the latest industry standard large-scale
ground-mounted FusionSolar PV Solution and rooftop solution. REI (Renewable Energy India) is the largest-scale and
most influential solar exhibition in India.

T
he development of key
technologies such as the
Internet of things (IoT),
cloud computing, and
big data is accelerating
the convergence of the
digital world and the real
world. The smart society where people
and people, people and things, and
things and things are all-connected is
blossoming. Huawei has been committed
to building the cloud-pipe-device architec-
ture for the smart society and to enabling
and promoting the development of the
smart society. In the renewable energy
industry, Huawei Smart PV Solution that
combines the digital information technol-
ogy, Internet technology, and PV technol-
ogy has been widely used in the large-
scale ground-mounted PV plants in the
Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, and
has become the industrial mainstream.
By now, Huawei Smart PV Solution has
2 GW installed capacity in India.

On the exhibition, Huawei

signed a 100 MW contract
with Hyderabad based PES
Engineers Pvt Ltd., one of
India's leading EPC com-
panies with a track record
of adopting innovative and
cutting-edge technology
in development of India's
Solar PV Plants.

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Innovation solution, building the industry benchmark

O
n this exhibition,

T
Huawei intro-
duces the next he brand new 65KTL smart string
generation utility-scale inverter uses the efficient multi-
ground 1100 V Fusion- topology technology. The maximum
Solar Smart PV Solution efficiency can achieve 99.0%, leading
which further simplifies the industry. By teaming up with indus-
the system, reduces try partners, Huawei integrates multiple
the system investment advanced intelligent technologies, includ-
and O&M cost, and ing PID recovery at night, smart tracker
improves the system convergence, smart box-type transformer,
security and reliability. Smart I-V Curve Diagnosis, smart O&M,
The solution inherits the smart component (optimizer), and dedicated
outstanding fuse-free, self-adjustable cable connection design. These technologies
natural cooling, and decrease the line loss on the entire PV array, continuously increase the energy yields,
PLCC technology. and reduce the O&M cost and initial investment.

Black Technology - Smart I-V Curve Diagnosis

Be Customers
Most Trusted
Partner

W
ith openness,
collaboration,
and shared
success in mind, Hua-
wei will remain custom-
er-centered. Huawei will
cooperate with partners
to forge more innova-
tive and competitive

W
ith the Smart I-V Curve Diagnosis technology, the PV plant is scanned remotely, solutions and promote
and therefore faulty PV strings are precisely located and the root causes are the sustainable develop-
figured out. This technology helps avoid the waste on the journey to PV plants ment of the PV industry
and greatly save O&M time and cost. This technology can also be used to evaluate the PV in India.
plant health and produce early warnings for risks, which is good to problem discovery and
preventive maintenance, prevents the PV plant from becoming subhealthy, and ensures the
long-term high energy yields of the PV plant.

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Tata BlueScope Steel Unveils
ILIOS, a High Strength Light
Weight Solar Module Mounting
Solution; at REI 2017
l ILIOS from Tata BlueScope
Steel will integrate LYSAGHT
solar structure mounting solu-
tions under one roof
l Solar module mounting sys-
tems will be for ground mount-
ing and roof top applications
l ILIOS comes with AL-ZN
alloy coated high strength steel
that ensures corrosion resis-
tance and longer life
l ILIOS Solar Module mount-
ing structures will be available
through established LYSAGHT
network
T
ata BlueScope Steel an-
nounces the launch of its
indigenous brand ILIOS
a Solar Module Mounting
Solution to cater, to the
increasing demand of the
renewable energy sector in
India. With ILIOS, TBSL would be ad-
dressing the demand for quality products
under its flagship brand LYSAGHT, for both
roof and ground mounting solutions.
ILIOS comes with a wide range of
sectional dimensions and thicknesses; mak-
ing it suitable for every requirement. These
customized mounting structures are manu-
factured from cold rolled Zn-Al/Zn coated
steel that offers high corrosion resistance,
weight optimization and quick installation.
The high strength steel ensures better load
bearing capacity and longer spans.
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Speaking on this occasion, Mr. Ajay Rattan
GM - Sales, Construction & Engineering said,
ILIOS is one step forward in consoli-
dating our offerings for the solar segment
under a single Brand. These specialized
solutions enable an integrated approach,
in terms of design detailing, engineering
support, installation and material supply. So
far we have been associated with major projects
across India, amounting to 1.2 GW capacity. To fulfill the chal-
lenging needs of this industry, our R&D team of experts have been
constantly improvising on the product offerings with Innovation and
Quality at its core. He further added, Our strong team of design
engineers help in optimizing the weight of mounting structures,
thereby reducing the overall cost of the structure and in turn the
cost of the Project. One of the most tactical advantage is our
manufacturing facilities spread across India, ensuring on-time
delivery and faster project completion.
Mr. Riten Choudhury,
Managing Director,
Tata BlueScope Steel said,
Solar segment is poised for
an exponential growth in
the near future. It is
essential for us to provide
optimised and high quality
solutions for bridging the
demand supply gap.
With ILIOS, we aim to
offer customised solutions
suitable for every
customers requirement.
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Advanced Technology To Ensure
A Better Harmonic Suppression
1. Harmonic and harms of Harmonic
A
s we know, in an electric power system, non-linear electric
load will lead to harmonic voltage and currents. Harmonic
in the power grid are a frequent cause of power quality
problems. It will increase the current and heating in the connect-
ed devices and conductors, and also produce harmonic voltage
drop in the grid short-circuit resistance, so as to influence the
voltage wave shape. The bigger the absolute value of harmonic
current, the greater its influence to grid voltage distortion.Reduc-
tion of current and voltage harmonics is considered desirable.
Total harmonic distortion, or THD is a common measurement of
the level of harmonic distortion present in power systems. THD can
be related to either current harmonics or voltage harmonics, and it
is defined as the ratio of total harmonics to the value at fundamental
frequency times 100%:
Where Vn is the RMS voltage of Nth harmonic, In is the RMS
current of the Nth harmonic, and n=1 is the fundamental frequency.
According to IEC61727 standard, total harmonic current distor-
tion shall be less than 5% at rated inverter output. And in the solar
industry major inverter vendor will claim in their data sheet that
THD<3%.
2. Huawei string inverter technologies
applied to control the harmonic
How to suppress the harmonic to make a higher quality grid as
per standard? Huawei string inverter absorbed and applied advance
technologies to ensure a better performance in harmonic control.
(1) From inverter algorithm, the output voltage is the sine wave.
When there is any distortion to output PWM wave, inverter output
harmonic wave and control will be influenced. Increase switching
frequency and the number of output PWM level can reduce the
distortion rate of PWM wave. The string inverter with high switching
frequency and three-level topology will be better than the central
inverter with low switching frequency and two-level topology.
Two-level topology Three-level topology
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(2) The higher the switching frequency is, the
broader the control bandwidth, the better to
control a wide range of current harmonic wave. To
ensure the stability, the control bandwidth of the
inverter is normally around 1/10 of its switching
frequency. The switching frequency of string in-
verter (16 kHz) is much higher than that of central
inverter (3 kHz for two-level topology inverter, 9
kHz for three-level topology inverter). The broader
the control width, the better to control lower-order
harmonic wave.
(3) The high frequency part in the current out of
the bandwidth should be filtered by the inverter
filter. Normally, the string inverter will use LCL fil-
ter featured with strong derating capability of high
frequency harmonic wave and little influenced by
on-grid resistance. Central inverters use LC filter
instead to cut down the cost, which will influence
the performance.
(4) In one PV array, multiple string inverters are at
different distances to the step-up transformer, so
the line resistance will be different. The line resis-
tance can equivalently change the LC inductance
in LCL filter and the different filter parameter
will change the phase of harmonic wave. When
multiple inverters are parallel connected, the har-
monic wave can be cancelled because of different
phase so as to reduce the total harmonic wave.
Except the passive harmonic wave cancellation,
Huawei develops active filter mode which can
actively reduce the harmonic wave for a smarter
grid adaption.
3. On site test of harmonic wave
conducted on Huawei string
inverter in a 50 MW plant.
As mentioned in the IEC61727 standard, testing
harmonic is very problematic, since voltage distor-
tion may lead to enhanced current distortion. The
harmonic current injection should be exclusive of
any harmonic currents due to voltage distortion
present in the utility grid without the PV system
connected. Type tested inverters meeting the
above requirements should be deemed to comply
without further testing.
To verify THD when SUN2000 inverter connect-
ed to grid, we have both done single THD test (as
per IEC61727) and multi THD test on-grid system.
On 23th August, an onsite test of harmonic
wave conducted on an Uttar Pradesh 50MW plant,
India, witnessed by one of the biggest developers
in south India and one of the major EPCs in New
Delhi.
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Below is the overview of the plant: 4. Why Huawei string

Test PV Plant Uttar Pradesh 50 MW
PV Plant
Inverter Mode SUN2000-43KTL
inverter can achieve
Supplier Huawei Test type Joint Test with NLC this?

H
Test Time 2017/8/23 Test Object 5MW Block uawei communication network
(116 Pcs Inverters)
and energy equipment are used
Test Item Current Harmonic COD 10th Jun. 2017 in more than 170 counties and
Test device Electric Quality Analyzer- Current probe i430-FLEXI-TF regions, serving over one-third of the
Fluke 435-II worlds population. Huawei continuously
innovates and accumulates experience
Test Result The THD does not exceed the threshold. The inverters comply in system solutions, circuit topology,
with standard IEC 61727. control algorithms, and structural
design, and has realized the perfect
The test results are shown as the chart below: integration of digital information technol-
ogy and power electronic technology.
As the representative of cross-domain
integration, Huawei builds the smart
PV solution that features higher yields,
smart O&M, safe & reliable with the
innovative ideology of simple, full digital,
and global automatic operation. PV
plants have no redundant systems, like
inverter rooms and DC solar junction
boxes (SJBs), or vulnerable compo-
nents, such as fuses and external fans,
so that the delivery of simplified and
standard solutions is achieved. All the
components are able to adapt to vari-
ous harsh environments, including high
The power load ratio during the test period are shown as below: temperature, high humidity, dusty wind,
salt mist and high altitude. Zero-touch
maintenance for 25 years, guarantee
the reliable operation, as well as simpler
construction and O&M help PV plant
owners and operators maximize their
ROI. Huawei string inverters adopt
innovative algorithms and HiSilicon-
developed chip technologies and can
actively adapt to power grid changes
by leveraging its advantages including
high-speed processing capability, high
sampling and control frequency, and
The field test curve shows that inverter THD i is <2%, much lower than control algorithms such as an advanced
IEC61727 standard. harmonic suppression algorithm, along
with the with high control bandwidth,
excellent LCL filter performance. It is
worth mentioning that the SUN2000 can
intelligently adapt to various power grids
even in parallel mode, and can smooth
the total harmonic along with the pro-
duced power that will be exported to the
power grid. Compared with other central
and string inverters that do not support
the intelligent algorithm, Huawei string
inverters better adapt to the various
harsh working conditions of different
power grids all over the world, help PV
plants obtain better grid-connection per-
formance, and better improve the grid
stability and security.
The success of this test well proves
the leadership of Huawei string inverter
and smart PV solution.A PV plant with
Huawei string inverters is grid friendly
and a long-term stable performance.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
JinkoSolar CEO Cuts to the
Chase about Solar Technology
Development with Discussion
on Half-cut Cells
EQ: What is the JinkoSolar Half
Cell (HC) Product Series?
Kangping Chen: The JinkoSolar HC
Series is a currently available product
line that combines the half cut cell layout
with different existing cell tech- nology.
The technology has increased the power
output of polycrystalline modules to 285
Wp, that of monocrystalline modules
to 295Wp, and that of monocrystalline
PERC module to 320 Wp. The HC
series delivers an increase of 10Wp per
panel when compared to its non-half-
cell conven- tional counterparts. When
compared to that of from our peers,
JinkoSolar s half cut cell offerings, on
average, have outputs 5Wp higher
JinkoSolar is one of the first companies
to realize GW-scale mass produc- tion
of half-cell products. Looking at our
product roadmap, by 2018, our HC series
will take the power output of a 60 cell
monocrystalline panel to groundbreaking
new heights of 330Wp.
EQ: What main advantages do
JinkoSolar half-cut cells offer?
Kangping Chen: The primary
advantages of JinkoSolar s Half Cell
series are power boosting and superior
price performance, achieving unprec-
edented price-performance ratios. The
290-300Wp 120 half-cell (60 regu- lar
cells cut in half) mono module has
comparable performance to that of the
mainstream monocrystalline PERC
module, but is far more afford- able.
In addition, our HC series features
minimization of hotspot and increased
shade tolerance, enabling enhanced
reliability and perfor- mance ratio in
deployment conditions. Adhering to
JinkoSolars consistent industry-leading
product quality standard, JinkoSolar s HC
serie also features high anti-PID qualities.
EQ: How will the consumer
benefit from the half cell
technology?
Kangping Chen: Half-cell design can
improve the efficiency of standard cells,
increasing module output by 5-10 W
without adding much cost. Customers can
now select cost effective solutions without
compromising on power output.
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The future of solar
technology is already
here, its half-cell
technology
- says Mr. kangping
Chen, JinkoSolar CEO
EQ: For which markets is the
half-cell panel suitable?
Kangping Chen: It s suitable for both
utilities and distributed generation (DG)
markets. Half-cell technology has it
proven itself in Chinese Top Runner
Program, which are governmental
demonstration projects requir- ing high
module efficiency and performance.
More and more utilities projects are run
on tendering models, which call for better
dollar per kilowatt hour performance.
While there are many technologies that
improve cell performance, their relative
high costs limit their potential in the
market and large scale adoption. When
seek- ing to balance output and cost, half-
cell modules present itself as the ideal
solution. Since customers become more
and more focused on dollar per kilowatt
hour, combination of higher efficiency,
lower cost and, lower degradation is the
common requirement for project decision
makers today. Under these conditions,
JinkoSolar s half-cell technology will be
well suited for large scale success due to
its relatively low costs, technical value and
commercial readiness. For DG market,
due to more limited project spaces, users
are forced to use more efficient modules
to reach the same harvesting potential.
Complimentarily, energy policies like net
metering and feed-in tariffs (FIT) provide
economic incentives for DG users to
produce larger energy surpluses. The
current standard cell type is reaching
its efficiency apex. The higher power
and efficiency modules afforded by
JinkoSolar s half cell technology means
that customers will be able to boost their
overall energy yield per square meter.
These conditions make the HC series
Ideal for the distributed rooftop markets,
where installation space is often limited.
It is also the best option for technology
leading project, such as the Chinese
Top Runner Program which sets higher
requirement on efficiency, degradation,
and LCOE. The increase in power output
per m allows customers to generate
the most energy out of their installation,
reducing the balance of system costs
for installers and system owners and
ensuring solar energy remains cost-
efficient.
EQ: Based on your opinion, what
practical technology is next for
the solar industry?
Kangping Chen: We ve talked a lot
about technologies, but the underly-
ing force that drives everything in
the PV industry is still LCOE. Further
requirements on lowering dollar per kW/h
will continue to drives the industry to seek
new paths. Among various innovative
technologies, the most fast-developing
and latest industry trends across the PV
supply chain is half cell technology.
Combining technical maturity and
feasibility, increased power genera- tion
performance, lowered marginal cost, and
increased shade toler- ance markets, half
cut module is expected to experience the
strongest growth and achieve mainstream
adoption over the next five years. Judging
from where technologies have been
heading, the growing popularity of half-
cell modules is inevitable. As demand for
high power, low degradation, and low cost
products continues to rise in the global
PV market, half-cell technology will dem-
onstrate a new wave of changes in PV
cell technologies and will experi- ence a
steady momentum going forward.
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In Exclusive Talk
With Mr.Sunil Dayal
India is the
Worlds poster
child for renewable
energy sector
and so installing
rooftop PV project
over schools in
its capital was an
ideal choice
- Sunil Dayal,
Business Head of
Benara Solar
EQ: Why Solar rooftop project
over schools?
Sunil: Over the past decade electricity
prices are rising and the cost of energy
is expected to continue to increase over
time. Volatile prices set on the utility
market can make it difficult for schools
to plan and budget for the future. A clear
way to take control of energy costs is to
go the autonomous route by installing
solar to generate your own power from
the schools rooftop. India is the worlds
poster child for solar and so installing
rooftop project over schools in the
capital of India was an ideal choice.
EQ: What PV technology did
you utilise here?
Sunil: The Solar project utilises India
made polycrystalline modules aligning
itself with the Make in India scheme
of the Government of India. The
technology employed ensures a CUF
greater than 15% and a performance
ratio of more than 75%. Built with an
investment of about 12 Crores, the
project shall offset approximately 1825
tonnes of Carbon-dioxide emissions
in a calendar year. Solar power has
become affordable now with the cost of
solar panels coming down to about 40
percent less in the last two years. The
project shall ensure an IRR of about
18% on the capital invested.
EQ: Tell us something about
your MoU with South Delhi
Municipal Corporation?
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Sunil: SDMC in its pursuit to reduce
carbon foot-print in the capital of
India has come up with several green
initiatives viz. installation of rooftop
solar, adoption of LED street lighting
system. One of them is the installation
of 2.5 MW rooftop solar plant on 55
school buildings in Delhi. We at Benara
Solar had signed an MoU with SDMC
in early 2017 for design, engineering,
supply, testing and commissioning
of the grid-connected 2.5 MW Solar
PV Project including operation and
maintenance for a period of 7 years.
The solar PV Project covers 55 school
buildings under SDMC spread across all
the zones of SDMC viz. Central, South,
West and Najafgarh.
EQ: How much is the power
requirement of these schools,
payback period and what were
the challenges?
Sunil: Each school building typically
has a load of about 5 to 10 kW. We
have provided them with a system of
about 40-50 kW each. Thus as a result,
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the grid-connected net-metered project
not only meets the energy needs of the
schools but also is a source of revenue
generation for them as the excess
power generated is sent back into the
grid. Once the payback is reached in
the initial 4-5 years, the schools shall
have a free power for the next 21
years. Since the power requirement
of the schools was just about 5-10 kW
therefore the existing service line has
to be augmented to support 40-50
kW solar plants with installation of
appropriate infrastructure which took
considerable time. We appreciate the
support from SDMC and discom in
establishing the same.
EQ: What are the future plans
of your company?
Sunil: We are in the process of
signing MoU with several schools and
universities to install rooftop solar PV
projects. Benara Solar is contemplating
technology-tie-ups in the field of solar
module manufacturing with leading
manufacturers globally and shall be
investing up to INR 200 Crores in next
three years towards manufacturing of
solar modules.
At the same we shall also be
executing PV projects worth INR 600
Crores in the next 12 months. We
are also in touch with several schools
and universities to set up rooftop
solar projects. We aim to be one of
the leading solar players in India in
decentralised systems in next three
years.
EQ: Why do you think its
important for schools to have
Rooftop Solar?
Sunil: For many students in the
modern era, especially in liberal urban
environments, the prospect of going to
a school or university that is seen as
being sustainable and eco-conscious
can be a distinguishing factor.
Thousands of students seek out schools
that will be the best environment to
study sustainable practices and green
policy, which makes solar-powered
universities a very attractive option.
Moreover the installed solar projects
over their school roof serve as a subject
of research and education for them.
They can use system performance
data to calculate how much electricity
is being produced and how much their
school is saving.
The schools students can also develop
problem solving skills by calculating
the effect of generation in morning,
afternoon and in evening and also the
effect of module tilt on generation of
solar energy.
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Accurate Measurement And Periodical
Calibration Of Pyranometer Is The Key
For The Bankability Of Solar PV Projects
By: Robin Sharma, Manager -Technical Services, MeaTech Solutions LLP, Gurugram
There are many reasons why
renewable energy sources are
beneficial to society, some of the
important reasons include:
Abundant availability on earth
surface (freely available)
Increasing Global energy demand
Continued usage of fossil fuels
is damaging our environment and
public health
A
ccurate solar radiation measure-
ment for the solar PV industry
and for scientific research study
is a major challenge to understand
the available resource and how well a
solar plant is performing, from pre-
The energy needs of the construction prospecting and bank-
world are constantly ability, to the day-to-day operation and
changing, and as new decision making of the plant during its
lifetime.
technologies have be-
At MeaTech (Measurement Technol-
come available, solar ogies) Solutions LLP, we are focused
energy has become the on providing professional, friendly,
most popular form of and reliable service in the supply of
high quality equipment, services and
new energy production.
consultancy or advice to clients in the
In India, solar energy has solar industry and beyond, invcluding
become a fast developing environmental data, laser scanning,
industry. The Jawaharlal mining solutions, alignment solutions,
Nehru National Solar surveying solutions and wind LIDAR
applications.
Mission (JNNSM), an
initiative of the Govern- Site Prospecting and
ment of India and Indian Operation Monitoring:
A
State Governments, has
ccurate solar measurements
targeted generating 100 start with initial site prospect-
GW of the countrys ing. This process involves using
national power through a combination of satellite and ground
solar sources by the year based data, in order to choose the
best location for a solar site. Instru-
2022. mentation selection along with well
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planned operation and maintenance
play an important role in understand-
ing and maximizing the output of
the plant based on the availability of
the resource. A typical installation
will include standard meteorological
parameters such as air temperature
and relative humidity, wind speed and
direction, and rainfall as well as back
of module temperature. It can also
include either wireless or SCADA con-
nected communications custom made
to suit the customer needs.
When selecting a sensor suite, it is
important to consider the required ac-
curacy to achieve the required objec-
tives of the monitoring system, which
may depend on size or other criteria.
Most PV plants use Global Horizontal
Irradaince (GHI) and/or Plane of Ar-
ray (POA) Irradiance along with other
parameters to calculate performance
ratio, power loss, or to validate the his-
torical satellite or modelled data sets..
Pyranometers, which are sensors
used in measuring solar irradiance,
have different accuracy and specifica-
tion classes, as defined by Interna-
tional Standards (such as the ISO). It
is important to understand the various
classes and what is best suited for a
site. The main objective of the user for
selecting any of the ISO standard Py-
ranometer for the Solar power system
is to ensure the accuracy of their data.
MeaTech Solutions, as a proud part-
ner of Kipp&Zonen (www.kippzonen.
com) for Solar Radiation products and
Campbell Scientific,Canada (www.
campbellsci.ca) for data acquisition
and Meteorological measurements,
offers turnkey monitoring solutions for
any PV monitoring plant size.
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Importance of
Pyranometer
Calibration:
Kipp & Zonen, the worlds
leading manufacturer of radi-
ometers, recommends their
solar radiation instruments
that are operating in the field
to be calibrated at regular
intervals, ideally every two
years. After a two-year period
in the field, the sensitivity
of an instrument is slightly
altered due to prolonged
exposure to the sun, and that
can cause some deviation in
the sensors measurement
properties. Pyranometer
calibration to an international
standard addresses this is-
sue, and ensures the data is
reliable and intercomparable,
guaranteeing its quality for
both the Indian solar industry
and for international scientific
research on solar radiation.
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Indian Calibration Facilty for Radiometers (INCFR):
T
o facilitate the recommend-
ed pyranometer calibrations
for clients locally in India,
MeaTech Solutions has teamed up
with Kipp & Zonen and Campbell
Scientific Canada to install and
operate the Indian Calibration
Facility for Radiometers (INCFR)
in Gurugram. The Pyranometer
calibrations are performed accord-
ing to ISO 9847 Std, which is an
internationally recognized stan-
dard related to the calibration of
field pyranometers.
A special team from MeaTech
Solutions has been trained and
authorised by Kipp & Zonen to
operate the facility.
In addition to the calibration will allow Indian clients to calibrate
service, MeaTech Solutions is also their Kipp & Zonen radiometers
offering additional local services in order to perform more accu-
to clients, which may include on rate and reliable measurements
site field replacement of sensors, without the expense or downtime
spare sensors for swapping, or that comes with shipping sensors
providing a historical database of to foreign calibration facilities. The
past calibrations for client equip- increased efficiency, decreased
ment tracking purposes. cost, and a higher level of service
The joint initiative of Kipp the facility brings will make the
& Zonen, Campbell Scientific INCFR an indispensable resource
Canada and MeaTech Solutions to Indian clients.
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INDIA
Sachin Tendulkar and Schneider
Electric transform 350 households
in UP village with Solar power
Spreading Happiness InDiya Foundation lights up
Badagaon in Barabanki, UP, through solar home lighting
systems to support livelihood and local industry.
S
preading Happiness
InDiya Foundation
(SHIF) a collabora-
tion between cricket-
ing icon Sachin
Tendulkar and
Schneider Electric
India, the global specialist in
energy management and auto-
mation, today announced that it
has empowered 350 households
in Badagaon, Barabanki, in the
state of Uttar Pradesh with 350
solar home lighting systems.
Spreading Happiness InDiya
Foundation is committed to pro-
viding energy autonomy to rural
India through renewable energy
and spreading happiness by pro-
viding access to energy. Spread-
ing Happiness InDiya Foundation
is committed to providing electric-
ity to around 25,000 households
in the country. The Government
of India has a vision to provide
power for all by 2022. There is
a significant scale of work to
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be done in terms of reducing
the energy and carbon intensity
of our economy. Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modis scheme,
Saubhagya, aims to supply
electricity to all households by
December 2018, by providing
free connections to the poor and
at very low cost to others. This is
a reiteration of the governments
commitment to energy access for
the households which are off the
grid. Spreading Happiness InDiya
Foundation is completely aligned
to the requirements of the nation
and is committed to support
Governments push for access to
energy for all. The work in Bad-
agaon is one of a model, along
with others, which will be followed
in many more villages, Spreading
Happiness initiative has provided
solar based lighting systems to
over 16000 households since
its inception and is committed to
reach to 25,000 households
by 2020.
Speaking on the side-lines of his visit to
Badagaon to examine the work done there Sachin Ten-
dulkar, said, Our goal through Spreading Happiness is
to help citizens who are faced with the challenges of ac-
cess, affordability and reliability of power supply. Our
foundations work in Badagaon gives me the confidence
to push ahead and seek to empower more citizens to
enjoy brighter lives. If all of us can come together to
create meaningful impact in the livelihood of the vil-
lagers still facing these issues and enhance the quality
of life of communities, it is well worth the effort.
Sharing his views on the impact in Badagaon, Anil
Chaudhry, Country President and Managing Director,
Schneider Electric India said, We believe access to en-
ergy is a fundamental human right. We are working at
multiple levels to tackle the energy challenge. On one
hand, we are developing suitable products and solutions
and on the other we are investing in vocational training
of the youth to ensure the steady supply of technical
resources for the deployment in the remote areas. It
is a matter of pride and immense satisfaction that our
solar solution has helped transform 350 households in
Badagaon with safe reliable and sustainable power.
Spreading Happiness initiative of Spreading
Happiness InDiya Foundation makes available solar
based on-demand, clean, bright and affordable
electricity which can provide support to the
livelihood of many artisans at Badagaon who are
engaged in the traditional handicraft work of
zardozi and handloom weaving. The LED-based
lighting system provided by Spreading Happiness
InDiya Foundation provides a backup of 6-10 hours
for indoor use and can illuminate a room of 12 feet X
12 feet. Prior to this, the Spreading Happiness initia-
tive has completed projects in, Maharashtra, Karna-
taka, Odisha, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Arunachal
Pradesh and J & K, which have impacted more than
16000 households till date.
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Waaree Energies Successfully completed
2.29 MW Rooftop project for Mumbai Metro
W
Waaree Energies Limited successfully
completed solar rooftop across all 12
stations of Mumbai Metro. This project
was very critical as it is a public utility
and heavily crowded all the time. Even
though the chances of accidents were
very high, Waaree Energies completed
the project with high quality and
Zero accidents.
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SOLAR PROJECTS
aaree Modules are installed across all the roofs
of all the metro stations. The entire rooftop solar
power generating system has installed capac-
ity of 2.29 MW which is around 30% of Mumbai
Metros total power usage. This project will pow-
erall Mumbai Metro stations with Waaree Solar
PV modules. This will also result in the savings
of carbon emission of approximate 2700 tons
per annum.
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QUARTER RESULTS
JA Solar Announces Second
Quarter 2017 Results
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO) ("JA Solar" or the "Company"), one of the world's
largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced its
unaudited financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2017.
Second Quarter 2017 Highlights-
Total shipments were 2,389.2 megawatts (MW),
consisting of 2,147.5 MW of modules and 167.2
MW of cells to external customers, and 74.5 MW
of modules to the Companys downstream proj-
ects. External shipments were up 88.3% y/y and
68.3% sequentially
Shipments of modules were 2,147.5 MW, an
increase of 89.3% y/y and 62.1% sequentially
Shipments of cells were 167.2 MW, an increase
of 75.8% y/y and 233.1% sequentially
Net revenue was RMB 6.0 billion ($878.1 million),
an increase of 44.7% y/y and 61.2% sequentially
Gross margin was 12.9%, a decrease of 240 ba-
sis points y/y and an increase of 120 basis points
sequentially
Operating profit was RMB 255.1 million ($37.6
million), compared to RMB 188.0 million ($27.7
million) in the second quarter of 2016, and RMB
80.0 million ($11.8 million) in the first quarter of
2017
Net income was RMB 134.6 million ($19.9 mil-
lion), compared to RMB 164.1 million ($24.2 mil-
lion) in the second quarter of 2016, and RMB 8.1
million ($1.2 million) in the first quarter of 2017
Earnings per diluted ADS were RMB 2.87 or
$0.42, compared to RMB 2.87 or $0.42 in the
second quarter of 2016, and RMB 0.17 or $0.03
in the first quarter of 2017
Cash and cash equivalents were RMB 3.2 billion
($477.0 million), an increase of RMB 947.6 mil-
lion ($139.8 million) during the quarter
Non-GAAP earnings1 per diluted ADS were RMB
2.87 or $0.42, compared to RMB 2.04 or $0.30
in the second quarter of 2016, and RMB 0.17 or
$0.03 in the first quarter of 2017
All shipment and financial figures refer to the
quarter ended June 30, 2017, unless otherwise
specified. All year over year or y/y compari-
sons are against the quarter ended June 30,
2016. All sequential comparisons are against
the quarter ended March 31, 2017.
76 EQ October 2017
"Second quarter results exceeded our expec-
tations. Robust shipments in China, primarily
attributable to accelerated activity ahead of
subsidy reductions, drove our year-over-
year double-digit revenue growth in the
quarter. Additionally, better-than-expected
average selling price and lower blended
costs resulted in 120 basis-point sequential
improvement in gross margin. We remain
cautious on our business outlook as we enter
the second half of 2017, given the slowdown
in demand in our domestic market, coupled
with the uncertainty around the Section
201 trade case in the U.S. While anticipated
changes in incentives is expected to slow
the Chinese market in the second half of the
year, we continue to believe our balanced
global footprint and flexible business model
will enable us to adjust to evolving market
conditions. Our team remains focused on
prudently managing our working capital,
strengthening our balance sheet and ex-
ecuting our business strategy to provide our
customers with high-quality products.
- Mr. Baofang Jin,
Chairman and CEO of JA Solar,
Total shipments were 2,389.2 MW, well above
the guidance of 1,550 to 1,650 MW. This is
mainly due to stronger than expected pull-in or-
ders from the China market. External shipments
of 2,314.7 MW increased 88.3% year over year
and 68.3% sequentially.
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Net revenue was RMB 6.0 billion ($878.1 million), an increase of

44.7% y/y and 61.2% sequentially.
Update on Yangzhou Facility
Gross profit of RMB 770.8 million ($113.7 million) increased Fire and Production Capacity
22.7% y/y and 77.9% sequentially. Gross margin was 12.9%, The Company provided an update regarding the July
which compares to 15.3% in the year-ago quarter, and 11.7% in 13 fire at the Companys cell production facility in
the first quarter of 2017. Yangzhou, Jiangsu province. There were no injuries
Total operating expenses of RMB 515.7 million ($76.1 million) in the incident. The Company maintains insurance
were 8.7% of revenue. This compares to operating expenses of coverage for its production equipment and is in the
10.7% of revenue in the year-ago quarter, and 9.6% of revenue in process of filing insurance claims related to the inci-
the first quarter of 2017. dent. The cause of the fire remains under investiga-
Operating profit was RMB 255.1 million ($37.6 million), compared tion. The Company estimates a loss in cell produc-
to RMB 188.0 million ($27.7 million) in the year-ago quarter, tion capacity of 500 MW per annum as a result of
and RMB 80.0 million ($11.8 million) in the first quarter of 2017. the accident. Therefore, the Company expects its
Operating margin was 4.3%, compared with 4.6% in the prior year year-end cell capacity to be 6.5 GW, instead of the
period and 2.2% in the previous quarter. previous guidance of 7.0 GW. The Company now
Interest expense was RMB 82.6 million ($12.2 million), compared expects year-end module capacity to be 7.0 GW, in-
to RMB 68.8 million ($10.1 million) in the year-ago quarter, and stead of the previous guidance of 6.0 GW. Year-end
RMB 83.3 million ($12.3 million) in the first quarter of 2017. wafer capacity guidance remains unchanged at 3.0
The change in fair value of warrant derivatives was nil, compared GW. The Company expects to restore the lost cell
with positive RMB 47.4 million ($7.0 million) in the year-ago quar- capacity by the first quarter of 2018.
ter, and nil in the first quarter of 2017. The warrants were issued
on August 16, 2013 in conjunction with the Companys $96 million Currency Convenience Translation
registered direct offering, and expired on August 16, 2016. The conversion of Renminbi into U.S. dollars in this
Earnings per diluted ADS were RMB 2.87 or $0.42, compared to release, made solely for the convenience of the
earnings per diluted ADS of RMB 2.87 or $0.42 in the year-ago reader, is based on the noon buying rate in the city of
quarter, and earnings per diluted ADS of RMB 0.17 or $0.03 in the New York for cable transfers of Renminbi as certified
first quarter of 2017. for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York as of June 30, 2017, which was RMB
External shipments breakdown by product (MW) 6.7793 to $1.00. No representation is intended to
2016Q2 2017Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q2 QoQ% YoY% imply that the Renminbi amounts could have been,
or could be, converted, realized or settled into U.S.
Modules and 1,134.2 1,325.1 2,147.5 62.1 % 89.3 %
module tolling
dollars at that rate on June 30, 2017, or at any other
date. The percentages stated in this press release
Cells and cell 95.1 50.2 167.2 233.1 % 75.8 % are calculated based on Renminbi.
tolling
Total 1,229.3 1,375.3 2,314.7 68.3 % 88.3 % Forward-looking Statements
External shipments breakdown by region (percentage) This press release contains forward-looking state-
ments within the meaning of the safe harbor provi-
2016 Q2 2017 Q1 2017 Q2 QoQ(pp) YoY(pp) sions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
China 63.9 % 39.7 % 59.2 % 19.50 -4.70 of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be
identified by words such as "may," "expect," "antici-
APAC ex-China 12.0 % 44.2 % 24.9 % -19.30 12.90 pate," "aim," "intend," "plan," "believe," "estimate,"
Europe 3.7 % 5.5 % 5.1 % -0.40 1.40 "potential," "continue," and other similar statements.
Statements other than statements of historical facts
North America 9.3 % 8.1 % 8.1 % 0 -1.20 in this announcement are forward-looking state-
South America 9.9 % 0.1 % 0.4 % 0.30 -9.50 ments, including but not limited to, our expectations
regarding the expansion of our manufacturing ca-
Others 1.2 % 2.4 % 2.3 % -0.10 1.10 pacities, our future business development, and our
beliefs regarding our production output and produc-
Liquidity tion outlook.
As of June 30, 2017, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of RMB These forward-looking statements involve known
3.2 billion ($477.0 million), and total working capital of RMB 857.2 million and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based
($126.5 million). Total short-term borrowings were RMB 3.3 billion ($491.7 on current expectations, assumptions, estimates
million). Total long-term borrowings were RMB 2.8 billion ($419.4 million), of and projections about the Company and the indus-
which RMB 792.1 million ($116.8 million) were due in one year. try. Further information regarding these and other
risks is included in Form 20-F and other documents
Business Outlook filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update
For the third quarter of 2017, the Company expects total cell and module
forward-looking statements, except as may be
shipments to be in the range of 1,600 to 1,700 MW. Nearly all will be ex-
required by law.
ternal shipments. For the full year 2017, the Company is raising its ship-
ment outlook. Total cell and module shipments are now expected to range Although the Company believes that the expecta-
between 6.5 and 7.0 GW, up from 6.0-6.5 GW in the prior guidance. This tions expressed in these forward-looking statements
includes 100-150 MW of module shipments to the Company's downstream are reasonable, it cannot assure you that its expec-
projects, down from 200-250 MW in the previous guidance. Revenues will tations will turn out to be correct, and investors are
not be recognized for the modules shipped to the Company's downstream cautioned that actual results may differ materially
projects as required by US GAAP. from the anticipated results.

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PR DUCTS
I
NGEREV RAPID 50 is compatible
with the CHAdeMO, CCS and Type 2
AC standards, making it the ideal so-
lution for charging all types of electric
vehicles. It is available in three dif-
ferent models (Trio, Duo and One),
depending on the charging standard
required. The INGEREV RAPID 50
offers the possibility of simultaneous
AC and DC charging.
Ingeteam has designed its IN-
GEREV RAPID 50 product range
based on its extensive experience in
the manufacture of power converters,
thereby guaranteeing the optimal reli-
ability and efficiency of its chargers.
The INGEREV RAPID 50 fea-
tures advanced local and remote
communication capabilities via Eth-
ernet, 3G and Wi-Fi for integration in
local and/or remote control centers,
payment platforms and charge man-
agers using different versions of the
OCCP protocol (customized or stan-
dard). Its 7 TFT color touch screen
improves the user interface and also
offers an advertising option.
The charger design combines ease
of use with maintenance simplicity. Its
sturdy steel enclosure guarantees ex-
ceptional resistance in even the most
adverse ambient conditions.
This inverter will be on show at the
EVS30 fair in Stuttgart (Germany)
from the 9th to 11th October, and is

INGETEAM LAUNCHES
set go into production in October 2017.
Its key advantage over other char-
gers on the market is its reliability

INGEREV RAPID 50,

and efficiency, thanks to Ingeteams
extensive experience in the design
of electronic power converters for the
wind power, photovoltaic, rail and ma-

ITS LATEST RAPID EV rine markets, amongst others.

Ingeteam offers three different
models for this charger (Trio, Duo and

CHARGING STATION
Ingeteam is finalizing the launch of
INGEREV RAPID 50, the companys
latest multi-standard rapid charge
model for the INGEREV electric
vehicle product range.
One). The Trio model is compatible
with all three existing charging stan-
dards, CHAdeMO, CCS and AC, the
Duo model includes CHAdeMO and
CCS, while the One model only in-
cludes CCS.
To date, Ingeteam has supplied the
market with more than 2,300 chargers
from the INGEREV range, includ-
ing AC slow chargers and DC rapid
chargers, installed in countries such
as Spain, Italy, South Africa, France,
Mexico, Turkey, Scotland and Austra-
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PR DUCTS
NEW REACTIVE
I
n order to support grid stability, German PV spe-
cialist KACO new energy introduces the blueplanet
50.0 TL3 RPonly. This unit can feed in reactive pow-

POWER INVERTER
er at any time in order to maintain the grid voltage
in the specified tolerance range a key contribu-
tion to grid management. To date, no other manu-
facturer is taking this approach using a stand-alone

(NOT ONLY) FOR reactive-power inverter, which can reduce the load
on the solar inverters and prevent yield losses in
the solar power plant. When there is a lot of sun-

PV SYSTEMS
The blueplanet 50.0
TL3 RPonly from KACO
new energy serves yield
shine, solar parks feed large amounts of energy into
the grid; when there is less sunshine, they naturally
feed in considerably less and grid impedance can
fluctuate accordingly. One useful means of com-
pensating for the resulting fluctuations in the grid is
to provide what is known as reactive power. This is
where the new blueplanet 50.0 TL3 RPonly comes
in: this AC-coupled inverter from KACO new energy
enables operators of solar power plants, or trans-
port networks, to provide the necessary amount of
reactive power correction, by day or by night. The

protection in solar parks and
grid management.
correction value applied at the grid connection point
is the crucial factor. This is where the park control
system reads the measured reactive power. If the
measured value deviates from the set-point which
can be set to any value between 100% active and
100% reactive the blueplanet 50.0 TL3 RPonly
inverter or inverters will be requested to supply re-
active power to the extent that is required to arrive
at the target value once more. Since fluctuations in
the grid can result from a range of causes, the ap-
plication goes beyond solar parks: the blueplanet
50.0 TL3 RPonly can therefore also be used for
reactive power compensation in industrial or other
large consumer sites.
Reactive power is defined using the phase off-
set between current and voltage, and is given as
the cosine of the angle difference: if the current and
voltage are completely in phase (phase angle Phi
= 0 degrees), the cosine of Phi is 1, i.e. 100 per
cent active power and 0 per cent reactive power
is supplied. In contrast, if the current and voltage
curves are completely offset (phase angle Phi = 90
degrees), the cosine of Phi has a value 0, so 100
per cent reactive power is supplied to the grid.
As a phase-shifting device, the blueplanet
50.0 TL3 RPonly can supply any value of reactive
power between 0 and 100 per cent, current leading
or lagging. The power is not given in watts (W) or
volt-amperes (VA) but in var. As its name suggests,
the inverter can supply up to 50 kvar.
By using the RPonly as a purely reactive-power
inverter, solar inverters do not have to reduce their
own active power in order to match the grid reactive
power. Instead, they can continue to feed in sole-
ly active power, protecting the park operator from
yield losses.
The blueplanet 50.0 TL3 RPonly can be used in
new and existing plants, wherever reactive power
is required in grid management, perfectly comple-
menting solar inverters from KACO new energy or
other manufacturers.

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