Blog
The latest updates from Vikram Solar
Blog
The latest updates from Vikram Solar
27th
Jan
India Needs To Curb Its Oil Dependence to Realize Renewable Energy Goals
India’s efforts at realizing green energy targets are facing an incredible challenge with its growing dependence on fossil fuels. The country has already become the 3rd biggest oil consumer in the world and predictions highlight India to become one of the two largest fossil fuel consumers in the world (consuming nearly 50% of global oil …
19th
Dec
Energy Sustainability in India Needs Resource Efficiency Policies
Continuously depleting natural resources pose a great threat to the world as its population continues to rise. Starvation, lack of energy, and important requirements to sustain life throughout the world has made it obvious that current consumption and production patterns are unsustainable, especially for energy. Management of lifecycle of resources, from their extraction to consumption …
13rd
Dec
Manufacturing Industry in India Needs Support to Reverse Slowdown and Push India Forward
Recently Government data has revealed that factory output shrunk by 4% in September 2019, standing at the lowest in last 7 years. Data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) highlighted that the Indian manufacturing sector’s current contribution to The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) to be lowest in the last five years. Undoubtedly, this …
7th
Dec
How Solar Industry in India is Going to Fare in 2020: A Few Predictions
Indian solar power industry has been growing at an incredible rate and currently stands at nearly 32 GW of installed capacity in 2019. Although 2019 brought India new opportunities for the industry, we have to highlight that the country was only capable of installing less than 7 GW of solar energy capacity in the calendar …
28th
Nov
Why Global Medical Sector Needs to Opt for Green Energy & How India should Move Forward
For obvious reasons the healthcare industry worldwide requires an uninterrupted supply of electricity. Although, globally we have made great strides in harnessing and utilizing energy, still more than 1 billion people (worldwide) are currently living without electricity. And interruptions in energy supply in developing countries, have created an enormous challenge for the health care industry. …
19th
Nov
The Future Looks Brighter as Sustainable Energy Increases Share in Global Energy Capacity
Acceptance towards Renewable energy worldwide has created an upheaval in the existing energy industry, giving sustainable energy sector more and more market share every year. Last year global Renewable energy growth was phenomenal, which showcased 171 GW of new capacity addition. Although, last year’s capacity addition was only 7.9% higher than 2017, consistent growth has …
6th
Nov
Focus On Innovation and Quality Always Goes a Long Way
India has clearly shown intent towards adopting solar energy to bring electricity to its furthest corners. The country has taken inspiring initiatives, shouldering reformations, facilitating industrial growth, and bringing investment to support the mission to utilize sustainable energy. Also, solar power has come a long way since 1977 when solar panels were priced at $77 …
27th
Aug
Supporting Manufacturing- Should Be Priority Area for New Government
Existing Government has understood the importance of building manufacturing scale and has left a clear mark by fostering socio-economic revolution through policy reformations and improving inner mechanisms. Initiatives like Make in India, GST, drafting National Policy on Electronics, increasing export incentives, launching phased manufacturing programme (PMP), Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme, and planning a new …
16th
Aug
Budget 2019 Guidelines Growth But More Support Needed for Progress
Taking a pragmatic approach, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman brought forward her first budget announcement, highlighting the Government’s approach to lead India’s economy to a $5 trillion target. The primary focus of the budget was to boost infrastructure and foreign investment at a time when the economy is showing signs of slowdown. It is important for …
9th
Aug
Rural Electrification in India Needs Solar Adoption Not Kerosene Subsidies
India aggressively moving towards solarisation has indeed opened up the opportunity for energy reliance and power for all. Government support and encourage takes credit for such rapid developments within the country that promises to initiate socio-economic growth. However, since more than 60% of the country’s population reside in the rural areas, the only way to …
