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Manufacturing Sector: The Golden Ticket for India to Become a Global Leader

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Greater manufacturing capacity and efficiencies hold the key to India’s growth and success in becoming the global leader. And recent initiatives by Government testify the country’s intent on claiming the mantle of the fastest growing manufacturing hub in the world. However, prioritizing the fastest growing manufacturing sector within the country (which is solar sector) and focusing on its growth (through domestic manufacturing) can help India reach great heights. Present Status of Manufacturing Sector in India Indian manufacturing sector has shown incredible growth in recent years. In the last 4-5 years India has executed nearly half of the 37 reforms, that were adopted in 2003. From facilitating the delays in getting construction permits, simplifying finance acquisition, registration of property, paying taxes, protecting minority investors, developing skill through training, resolving insolvency, and enforcing contracts; Government of India has acted aggressively on...

Goa Government Notifies & gazettes the much awaited Solar Policy 2017

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Features of the Goa Solar Policy: Catagory of consumers P rosumer: Consumer  who has connected load with the Goa Electricity Department (GED) & is also a producer of solar energy.  As per the solar policy, prosumers are of following types: Small Prosumer:   These consumers have LT Connection with a maximum load of 100 KW. They can install a solar project capacity of 100 KW or up to their connected load whichever is lower. These consumers can install their solar plant either through gross-meter connection or net-meter. Large Prosumer:  These consumers have HT connection and load between 100 kW-2000 kW. They can set their solar plants only through net-meter. The solar policy in their case does not allow gross-meter. Producer:  Entity intending to set up a Solar Power plant with a capacity of more than 100kW exclusively for sale of power to the Distribution Licensee under gross metering as per the tariff discovered by Reverse...