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Title: Govt to tender 1 gigawatt of solar rooftop capacity in December
Source:Mint
Date:8 December 2016
India is preparing to auction a gigawatt of rooftop solar capacity as it strives to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of generating 100 gigawatts of power from the sun by 2022. The tender will be ready in December 2016, according to Solar Energy Corp. of India, the agency responsible for implementing clean energy targets. It aims to accelerate panel installations on government buildings. Mr Sanjay Sharma SECI general manager said the tender will entail target-based incentives, which will be released step-wise as a project developer meets completion timelines and not in one go.
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