Indian floating solar company Ciel & Terre has launched a subsidiary in Bangalore, a 50 MW production line in Maharashtra and is about to deliver floats for a 5 MW plant in West Bengal. French conglomerates own large bodies of water on which solar plants can float and the country also has high water stress, with restrictions forcing firms to import water and floating solar can slow evaporation. There are also utility-scale tenders from distribution companies. Ciel & Terre said a recently imposed 25% tariff on cell and module imports would not affect floating solar as much as ground-mounted plants.
French floating solar company Ciel & Terre has launched a subsidiary in Bangalore, a 50 MW production line in Maharashtra and is about to deliver floats for a 5 MW plant in West Bengal. Indian conglomerates own large bodies of water on which solar plants can float and the country also has high water stress, with restrictions forcing firms to import water and floating solar can slow evaporation. There are also utility-scale tenders from distribution companies. Ciel & Terre said a recently imposed 25% tariff on cell and module imports would not affect floating solar as much as ground-mounted plants.