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Stock Movement
Market update of BSE Power Index companies [...] -
Fresh Fillip
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Gaining Momentum
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Path to Green Hydrogen
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Strategic Shift
Making India’s green hydrogen ambition a reality [...] -
Interview with K.P. Rudrappaiah:
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Interview with A. Nithyanand:
“Renewables are growing at a faster rate in India than in any other major economy” [...]
TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS

Stock Movement: Market update of BSE Power Index companies
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Power Index tracks the price movement of 12 power companies operating across various segments of industry. As of September 27, 2023, the index stood at 4,618.79 points, registering a decline […]

Sustainable Development: Emerging trends in the construction and building industry
The promotion of sustainable practices is playing an increasingly important role in a wide range of industries. In line with this trend, the construction and building industry is gradually moving towards deploying green building techniques […]

Building Capacity: Tamil Nadu focuses on leveraging its renewables potential
Tamil Nadu is among the key renewable-rich states of India. According to the Central Electricity Authority’s data, as of September 2023, the state’s total power capacity stood at 37,958.41 MW. Of this, renewable energy accounted […]

Key Statistics: Status of the power sector in Tamil Nadu

Green Commitment: Maharashtra pushes the pedal on growing its renewables capacity
Renewable energy is a critical part of Maharashtra’s energy landscape. In order to meet its constantly growing energy demands, the state has achieved considerable success in harnessing clean and sustainable energy sources. Maharashtra has significant […]

Bridging the Gap: Climate finance strategies to achieve net zero
A recent study titled “How Big is the Net Zero Financing Gap”, conducted by the Allen & Overy and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) in September 2023, estimates that $6.2 trillion will be required annually until […]

Marked Improvement: Report on global trends in renewables’ cost competitiveness
Amidst the ongoing energy crisis and subsequent commodity price inflation, the year 2022 proved to be fairly favourable for the renewables sector. A recent report, titled “Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2022”, by the International […]

Cost Insights: IRENA’s report on CoC for renewables
The cost of capital (CoC) is a crucial driver of total costs and determines the cost of electricity from renewable power generation technologies. However, the absence of reliable, up-to-date and differentiated CoC data for individual […]

Interview with A. Nithyanand: “Renewables are growing at a faster rate in India than in any other major economy”
In a recent interview with Renewable Watch, A. Nithyanand, chief executive officer, Sembcorp Green Infra (India), talked about the current state of the power sector as well as the energy transition and the commercial and […]

Growing Presence: Site visit to Jakson’s module manufacturing facility
Established in 1947, the Jakson Group has diversified from a conventional energy products manufacturer to a fully integrated energy solutions company, providing expertise in the fields of solar power, battery energy storage systems, distributed energy, […]

Mahagenco: Pioneering efforts for renewable energy expansion
Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (Mahagenco) was established in 2005, following the restructuring of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board. Today, it has a well-balanced generation portfolio of over 13.16 GW across coal, hydel, gas […]

Global Hydrogen Flows – 2023 Update: Report
This report was authored by the Hydrogen Council in collaboration with McKinsey & Company. Hydrogen and its derivatives will play a central role in decarbonization and global trade will be critical for driving uptake. This […]

EVs as an attractive flexibility solution for the power system
CEA has recently released a report titled “Electric Vehicle Utilisation for Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Services”. The report provides a brief overview of the services that EVs can provide to the power system through smart charging, key challenges, […]

India has 637 GW of residential rooftop solar energy potential: CEEW report
According to a report by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), over 250 million households across India have the potential to deploy 637 GW of solar energy capacity on rooftops. Further, the CEEW […]

Hygenco: Emerging player in the green hydrogen space
Incorporated in 2020, Hygenco develops and deploys scaled-up, commercially attractive green hydrogen and green ammonia production assets. It has garnered significant support from key investors who are deeply committed to advancing green hydrogen and green […]

Solnce Energy: Solar marketplace drives cost savings
Founded in 2021, Gujarat-based Solnce Energy is a solar marketplace and tendering platform. The company has developed its in-house platform/application for clients and vendors in the form of a marketplace called Solnce. So far, the […]

Sistema.bio: Transforming rural India’s energy landscape
Established in 2010, Sistema.bio specialises in providing sustainable energy solutions to small-scale farmers worldwide. The company’s core focus is on creating and distributing biogas digesters, which are innovative devices that transform organic waste, such as […]

Goldi Solar unveils TOPCon solar panels
Goldi Solar has introduced its latest G12 TOPCon solar panel, featuring advanced technology, as part of its high-efficiency low on carbon (HELOC®) plus series. The new addition to the HELOC® plus series features a 132-cell […]

REC Group unveils REC Alpha Pure-RX residential panel
The REC Group has introduced its recent high-efficiency solar panel innovation, the REC Alpha Pure-RX, which achieves a power rating of up to 470 Wp. This product utilises advanced heterojunction cell technology (HJT), reportedly allowing […]

Gautam Solar launches N-type TOPCon solar modules
Gautam Solar has launched UL-certified N-type TOPCon solar modules in three different sizes. First, there is the 435 Wp module with 108 cells, which is ideal for residential rooftop solar projects and has an efficiency […]

Offshore Wind Blueprint: US action plan for OWT development in the Atlantic region
The US offshore wind (OSW) sector is poised to play an important role in achieving energy transition and improving power system resilience. The country aims to achieve 30 GW of OSW by 2030 and 110 […]

Greening the Maldives: Uptake of clean energy in the island nation
The Republic of Maldives, located in the central Indian Ocean, is renowned for its thriving tourism industry, which contributes to roughly 25 per cent of its national gross domestic product (GDP). However, Covid-19 has definitely […]

Strategic Moves: Sri Lanka’s initiatives to increase the share of renewables in its electricity mix
Sri Lanka has an enormous renewable energy potential. The country has an ambitious target of meeting 70 per cent of its electricity needs through renewables by 2030 and 100 per cent of its electricity needs […]