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Sunrise Segment
Opportunities and outlook for harnessing bioenergy [...] -
Mostly Sunny
Analysing global solar power trends [...] -
Legal Quagmire
Section 194R adds even more complexities to the taxation law regime [...] -
National Green Hydrogen Mission
Presentation by MNRE [...] -
“Short-term trading will gain importance”
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TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS

H2 Roadmap: Government greenlights the National Green Hydrogen Mission
The year 2023 started with a bang for the country’s fledgling green hydrogen sector. On January 4, 2023, the Union cabinet gave approval to the National Green Hydrogen Mission with an initial budget outlay of […]

Landmark Order: Supreme Court judgment in Tata Power case to have far-reaching implications for the sector
In a landmark order, the Supreme Court has dismissed Tata Power’s appeal challenging the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (MERC) order to award a Rs 70 billion high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project to Adani […]

Catching Up: Odisha’s new policy aims to tap the vast renewable energy potential
Odisha is a highly industrialised state and in the upcoming years, a steady rise in energy consumption from all sectors is anticipated. The state is endowed with a vast potential of largely untapped renewable energy. […]

Towards a Bright Future: New Uttar Pradesh policy to promote solar energy expansion
Uttar Pradesh is one of the leading producers and consumers of renewable energy. As of September 2022, the state had 4.5 GW of installed renewable energy capacity, with about 2 GW of that capacity being […]

Frontrunner States: Top 10 hotspots for renewable energy development
India’s installed renewable energy capacity is among the largest in the world with total deployments of 118 GW as of September 2022. This accounts for roughly 29 per cent of the country’s total installed power […]

Decarbonisation Goals: KKR to invest $400 million in Serentica Renewables
Serentica Renewables, the newly formed renewable energy platform of Sterlite Power Transmission Limited, has been making headlines since its launch. The company recently clinched significant investments from leading American global investment firm KKR. On November […]

Key Financings: Major debt and equity deals in 2022
India has set a target of deploying 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based energy by 2030. According to the 21st report of the Standing Committee on Energy (2021-2022), India requires an additional investment of about Rs […]

Exploring Agrivoltaics: Benefits and cost economics of APV plants
By Sarthak Takyar Agrivoltaics or agri-PV (APV) in which agriculture and solar generation are done simultaneously, was earlier considered a niche concept, but it is now gaining popularity across the world. In India, its uptake […]

Vibrant Energy: Providing reliable and affordable green power solutions to C&I clients
Vibrant Energy is a pure-play commercial and industrial (C&I) renewable energy focused IPP. Vibrant’s strategic focus has meant that it has steered clear of the utility-scale and rooftop segments. Vibrant’s portfolio predominantly comprises offsite open […]

DHBVN: Strong operational and financial performance
Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) is one of the two discoms in Haryana. It serves a consumer base of almost 4.05 million (as of September 2022), and a peak demand of 6,432 MW. Its […]

Jakson Green: Making big strides in the green hydrogen space
From an energy product firm in 1947 to a fully diversified energy group in 2022, the journey of India-based infrastructure major Jakson Group has spanned the fields of distributed energy, solar, battery energy storage systems […]

Financing a world scale hydrogen export project: Paper
It is anticipated that green hydrogen will require government support for the next 15-20 years and that green hydrogen export projects will have to compete, largely on delivered price, to supply the demand created by […]

National Green Hydrogen Mission Document
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released a detailed document of its National Green Hydrogen Mission. The overarching objective of the mission is to make India, a global hub for production, usage […]

National Green Hydrogen Mission: Presentation by MNRE
The Union Cabinet approved National Green Hydrogen Mission on January 4, 2023. The mission has an initial budget outlay for Rs.197,440 million. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has been given the responsibility of […]

Prescinto Technologies: Building an efficient SaaS platform for clean energy projects
Founded in 2016 by Puneet Singh Jaggi, Prescinto Technologies Private Limited works on building software that enables clean energy companies to extract the full potential of their assets. The company’s co-founders are Sanjay Bhasin and […]

Hamara Grid: Emerging renewable minigrid player in Northeast India
Headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, Hamara Grid Private Limited was founded in July 2020 with a vision to provide services in the rural minigrid space. In order to maximise local impact, the main objective of […]

Statiq: Working towards creating a smart charging ecosystem
Statiq, founded in 2019 by Akshit Bansal and Raghav Arora, is an electric vehicle (EV) charging network that allows users to locate and book EV chargers in public places such as shopping malls, parking lots, […]

Su-vastika launches solar-linkable UPS system
Su-vastika has launched a lithium battery-based three-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system that can be widely used as an alternative to polluting diesel generators, from residential and commercial buildings to educational facilities, hospitals and shopping […]

GameChange Solar launches revolutionary east-west fixed tilt tracking system
GameChange Solar has unveiled its high power producing east-west tilt racking system, MaxDensity™, which is priced at $.029 globally for a typical 105 mph wind load with moderate soil corrosion. The system can withstand winds […]

Growatt launches new PV inverter for off-grid applications
Growatt has unveiled its new inverters, SPF 6000 ES Plus, for residential off-grid solar power systems. The inverter includes dual maximum power point trackers for houses with multiple rooftop areas, supporting panel installation at different […]

Mostly Sunny: Analysing global solar power trends
In the pursuit of net-zero emissions, countries across the globe are adopting renewable energy, with solar power accounting for the lion’s share. By end 2021, the world had installed 940 GW of operational solar energy. […]

Turning Point: Global energy crisis tips the scales in favour of renewables
The world is in the grip of a global energy crisis. The fuel markets have witnessed severe demand and supply shocks owing to the successive waves of the coronavirus pandemic followed by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. […]

Green hydrogen: The energy opportunity for decarbonization and developing countries
By Gerd Müller, Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Hydrogen is classified as ‘green’ when it is produced through electrolysis powered by renewable energy. Green hydrogen is a versatile fuel that is expected to […]