The Haryana government is promoting solar power-based water pumps for irrigation as well as grid-connected rooftop solar projects in a big way. In an interview with Renewable Watch, Ankur Gupta, principal secretary, New and Renewable […]
According to Anil Sardana, managing director and chief executive officer, Tata Power, the bankability of renewable energy projects has always been an issue owing to offtakers’ inability to absorb power and pay for it. Tata […]
Solar and wind project allocations slowed down considerably in 2017, compared to the allocations in 2016. Moreover, aggressive bidding and the sharp fall in prices raised concerns about these segments suffering the same fate as […]
Renewable energy equipment manufacturers are stretched due to the demand slowdown resulting from delayed project allocation as well as the continuously declining solar and wind tariffs. The manufacturing community is also divided as far as […]
Both technically advanced and low cost seems like a dichotomous notion that rarely coexists in a singular form. However, things are about to change in solar as one of major technical advancements, half-cell modules, hits […]
With this issue, we celebrate our seventh anniversary. As before, we use this occasion to share our take on the state of the sector. A reflection on the past year indicates a lacklustre performance by […]
With falling solar panel prices and improving wind technology yields, not only has renewable energy become cost competitive, but it also offers low feedstock risk vis-a-vis conventional power. This makes it a preferred asset class […]
The renewable energy sector has been witnessing a flurry of activity with the government’s increased focus on its development. The industry today has a large number of players, both domestic and international, along with an […]
In 2015, several countries across the world signed the Paris agreement to tackle the climate change problem. A total of 189 countries submitted their national commitments with targets to increase investment in renewable energy, energy […]
India is betting big on renewable energy and companies across countries and verticals are taking notice. There has been a flurry of domestic and international players trying to establish a footprint in a market that […]
With the rapid reduction in solar and wind energy costs in the country, we now need solutions for renewable energy integration. Energy storage technologies are seen as enabling technologies that can help the government achieve […]
If the renewable energy story in 2017 was to be described through three trends it would be plunging tariffs, hyper-competition and a weak project pipeline. Leading consultants talk about the sector’s performance in 2017, the […]
Connecting remote areas to the grid continues to be a daunting task for the government. Of the 15,019 villages electrified over the past two years, only 8 per cent have achieved 100 per cent household […]
(6th, December, 2017) Due to its high energy yieldadvantage, bifacial modules are becoming widely accepted by the solar PV market.To beresponsive tothis market trend,Arctech Solar recently launched its innovativeSkySmart tracking system.SkySmart is the world’s first […]
India’s installed renewable energy capacity currently stands at a little over 60 GW. While technological advancements and a progressive policy and regulatory framework have played a key role in achieving this capacity, the financing community […]
In order to achieve the ambitious renewable energy target of 175 GW by 2022, an estimated investment of over $100 billion will be required. While this is a sizeable amount, India’s renewable energy capacity expansion […]
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