Performance, plans and strategies of key renewable energy
companies including solar, wind, bioenergy and small-hydro
By Kushboo Goyal and Smriti Mehra The year 2017-18 has been an eventful year for both the solar and the wind energy segment. While large capacities were tendered by the central and state agencies, many […]
Gujarat’s state distribution licensee Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited (MGVCL) caters to power supply and distribution in the central part of the state – an area spanning 23,854 square km and covering almost 4,404 villages […]
“India is a key upcoming market” The solar power segment is facing new challenges with the possible levy of 25 per cent safeguard duty on imported solar cells. The step is likely to increase project […]
NTPC Limited is making rapid strides in the renewables space to meet its green energy commitment. As of March 2018, NTPC’s total installed generation capacity stood at 53.6 GW, of which 870 MW was solar […]
The evolving wind energy landscape in India has opened up an interesting mix of challenges and opportunities for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Renewable Watch recently spoke to Gilan Sabatier, general manager, business operations, South Asia, […]
A large number of domestic and global players in the clean energy space are entering the Indian renewable energy sector. Large undeveloped capacities, falling capital costs and tariffs, and the improving regulatory scenario are some […]
Founded in 1997 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2006, solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer Trina Solar is in its third decade of operations. Headquartered in Changzhou, China, the company has established […]
Orb Energy was incorporated in 2006, with funding from a UK-based venture capital firm. The company first targeted the distributed off-grid solar market in India, starting off as a provider of solar water heating and […]
With 34 GW of installed capacity, India ranks fourth globally after China, the US and Germany in terms of wind power. The country accounts for 6 per cent of the total global installed wind capacity […]
The acquisition of Delhi’s discoms by Reliance Infrastructure Limited has been one of the most successful exercises undertaken to privatise the distribution segment in the country. The two discoms, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and […]
With a portfolio of over 300 MW of contracted and commissioned capacity, Amplus Solar is one of the largest rooftop solar players in the Indian renewable energy space. In fact, it was an early mover […]
Out of the entire capacity installed in the country in 2017-18, only 16 per cent of the modules were procured from Indian module manufacturers. Vikram Solar is one of the few domestic module manufacturing firms […]
With increasing capacity additions, rapidly declining tariffs and improved power uptake, the Indian solar power market is now nearing maturity. The current state of the market is the result of a robust solar ecosystem built […]
Microgrids have been a game changer in the rural electrification space. In a coal-dominated energy sector, the decentralised way of energy generation through easily available renewable resources such as solar, wind and biomass has yielded […]
Most of the listed renewable energy companies have released their financial results for the quarter ended December 2017. While the results vary by company, a common trend is that companies operating in the solar power […]
Orient Green Power Limited (OGPL) is an independent power producer (IPP) in the Indian renewable energy sector and a part of the Shriram Group. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Chennai. […]
JSW Energy Limited (JSWEL), the energy arm of the JSW Group, is one of the leading private players in the power sector. Established in 1994, the company has projects across the generation, transmission, manufacturing and […]
With digitisation touching almost every aspect of life, industry is facing a virtual data tsunami. Data centres, physical as well as cloud based, are coming up everywhere to meet the growing demand for data storage. […]
Renewable energy-based microgrids have proved to be a viable business model in the off-grid space. However, only a few players have created a success story on the back of this model. One of these is […]
India Power Corporation Limited (IPCL) was incorporated in 1919 as a utility and power generation company. Over the years it has been growing its renewable energy portfolio and today has 143.2 MW of renewable capacity […]
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