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August 2023

As the world forges ahead in the battle against climate change, governments across the globe are making significant efforts to reduce their carbon emissions in the coming years. Corporates have also joined the net zero […]

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July 2023

The year 2023 is set to become a turning point for India’s green hydrogen journey. In just seven months, the fledgling green hydrogen segment has witnessed a slew of policy interventions by the government. These […]

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June 2023

Renewable energy installations are growing at a rapid pace in India with 127 GW of total deployments as of May 2023 according to the latest data released by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. […]

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May 2023

India’s renewable energy sector has grown by leaps and bounds to reach roughly 126 GW of installed capacity as of April 2023. Solar power has the bulk share in this with 67 GW of installed […]

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April 2023

India aims to have 50 per cent share of non-fossil fuel based power in its total installed power capacity mix by 2030. Further, the government is working towards installation of a total of 500 GW […]

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March 2023

India is eyeing roughly 280 GW of solar power installations by 2030, to reach its target of 500 GW of clean energy by the end of the decade. While historically much of the country’s installed […]

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February 2023

India has roughly 412 GW of installed power capacity as of January 2023, out of which 41 per cent is contributed by renewable power. The target is to have 500 GW of non-fossil fuel based […]

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January 2023

India’s current installed wind power capacity stands at 41,930 MW as of December 2022. Unlike the solar power segment, which is growing by leaps and bounds, wind power capacity additions have witnessed significant slowdown over […]

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December 2022

As we come to the end of 2022, we look back at what the renewable energy sector has achieved this year and what the new year has in store for this industry. Renewables now contribute […]

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We have turned 12!

With this edition, we celebrate our twelfth anniversary. In these twelve years, we have seen the Indian renewable energy landscape evolve from a mainly policy and incentive-led sector to a very mature and dynamic market-based […]

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September 2022

India has deployed more than 115 GW of renewable energy capacity as of August 2022, with much of the new installations taking place in the past five years. However, it is still a very long […]

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August 2022

The power distribution segment and the poor financial condition of the state discoms have long been a pain point for the overall Indian power sector, including renewables. Discoms struggle with operational inefficiencies and high aggregate […]

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July 2022

The year 2022 is proving to be quite eventful for India’s renewable energy sector. The industry has witnessed a mix of ups and downs as it navigates the new energy landscape shaped by an evolving […]

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June 2022

The past few days have been quite exciting for the renewable energy sector with a slew of policy interventions by the central government. From announcing plans to replace about 58,000 MUs of thermal power with […]

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May 2022

The Russia-Ukraine conflict has continued to rage for more than 90 days now, causing a major humanitarian and economic crisis, and its impact is being felt across the globe. Many countries that had just started […]

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April 2022

India’s total installed wind power capacity stands at roughly 40 GW as of March 2022. Meanwhile, solar power capacity has crossed wind power installations in a short span of time to reach 54 GW. In […]

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March 2022

India’s utility-scale solar segment continues to show promising growth with sustained investor confidence and interest from large developers. A competitive bidding mechanism and timely government interventions have greatly helped in attracting private investments. Thus, the […]

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February 2022

On February 17, 2022, the Ministry of Power released the much-awaited Green Hydro­gen Policy, which had been on the cards for at least one year. The National Hydrogen Mission had first found a mention in […]

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January 2022

The year 2022 has started on a good note for India’s renewable energy sector. Within just a few days, many important and encouraging developments have taken place in this space. The Green Energy Corridors Phase […]

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December 2021

The year 2021 was a defining one in India’s energy transition journey. The country’s renewable energy installations crossed the 100 GW milestone this year to reach 104 GW as of November 2021. The renewable energy […]