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August 2024

September 13, 2024

The announcement of the Union Budget last month by the Finance Minister was met with applause (largely) from the renewable energy industry. This year’s budget not only focused on specific clean energy segments like storage […]

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July 2024

July 19, 2024

As of June 2024, India has an installed renewable energy capacity of 195 GW of renewables including 86 GW solar power capacity, 47 GW hydro, 47 GW wind, 11 GW bio power and 5 GW […]

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June 2024

June 24, 2024

Over the past five years, India’s total installed renewable energy capacity has nearly doubled, increasing from a mere 78 GW as of March 2019 to 147 GW as of May 2024. It could be argued […]

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May 2024

May 30, 2024

Energy security has been one of the foremost priorities of governments worldwide. Historically, control over oil and gas markets has been the primary cause of many geopolitical disruptions. However, over the past few years, clean […]

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April 2024

April 28, 2024

Offshore wind has recently been at the centre of attention in the Indian renewable energy sector along with other emerging segments. The recent budget announcement included provisions for viability gap funding for the initial 1,000 […]

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March 2024

March 23, 2024

Residential rooftop solar has long been at the backburner in terms of deployment when compared to the other more attractive commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop solar. India has 11 GW of installed rooftop solar capacity […]

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February 2024

February 25, 2024

The debate surrounding the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) refuses to die down. Still a cause for much uncertainty in the solar segment, the ALMM includes those models and manufacturers that are eligible […]

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January 2024

February 1, 2024

The year 2023 ended with roughly 134 GW of total installed renewable power capacity in the country and 8.7 GW of new installations between April to December 2023. In line with historic trends, solar power […]

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December 2023

December 26, 2023

As of end 2023, India has more than 130 GW of installed renewable energy capacity, comprising 72 GW of solar, 45 GW of wind and a few GWs of bioenergy and small hydropower. The focus […]

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Renewable Watch turns 13!

December 8, 2023

Letter by Khushboo Goyal, Editorial Lead and Associate Director We started our journey in 2010 when India’s total renewable energy capacity was barely 17 GW. It is quite heartening to see the country’s progress in […]

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October 2023

October 24, 2023

In this current geopolitical climate, energy security and climate change mitigation have become the major concerns for all nations, and transition to green energy has emerged as a key priority area. Along with governments and […]

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September 2023

September 24, 2023

India hosted the G20 Leaders’ Summit, for the first time ever, on September 9-10, 2023 in New Delhi. With the motto, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam which translates to One Earth, One Family, One Future, the summit led […]

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August 2023

August 26, 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

August 2, 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

June 30, 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

May 31, 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

April 29, 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

March 31, 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

February 28, 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

February 1, 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 […]