Editorial

December 2019

Action on climate change may be the biggest challenge humankind is facing today. The consequences of inaction are escalating and hitting both rich and poor countries alike. It has therefore become imperative to move beyond […]

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November 2019

With this issue, we celebrate our ninth anniversary. As before, we use this occasion to share our own perspective on the state of the renewable energy sector in India in 2019. Overall, the sector has […]

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October 2019

The sanctity of contracts and consistency in regulations are the two key considerations for any sector to attract investments. As far as the renewable energy sector in India is concerned, both of these have been […]

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September 2019

These are very interesting times globally, especially from an energy market perspective. A sharp reduction in renewable energy technology costs, in particular solar and wind, and the growing commercialisation of energy storage systems have driven […]

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August 2019

The country’s power sector is evolving on almost every level. Electricity generation is increasing. The energy source mix is changing in favour of renewables. The regulatory framework is evolving and the transmission infrastructure is expanding. […]

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July 2019

The waste-to-energy (WtE) segment in India has failed to take off in the way it was envisaged.A key reason for this is the inadequate availability of quality waste for power generation. The country generates 55 […]

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June 2019

The general sentiment in the renewable energy sector is mixed. With the outcome of the general elections now known, there is hope for policy stability and a bigger renewable energy development agenda. No doubt, developers […]

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May 2019

Even as the power sector has been progressing and evolving, the distribution segment has continued to struggle. Despite the centre’s attempt to revive the segment through the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), discom debt and […]

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April 2019: Editor Dolly Khattar

The Indian renewable energy sector has entered the year 2019 with strong tailwinds as far as M&A and financing activities are concerned. A large number of acquisitions have been concluded or announced since January 2019. […]

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March 2019: Editor Dolly Khattar

The solar power segment has taken off in a way that most people would not have anticipated. From an almost non-existent solar market in 2010, India today is home to the fifth-largest installed solar power […]

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February 2019: Editor Dolly Khattar

Land availability is the most important prerequisite for any utility-scale solar or wind power project. While the country has abundant land resources, it is becoming increasingly difficult and expensive to acquire it, be it government […]

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August 2018: Editor Dolly Khattar

Overshadowed by the safeguard duty row and the sharp depreciation in the rupee, India’s solar energy segment is staring at a period of policy and legal uncertainty, and possible tariff hikes. The debate over the […]

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April 2018: Editor Dolly Khattar

Waste to energy (WtE) has been a very slow growing segment despite there being tremendous potential for these projects in India. Currently, there are over 180 WtE plants based on municipal solid waste (MSW), urban, […]