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Exploring Agrivoltaics: Benefits and cost economics of APV plants

November 1, 2022

By Sarthak Takyar Agrivoltaics or agri-PV (APV) in which agriculture and solar generation are done simultaneously, was earlier considered a niche concept, but it is now gaining popularity across the world. In India, its uptake […]

Off-Grid Power

Serving the Unserved: Solar home systems light up remote villages in Himachal Pradesh

January 13, 2022

One has to trek for three days through steep valleys, hills and dense forests, and cross the 4,665 metre high Thamser pass to reach one of the re­motest parts of Himachal Pradesh, Bara Bhangal gram […]

Off-Grid Power

Microgrids, Macro Impact: Receiving a fresh impetus amid growing renewable energy commitments

January 12, 2022

Microgrids are small, localised grids that produce, distribute and consume electricity. They have the au­tonomy to disconnect from the traditional grid to operate independently. Micro­gri­ds can utilise different forms of energy sour­ces including, but not […]

Off-Grid Power

Lighting Up Lives: Initiatives to bring solar power to towns and villages

October 1, 2021

India is witnessing a rapid rise in electricity demand. The International Ener­gy Ag­­­­en­cy estimates that electricity de­mand will grow at 5 per cent each year until 2040, representing a 100 per cent inc­rease over existing […]

Sate of the Sector

A Decade of Growth: Ambitious targets and inclusive policies make India a renewable energy forerunner

November 11, 2020

Over the past decade, India’s net power generation capacity has increased by 212 GW – nearly the total grid size of France. Roughly 40 per cent of this addition came from renewable energy sources, including […]

World View

Global Greening: Renewable energy growth trends and outlook

November 11, 2020

Renewable energy has established itself as a preferred source for meeting energy needs across countries. Having added an unprecedented 200 GW of renewable capacity through the year, the total renewable power capacity (including hydropower) stood […]

Companies

Company Highlights: Key developments in the past 12 months

November 11, 2020

Enabled by strong policy support, incentives and focused attention from the government, India’s renewable energy sector has attracted many domestic and international players, including several entrepreneurs. Large and small independent power producers (IPPs), power utilities, diversified business houses, […]

Sate of the Sector

Bold Steps: Policy and regulatory round-up

November 10, 2020

In the past one year, the policy and regulatory environment in the renewable energy sector has experienced disruptions caused by Covid-19 and the financial stress of discoms. During the lockdown following the onset of the […]

Segment Review

Reaching the Unserved: Policy developments and growth trends in the off-grid space

November 4, 2020

A key opportunity for renewable energy (especially solar power and bioenergy) lies in off-grid applications. These applications are suitable for unelectrified households in areas where grid extension is neither feasible nor cost effective. To tap […]

Off-Grid Power

Cash Crops:  KUSUM aims to solarise the agricultural segment and enhance farmer incomes

March 25, 2019

By Ashay Abbhi On February 19, 2019, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the prime minister approved the Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM), over a year after it was announced in […]

Solar Power

Waste Woes: Effective strategy needed for recycling PV panels

February 6, 2019

Around 500 GW of solar panels have been installed worldwide. In India itself, the installed solar capacity has crossed 25 GW and the country is expected to add over 11 GW over the next few […]

Solar Power

Solar Fencing: Subsidised scheme helps Himachal Pradesh farmers keep animals at bay

February 5, 2019

For more than a decade, Jiyalal’s four bighas of cultivable land in Tarapur Naya Gaon village in the Mashobra block of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, had been rendered barren. The reason, monkeys and boars that […]

Bioenergy

Paddy Power: Making use of rice crop residue to produce bio-CNG

December 25, 2018

By Anita Khuller Due to the limited domestic production of petroleum products, India is compelled to import over 80 per cent of its fuel requirement. The country’s energy security cannot improve until alternative fuels are […]

Rural Electrification

Right to Light: Solar study lamp scheme brightens the future of students in villages

April 22, 2018

It is pitch dark as we near Nagwa village, 150 km from Varanasi. No lights emanate from any of the hamlets that we cross. Then, we see a bunch of barefoot boys and girls emerge […]

Rural Electrification

Rehal Case Study: Solar power transforms lives in an off-grid hamlet

April 21, 2018

It takes more than two hours of a back-breaking drive of just 28 km on a bumpy, winding kuchha road from Rohtas to reach Rehal, situated at a height of 2,400 feet above sea level […]

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Rural Electrification

Rural Electrification: Progress so far

April 15, 2018
Off-Grid Power

Leading by Example: SELCO’s Amasebail solar village project ideal for replication

January 15, 2018

Providing energy access to rural India is not an easy task. Selecting villages with willing and able stakeholders, offering the right solutions, and nurturing partnerships amongst various stakeholders are of paramount importance. Amasebail village in […]

Companies

Interview with Husk Power’s Ratnesh Yadav: “I do not see microgrids scaling up in India”

December 31, 2017

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 […]

Solar Power

Green CSR: Off-grid solar initiatives by corporate groups

December 31, 2017

Despite the government’s efforts to increase the availability of grid power in rural and remote regions, nearly 50 per cent of the country’s rural population still has little or no access to grid-based electricity and […]

Off-Grid Power

Sluggish Growth: Off-grid segment faces multiple challenges

November 7, 2017

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 […]

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