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Johannes Urpelainen is the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Professor of Energy, Resources and Environment, at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and founding director of the Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy. He has co-authored […]
India’s drive towards electric vehicle (EV)-led mobility has accelerated in recent years. However, a major hurdle in its ramp-up is likely to be the near-non-existent EV ecosystem, including charging infrastructure. The government has been attempting […]
India’s installed renewable energy capacity has reached 83 GW and further capacity additions are in the pipeline. The country has committed to achieving 40 per cent of its installed capacity from renewables by 2030. While […]
Anand Kumar, secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has been working towards devising appropriate policy and regulatory measures to create a viable renewable energy sector for investors and consumers. In an exclusive interview […]
The year 2019 has been a difficult one for the renewable energy sector as projects ran into significant delays. Inadequate transmission infrastructure for evacuation and land constraints remained the key roadblocks besides other policy and […]
NHPC Limited, the country’s largest hydro company, has an installed base of more than 7 GW (including joint ventures [JVs]). It witnessed the highest ever power generation and plant availability factor during 2018-19, as a […]
Formed in 2014, the young state of Telangana has succeeded in removing many of the shortcomings in its power sector and becoming a leader in the solar power space in a short span of time. […]
Gujarat, one of the early movers in the renewable energy space in India, is known for its planned approach to sector development and effective implementation. In the past one year, it has been adopting a […]
Maharashtra has been allotted renewable capacity targets of 11,926 MW for solar power, 7,600 MW for wind, 50 MW for small hydro and 2,469 MW for biomass-based power by the Ministry of New and Renewable […]
NTPC Limited, India’s biggest energy conglomerate, caters to almost 23 per cent of the country’s power demand. The company is looking to increase this share over the next few years with the addition of 4 […]
ACME is the largest solar power generator in the country with a cumulative project portfolio of over 5,500 MWp and an operational capacity of over 2,900 MWp. In an interview with Renewable Watch, Manoj Kumar […]
Sembcorp Energy India Limited (SEIL) is one of the leading independent power producers (IPPs) in India with a generation capacity of 4.37 GW, comprising thermal, wind and solar assets. Of the total generation capacity, thermal […]
Established in 2012, Hero Future Energies has come a long way to have a portfolio of 1.3 GW of wind and solar power, and an additional 1.5 GW under construction or planned. It is one […]
The year 2019 has been a mixed bag of opportunities and challenges for developers and manufacturers in the solar power space. While there have been many policy developments, new issues have cropped up dampening overall […]
The renewable energy sector in India has witnessed disruption over the past two years, with new technologies and business models contributing to a low-tariff and low-margin environment. Investors have struggled with changing dynamics that significantly […]
Even as developers continued to be plagued with issues, 2019 turned out to be another challenging year for the entire renewable energy sector. Discoms’ outstanding dues piled up, regulatory bottlenecks impacted developer sentiment, and delayed […]
The introduction of competitive bidding for domestic wind power projects has adversely impacted wind power capacity additions. Owing to the declining order volumes and tariffs, the financial health of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) has been […]
By Dr Rahul Walawalkar, President, IESA India is quickly increasing its share of renewable energy sources, but still depends on carbon-emitting coal, oil and natural gas for 80 per cent of its electricity needs. The […]
By Dr A.R. Shukla, President, Indian Biogas Association, and Former Adviser, Bioenergy, MNRE Stubble burning is one of the main causes of the severe pollution in the National Capital Region in the months of October […]
The past year saw weak financier sentiment for the renewable energy sector. Diminishing lender appetite, liquidity crunch owing to banking sector issues, and renegotiation of power purchase agreements (PPAs) are some of the factors that […]
