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India’s transition to clean energy has attracted a host of international organisations that have provided significant support over time, making this transition possible. With over JPY 1,559 billion of total financing till date, the Japan […]
In an effort to address the issues of intermittency, limited hours of supply and low capacity utilisation of renewable power plants, and make them more attractive for state-owned power distribution companies, the Ministry of New […]
Solar and wind power development has been witnessing a slowdown with undersubscribed tenders due to low tariff caps, especially in the face of unfavourable market conditions. Thus, the government recently decided to do away with […]
With over 70 years of bilateral relations, India and Italy have had a long history of collaboration on various issues including power. Now, with Italy producing 40 per cent of its total energy from renewables, […]
The Union Budget 2020 was a much-awaited event for the renewable energy industry, which has been witnessing sluggish growth since 2018. Provisions such as a 48 per cent increase in budgetary allocation to the Ministry […]
The various policy initiatives announced by the Ministry of Power for the hydropower sector in March 2019, including renewable energy status for hydro projects and financial aid for developing supporting infrastructure, are expected to provide […]
By Praveer Sinha, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Tata Power The devil is always in details. Any serious discussion on economic poverty today has to acknowledge and redress its basic cause – energy poverty. […]
By Deepak Thakur, CEO, Hybrid & Energy Storage Business, Sterling and Wilson Pvt. Limited Global warming, caused by carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, is affecting not just every human on earth but the entire ecosystem, encompassing […]
David Zarembka is a peace and development activist focusing on Eastern Africa. As a peace activist, he was instrumental in introducing the Alternative to Violence Project in Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Congo. He was also […]
Desertec Industrial Initiative [Dii] Desert Energy was launched in 2009 as a market enabler for exploring the potential of renewables in the desert areas of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Its focus […]
Falling tariffs, dwindling contract sanctity, power evacuation issues and non-performing assets in the thermal power sector are among key reasons behind financiers’ flinching confidence in the country’s clean energy sector. However, factors such as cost […]
With the rapidly increasing size and scale of solar projects, there is a greater focus on optimising performance and reducing operational costs. As a result, efficient operations and maintenance (O&M) has taken centre stage in […]
With the discovery of low tariffs in recent solar auctions, the focus has shifted gradually to plant performance. Due to a lack of proper regulations, performance issues are now becoming unmanageable. At a recent conference […]
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. […]
