By Dolly Khattar Renewable energy in India has been one of the major success stories of the current decade, having witnessed a surge in capacity additions over the past few years, driven by a policy […]
By Sarthak Takyar After some delay, Ahmedabad-based solar engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and advisory company, Gensol Engineering Limited finally decided to go ahead with its initial public offering (IPO) in September 2019, despite the ongoing […]
The State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index, SARAL, has been developed by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in an effort to facilitate the deployment of rooftop solar in different states. The MNRE and […]
As power systems transition to sustainable energy sources, two key technologies that are expected to gain traction are electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage. The year 2018 was a record year for energy storage, which […]
By Ashay Abbhi India is rapidly becoming a data centre hub, with many multinational IT corporations setting up shop in the country. The increasing penetration of internet services in India has propelled the growth of […]
By Anita Khuller India is poised to play a significant role in the global energy space as it is likely to account for 25 per cent of the rise in global energy demand by 2040, […]
By Dolly Khattar The world today is drawing more and more of its power from the sun, wind, water and biomass fuel, as the cost of power generated from these resources continues to decline. At […]
By Neha Bhatnagar The power sector is evolving rapidly with renewables replacing thermal power across the world. A sharp reduction in the capital cost of renewable energy technologies, especially solar, and the growing commercialisation of […]
By Khushboo Goyal Even as the renewable energy sector is striving to achieve greater capacity at low tariffs, the discoms responsible for buying the majority of this power are struggling to stay afloat. The Ujwal […]
By Ashay Abbhi The total rooftop solar capacity installed in the country is insignificant as compared to the ground-mounted capacity. While ground-mounted solar capacity reached 26.4 GW as of March 2019, the rooftop capacity was […]
While renewable energy capacity is growing at a fast pace, transmission-related issues have been hampering progress in recent times. There is a mismatch in the construction timelines between transmission capacity addition and renewable energy capacity […]
By Anita Khuller With an area spanning about 7.62 million hectares, the Himalayan subtropical pine forests are the largest in the Indo-Pacific region. In India, these pine forests are widely found in the state of […]
The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for the State of Goa and Union Territories has finalised the net metering regulations. The new regulations came into effect on 24 July, 2019. A draft for the same […]
By Sarthak Takyar The solar engineering and construction arm of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Sterling and Wilson Solar Limited (SWSL) received bids for nearly 19 million shares for its initial public offering (IPO) of 22.17 […]
By Khushboo Goyal Nestled in the Garhwal Himalayas at an altitude of around 7,700 feet, a small off-grid eco resort is using solar power to meet its minimal power requirements. The Goat Village, located in […]
By Ashay Abbhi As per the estimates of the International Finance Corporation, India requires around $450 billion to achieve its 2030 climate change targets. This will include a debt component of $315 billion while the […]
One renewable energy segment that seems to be benefiting from the ongoing urban development schemes such as the Smart Cities Mission, the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), the Swachh Bharat Mission, the […]
The country’s transmission infrastructure has grown rapidly in the past few years. As of May 2019, the total transmission line length (at 220 kV and above) stood at 414,858 ckt. km, the alternating current (AC) […]
Open access regulations, both at the state and central levels, are subject to frequent arbitration due to several reasons. Some of these are related to grant of connectivity, duration of open access, long-term access (LTA) […]
His father was into carpet weaving (manual) in Bhadohi village in Uttar Pradesh, but when Sandesh Maurya came to Varanasi, he, like thousands of young men, found work in one of the silk weaving factories. […]
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