By Ashay Abbhi Policy changes during 2016 and 2017 created a temporary depression in the upward trajectory of wind power capacity addition, leading to mixed sentiments in the segment for over a year. Of all […]
By Dolly Khattar The year 2018 has proved to be an eventful one for the country’s renewable energy sector. India has moved up three spots to occupy the second position on the world renewable energy […]
By Khushboo Goyal Driven by large-capacity tenders and rapid installations, solar power overtook wind in terms of new capacity additions in 2017-18. Roughly 9.3 GW of solar capacity was added during this period, against a […]
By Ashay Abbhi India’s renewable energy sector witnessed a flurry of policy and regulatory activity during 2018. While the outcomes of the regulatory developments of the previous year began to emerge this year, new regulations […]
By Anukriti Despite tall targets and the government’s efforts to promote uptake, the growth in the rooftop solar segment remains modest. Only 352.8 MW of rooftop solar capacity was added in 2017-18, against a revised […]
By Khushboo Goyal The wind and solar power markets are growing at unprecedented rates in the wake of competitive bidding. The growing customer demand for cheaper and more efficient products has led to several advancements […]
By Khushboo Goyal India has 34.9 GW of wind power and 24.3 GW of installed solar power capacity as of October 2018, with large capacity additions in the pipeline, aimed at reducing the country’s dependence […]
By Khushboo Goyal The global demand for heat in industrial processes is expected to increase at an average annual growth rate of 1.7 per cent till 2030, as per the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation. […]
While solar and onshore wind projects have gained traction in the country, a lot needs to be done to not only increase the efficiency of these projects but to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels […]
By Anukriti Biomass is an important energy source in India as about 32 per cent of the total primary energy used in the country is derived from biomass and more than 70 per cent of […]
Growth in the small-hydropower (SHP) segment has been sluggish year after year. While the government has been fairly optimistic about the segment, there has not been any substantial increase in the installed capacity. The industry […]
By Ashay Abbhi The socio-economic relevance of 24×7 power supply to the country’s rural and underserved areas cannot be stressed enough. However, multiple cost and technology challenges have restricted the grid from reaching these areas. […]
By Dolly Khattar Once dismissed as a quirky, niche segment likely to be relegated largely to land-scarce countries like Japan, the concept of floating, canal-top and canal-bank solar PV projects now seems poised for a […]
By Khushboo Goyal In 2017-18, renewable capacity additions exceeded thermal power capacity additions for the first time in Indian history. On the other hand, the country’s power sector is still facing power quality and availability […]
By Anukriti The Indian renewable energy industry has been witnessing rapid development driven by the government’s push to achieve the massive targets and forward-thinking policy and regulatory interventions, and significant drop in tariffs. So far, […]
The adoption of the competitive bidding framework for the allocation of solar power projects has led to a significant reduction in the solar tariff levels. It has reduced developer margins and made returns unsustainable for […]
Delhi’s largest discom, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL), a joint venture between Reliance Infrastructure and the Government of the National Capital Territory, launched the Solar City Initiative on January 7, 2018 with the purpose of […]
The second edition of India’s flagship renewable energy event, RE-INVEST 2018 kicked off on October 2, along with two more global events including the first assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the second […]
Introduced in 2017, competitive bidding for wind power projects has yielded several positives. The bidding mechanism has created a more transparent and competitive industry, as tariffs are determined based on developers’ analysis of location, counterparty […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has come up with a timeline for floating utility-scale solar tenders and conducting auctions. According to the schedule, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) can only […]
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