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 […]
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 […]
Renewable energy installations have grown by leaps and bounds in India, increasing from a mere 58.12 GW in 2016-17 to 104 GW as of November 2021. This comprises roughly 47 GW of solar and 40 […]
By Sarthak Takyar India ranks third in the world in terms of number of dams, after China and the US. There are around 5,700 large dams in the country. The key issue is that about […]
By Sarthak Takyar India is driving one of the world’s largest renewable energy expansion plans. The country’s target under the Paris Agreement to achieve 40 per cent of its installed power capacity from non-fossil sources […]
India’s electric vehicle (EV) and charging infrastructure market is gradually expanding owing to adequate policy incentives, tenders by state and city authorities, initiatives by discoms and public sector undertakings to set up charging stations, and […]
The share of renewables in the country’s energy basket has been expanding over the years, in the backdrop of ambitious targets of achieving 175 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022, the renewed goal of 450 […]
India is a country rich in renewable energy resources that can be utilised for power generation. While a large part of the country receives high solar irradiation, some states have favourable wind speeds. The intermittency […]
As of October 2021, India’s solar power capacity has crossed 46 GW, surpassing wind power to become the leading renewable energy resource in terms of installed capacity. This was an expected outcome, owing to the […]
Bioenergy provides a clean alternative to meet the energy needs by using naturally sourced green feedstock. Although the country’s bioenergy target for 2022 has been met, there is still a large untapped potential present. There […]
India has a rich and economically exploitable hydropower potential. In addition to generating low carbon energy, hydropower has the potential to complement the integration of more intermittent sources of renewable energy such as wind and […]
The renewable energy sector in India has taken several strides over the last one year. Despite challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the union and state governments have actively engaged in the promotion of renewable […]
A new dawn for the green hydrogen sector in India emerged when, on August 15, 2021, the Indian prime minister announced the launch of the National Hydrogen Mission, with a plan to turn India into […]
The installed wind power capacity reached 39.99 GW as of October 31, 2021, around 20 GW short of the 60 GW target for 2022. The leading states for installed wind capacity are Tamil Nadu (9,846.69 […]
Renewable energy installations in India crossed the 100 GW milestone this year, with solar and wind capacities reaching 46 GW and 40 GW respectively, as of October 2021. This is a significant increase from just […]
The renewable energy sector has witnessed some interesting developments in auctions over the past year. These include solar tariffs dipping to a record low of Rs 1.99 per kWh in a Gujarat tender, the sudden […]
India’s renewable energy capacity has grown by leaps and bounds and crossed the massive 100 GW milestone this year. Roughly 6 GW of capacity has been added during April to September 2021 despite the devastating […]
The high air pollution levels in the northern states of India during the months of October and November have become a yearly phenomenon. This is mainly due to the burning of paddy straw in the […]
Ocean energy or marine energy includes all forms of renewable energy derived from the ocean including wave, tidal, current, salinity-gradient energy and ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC). In August 2019, the Ministry of New and […]
India’s plans to promote domestic manufacturing have finally started gaining traction after years of slow progress. So far, domestic solar manufacturing capacity has failed to keep pace with the scale of deployments and thus India […]
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