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. […]
The renewable energy sector added less than 60 per cent – about 8,600 MW – of its targeted capacity of 15,602 MW in 2018-19. This was the slowest addition in recent years. In the preceding […]
The importance of the bioenergy segment has been much talked about in the context of creating a sustainable and circular economy. However, the lack of a policy and financial impetus has held back the segment […]
Energy generation from municipal solid waste is still at a nascent stage. While the uptake of waste-to-energy (WtE) projects in the country has increased in recent years, capacity addition in the segment has not picked […]
Mechanisation of almost every process involved in the textile industry from fibre to fabric has led to increased consumption of electricity. In today’s scenario where the power purchased from state electricity boards works out to […]
Led by massive auctions and enabling policies, renewable energy has already become the cheapest source of electricity in many parts of the world. In India, for instance, owing to the cost competitiveness of solar and […]
By Dolly Khattar A recent report by Fitch Solutions Macro Research states that a combination of various challenges – including land availability hurdles, grid access bottlenecks and viability concerns over low tender bids – will […]
By Khushboo Goyal On April 18, 2019, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) started procuring solar power from the Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Park in Madhya Pradesh. Through this landmark deal, DMRC has become the […]
India is fast moving towards its 100 GW solar power target with rapid capacity additions in the solar photovoltaic segment. The fierce competition among developers has resulted in a significant decline in solar power tariffs. […]
Despite a booming solar photovoltaic (PV) market, the solar thermal industry in India was able to increase sales by as much as 17 per cent in 2018. The industry sold 5.85 million vacuum tubes during […]
By Sarthak Takyar It is estimated that by 2050 over 1.8 million tonnes of solar PV waste will be generated. Reportedly, solar panels create 300 times more waste per kWh than nuclear plants. This is […]
By Dolly Khattar The Indian solar power segment has, in the past, had a reputation for poor quality, but with the launch of the National Solar Mission (NSM) in 2010, investors started to feel more […]
By Ashay Abbhi On March 7, 2019, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave its approval for the inclusion of large-hydropower in the renewable energy sector. The move essentially ends the distinction between small-hydro […]
By Khushboo Goyal Renewable energy developers in India are largely constrained by two issues – inadequate land and power evacuation infrastructure. The situation is so critical that several tenders have been cancelled or postponed in […]
By Anita Khuller Biogas is produced naturally through a process of anaerobic decomposition from waste/biomass sources such as agricultural residue, cattle dung, sugarcane press mud, municipal solid waste, sewage treatment plant waste and distillery spent […]
India’s urban centres are facing severe environmental challenges due to rapid urbanisation and increasing industrialisation. A classic example is the National Capital Region with severe air pollution in the form of smog every winter season, […]
By Dolly Khattar Big Indian cities are pivotal to India’s growth and economic development. However, these cities have grown erratically and unsustainably, resulting in chaotic traffic, unhealthy pollution levels, lethargic administrations, mounting waste dumps, legacy […]
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