India has tremendous potential for producing energy from municipal solid waste (MSW) and the residue obtained from agriculture, and the processing and cement industries. According to industry estimates, the country produces over 150,000 tonnes per […]
After a record capacity addition of over 5,400 MW in 2016-17, the wind power segment witnessed significantly subdued growth in 2017-18. Capacity addition dropped to 1,739 MW, a 68 per cent decline over the previous […]
Smooth grid integration continues to be a challenge for the renewable energy sector in the country. Besides intermittent power generation and poor existing grid infrastructure, the lack of grid connectivity in remote areas is a […]
National- and state-level agencies have managed to build momentum in terms of the volume of tenders issued in the solar and wind segments since January 2018. They have also become increasingly active in the emerging […]
The share of renewable energy in the overall power mix has increased dramatically over the last decade. Today, renewable energy generation accounts for 10 per cent of the total power produced in the country as […]
The battle against climate change is being fought on two major fronts – clean energy supply and energy efficiency. As India continues to expand its renewable energy capacity to achieve the specified targets, the dialogue […]
The Government of India has made a commitment to achieve 40 per cent of the cumulative installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030. It has also set a target to reduce the […]
While India’s track record in large-scale solar installations is respectable – with about 20 GW of installations as of March 2018 – the rooftop solar segment has had a slower start. But that could be […]
In a notable development, the recently concluded 860 MW solar project auction conducted by Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) saw solar power tariffs take a U-turn. The lowest winning bid of Rs 2.97 per […]
Uttar Pradesh recently organised its first investors’ summit to showcase the investment opportunities in various sectors of the state. The UP Investors’ Summit 2018 was along the lines of other state investor conferences such as […]
Tendering activity in both the solar and wind power segments has been on a rise. After about 5.5 GW of tenders were released in January 2018, February too closed on a similar note. According to […]
The Economic Survey 2017-18, which was released as a precursor to the union budget, made some key observations about the power sector. Among other things, it highlights that the government has not only focused on […]
Distributed generation, also known as on-site generation, distributed resources, distributed energy resources and dispersed power, is the use of small-scale power generation technologies located close to the load being served. Meanwhile, microgrids are groups of […]
The Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), launched in November 2015, has demonstrated promising results so far. Under the scheme, the discoms of participating states and union territories (UTs) reported a significant reduction of 48 per […]
As the renewable energy sector matures, the government is gradually cutting back on various incentives such as capital subsidies, accelerated depreciation, generation-based incentives, free transmission and zero value-added tax. At the same time, charges are […]
With the deadline for the renewable energy capacity addition target drawing closer, the industry as well as the government need to ensure that the roadmap for planned capacity addition is followed and implemented in a […]
As part of its efforts to meet the 175 GW renewable energy target by 2022, the government has released a series of central- and state-level tenders over the past few years. However, the actual capacity […]
While the renewable energy sector in India is taking rapid strides in capacity addition, grid curtailment and offtaker risks cast a large shadow over project sustainability. As the tariffs discovered in solar and wind competitive […]
Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) latest wind project auction of 2,000 MW interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected capacity, the largest so far in the country, attracted the lowest winning bid of Rs 2.44 per kWh […]
The Indian renewable energy sector is facing many challenges despite witnessing significant growth. The annual installed capacity has increased considerably owing to the competitive bidding regime that led to a tariff reduction in subsequent auctions. […]
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