Coronavirus outbreak, which has claimed thousands of lives across continents, has virtually brought the world economy to a standstill with millions of people placed under lockdown and global supply chains thrown into disarray. As the […]
The majority of India’s renewable energy capacity has been developed under tenders issued by government agencies, wherein the offtakers are state discoms. The tariff is usually determined through a competitive bidding process. However, it is […]
At the inauguration of the first assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), the Global Renewable Energy Investment and Expo and the second Indian Ocean Rim Association Meet on October 2, 2018, the Indian prime […]
Energy access is a key challenge facing India, where many people still live without proper electricity, especially in rural areas and remote hilly regions. Even in areas where it is available, it is unreliable with […]
The impact of Covid-19 and the ensuing lockdown on renewable energy development has been severe. Under-construction projects have been delayed due to supply chain disruption and labour unavailability, leading to an immediate restriction in capacity […]
The power sector’s progress is crucial to the country’s target of becoming a $5 trillion economy. The sector accounts for the largest share in infrastructure investments. Between 2012-13 and 2018-19, the share of power sector […]
With 651 GW of cumulative capacity installed by the end of 2019 and rapid growth expected in the coming years, wind power has emerged as a mainstream clean energy source worldwide. Competitive power prices combined […]
Rapid solar installations across the globe at declining prices raise the key question of project quality. This includes not just the solar photovoltaic (PV) system, but all its components including inverters, mounting structures, cables, connectors, […]
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has anticipated that project developers globally will build fewer wind farms and solar energy projects this year compared with the record roll-out of renewables in 2019. For India, the agency […]
Subsidies are an integral part of the government’s energy programmes aimed at creating a market base until the service or product attains enough momentum to sustain itself on market forces. These subsidies have played a […]
India has a very important role to play in the global wind energy context. Given the fast increasing energy demand, it would be crucial to see how the country meets its power requirements and at […]
India achieved a significant milestone in its renewable energy journey with the recent commissioning of 11 renewable energy management centres (REMCs). The REMCs allow centralised forecasting and monitoring of renewable energy generation which is crucial […]
A key takeaway for the solar power industry in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis is that manufacturing will have to be decentralised as a major strategy to mitigate supply chain disruption risks associated with […]
Access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy is a global priority and has critical implications for other development targets, including economic growth, poverty alleviation, infrastructure development, employment generation, climate change, better health and protection of […]
In the renewable energy space, most of the development occurs through competitive bidding, which is confined to long-term power procurement by discoms. While this ensures power offtake for 25 years, discoms have a history of […]
By Dr Balasubramanian S., Researcher, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru Two phases of the all-India lockdown have ended and during these 40 days, peak power demand came down by around 25 […]
Six weeks of the nationwide lockdown necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic, and India’s economy is set to take a hit that could have significant ramifications for the country’s growth prospects. The World Bank expects India […]
In March 2020, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) announced that upper ceiling tariffs will no longer be prescribed for future tenders. The ministry has directed tendering agencies such as the Solar Energy […]
As the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, industries worldwide are shutting down operations due to lockdowns announced to contain the virus. Solar power plants, although classified under essential services, are also bearing the brunt […]
The entire world is in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, which has spread to 212 countries affecting 1.4 million worldwide as of April 9, 2020. This is a once-in-a-century crisis, which has forced the […]
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