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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 […]

“Coronavirus is grounding the world’s airlines” “Manufacturers entangled in logistical nightmare” “Coronavirus wreaks havoc on retail supply chains” “COVID-19 casts a shadow on solar power projects”   The stark headlines say it all. As the […]

The world’s transition to a low-carbon economy necessitates a major shift in the allocation of financial capital. Green bonds are fixed income securities whose proceeds are meant to be allocated to sustainable assets. The green […]

Bio-compressed natural gas (bio-CNG) is a purified form of biogas as all unwanted gases are removed to produce a high amount of pure methane gas. Due to its high level of methane and low level […]

Renewable sources of power such as solar and wind may be environment friendly, but they do not promise a constant and predictable stream of power. The sun does not always shine and the wind does […]

High upfront costs, low consumer awareness, lack of policy and regulatory structures, and poor project visibility have been some of the key impediments in the adoption of energy storage systems. Very few developers and utilities […]

In December 2019, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) came out with guidelines for decentralised solar plants. To be implemented by discoms across the country, the guidelines aim to provide a facilitative framework […]

As one of the world’s fastest growing economies, India will play a vital role in shaping the future of the global energy market. The government has made impressive progress in recent years, increasing access to […]

Growth in the small-hydro power (SHP) segment has remained sluggish year after year. The industry is largely underdeveloped with an installed base of only 4,671.5 MW as of December 2019, as against an estimated potential […]

India has around 75 million dairy farms, more than anywhere else in the world. These dairies have capacities ranging from 1,000 litres per day (LPD) to 2 million LPD, in both the cooperative and private […]

Views of industry experts The Union Budget was announced on February 1, 2020, by the Finance Minister unveiling a series of far-reaching reforms, aimed at energising the Indian economy through a combination of measures including […]

Views of industry experts While the Union Budget 2019 largely failed to cater to the domestic renewable energy sector, the industry is hoping for a better package in the upcoming budget which is set to […]

In early 2019, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the proposal to set up 12 GW of grid-connected solar PV power projects by government organisations under the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme Phase […]

Power demand in Rajasthan has increased steadily over the past several years. The growing demand was initially met by conventional power sources, which helped the state achieve self-reliance. Of late, the state has shifted its […]

After a long period of limited offtake, the renewable energy certificate (REC) market bounced back in 2019. The offtake has been especially noteworthy in the solar REC segment. During the period 2012-13 to 2017-18, the […]

Over three months back, Triloki Nath Sharma got a 5 kW grid-connected rooftop solar system installed at his house in a residential colony in Shimla. In the third week of December 2019, his meter showed […]

Using the same area of land for both solar photovoltaic (PV) and agriculture is emerging as a popular practice in several parts of the world. Commonly referred to as agrophotovoltaics (APV), agrovoltaics and solar sharing, […]

The government is implementing the Ethanol Blending Petrol (EBP) programme, wherein public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) sell petrol blended with ethanol up to 10 per cent. It is being executed across the country, except […]