Over the past decade, renewable energy financing has gone through various ups and downs depending on the investor sentiment. However, through all of this, private equity (PE) has remained one of the most dominant sources […]
India being such a large and geographically diverse country has led to renewable energy evolving differently across the states. These differences could be due to the availability of renewable energy resources, the policy and regulatory […]
Taking advantage of the huge push to renewable energy development over the past decade, a number of companies set up clean energy ventures. Supported by an influx of foreign capital, these ventures have grown in […]
Over the past decade, renewable energy technologies have evolved at a rapid pace. Technology advancements and design innovations have been taking place continuously with the aim of increasing efficiencies and reducing the cost of producing […]
Derived from a plethora of green feedstock, bioenergy provides a clean alternative to meet the energy needs. There has been a steady growth in the biomass-based power capacity in India over the years, albeit slower […]
Renewable Watch has been faithfully and extensively covering all the major developments, issues, deals and events that have taken place in the renewable energy sector over the past 10 years. Our coverage has been entirely […]
Innovation is thriving in the renewable energy space and promises to deliver positive change. But for real success on the ground, what is needed is a robust, combined effort in the areas of technology, business […]
The Indian renewable energy sector has been growing at a rapid pace over the past decade. This growth has been fuelled by falling prices and aggressive auctioning. While about 15 GW of capacity was auctioned […]
Growth in installed capacity Renewable energy capacity has expanded significantly over the past decade. Starting out with about 56 GW of installed capacity, India has now crossed 135 GW. A dominant share of almost 73 […]
Over the past decade, the renewable energy sector has witnessed various path-breaking reforms that have shaped it and helped it grow. Many of these will likely continue to help the sector sustain growth in the […]
By Anita Khuller With an area spanning about 7.62 million hectares, the Himalayan subtropical pine forests are the largest in the Indo-Pacific region. In India, these pine forests are widely found in the state of […]
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 […]
By Anita Khuller Due to the limited domestic production of petroleum products, India is compelled to import over 80 per cent of its fuel requirement. The country’s energy security cannot improve until alternative fuels are […]
Orient Green Power Limited (OGPL) is an independent power producer (IPP) in the Indian renewable energy sector and a part of the Shriram Group. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Chennai. […]
Renewable energy-based microgrids have proved to be a viable business model in the off-grid space. However, only a few players have created a success story on the back of this model. One of these is […]
Air pollution has risen to acute levels in the National Capital Region (NCR) and adjoining areas. This spike is being attributed in large part to the burning of crop residue by farmers in Punjab and […]
While redefining India’s renewable energy targets to meet the country’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, the government had set an ambitious target of 10 GW of installed capacity for bioenergy by 2022. Despite the high potential […]
India’s ambitious renewable energy targets, strong climate change mitigation commitments and record capacity additions over the past two years have put it firmly on the global renewable energy map. Its position has been further strengthened […]
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