The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) was launched on September 25, 2017, with the aim of providing electricity to every willing household in rural and urban areas by March 2019. The scheme […]
Open access for renewable energy projects has not taken off, primarily due to the reluctance of discoms that stand to lose their highest paying customers. With capital costs for renewable energy plants declining, states are […]
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 […]
It is pitch dark as we near Nagwa village, 150 km from Varanasi. No lights emanate from any of the hamlets that we cross. Then, we see a bunch of barefoot boys and girls emerge […]
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 […]
With the growth in the Indian solar segment, there is an increased demand for inverters, one of the most essential components in balance of system. The cost of inverters has seen a decline in the […]
The open access (OA) market has been restrained largely because of policy and regulatory constraints, which stem from discoms’ unwillingness to part with their high-paying customers. As a result, the renewable energy OA market accounts […]
There are about 90 million electric pumps and 9 million diesel pumps installed across the country. However, about 50 per cent of the net sown area is still not irrigated. Power cuts are common throughout […]
Solar trackers have emerged as a popular technology to increase the power output of a solar plant. By tracking the path of the sun, single- and dual-axis tracking systems can deliver a performance gain of […]
YES Bank had committed to finance 5,000 MW of renewable energy projects at the RE-INVEST Summit 2015 and to mobilise climate finance of $5 billion by 2020 at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, […]
India’s pursuit of clean and green energy uptake has spread across all infrastructure sectors including railways, airports and educational institutions as the country strives to achieve its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution Commitments through the installation […]
In a recent order issued by the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC), the regulator has exempted renewable energy sources from merit order despatch, thereby reinstating must-run status for power generated from renewable energy sources. […]
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 […]
The wind energy segment is undergoing a technological transformation globally, with increasing efficiencies and rising hub heights. All the major components of wind turbines are witnessing significant changes. A key component in wind turbines is […]
Notwithstanding the challenges faced in the implementation of hydroelectric projects (HEPs), NHPC Limited has been at the forefront of hydro capacity additions. The company aims to double its installed hydro capacity by 2022, from more […]
The year 2016-17 was marked by multiple changes aimed at reviving investor interest in the wind energy segment in India. While regulatory changes such as a reduction in accelerated depreciation (AD) benefits were brought in, […]
The rooftop solar segment forms a large part of the 100 GW solar energy target to be achieved by 2022. While the government has been promoting the segment, there exist certain regulatory and implementation challenges […]
ACME has a project portfolio of around 1,800 MW with an operational capacity of over 600 MW. Around 10 per cent of its total capacity is based on thin-film technology while the remaining projects are […]
Nearly 20 cent of the country’s solar installed capacity target for 2022 is slated to come from solar parks. These parks have a number of solar power projects with a cumulative capacity of over 500 […]
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