The Indian prime minister has inaugurated 600 MW Kameng hydro power station in Arunachal Pradesh that was implemented by NEEPCO Limited. The commissioning of the hydro power plant is in line with the goal towards […]
Iberdrola, a Spanish energy company, has formally opened the hydroelectric storage project at Tâmega Gigabattery in Portugal. The 1.1 GW project was constructed over a period of eight years with an investment of more than […]
The JSW Group will develop a 900 MW pumped storage hydel power project in West Bengal. The government of West Bengal has agreed to construct a third pumped storage power plant at the Bandhunala project […]
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Vaitarna Solar Hydro Power Genco Private Limited, a joint venture of Mahalaxmi Konal Urja Private Limited and Shapoorji Pallonji have signed a MoU on power generation and purchase from […]
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, presided over the second ground breaking ceremony of the Himachal Pradesh Global Investors’ Meet in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh on December 27, 2021. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone […]
The growth of PHES in India has been tepid so far. The Central Electricity Authority of India has estimated a PHES potential of 96 GW, of which only 3.3 GW is currently operational in India. […]
THDC India Limited is a key player in the country’s hydropower space. The company has an existing hydropower capacity of about 1.42 GW, comprising the 1,000 MW Tehri hydroelectric project (HEP), the 400 MW Koteshwar […]
Larsen & Tourbo (L&T) concluded the divestment of its 100 per cent stake in 99 MW (3 x 33) of hydroelectric power plants at Singoli-Bhatwari in Uttarakhand. As per the terms of the agreement, the […]
Back in March 2019, the government had introduced key measures to promote the hydropower segment, including two key announcements – the classification of large hydro projects as renewable energy sources and the introduction of a […]
The year 2020 was a historic year in more than one way for India’s renewable energy journey. The year began with the Covid-19 pandemic wreaking havoc on the economy, disrupting supply chains and manpower availability, […]
Formed in the year 2000, the small hilly state of Uttarakhand has a significant potential for renewable energy generation, especially through hydropower. It has multiple micro-climatic zones such as “cold and sunny” and “cold and […]
Enabled by strong policy support, incentives and focused attention from the government, India’s renewable energy sector has attracted many domestic and international players, including several entrepreneurs. Large and small independent power producers (IPPs), power utilities, diversified business houses, […]
Hydropower has been responsible for a sizeable share of energy generation in India for a number of decades. Historically part of the conventional energy category, it has recently received a policy push with its inclusion […]
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 […]
By Khushboo Goyal India is blessed with abundant small-hydro power (SHP) potential. It is the cheapest power source available, and is also the most mature renewable energy technology. However, with the country witnessing rapid capacity […]
“Our main focus will be on small-hydro” Himachal Pradesh has significant small-hydro power (SHP) potential but delays in obtaining clearances (pending for 10-20 years in some cases), high capital costs and several other issues have […]
We bring you an interview with Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog from our 2017 archives Think tank NITI Aayog has set an ambitious target of 100 GW of clean energy by 2019-20 and wants financial […]
The short-term power market has witnessed significant growth in the past few years. Against less than a 0.5 per cent share in the total power generation a decade ago, the share of power trading touched […]
The year 2016 was marked by significant progress in the transition from conventional means to alternative sources of energy with record new additions, declining costs and tariffs, as well as long strides in technological advancement. […]
So far, 67 projects out of the allotted 655 small hydel power projects (of up to 5 MW capacity) have been commissioned in Himachal Pradesh since this segment was opened to private investors. While a few of […]
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