The Ministry of Power (MoP) has notified the renewable purchase obligation (RPO) and energy storage obligation (ESO) upto fiscal year 2029-2030. According to this order, total prescribed RPO will progressively increase from 24.61 per cent in 2022-23 […]
NHPC Limited and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) have agreed to create a joint venture company to explore and develop hydropower and pump storage projects. Both companies are planning to work together for developing hydropower and […]
The state-run UJVN Limited was set up in 2001 to enable Uttarakhand to meet its power requirements through the development of new hydropower projects, as well as for the renovation, modernisation and upgradation of the […]
The small hilly state of Himachal Pradesh is India’s hydropower hub, generating roughly one-fourth of the India’s total hydro energy. The state has a massive potential to generate about 24 GW of hydropower, of which […]
India will import solar energy from Nepal, which will also join the International Solar Alliance (ISA), which is led by India. This is one of the main takeaways from Nepal’s Prime Minister’s three-day visit to […]
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will finance a 600 MW solar power park that is coming up in the state of Uttar Pradesh. TUSCO, a joint venture between THDC India and the Uttar Pradesh New […]
As most renewable energy projects, especially solar projects, are land intensive, floating solar is emerging as an efficient alternative. According to an article titled “Renewable Energy and Land Use in India: A Vision to Facilitate […]
India plans to raise its non-fossil fuel-based energy capacity to 500 GW and meet 50 per cent of its energy requirements using renewable energy sources by 2030. A key issue with traditional renewable energy sources […]
By Sarthak Takyar India ranks third in the world in terms of number of dams, after China and the US. There are around 5,700 large dams in the country. The key issue is that about […]
India has a rich and economically exploitable hydropower potential. In addition to generating low carbon energy, hydropower has the potential to complement the integration of more intermittent sources of renewable energy such as wind and […]
A campaign ‘No Means No’ initiated in the Kinnaur region in Himachal Pradesh petitions for an immediate halt to dangerous hydropower projects in the region, which they described as “fragile and overexploited.” This comes only […]
The small, hilly state of Himachal Pradesh relies on hydropower to meet most of its power requirements. However, hydropower has a number of constraints, such as ecological and environmental concerns, and dependence on erratic rainfall. […]
The cold desert of Ladakh, which was established as a union territory (UT) in October 2019, experiences long, harsh winters, during which it becomes isolated from the rest of the country. The demand for power […]
Over the past decade, India’s net power generation capacity has increased by 212 GW – nearly the total grid size of France. Roughly 40 per cent of this addition came from renewable energy sources, including […]
The journey of the renewable energy sector over the past decade has been eventful and exciting, though sometimes tough and challenging. From the launch of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) to the setting […]
Over the past decade, there have been a number of landmark renewable energy projects that have been critical in the sector’s growth journey. These projects have set new benchmarks in terms of technology, project design, […]
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 […]
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