Established in 2004, the Greenko Group is a leading renewable energy player, with assets across the solar, wind, hydro, biomass and gas-based power generation segments in India. It currently has an installed generation capacity of […]
India has roughly 36 GW of installed solar power capacity as of August 2020, almost entirely made up of solar PV technology. It has taken the country over five years to build this capacity from […]
India’s renewable power sector has witnessed increasing investments over the past few years, particularly in the solar and wind segments on account of their competitive advantage vis-à-vis other sources of power. By awarding contracts to multiple […]
Plenty of sunny days and a huge residential base places India’s residential segment at the forefront in terms of harnessing solar energy. This huge potential, which was mostly untapped for a long time, is slowly […]
The world is rapidly moving towards electric-powered, shared and connected vehicles. With low emissions, greater efficiency and reduced technological costs, electric vehicles (EVs) are increasingly becoming popular among consumers. If businesses and fleet operators use […]
Indian Railways (IR) plans to be a net-zero carbon emitter by 2030. To this end, it intends to increase the use of renewable energy in its operations. This presents a huge potential for renewable energy […]
By Dolly Khattar A solar project’s operations and maintenance (O&M) phase is the longest over its 25-year lifecycle and has a major impact on mitigating potential risks, improving the levellised cost of energy (LCoE) and […]
Although the majority of solar systems in India are deployed at a multi-MW scale in solar farms, cities like New Delhi have seen an upsurge in industrial rooftop PV facilities, especially in the suburbs and […]
On May 31 this year, a mere two days after the end of the 12th SNEC International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference, the world’s largest solar conference and a central gathering of all Chinese photovoltaic (PV) […]
It takes more than two hours of a back-breaking drive of just 28 km on a bumpy, winding kuchha road from Rohtas to reach Rehal, situated at a height of 2,400 feet above sea level […]
Karnataka has witnessed an unprecedented growth in renewable energy installations over the past few years, fuelled by the state government’s initiatives for providing 24×7 power to all and improving energy security in the long run. […]
As part of its efforts to meet the 175 GW renewable energy target by 2022, the government has released a series of central- and state-level tenders over the past few years. However, the actual capacity […]
Uttar Pradesh continues to struggle with power shortages, unreliable power supply and prolonged power cuts, which have hampered industrial development in the state. As per the Central Electricity Authority, Uttar Pradesh had a power demand […]
In recent years, the Indian solar industry has witnessed unprecedented growth with huge capacity additions taking place year on year. As of December 2017, the solar power capacity stood at over 14 GW, making India […]
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. […]
India was ranked fifth in the world in 2013 in terms of installed solar power capacity. In 2014, the government announced an enhanced target of 100 GW of solar power capacity by 2022 and since […]
Haryana is one of the high per capita electricity consumption states in the country. It is also among the few states that have achieved 100 per cent village electrification. The power portfolio of the state […]
The solar segment in India has gained significant momentum over the past two years, resulting in record capacity additions in 2016-17 and an optimistic outlook for 2017-18 as well. Investments have been flowing in as […]
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