The installed wind power capacity reached 39.99 GW as of October 31, 2021, around 20 GW short of the 60 GW target for 2022. The leading states for installed wind capacity are Tamil Nadu (9,846.69 […]
The renewable energy sector has witnessed some interesting developments in auctions over the past year. These include solar tariffs dipping to a record low of Rs 1.99 per kWh in a Gujarat tender, the sudden […]
The power sector landscape has evolved significantly over the last decade and is no longer limited to generation, transmission and distribution. With power being increasingly interconnected with transport and buildings, and the greater penetration of […]
With the aim to harness the large coastline India is bestowed with, for the development of offshore wind energy projects, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) notified the National Offshore Wind Energy […]
In 2020, the wind energy segment in India incurred huge losses owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Apart from the pandemic, the segment faced issues such as lower energy generation due to slower wind speeds and […]
The Indian wind power segment has been facing major challenges, particularly in the area of operations and maintenance (O&M). A key problem is the financial distress of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), which is leading to […]
India’s wind energy segment has been suffering a slowdown. Progress in the segment was affected with the end of the feed-in tariff era and the launch of competitive bidding for allocating wind power projects. Capacity […]
India is the fourth largest producer of wind energy in the world. Despite slow growth in recent years, the country will be looking at big expansion, going forward. With technological upgrades, turbines are getting bigger […]
Operations and maintenance (O&M) activities play a key role in ensuring the long-term sustainability and growth of wind power projects. According to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), after-sales and services have emerged as 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, […]
The Covid-19 pandemic had put a halt to wind energy installation. Despite this, the world is expected to have added about 65 GW of wind energy in 2020, as per the International’s Energy Agency’s estimates. […]
Digitalisation is transforming every industry, from manufacturing to transport, banking and energy. The wind power segment is no exception to the digital revolution. Wind power assets generate large volumes of data pertaining to power generation […]
The wind power segment in India has been facing persistent challenges since the change in tariff regime from feed-in tariffs to competitive bidding. While the direct impact has been the discovery of lower tariffs because […]
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 […]
Renewable energy has established itself as a preferred source for meeting energy needs across countries. Having added an unprecedented 200 GW of renewable capacity through the year, the total renewable power capacity (including hydropower) stood […]
India’s wind power segment has been sliding ever since the introduction of competitive bidding in 2016. The transition from a feed-in tariff (FiT) regime to an auction-based one has indeed been tougher than expected for […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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