Puja Das

The company wants to increase capacity to 7 Gw by 2028 through hybrid and renewable projects, including firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE), he said

Delays have stemmed from stringent norms, eased last June, and off-take challenges for larger plants

A consultative process is underway, led by NITI Aayog along with NPCIL, involving state energy ministers as nodal points to ensure alignment with state-level energy priorities

The second phase is likely to match or exceed Phase 1's scale, with possible additions like agrovoltaics and minor guideline revisions

Hybrid power projects integrate two or more energy sources -such as solar and wind - to improve overall system efficiency and reliability

Electricity traded on IEX rose 25.5% to 12,664 MU in July, led by higher supply; average Day-Ahead and Real-Time prices dropped despite strong demand and market reforms

The last leg of the peak power project's commissioning, set up in the Koppal district of Karnataka, will include the installation of a wind turbine

At present, GSI has almost 240 projects on critical minerals, including around 100 related to rare earth

Rs 138.38 crore has been committed to 24 projects, with Rs 117.2 crore still available for use

China controls around 70 per cent of global rare earth elements (REE) mining output and accounts for about 90 per cent of the world's processing and refining of rare earth elements

This decision follows Operation Sindoor and rising tensions between Israel and Iran, which are raising concerns over potential nuclear threats

India is exploring rare earth imports from Japan and Vietnam and preparing an incentive scheme for oxide-to-magnet processing amid China's tightened export restrictions

Asia is heating nearly twice as fast as the global average, triggering severe heatwaves, rainfall anomalies and cyclonic activity across the region in 2024, WMO has said

EPTA urges the government to provide relief for projects nearing completion and recommends phased withdrawal of the ISTS waiver to protect RE competitiveness

This is part of India's national critical minerals mission (NCMM), which aims to extend support to Indian public and private sector companies for mapping and exploration of critical mineral assets

The schemes could be under the National Critical Minerals Mission (NCMM), announced in January

Moody's warns updated national emissions targets under NDCs may not limit global warming to under 2°C; credit risks tied to weak execution and external dependencies

Both nations already have partnerships related to lithium battery technology

To improve the coal supply chain, the remaining 55 of 92 FMC projects will be operationalised by FY29

The government is actively engaging with EU to ensure that concerns of Indian companies and hard-to-abate sectors are adequately addressed under CBAM, says union minister of heavy industries and steel