Power Renewable Energy

The outcome could set a precedent for renewable energy developers facing transmission bottlenecks, as India accelerates its clean energy rollout

Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with NTPC Ltd to develop a 200 MW clean power project. "With this project, its total renewable utility capacity has reached 10.9 GW," TPREL, a Tata Power subsidiary, said in a statement on Monday. The Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) project, spread across multiple locations in India, is set to be completed within 24 months and is expected to generate approximately 1,300 million units (MUs) of electricity annually, TPREL said. The project will mitigate over 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year. The project was won by TPREL based on competitive bidding and would consist of solar, wind and BESS (battery energy storage system) technologies. A key feature of this initiative is the commitment to a 4-hour peak power supply, ensuring at least 90 per cent availability during peak demand hours to support the growing energy needs of distribution companies. This collaboration ...

The increased expenses slashed profits of some of the biggest mills in India at a time when commodity prices were rallying to multi-year highs

To provide integrated green energy solutions to carbon-intensive industries

Tata Power on Friday said it will give training to 3,000 youths this fiscal in the field of renewable industry. The company aims to train a total of 5,000 youths by 2025 to work in the sector, Tata Power said in a statement. "Tata Power Skill Development Institute ( TPSDI) has so far trained 1.4 lakh people across its courses both conventional and renewable energy technology. It is expanding its training initiatives to equip youth with skills for green energy jobs. The institute has planned to train around 3,000 youths in FY23 and around 5,000 by 2025," it said. The training will be offered in solar photovoltaic for electric vehicle charging, installation and maintenance of rooftop solar photovoltaic, installation of smart meters, and home automation to promote smart and efficient energy related expertise across its six training centres at Shahad, Trombay, Vidyavihar, Maithon, Mundra, and Jojobera. "India is making significant strides toward achieving its clean energy goals and ...

Union Power Minister R K Singh on Friday said that India will achieve zero-diesel use in agriculture and replace the fossil fuel with renewable energy by 2024. The minister held a virtual meeting with the officials of the Ministry of Power and Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Additional Chief Secretaries and Principal Secretaries of Power or Energy Departments of states & UTs to discuss their role in achieving India's energy transition goals and meeting climate commitments. The minister asserted that India will replace diesel with renewables to achieve target of zero-diesel use in the agricultural sector by 2024, a power ministry release stated. Addressing the meeting, Singh stressed the need for collaborative efforts between the Central and State Governments towards the large-scale deployment of energy efficiency measures in potential sectors of the economy. He emphasised the need to have a state-specific agency dedicated for energy efficiency and conservation. He urged ...

PXIL faced financial crisis in 2017 when its net worth eroded and promoters of NSE and NCDEX wanted to shut it down prior to NSE's proposed initial public offering (IPO)

Move to levy transmission charge to impact DMRC and discourage SAIL, CIL

In the concluding part of a two-part series, Business Standard looks at the bright spots of the green energy sector as well as the looming threats