Two hurdles in the transition from coal-based power to renewable energy

A fine balance is needed between the two sources of electricity in order to enable the wider use of renewables

Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y Jaganmohan Reddy has made more news in the renewable energy space this year than the developers of projects. Yet, even as he forced renegotiations of the escalation clause in the future prices of renewables, he forgot to use a far easier option. One of the reasons prices of renewables have an upward revision built in is because of an inherited problem from the coal-dependent electricity distribution system.

As 2019 draws to a close, one of the reasons renewable energy has not done better this year, is this sense of policy uncertainty. “Give us five years