Page 28 - Green Energy

EAM Jaishankar calls for more green lending to strengthen development infra

The external affairs minister said that the Covid-19 pandemic has taken health right up the priority list

India to set rules for encouraging companies' shift to green energy

The new regulations will allow companies to purchase renewable electricity from state distributors at 'green tariffs' said power minister Raj Kumar Singh

Best of BS Opinion: Shaping India's green future, the NPA scare & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday

Shaping India's green future

There are two broad development pathways for India: A net-zero approach and a low-carbon approach. Jayant Sinha prefers the former

Reliance Industries earns a place in the sun with global solar play

100 GW by 2030 is more than twice the existing renewable capacity of any company in the world

RIL reinvents, again

The scale of its green energy debut is stunning

RIL to invest Rs 75,000 cr in clean energy, build 4 giga factories: Ambani

It will also set up a platform for renewable energy project finance to source long-term global capital for investment in these sectors

Has India clinched the manufacturing deal?

The scheme to offer cash incentives for local manufacturing of solar equipment as well as batteries may require a few iterations to really click, or it may fly in the first round of bidding itself

Adani to offer green tariff to all consumers at a slightly higher cost

Switch can be done with the immediate billing cycle; customers will receive a Green Power Certificate each month

Performance-linked incentives fail to excite solar manufacturing firms

Domestic manufacturers could end up getting barely 3-5 per cent of the sale value of their solar cells and modules as incentives through this scheme

Climate crisis not America's fight alone, but global one: Joe Biden

President Joe Biden asserted that he pushed for the US to meet its international obligations to slow the impact of climate change

Climate change: US applauds India for stepping up green energy commitment

Biden administration has applauded India for stepping up its climate change commitment including the partnership with the US to deploy 450 gigawatts of renewable power to meet the 2030 target

US President Joe Biden pressed on emissions goal as climate summit nears

When President Joe Biden convenes a virtual climate summit on Thursday, he faces a vexing task: how to put forward a nonbinding but symbolic goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Climate change: Israel aims to reduce 80% greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

The Israeli Ministry of Energy has announced a national plan which includes a main target of reducing 80 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

US to help India achieve 450 GW green energy goal by 2030: John Kerry

US Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Change John Kerry has welcomed India's ambitious goal of generating 450 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2030

ReNew Power lines up $9 billion over 4 years in India's green push

The company plans to triple capacity to 18.5 Gw by 2025

Cabinet clears Rs 4,500-cr PLI scheme for solar PV modules manufacturing

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a production linked incentive (PLI) scheme with an outlay of Rs 4,500 crore to add 10,000 MW capacity of integrated solar PV modules manufacturing plants

Green energy arm of NTPC to raise Rs 2,100 crore through term loan

NTPC REL is likely to borrow through both domestic and international markets to minimise the borrowings costs

Making power consumer a king

The Indian power consumer, in addition to being given the choice of buying green electricity only, might also get to choose the supplier soon.

Adani Green raises $1.35 bn to finance its renewable portfolio

The debt facility, with participation from 12 intl banks, would initially finance the company's 1.69 GW hybrid portfolio of solar and wind renewable projects to be setup in 4 SPVs in Rajasthan