Page 6 - Renewable Energy In India

Dealing a blow: Green policy flip-flops spook foreign investment firms

Centre calls a meeting between states, PEs, funds

Offshore wind, jobs, hydrogen

BNEF is forecasting a surge in offshore wind installations this decade

India's aim of doubling renewable power by 2022 gets foreign backers' boost

For investments to rise more, though, the country may need to fix its ailing power distribution sector

Adani Green gets 600-MW wind-solar hybrid power project from SECI

Adani Green said its wholly-owned subsidiary Adani Renewable Energy Holding Eight Ltd has been awarded a 600-megawatt wind-solar hybrid power project

Renewable sector in India attracts $10-20 bn of investment: IEEFA

Policy-related headwinds and a collapse in electricity demand due to the Covid-19 crisis have disrupted India's renewable energy capacity tendering and commissioning process

GAIL eyess at petrochem, renewables to supplement core

Will bid for new pipelines put on offer by regulator and continue to grow gas transmission biz by laying key sections of National Grid; 7,500-km lines, mostly to eastern parts are currently being laid

Energy companies go green, change tack from coal to renewables

Covid has brought to fore the need for sustainable development. A two-part series examines the shift in energy sector

India to have 60% renewable energy by 2030: Power minister R K Singh

In September last year at the United Nations Climate Action Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced increasing the renewable energy target to 450 GW by 2030 from 175 GW by 2022

Spain's Solarpack Corp quotes lowest tariff of Rs 2.36/unit for solar power

The tender floated by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is pan-India and the developer can set up a project anywhere in the country.

Tariff will be lower than Rs 3.6 per unit: ReNew Power's Sumant Sinha

ReNew quoted a winning tariff of Rs 2.9 per unit (kwh) for the complete capacity of 400 Mw offered by the government.

MNRE urges states to set up renewable energy equipment parks to meet demand

The ministry has also got in touch with trade commissioners and representatives of various countries and invited them to invest in this promising sector in India

Suzlon Energy's total debt at Rs 14,262 cr, includes FCCB worth Rs 1,376 cr

The company's total outstanding borrowing from banks or financial institutions is Rs 12,885.75 crore, according to a regulatory filing by Suzlon.

Renewable energy power generation classified as essential services

The ministry asked all states to exempt renewable energy generating stations from Section 144, nationwide lockdown, curfew and any restrictions in the movement of necessary staff and products.

Govt's 175-Gw clean energy goal in peril after repeated missed targets

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy has also asked the ministry to take up the issue of ambiguity and disputes related to GST on renewable energy devices with the finance ministry

Coal-based power's market share at decade low, green energy nearly doubles

In terms of net new capacity installs to date in 2019-20, 5.7 Gw or two-thirds have been contributed by renewables whereas thermal power witnessed a net addition of 3.1 Gw

Winds of change in renewables

Clean energy is becoming cheaper and, therefore, more affordable. The use of IoT will also ensure it can achieve efficiencies that traditional energy companies struggle to achieve

ReNew Power becomes 11th firm globally to reach 5,000-Mw green capacity

India's largest renewable power company on Sunday commissioned a 250 Mw plant in Rajasthan's Bikaner

Clouding renewable power

State agencies should honour their commitments

Centre launches project to integrate renewable power with national grid

Renewal energy supply can be seasonal (wind) or limited to some hours in the day (solar). It disturbs the power grid, used to seamless supply of thermal power

Govt to ease land acquisition, finance for renewables to meet 450 GW target

At the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York on Monday, Modi vowed to double India's renewable energy target to 450 gigawatt (GW) by 2030