Page 9 - Renewable Energy Sector

India's renewable energy cost is lowest in Asia Pacific: WoodMac report

India's levelised cost of electricity using solar photovoltaic has fallen to $38 per megawatt hour this year, 14% cheaper than coal-fired power

Now, a dedicated portal to oversee renewable power sector in India

In order to map the intermittent solar and wind energy, the CEA will source data from the Renewable Energy Management Centres

The revolution will not be subsidised

Solid fuels in manufacturing, liquid fuels for transport, and gaseous fuels for cooking and heating buildings all rely (to the largest extent) on fossil fuels

India needs green energy policy to get 175-Gw solar capacity by 2022: CSE

CSE Director General Sunita Narain said this at a national conference where she released a report titled the 'State of Renewable Energy in India 2019'.

Renewable sector jittery on new external commercial borrowings norms

As the lending rates in India are high for solar and wind power, project developers initially borrow fund from domestic banks/NBFCs at a high cost

India to add 10,000 MW renewable energy capacity in FY20, says Icra

Icra, however, noted that RE sector especially wind and solar segments remain exposed to near-term challenges

India to attract investments worth $80 bn in renewable energy: Report

Competition in green energy domain has heated up especially in solar power segment

Long wait for solar energy IPOs

Hopes have soared once again, with the mother of all renewable IPOs getting Sebi's approval last week

Govt weighs reverse auction vs conventional bidding for renewable projects

Move follows industry call to stop reverse e-bidding in order to keep tariffs at healthy levels

Govt extends transmission charge waiver for solar, wind power till 2022

The order also provides that the waiver would be available to only those projects which are awarded through competitive bidding process

Solar, wind power tariffs may dip below Rs 2 per unit in 2-3 yrs: Sterlite

During 2017, solar power tariff hovered around Rs 2.40 per unit only in auctions for capacities, where viability gap funding component was there, Sterlite Power CEO VedTiwari said.

India can attract billions of dollars for solar, wind power: IEEFA

NTPC provides 25% of India's electricity supply and as such plays a critical role in the country's economic activity

PE investment in wind, solar up 47% in 2017

PE flows into wind and solar power jumped 47 per cent to $920 million