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Tata Power planning to double Tirunelveli solar cell unit: Chandrasekaran

The new 4.3 GW solar cell and module manufacturing plant is equipped with cutting-edge TOPCon and Mono PERC technologies

Budget's focus on clean energy to push sector growth: RE industry

The renewable energy industry has hailed the Union Budget 2025-26, saying the focus on clean power, manufacturing, and sustainability will push the sector's growth. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her record eighth straight Union Budget in the Lok Sabha on Saturday. Vineet Mittal, Chairman of Avaada Group said strategic initiatives like global manufacturing clusters and clean tech advancements under National Manufacturing Mission will position India as a global industrial powerhouse. Sumant Sinha, Founder, Chairman & CEO, ReNew said the Rs 20,000 crore allocation for nuclear energy and proposed legislative reforms demonstrate a forward-thinking approach to energy security and decarbonization. Nikhil Sawhney, Managing Director, Triveni Turbines said, "We see these initiatives as a catalyst for innovation, sustainability, and self-reliance, reinforcing India's leadership in advanced energy solutions." Sharing his views, Abani Jha, CFO, Saatvik Green Energy said .

Emphasis on green transition to strengthen India's clean energy leadership

The Budget's focus on green transition will strengthen India's position as a global clean energy leader and meet decarbonization goals, industry players said. Girish Tanti, Vice Chairman, Suzlon said by strengthening Aatmanirbhar Bharat across manufacturing and agriculture, with a focus on clean tech, wind, solar, EV, and battery storage, the budget aims to accelerate self-reliance in wind and solar manufacturing. Pratik Agarwal, Managing Director, Sterlite Power and Chairman, Serentica Renewables, said there is continued focus on domestic manufacturing of generation and storage equipment, there is new-found mention of high-voltage transmission equipment. Given that there are global deficits in this product category, focusing on this sub-segment is a very sound move. Goldi Solar Managing Director said the National Manufacturing Mission's targeted support for all renewable energy sources is a welcome move, as it reinforces India's commitment to a level playing field and ambitious ...

Eco Survey: Incentivise public transport, not private electric vehicles

It mentioned that electric mobility makes economic sense in a country like India, which imports most of its oil and has abundant renewable energy and coal, but there are challenges

Avaada, Casale partner to develop India's largest green ammonia plant

Avaada Group on Friday announced its strategic collaboration with Casale to develop India's largest green ammonia plant, with an annual production capacity of 1,500 tonnes per day, in Gopalpur, Odisha. This milestone project marks a major advancement in Avaada's mission to drive decarbonisation, innovation, and sustainable industrial growth, further solidifying its role in India's clean energy revolution, a company statement said. According to the statement, Avaada Group, a leader in India's renewable energy sector, inked a strategic collaboration with Casale, a global pioneer in ammonia technology, to develop a 1,500 tons per day (TPD) green ammonia plant in Gopalpur, Odisha. The Gopalpur plant will be powered entirely by renewable energy, utilising Casale's advanced ammonia production technology to ensure a carbon-free process. It will provide the green ammonia process license, basic engineering package, proprietary equipment, and detailed engineering review, helping to create a .

Suzlon Energy at 5% upper limit, zooms 16% in 3 days on Q3; analysts upbeat

Suzlon Energy shares have jumped 16 per cent over the last three trading sessions on the back of robust Q3FY25 results, which were supported by strong execution

HVDC a $30 bn market but India barely in the game: Sterlite Power MD

Renewable energy is now the cheapest power source. Companies primarily buy it for cost savings, with environmental benefits as a bonus

Waaree Energies Q3 results: Net profit grows multifold to Rs 506.8 cr

Waaree Energies on Thursday reported a multifold rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 5,068.76 crore for the December 2024 quarter, helped by higher income. It had posted a Rs 1,408.05 crore net profit in the year-ago quarter, the company said in an exchange filing. The company's total income rose to Rs 35,452.65 crore from Rs 16,517.74 crore in the October-December period of 2023-24. Its expenses stood at Rs 28,554.53 crore against Rs 15,173.08 crore a year ago. In a media statement, the company's Whole Time Director and CEO Amit Paithankar said, "Our solar business continues to be strong, and we are rapidly advancing in the adjacencies of energy storage systems, green hydrogen, inverters and renewable infrastructure". The momentum in this space is stronger than ever, and the company is well-positioned to capitalise on it, the statement said. The US contributed 15-20 per cent of the company's revenue mix, Paithankar said. In January, the company, through its US-based subsidia

Union Budget 2025-26: Here're key challenges in renewable energy sector

Tariffs for battery energy storage systems tenders reduced this year; however, the dependency remains on imports for cells

Trump halts authorisations for renewable projects on federal lands, waters

President Donald Trump and his nominees have championed oil, gas and coal production while disparaging renewable power as unreliable

India, US, West Asia to add 100 GW solar capacity in 2025: Wood Mac report

India, the US and Middle East are together expected to add 100 GW of solar capacity in 2025, while China will remain a dominant player in the sector, Wood Mackenzie has said. According to its latest research, the module prices will also increase this year, after two years of low solar panel prices due to global overcapacity. This will compensate for the significant losses in profits that manufacturers experienced, it said. "Emerging hubs in India, the US and the Middle East are expected to add at least 100 GW to the global solar manufacturing capacity," Wood Mackenzie said. China will remain the dominant manufacturing hub. China will continue to be the world's solar manufacturing centre with 75 per cent (1.2 TW (terawatts) of the global operational capacity for major module components, the report said. Wood Mackenzie said that coordination by Chinese manufacturers, supported by the Chinese government, will be the key to bringing about rationalisation of the industry. In 2025, adv

Servotech Renewable Power Q3 results: Net profit grows to Rs 8 cr

Servotech Renewable Power System on Tuesday reported a manifold rise in its consolidated net profit to nearly Rs 8 crore in the December quarter, pushed by higher revenues. It had posted a net profit of Rs 1.11 crore during the October-December period of 2023-24 financial year, the company said in a regulatory filing. The company's total revenue rose over four-fold to Rs 216.83 crore from Rs 52.20 crore a year ago. Expenses too jumped to Rs 204 crore against Rs 50.34 crore in the same period of the preceding fiscal. Servotech Renewable Power System is a leader in tech-enabled EV charging and solar solutions. In a separate statement, the company's Managing Director Raman Bhatia said the quarter experienced stellar growth. "As a market leader in India's EV charging sector, currently holding a 35-40 per cent market share, we are strategically positioned to capture 50-55 per cent by manufacturing 12,000 direct current (DC) fast chargers in FY25, meeting the rapidly surging demand for

Sterling and Wilson Renewable reports Q3 net profit at Rs 17.14 crore

Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Ltd (SWREL) on Thursday posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 17.14 crore for December quarter FY25 mainly on the back of higher revenues. The company had incurred a net loss of Rs 62.39 crore in the year-ago, period, according to a BSE filing. Total income rose to Rs 1,842.67 crore from Rs 610.31 crore in the same period a year ago. The company's board also approved the appointment of Sandeep Thomas Mathew, currently holding the position of Head Investor Relations, as the interim Chief Financial Officer with effect from January 16, 2025, till the time new CFO is appointed. Further, the company informed the bourse that Amit Jain has resigned as Global CEO SWREL Group. He will be relieved from his services on February 28, 2025. Jain will be replaced by Chandra Kishore Thakur, CEO Asia, Africa, LATAM & Europe with, with effect from March 1, 2025. "Our performance this quarter brings forth the resilience of our business model. We are ...

Waaree Renewables Technology Q3 results: Net profit falls 17% to Rs 53 cr

Waaree Renewables Technology Limited (WRTL) on Thursday reported about 17 per cent fall in its consolidated net profit to Rs 53.48 crore for the December 2024 quarter, hit by higher expenses. It had posted a net profit of Rs 64.23 crore in the October-December quarter of the preceding 2023-24 fiscal, the company said in an exchange filing. The company's total income increased to Rs 364.12 crore from Rs 324.67 crore a year ago. Its expenses also rose to Rs 293.39 crore from Rs 238.28 crore in the third quarter of the last financial year. WRTL is a subsidiary of Waaree Energies Ltd, which is among India's largest solar PV module manufacturers.

India adds about 30 GW renewable capacity in 2024, 113% higher than 2023

India logged a record high renewable energy capacity addition of about 30 GW in 2024, more than 113 per cent higher than 13.75 GW recorded in 2023, according to the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy data. This assumes significance in view of India's ambitious plan to have 500 GW of renewable energy capacity in the country by 2030. Besides, India needs to add an average of 50 GW of renewable energy capacity per annum over the next six years to achieve its target. "Exponential growth from 13.75 GW in 2023 to around 30 GW in 2024, resulting in achieving nearly 218 GW now underscores India's growing commitment to clean energy and its progress in building a greener future," New & Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi said in a post on X. According to the ministry data, India had 35.84 GW of renewable energy capacity as of March 31, 2014. Since the fiscal year 2014-15, when the NDA government took the reins at the Centre, India recorded the highest renewable capacity addition of .

CERC rejects SECI's first battery storage project over two-year delay

SECI which is the renewable energy project tendering agency under the aegis of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy awarded this project in 2022

Thanks to India's IPO surge, seven entrepreneurs become billionaires

Saluja is one of the four entrepreneurs in the renewable energy space whose personal fortunes have soared after their companies listed on the stock exchanges last year

India has clean energy capacity over 200 GW; investments to double in 2025

As barren arid land gets covered with solar panels and giant windmills dot the coastline, India made it to the high table of clean energy superpowers with installed capacity crossing 200 gigawatts and projections of investment doubling to over USD 32 billion in 2025. According to the International Energy Agency, India's annual renewable capacity additions through 2030 are expected to increase more quickly than any other major economy, including China. It seeks India's capacity addition more than quadrupling from 15 GW in 2023 to 62 GW in 2030. By the end of 2024, its installed capacity touched 205 GW. Alongside, domestic solar PV and wind turbine manufacturing is being scaled up as part of the broader commitment to decarbonise and shift away from fossil fuels. India, which has set 2070 as the target for Net Zero, is aiming 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. To achieve this it is looking to add 50 GW of renewable energy (RE) capacity annually. Talking to PTI, Union New & .

BPCL begins Rs 6,100 cr pre-project activities on Andhra refinery

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited announced two major energy projects in both traditional and renewable energy sectors

ReNew inks pact with Anzen to sell 300 MW operational solar asset in Raj

ReNew Energy Global Plc (ReNew) on Monday said it has signed an agreement with Anzen to sell entire stake in its wholly owned subsidiary RSWPL at an enterprise value of USD 176 million. Under the agreement, ReNew Private will sell 100 per cent shareholding and economic interest in ReNew Sun Waves Pvt Ltd (RSWPL), which houses a 300 MW operating solar asset to Anzen India Energy Yield Plus Trust (Anzen). In a regulatory filing, ReNew said it "announces the signing of definitive agreement to sell RSWPL to Anzen. The transaction is expected to close post completion of contractual obligations and conditions precedent including receipt of lender approval". The enterprise value determined under the agreement is USD 176 million, subject to net current assets and other such adjustments as provided in the definitive documents. Additionally, USD 17 million is expected to be received as an earn-out on account of change in law proceeds pertaining to increase in basic customs duty (BCD), safegu