Page 65 - Renewable Energy

Tepid buying by states may hurt Centre's 175 Gw green energy target

Data shows that states aren't doing enough to comply with the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO), which envisages buying a certain proportion of power from renewable sources, mandated by the ministry

India's shift to green economy could add 3 million jobs by 2030: Report

The 3.8 mn jobs created in renewable energy sector by 2030 could easily offset 259,000 jobs that could be lost by scaling down of carbon-intensive and resource-intensive industries, says an ILO report

Half a million new green jobs created in 2017 globally; one-fifth in India

India installed 12 Gw of renewable energy capacity in 2017

India to auction 40 Gw of renewable energy every year till 2028: Official

The government's power projection indicates that India will have to bid out 140 Gw of wind energy to meet demand by 2030

MP takes up solar rooftop tendering with 45% subsidy support

Over 60 prospective bidders attend pre-bid meeting for the tender that is expected to be finalised in July

Tariffs, policy ambiguities blocking India's road to green future

Tariffs and ambiguities in policy could slow the country's progress as it races to reach its 2022 renewable energy target earlier than previously thought

Renewable Energy ministry sets 30 Gw offshore wind energy target by 2030

MNRE recently invited Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the first 1 Gw offshore wind project in India, which has evoked a keen response from the industry, both global and Indian

Achieving renewable energy targets to help India reduce water consumption

At a time when the country is facing water crisis, experts have said if Centre achieves its renewable energy targets then India could reduce its water consumption intensity by over 25 per cent. It may be noted, India is planning to add 227 GW of renewable energy capacity by March 2022, which will make the country as one of the top three countries making investments in the sector.Tianyi Luo, Senior Manager, Water Risks & Data Analytics, Global Water Program at World Resources Institute said that World Resources Institute (WRI's) analysis shows that India could reduce its water consumption intensity by more than 25 percent just by achieving its renewable energy targets.Almost 90 percent of India's thermal power generation is dependent on freshwater for cooling. Reducing power sector water consumption intensity could be achieved by adding more solar PV and wind power projects into the country's power mix.Wind consumes zero water when generating electricity, and solar PV consumes very

IRENA lays out renewable energy road map to curb global warming

Electrification, and renewable power are key drivers outlined in the report, with solar and wind capacity leading the energy transformation

Renewable energy push a great opportunity for Tamil Nadu to tap: Report

The IEEFA report also cautions against the state's efforts to build 22,500 Mw of coal-fired power plants despite its favourable investment and lower tariff for wind and solar

Trump's biggest blow to renewables yet: 30% duty on foreign solar equipment

The US move threatens to handicap the $28-billion industry that relies on parts made abroad for 80% of its supply

More global entities, banks must team up with ISA to boost green energy: FM

Jaitley said India has been in the forefront of the ISA as the country's energy requirements are huge and it wants to make optimal use of new and renewable sources

Pool risks to push clean energy

Even as renewable energy is on the upswing, it is still far from an obvious choice for investors

Coal, energy and development

Renewables may be the future, but are they the present?

Clean energy to generator 300K new jobs by 2022: Study

Labour-intensive rooftop solar segment to employ 70% of the new workforce

Centre seeks guarantee for solar, wind plants connected to grid

Govt scaled up target for overall renewable energy capacity by more than 5 times to 175 GW by 2022

Democratising power for all: The decentralised renewable energy way

Integration of mini grids with central electrical grid is critical & calls for a focused approach

Govt okays raising of Rs 2,360 cr through bonds for clean energy projects

The government today approved raising of Rs 2,360 crore through bonds for renewable energy projects in the current fiscal. "The Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to raising of bonds of Rs 2,360 crore for renewable energy," Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said in a statement. The bonds will be raised by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) through the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) during the 2017-18, the statement said. The funds raised would be used by MNRE in the approved programmes/schemes for solar park, green energy corridor, generation-based incentives for wind projects, CPSU and defence solar projects, viability gap funding for solar projects, roof-top solar, off-grid/grid-distributed and decentralised renewable power, investment in corporations and autonomous bodies among others. The government had declared additional finance mobilisation of Rs 31,300 crore bonds through NHAI, PFC, REC, IREDA ...

Energy cooperation: First principles

The energy world is changing rapidly and disrupting national and global markets

Japan's Orix Corp partners with Sun Group for solar business in India

The Japanese firm invests in Sun Renewables, which is into distributed generation solar business