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Solar-powered India? The gap between ambition and reality is growing

India has a target of generating 100 Gw solar power by 2022 and set up a self-reliant industry for it

Facebook ties up with CleanMax to go 100% renewable in India

Facebook and CleanMax on Thursday announced a partnership to support renewable power

Cabinet okays Solar Manufacturing Scheme for 10,000 Mw capacity under PLI

Under PLI, Cabinet in Nov 2020 had okayed Rs 4,500 cr for manufacturing High Efficiency Solar PV Modules. MNRE later proposed a 'National Programme on High efficiency solar PV modules' for the same

India a world leader in deployment of renewable energy: US envoy John Kerry

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said that decisive action from the country now will determine what this transformation will mean for all generations to come

Phasing out coal for power holds key to India's net-zero goal by 2050

Under pressure to commit to a net-zero target before climate change talks in Glasgow in November, the world's third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases has been considering a 2050 deadline

Adani Green Energy to acquire 50 MW Solar Asset from SkyPower Global

Adani Green Energy announced it has signed a share purchase agreement for acquisition of 100 per cent stake in an SPV holding 50 MW operating solar project of the Toronto-headquartered SkyPower Global

It's time Gulf Arab States look away from Oil and find new revenue sources

We are approaching an energy inflection point in the global economy: plentiful oil supply, a demand plateau by 2030 and more competitive renewable-energy options

Adani Green Energy arm commissions 100-MW wind power plant in Gujarat

Adani Green Energy on Monday said its arm Adani Wind Energy Kutch Three Limited (AWEKTL) has commissioned a 100 megawatt (MW) wind power plant located at Kutch, in Gujarat

NTPC snaps 4-day winning streak, declines 3% on profit-taking

In the last four trading sessions, the stock has risen nearly 10 per cent

Interview with Vipul Tuli on India's energy sector and the challenges ahead

The company has shifted its focus towards green energy and recently commissioned 800 megawatt of wind power projects

India seeks cheaper renewable power contracts to spur solar, wind projects

The country's debt-burdened distribution utilities, which have suffered losses related to electricity theft, have been reluctant to agree to long-term contracts

Electricity costs to fall sharply thanks to RE boom, predicts Gautam Adani

Thanks to renewable power boom, the marginal cost of electricity will continue to drop sharply and India will emerge as the least expensive producer of renewable energy, he said

Despite Covid-19 India's renewables to see largest upswing in 2021: IEA

India is expected to be the largest contributor to the renewables upswing in 2021, with the country's annual additions doubling from 2020

Better policies needed to tap wind potential in nine states: Tulsi Tanti

Tulsi Tanti, chairman and managing director for the company, speaks to Jyoti Mukul and Amritha Pillay, on the road ahead

How US-China split can affect the shift towards sustainable energy

There is a compelling logic to link Covid-19 and its geopolitical makeover to a change in energy fortunes

All you need to know about One World, One Sun, One Grid plan

The idea was first floated by PM Modi in 2018 during the first assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)

One Sun, One World, One Grid: What it is, why it's needed, what will it do?

Policy experts describe it as part of India's answer to China's 'One Belt One Road' project

Budget 2020 bets on barren land, railway tracks to raise solar capacity

India has set a target to raise renewable energy capacity to 175 gigawatts by 2022.

Budget wishlist: Infra players pitch for captive renewable energy policy

Infrastructure sector on Friday urged the government to bring captive renewable policy and exempt from cross subsidy and transmission charges to make renewable energy more viable for those willing to set up clean energy plants beyond factory boundaries. The infrastructure companies raised these issues during a pre-budget consultation with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and top officials from finance, new & renewable, road transport and environment ministries. They also asked to make finance available for real estate and affordable housing to boost consumption of cement and other inputs like steel. Besides, they were of the view that government should release stuck up funds meant for infrastructure sectors as soon as possible for bringing in buoyancy in the economy. "We asked government to see, how can finance be made available for real estate and affordable housing. We also asked to release funds withheld at different levels in the government. "Cement and other Core ...

Andhra agrees to pay renewable projects at average rates till resolution

The YSR Congress government in Andhra Pradesh in July formed a high-level negotiation committee (HLNC) to "review, negotiate and bring down" the tariff of all renewable power projects