Page 3 - Renewable Energy In India

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

India's renewable energy project tendering to be an all-time high in FY18

With the govt tendering close to 6,650 Mw of renewable energy projects in February alone, the total projects offered during 2017-18 will exceed a combined 10,000 Mw capacity

Modi govt to step beyond renewable goal with China-scale tenders

India needs to expand its current solar capacity sevenfold to reach the 100 gigawatts by 2022

Leveraging digitisation to drive efficiency in the Indian Power segment

Schneider's EcoStruxure Grid is the ideal solution to address India's energy challenges.

Reneging on contracts

Discoms renegotiating PPAs is a worrying trend

Compensation for grid curtailment to benefit renewable sector: Ind-Ra

Proposed compensation at PPA tariff to restrict fall of annual debt service coverage ratio to 0.06%

India ranks second in EY renewables list

However, low tariffs raise questions over the risks being taken by project developers