Page 3 - Renewable Energy Policy

NTPC arm to float global tender to set up Rs 15k-cr 3 GW RE project by Feb

The development assumes significance given India's ambitious target of having 175GW of renewable energy by 2022, including 100GW of solar and 60 GW of wind energy

Inter-ministerial coordination needed for higher RE investments: Experts

India's plan to expand its non-fossil energy capacity five-fold to 500 Gw by 2030 and meet half its energy needs from RE could add over $300 bn of investments in the sector

Europe's energy crunch sparks panic in Asia and scramble to buy fuel

Worried the eye-watering price of natural gas in Europe will spill over, LNG traders in Asia say they're paying record prices for this time of year

India needs to judiciously use land for renewable energy expansion targets

Whether or not India commits to net-zero emission by 2050, its huge renewable energy (RE) capacity expansion over next few decades will require large quantum of land

Renewable energy in India: The good, the bad, and the action needed

See how much of your state's energy consumption is from renewables in today's analysis

How renewable energy became price-competitive with conventional power

Solar power resources are more evenly distributed. Yet, most solar capacity addition is seen in the states already rich in windpower

PLI boost spurs solar manufacturers to look at new schemes for growth

A basic Customs duty of 40 per cent on solar cells and 25 per cent on modules will come into effect from April 1, 2022

India's renewable energy plan of 175 GW by FY22-end faces multiple risks

Sector comes of age with large companies driving growth, but land acquisition and regulatory delays hamper the immediate target of achieving 175 Gw capacity by FY22 end

Transmission charges' waiver for renewable projects extended till 2025

Battery storage, Pump hydro, renewable trading also under exemption

India unlikely to accept IEA's call to stop new fossil fuel investments

"We do not think the report by IEA has been vetted by the member countries as a position document", said a senior source in the government

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

Dealing a blow: Green policy flip-flops spook foreign investment firms

Centre calls a meeting between states, PEs, funds

Why the discoms may be pushing their luck too far on renewable power pacts

It has been a buyers market in clean energy so far. As consolidation happens, this could change in 2021

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

Democratising renewable energy deployment to be next frontier: Govt

Dharmendra Pradhan, the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel, highlighted the country's focus on developing a fast and integrated renewable energy policy

Energy companies go green, change tack from coal to renewables

Covid has brought to fore the need for sustainable development. A two-part series examines the shift in energy sector

Covid-hit 39 Gw renewable energy projects stare at delays, cancellations

175 Gw target under threat as project developers, states shy away

Start-ups to get priority sector tag as RBI revises lending norms

It intends to align them with emerging national priorities and bring a sharper focus to inclusive development

The mood is positive

Clean energy shows resistance to virus disruption

Omissions and commissions in Electricity Act

While some of the proposed amendments are indeed laudable, there are some which are intriguing