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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

Japan's SB Energy Corp to invest Rs 28,500 crore in renewables in Gujarat

The state, which currently has a generation capacity of 8,885 Mw in renewables, is seeking to raise the generation capacity to 30,000 Mw by 2022

AP discoms seek steep cut in solar, wind tariffs across all existing PPAs

Ask APERC to slash tariffs by 40-62% for PPAs and PSAs entered between 2012 and 2017 involving around 7,500 Mw of capacity

Govt to offer Pacific island nations $150 mn credit line for climate issues

Modi underlined the reality of climate change and called for increasing the share of renewable energy in the total energy mix to mitigate many adverse effects of climate change

India strengthens joint commitments with France, Morocco on clean energy

The Cabinet today gave its ex-post facto approval to two separate memorandum of understandings (MoUs) with France and Morocco for cooperation in the field of renewable energy. "The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and France in the field of Renewable Energy on March 10, 2018 in New Delhi," an official statement said. Both sides (India and France) aim to identify research/ demonstration/ pilot project between National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), India and Commissariat a I'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), France in the mutually identified areas. Based on mutual agreement, both parties will work for implementation & deployment of pilot project in ISA member countries. Collaboration may occur through several means, including joint research projects, R&D, workshops, Research and Technology exchange, including exchange of domain experts. ..