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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

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

Optimism on renewables

India will need increased effort to meet the targets

Singapore, Saudi companies push Indian solar tariffs to record low

India, the world's third-biggest greenhouse gas emitter, has set a target of raising its renewable energy to 175 GW by 2022

EESL sets up new company offering solar solutions to India's farmers

'Convergence' to focus on solar irrigation pumps, reduce cost of clean power for farmers

Govt expands scope of PM-KUSUM for harnessing solar energy by farmers

The renewable energy ministry has expanded the scope of PM-KUSUM scheme to enable greater solar energy generation in farm sector. The ministry has amended the guidelines of the scheme based on the learning from its implementation during the first year, an official statement said. Now, besides barren, fallow and agricultural lands, solar power plants can also be installed on pasture land and marshy land of farmers. To support small farmers, solar projects smaller than 500 kW may be allowed by states based on techno-commercial feasibility, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) statement said. The selected renewable power generator (RPG) shall commission the solar power plant within twelve months from date of issuance of Letter of Award (LoA), it added. Moreover, there shall be no penalty on RPG for shortfall in solar power generation from minimum prescribed Capacity Utilization Factor. As per the amendments, now MNRE will retain 33 per cent of eligible service charges fo

The conundrum of solar power costs: Change the face of long-term PPAs

It is imperative that alternate contract structures be explored that balance the long-term risks of the developers with the off takers

PLI scheme to boost solar manufacturing, reduce import dependence

India has set an ambitious target of 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022.

Solar glass shortage threatens China's plans to be carbon neutral by 2060

Solar panel producers like Longi Green Energy Technology Co. have asked the government in China, home to most solar manufacturing, to address the situation by approving new factories

US pitches cheaper solar tech to India amid high dependence on China

India has an ambitious plan to increase its renewable energy capacity to 175 gigawatts (GW) by 2022, nearly three-fifths of which will be solar power

Solar the 'new king' of power, will break records for decades to come: IEA

The combined share of solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind in global generation will rise to almost 30% in 2030 from 8% in 2019, it said, with solar PV capacity growing by an average 12% a year

CCI clears acquisition of solar energy assets by Adani Green-Total Solar JV

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of various solar energy assets by a joint venture of Adani Energy and Total Solar. Adani Green Energy Twenty Three Ltd -- a joint venture of Total Solar Singapore Pte Ltd and Adani Green Energy Ltd -- will buy the assets from Adani Green Energy Ltd. According to a combination notice filed with the watchdog, Adani Green Energy Twenty Three Ltd will acquire 100 per cent shareholding of ten target companies. Adani Green Energy Ten Ltd is the holding entity of the target companies. In a tweet on Tuesday, CCI said it has approved "acquisition of solar energy generation assets by Adani Green Energy Twenty Three Ltd - a joint venture of Total Solar Singapore Pte. Ltd. & Adani Green Energy Limited". Pursuant to the proposed combination, AGE23L will acquire 100 per cent of the share capital of Adani Green Energy Ten Ltd (AGE10L), which is the holding entity of the target companies.

Share of renewable energy rises to 26% in Apr-Aug this year: Official

The share of renewable energy in the country's power mix has increased from 23% to 26% in April-August period this fiscal

World Solar Bank aims to infuse $10 bn in solar projects across ISA members

With high priority accorded to Make in India, the government shall soon launch incentive schemes to invite global companies to set up mega manufacturing plants

Southern Railway to set up 105 MWp solar plants on unused and vacant land

Zone proposes to provide rooftop solar plants of 2.69 MWp under developer mode by Solar power developers at Perambur and Golden Rock workshops

Bucking the trend: Rattan India's solar power plans in sunset mode

The former IndiaBulls power firm to focus on thermal power

Total unit signs deal with Singapore LNG Corp for solar energy system

SLNG is also exploring ways to speed up the use of LNG and other green energy alternatives

Solar energy firms can be enablers of healthcare: Apollo Hospital Joint MD

Solar energy providers can play a crucial role as enablers of healthcare in areas where there is inadequate access to a grid-connected power, Apollo Hospital Enterprise's Sangita Reddy said

North India's energy systems can be moved to clean power by 2050: Report

The study found that north India's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be reduced from 825 MtCO2eq in 2020 to zero by 2050

Sterling and Wilson Solar bags orders worth Rs 1,600 cr in Australia

Engineering firm Sterling and Wilson Solar on Sunday announced that it has bagged orders worth AUD 300 million (Rs 1,600 crore) for two large solar projects in Australia. Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd has signed (along with its branch and Australian subsidiary) orders worth AUD 300 million in Australia, a company statement said. According to the statement, the company has bagged two large scale solar projects in the country and they will have an installed capacity of over 300 MW. The new projects have been secured from global independent power producer (IPP), the work for which is expected to commence immediately. Sterling and Wilson Solar, one of the leading solar EPC and O&M engineering procurement and construction as well as operations and maintenance players in the world, already has three projects of over 800 MW under construction in the region. Bikesh Ogra, Director and Global CEO, Sterling and Wilson Solar said in the statement,We are delighted to have won two major solar .