Page 5 - Solar Power

Reliance's O2C, new energy biz may be valued more than $100 bn: Report

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd's plans for investing Rs 75,000 crore in solar, batteries, fuel cells and hydrogen could create valuation of USD 36 billion for the new energy business

KUSUM wilts under poor planning: Multiple repackaging impacts its success

Multiple repackaging has impacted the success of this four-year-old flagship scheme to de-dieselise agriculture through solar-powered pump sets

Reliance considers bid for Centre's solar incentives in green push

Reliance said last month it plans to build factories to produce solar components, energy storage batteries, electrolysers for making green hydrogen and fuel cells.

ReNew Power to bet on Solar PLI scheme, plans manufacturing foray

Firm is among top-5 renewable energy players in India with a solar and wind power portfolio of 9.8 Gw of commissioned and under construction capacity

Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani face off in race to solar domination

Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani's $10 billion entry into renewable energy could drive solar tariffs further to ground and ignite bidding wars with fellow billionaire Gautam Adani, industry analysts say

Indian billionaires face off in race for domination in solar space

India's two richest men are vying to be at the forefront of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambition to ramp up green energy capacity

Cyclones' record rain in May cloud India's solar power generation

The highest solar generation loss was faced by Karnataka, which saw it declining by 15 per cent over last year

Ambani, Adani and China

The big boys may well compete, but if you parse Mr Ambani's AGM statement, it appears that RIL would more like to play the role of an input and/or original-equipment-manufacturer than a fierce rival

India's solar power efforts an example to world, says Prince Charles

India, whose solar power efforts are an example to the world, has a vital role to play to accelerate the move towards a zero carbon future, Britain's Prince Charles said on Wednesday.

Adani Group to add 5 Gw green energy a year for next decade, says chairman

In a letter to Adani Enterprises investors, Gautam Adani said group is in sync with India's goal of becoming world's top renewable players, group itself aims to be world's largest solar power producer

Reliance Industries earns a place in the sun with global solar play

100 GW by 2030 is more than twice the existing renewable capacity of any company in the world

Best of BS Opinion: RIL's mega green push, India's securities mkt & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday

RIL to invest Rs 75,000 cr in clean energy, build 4 giga factories: Ambani

It will also set up a platform for renewable energy project finance to source long-term global capital for investment in these sectors

Policy flip flops, discoms hinder progress in solar rooftop projects

According to the industry data, close to 75 per cent of rooftop installations comes from the commercial and industrial segment

India's wind power sector wants rival solar to help drive growth

India's wind industry, which has about 40 gigawatts of capacity now, has been struggling for the past few years due to land challenges.

PLI scheme, basic customs duty: Only flickering benefits for solar power

A production-linked incentive scheme and possible basic customs duty will have a limited impact in encouraging domestic solar equipment manufacture

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

Performance-linked incentives fail to excite solar manufacturing firms

Domestic manufacturers could end up getting barely 3-5 per cent of the sale value of their solar cells and modules as incentives through this scheme

Low incentive could dampen interest in PLI scheme for solar manufacturing

The Union Cabinet last month approved the MNRE proposal for ramping up domestic manufacturing of solar photovoltaic panels under the Centre's PLI scheme

Torrent Power bags 300 Mw long-term solar power generation PPA

To be commissioned in 18 months from the date of PPA, the project will have a tariff of Rs 2.22/kwH for 25 years