Bustard conservation: No agreement on underground power lines, ban on new projects
Putting power lines underground not feasible; too late for new projects in Bustard habitat to be stopped, stakeholders said
‘India’s renewable energy plan lacks vision’
The target of achieving 175 GW green power capacity by 2022 is ambitious; but what’s the logic behind choosing those numbers?
Centre considering fund to protect domestic solar industry
Solar mission mandate to promote domestic crystalline silicon technology fails to achieve desired result
Deadline extended for developers of solar thermal projects
Faulty solar radiation data and delay in raw material supply slow down developers; deadline extended to spare them penalties
Assembly elections may further delay solar mission phase 2
Union Cabinet yet to approve plan; model code of conduct may be announced anytime in states like Rajasthan, making launch difficult
Solar equipment makers at loggerheads with solar plant developers
Manufacturers say long-term growth of solar industry possible only if domestic content mandated in solar mission phase II
Rooftop hurdles
Financial and policy issues hinder the adoption of grid-connected rooftop solar power in the country
Renewable or not?
Centre’s regulations do not specify whether cogenerated power is renewable, leaving industrial units which recover waste heat in a fix
Smoke in the kitchen
The new ‘green’ biomass cookstove has immense potential but why is it missing in homes?
Centre prepares to launch solar mission phase 2
Draft document proposes 9,000 MW of grid-connected solar power and 800 MW of off-grid application; lacks clarity on critical issues
Power utilities oppose hike in wind tariff price
State electricity regulatory commissions increasing tariffs without taking into account technology improvements
Solar mission phase II may reign in import of thinfilms
Earlier mandate of domestic content requirement only for crystalline silicon technology led to most developers importing cheaper thinfilm solar panels
Boon or doom?
The commerce ministry's recommendation to impose duty on imported solar cells has started a debate. Will it boost the domestic solar power sector …
New guidelines for national solar mission power projects
Reverse bidding retained, small changes like use of domestic content raises technology concerns
Renewable energy in India: In 33 years, India struggled to exploit just 12% of its wind energy potential
Abrupt policy changes and technological challenge of transmitting energy a big setback
MNRE launches scheme to incentivise production of green hydrogen
Rs 17,490 crore has been set aside for the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme, to bolster domestic …
Budget 2023-24: Rs 10,000 crore for 500 compressed biogas plants
5% CBG mandate to be introduced for all organisations marketing natural and biogas
Bon appetit with sun
Enter the world’s largest solar kitchen
Gujarat villages need subsidy for biogas. But there's no one to pay
There is a void since Gujarat Agro Industries stopped paying from 2017
Interim Budget 2019: Renewable energy plans on hold till full budget
Lots of hints dropped but no concrete proposal
Unlocking power of pumped storage hydropower: A sustainable energy solution
Shot in the arm to projects after attendance of Union Minister of Power at an event for PSH
Taxing Renewable Energy Certificates — Yay or Nay?
Green power firms want GST on RECs removed. How justified is it?
A looming biomess
Industry, government blame each other for green sector’s fall
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Off-grid biomass plants light up villages; experts demand clarity on tariff regulation
Energy pill for renewable sector
World Bank prepares off-grid scheme to revitalise growth