Renewables lose favour
Regulators to cut trading prices of renewable energy certificates
NTPC records 148% growth in coal production from its mines compared to April last year: Power ministry
NTPC recorded 23.2 million tonnes of coal production last financial year (FY) 2023 against 14.02 million tonnes of FY 2022
India’s renewable energy race: MP, UP will take more than 50 years to meet 2022 target at current pace
India needs to focus on its strengths of biomass, hydel power & have an accountability structure for meeting targets
The promise and reality of renewable energy
This is not the time to be complacent with green power growth in India because the challenges have grown too
Energy market glitch
Why new renewable energy trading policy could be a win-lose rather than a win-win instrument
Centre’s solar development draft aims at 25 parks, 20,000 MW power
The scheme still awaits suggestions from state nodal agencies
Cabinet panel clears Rs 11,000 crore for rooftop solar programme
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs restructures proposed SRISTI scheme with changes in incentives for DISCOMs and residential sector
Gujarat to host India’s first offshore wind power project
Project to be executed by a consortium of public sector agencies meant to showcase technology and boost investors’ confidence
Smoke in the kitchen
The new ‘green’ biomass cookstove has immense potential but why is it missing in homes?
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
Off-grid thinking
Solar lamps can reach where transmission lines cannot
Centre to increase solar generation capacity next year
The government is likely to commission projects with a total generation capacity of 4,345 MW by March 2016
Bon appetit with sun
Enter the world’s largest solar kitchen
Can painting a blade black save Great Indian Bustards from wind turbines?
A regulatory slowdown in wind power production could result from failing to address the harm caused by turbines to wildlife
New draft wind power guidelines seek to reform sector through payment security
The guidelines released by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy address payment and evacuation issues in the wind power sector
Solar rooftop subsidy likely to be halved
Commercial and industrial consumers placed at bottom of government priority list of beneficiaries
Global wind energy sector needs four-fold higher growth to meet 2050 Net Zero goal: Report
Offshore wind market showed highest growth in 2021
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
Biofuel dreams for wastelands
Centre now has a policy¤ but where’s the wasteland?
Wind industry must brace the headwinds to stay relevant
Despite its many challenges, wind energy in India has a lot to gain from its experience and its large manufacturing base
Solar energy could be the largest source of electricity by mid-century
Increased use of solar technologies could prevent the emission of more than six billion tonnes of carbon dioxide per year by 2050
Carbon credit earns profit
To keep afloat biomass plant owners have shifted their gaze to the international carbon credit market
Offshore wind energy: India set to harness coastal breezes
Eight zones off the coasts of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have been identified as potential offshore wind energy zones
Cabinet panel nod to over Rs 8,000 crore for solar projects
The funding for the CPSU scheme is a welcome relief for already operational domestic manufacturers who are battling a difficult market
Interim Budget 2019: Renewable energy plans on hold till full budget
Lots of hints dropped but no concrete proposal