Dark future for coal
India is pushing for more coal-based power generation but recent reports raise serious concerns over the viability of coal-fired plants
Thermal power generation set to expand six times
What it means
New regulations proposed for determining renewable energy tariff
Power producers demand higher benchmark prices for cost components
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
Odisha seeks help to buy costly renewable energy
Other states may follow suit as cash-strapped state discoms find the going difficult
New guidelines for national solar mission power projects
Reverse bidding retained, small changes like use of domestic content raises technology concerns