Page 19 - Renewable Energy

Green economy to the economy's rescue

India's economy needs a renewed boost of structural reforms, just when a second generation of green policies is also needed

New clean energy investment in developing nations slipped in 2018: Report

However, the volume of coal-fired power generation produced and consumed in developing countries increased to a new high of 6,900 terrawatt hours (TWh) last year, from 6,400 TWh in 2017

India's solar power installations increase by 36% yoy at 2,170 Mw in Q3

Rooftop solar installations declined by just 16 per cent quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) in Q3 2019, totaling 245 MW compared to 292 MW installed in Q2 2019

No impact of repayment delay on working capital: Sterling & Wilson Solar

Promoters aim to reduce outstanding loan by Rs 1,000 crore from listing date, by December 31

Winds of change in renewables

Clean energy is becoming cheaper and, therefore, more affordable. The use of IoT will also ensure it can achieve efficiencies that traditional energy companies struggle to achieve

Firms are buying more green power

Globally, power purchase agreements for renewable energy signed by corporations have already crossed the 15 gigawatts mark this year

Coal supply hits power, but renewable generation falls in September

Overall power generation in the country was 114.66 billion units in September, as against 119.07 billion units in the same month of 2018

Airtel to pick up 26% stake in clean energy startup AMPSolar for Rs 8.4 cr

Apart from equity, Airtel will also subscribe to 83,160 CCDs of Rs 1,000 each amounting to Rs 8.31 crore

Sanctity of contracts is key for Indian renewable projects: FMO CEO

Peter van Mierlo says the Dutch development finance institution is in India for the long term and is unperturbed by the current slowdown, which he says is temporary in any case

Clouding renewable power

State agencies should honour their commitments

Shareholders of big oil to 'drown' in cash as firms shift to renewables

"Shareholders will be drowned in capital paid back by energy majors in the next 20 years," Rystad Energy said

Renewable energy target likely to be missed by 42% on policy issues: Report

The report notes that as much as 26 per cent of the 64 gw of projects auctioned by the Centre and the states have received no or lukewarm bids, while another 31 percent are facing delays in allocation

PTC India Financial Services thermal energy exposure to go below 10%

PFS says it is shifting its focus towards renewable energy (RE), roads and transmission

Fossil fuel plants are here to stay, says GE Power's Prashant Jain

The power sector is going through a disruption though the future is clear 10 years from now, says Jain

Renewables ministry asks FinMin to impose customs duty on solar cells

The renewables ministry wants separate classification for solar PV cells and modules used for clean energy projects and levy duties on their import

World 'losing the race' to avert climate disaster, warns UN chief Guterres

Guterres said he was heartened by growing societal awareness, which meant that hope was not yet lost

Renewable firms can take discoms to NCLT: Power ministry to Andhra govt

Renewable power project developers are staring at weak cash flows from their projects in Andhra Pradesh

Annual addition of 4-5 Gw to meet Gujarat's renewable demand: IEEFA

Report identifies state as one of five leading Indian domains for renewable energy in both existing generation capacity and future potential

Renewables unlikely to overtake coal for power generation, says CIL chief

State-owned Coal India accounts for nearly 83 per cent of the country's coal production

India leads world in growth of energy sector investments between 2015-18

Flows into the sector expand by 12% in calendar 2018 alone, India is outlier since energy sector investments elsewhere have either stagnated or decelerated