Solar Power
VP urges Centre, state govt buildings to opt for solar power
Renewable Energy
September 12, 2021
VP urges Centre, state govt buildings to opt for solar power
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu urged the central and state governments and administrations of union territories to patronise and adopt…
BSES commissions Delhi’s first urban microgrid
Power
September 11, 2021
BSES commissions Delhi’s first urban microgrid
Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain inaugurated the city's first urban microgrid system set up at Shivalik in Malviya Nagar that…
IREDA, TANGEDCO to work on renewable energy projects
Renewable Energy
September 7, 2021
IREDA, TANGEDCO to work on renewable energy projects
IREDA has entered into a pact with TANGEDCO for providing technical expertise in developing of renewable energy projects and raising…
India to judiciously use its land for RE expansion
Renewable Energy
September 6, 2021
India to judiciously use its land for RE expansion
Renewable Energy (RE) capacity expansion over next few decades will require large quantum of land, for which India needs to…
TotalEnergies signs $27 bn oil, gas & solar deal in Iraq
Oil & Gas
September 6, 2021
TotalEnergies signs $27 bn oil, gas & solar deal in Iraq
TotalEnergies signed a $27-billion contract to invest in oil, gas and solar production in Iraq, as the country faces an…
Aerosol, dust reduce solar generation from PV
Renewable Energy
September 4, 2021
Aerosol, dust reduce solar generation from PV
A team of Indian and international researchers have found that aerosols, dust, and clouds reduce solar energy generation from photovoltaic…
Reliance aims at 100 GW renewable energy by 2030
Renewable Energy
September 3, 2021
Reliance aims at 100 GW renewable energy by 2030
Reliance Industries will by 2030 create or enable capacity to generate at least 100 GWs of electricity from renewable sources,…
Sembcorp, Adani, ReNew emerge as L-1 bidders in auction
Renewable Energy
September 3, 2021
Sembcorp, Adani, ReNew emerge as L-1 bidders in auction
Sembcorp firm Green Infra Wind Energy, ReNew Naveen Urja, Adani Renewables Holdings Fifteen and Anupavam Renewables have emerged as the…
India & Australia investing heavily to achieve energy targets
Renewable Energy
August 28, 2021
India & Australia investing heavily to achieve energy targets
India and Australia are investing heavily to achieve energy targets, Consul General of Australia Rowan Ainsworth said at an energy…
Payment delay, signing of PPA key challenges for RE sector
Renewable Energy
August 25, 2021
Payment delay, signing of PPA key challenges for RE sector
Delays in payments to renewable energy (RE) developers besides slow progress in the signing of power purchase and sale agreements…
28% emission reduction over 2005 levels achieved by India
Sustainability
August 25, 2021
28% emission reduction over 2005 levels achieved by India
India has already achieved emission reduction of 28% over 2005 levels, against the target of 35% by 2030 committed in…
IEX green term-ahead market trades 2,744 MU RE
Renewable Energy
August 24, 2021
IEX green term-ahead market trades 2,744 MU RE
Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) said its green term-ahead market cumulatively traded 2,744 million units of renewable energy in its first…
Govt expects Rs 39,832 cr selling power generation assets
Power
August 24, 2021
Govt expects Rs 39,832 cr selling power generation assets
Government's think tank NITI Aayog has valued state-owned power generation assets at Rs 39,832 crore which can be monetised by…
Odisha govt asks OREDA to promote solar power
Renewable Energy
August 23, 2021
Odisha govt asks OREDA to promote solar power
The Odisha government has asked its renewable energy development agency to come up with cost-effective incentive schemes to promote domestic…
Solar EV Charging station at Karnal Lake Resort inaugurated
Power
August 19, 2021
Solar EV Charging station at Karnal Lake Resort inaugurated
Delhi-Chandigarh Highway has become the first e-vehicle friendly highway in the country, with a network of Solar-based Electric Vehicle Charging…
Ministry of Power places the draft rules on its website
Power
August 16, 2021
Ministry of Power places the draft rules on its website
The Ministry of Power has circulated the “Draft Electricity (promoting renewable energy through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2021”. They…
PM announces self-reliance in energy by 2047
Power
August 15, 2021
PM announces self-reliance in energy by 2047
Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally announced the launch of a National Hydrogen Mission to accelerate plans to generate the carbon-free…
$414 M Green Bond issuance at lowest ever yield in India
Renewable Energy
August 13, 2021
$414 M Green Bond issuance at lowest ever yield in India
Azure Power Global announced issuance of a dollar green bond of $ 414M, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Azure Power…
Trina Solar ships 210 Vertex for one Brazil’s largest project
Renewable Energy
August 4, 2021
Trina Solar ships 210 Vertex for one Brazil’s largest project
Trina Solar is the major vendor of photovoltaic modules for the Futura 1 Project, a project with 22 solar energy…
India’s peak power demand hits new record of 2,00,570 MW
Power
August 4, 2021
India’s peak power demand hits new record of 2,00,570 MW
India's peak power demand hit a new record of 2,00,570 MW in the month of July, a 17.6 per cent…
Vedanta Aluminium is India’s largest green power purchaser
Renewable Energy
August 2, 2021
Vedanta Aluminium is India’s largest green power purchaser
Vedanta Aluminium Business, India's largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, became India's largest green power purchaser on the Green…
Torrent Power to acquire Lightsource’s 50 MW solar plant
Power
July 31, 2021
Torrent Power to acquire Lightsource’s 50 MW solar plant
Torrent Power said it has inked an agreement with Lightsource India Ltd and Lightsource Renewable Energy (India) Ltd for acquisition…
Trina Solar’s Vertex 670W module passes 6 rigorous tests
Renewable Energy
July 30, 2021
Trina Solar’s Vertex 670W module passes 6 rigorous tests
Trina Solar released a series of testing results on the mechanical reliability of the 670W Vertex module. Covering six tests,…
Punjab CM orders to cancel or revisit one-sided power pacts
Power
July 29, 2021
Punjab CM orders to cancel or revisit one-sided power pacts
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has ordered Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) to cancel or revisit all the one-sided pacts…
M&M expect to generate 100 million units of power annually
Power
July 28, 2021
M&M expect to generate 100 million units of power annually
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) said it is adopting a 58 MWp captive solar plant that is expected to generate about…