Renewables
Renewables
Renewables
A Competitive Edge: Decentralised renewable energy generation gains ground
Decentralised power generation systems are units that generate electricity and consume all/part of it in situ. Industrial establishments such as textile mills, sugar refineries, cement factories, steel producers and petrochemical refineries tend to install decentralised […]
Renewables
Interview with Dr Ajay Mathur: “Fossil fuels will possibly disappear over time”
In 25 years, renewables plus storage will be the dominant generation source, believes Dr Ajay Mathur, director general, International Solar Alliance (ISA). While fossil fuel capacity will continue to serve as baseload, by 2030, the […]
EXPERT OPINION
Getting Real with Hydrogen: By Gurdeep Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, NTPC Limited
Hydrogen has seen several previous waves of interest in history, mostly driven by high oil prices and a focus on a single end-use sector – transport. […]
Renewables
Interview with Anil Sardana : “The sector has taken formidable shape”
The country has done immensely well in renewables despite being a late starter, says Anil Sardana, managing director (MD) and chief executive officer, Adani Transmission, and MD, Adani Power. He believes green hydrogen and technological […]
EXPERT OPINION
Shift in Strategy: Examining the auction design and approach for the renewable energy market
Over the past decade and a half, I have published three books that represent three stages in India’s journey towards clean and green energy. The first one, Decentralised Energy Planning – Methodo-logy and Case Studies, published in 1991, is based on my experience of setting up and operationalising the Maharashtra Energy Development Agency in 1986. […]
Renewables
Interview with Anand Kumar: “The future belongs to renewable energy”
A leader in the renewable energy segment, Anand Kumar, former secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, and senior adviser in the clean energy space, has been responsible for devising several key policy measures that have supported the industry’s progress. […]
Special Anniversary Issue
Building Supply Security: India takes the path to self-sufficiency in clean energy manufacturing
The clean energy transition is changing how we view strategic resources. In a hydrocarbon-centric world, a small group of countries that export petroleum could create a cartel to exploit their position and gain an outside influence on geopolitics. […]
Special Anniversary Issue
Capital Need: Access to finance can help India achieve its “RE+” goals
Energy transition is happening but not fast enough to limit the global average temperature rise to 1.5 °C. Power investment will need to rise to help the world achieve the Paris Agreement goals. Compared with the average annual investments projected in the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Sustainable Development Scenario, the global power sector spending in 2019 was about 35 per cent short of the level required a decade from now. The year 2020 also witnessed lower investment due to the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
Renewables
Incentive for Growth: MNRE issues PLI guidelines for solar module manufacturing
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued guidelines for the implementation of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, the National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules, for achieving gigawatt-scale manufacturing capacity. Through […]
Renewables
Opportunities in Waste: Current status of WtE projects and future potential
As the country moves ahead with industrialisation and urbanisation, there is expected to be significant waste generation. As per the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, municipal solid waste generation across India will reach […]
Renewables
Green Energy Strategy: Singapore focuses on storage and electric mobility for a carbon-free future
Singapore is a fine example of a country in the process of crafting its unique path to a low-carbon future, with greener power. The island-nation is one of the world’s eight economies without energy resources […]
Segment Review
Growth Hiatus: Temporary lull in renewables’ activity
The renewable energy sector in India has been growing consistently over the past few years. As of August 2020, India’s installed renewable energy capacity stood at 90 GW, accounting for 24 per cent of the […]
Segment Review
Transmission Update: Ramping up to integrate renewables
The Indian electricity transmission sector is gearing up to face the challenges posed by the changing power demand and energy mix. In order to meet the future peak load, which is expected to reach 226 […]
Key Developments
The Green Way: Power majors adopt renewables as their central theme for growth
The demand for green energy continues to grow in India as well as globally, as countries focus on mitigating climate change. The coronavirus pandemic is further driving countries to look at sustainable ways of meeting […]
Renewable Energy
Clean Potential: Solar segment attracts global interest amidst Covid and other challenges
Solar power is the fastest growing segment in the Indian power sector. The country’s solar power capacity has grown from a meagre 6,763 MW to 34,628 MW in a span of just five years between […]
Renewable Energy
Subdued Growth: Wind segment witnessing sluggish capacity addition
The wind power segment is facing subdued capacity addition, primarily owing to transmission and land issues, which have severely constrained the wind power ecosystem. Uncertainties regarding the sanctity of contracts and the issue of non-payment […]
Renewable Energy
Policy Positive: Encouraging outlook for hydro, despite many challenges
Hydropower, given its role in imparting flexibility to the system and balancing the load, is likely to play a key role in the coming years, espially with greater integration of variable renewable energy such as […]
Renewable Energy
Growing Interest: Biopower gains traction as a clean energy alternative
Bioenergy has been gaining traction as a viable energy alternative primarily because it is sourced from relatively cleaner and replenishable biomass sources, and on the back of several policy and regulatory support initiatives from the […]
Renewable Energy