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India recently conducted two auctions for wind/solar hybrid projects. Both the auctions were under-subscribed, with bids totalling 1.56GW awarded to SB Energy, Adani Green Energy…
Read insight — Opinion | Renewable hybrid energy systems as a game changerNEW DELHI : American investor Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is in talks to buy the Indian solar power business of French energy firm Engie SA in a deal…
Read insight — US-based GIP in talks to buy Engie’s Indian solar power business1. Introduction It is vitally important that developers and financiers of solar energy projects follow best practices in developing, constructing, operating and financing projects. Prior to…
Read insight — Risk Assumptions for Investing in Solar PowerIndia’s bid to protect its solar-equipment makers by imposing a safeguard duty on cheap, Chinese imports has failed, according to domestic manufacturers, who are campaigning…
Read insight — India solar duty fails domestic producers as demand dwindlesIndia’s ambitious plan to take the leadership position among nations as one of largest producers of renewable energy may have run into some unfavorable weather. Freak climatic…
Read insight — Unpredictable rains and sudden storms are new risk to India’s renewables goalsIn February, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested installation of solar panels over water bodies and rooftops while speaking at a renewable energy conference, RE-Invest 2015.…
Read insight — What you should know before going solarBefore the Paris climate summit, India had pledged to increase its share of non-fossil fuels to 40% of the total power generation capacity by 2032.…
Read insight — Solar power: truth versus hypeMumbai: The country’s capacity addition in generating solar power will fall by 40% to about 4-4.5 GW in FY19 from about 7.5 GW in FY18, credit…
Read insight — Solar capacity addition to fall by 40% to about 4-4.5 GW in FY19: ICRAMUMBAI : Essel Group will sell 205 megawatt (MW) of its operational solar energy assets to Adani Green Energy Ltd at an enterprise value of ₹1,300 crore, the two…
Read insight — Adani Green to buy Essel’s solar assetsKOLKATA : No country has ever progressed without development in science and technology, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he urged the scientific community to look…
Read insight — Modi urges scientists to work in boosting solar energy, electric mobility