With global issues such as climate change and other energy-related problems, the need of the hour is an efficient fuel with zero carbon footprints and this path can be achieved by using hydrogen and other environment-friendly options such as biofuels. Biofuels can be produced from different organic wastes that can Read more…
India has made a strong commitment to scale up renewable energy (RE), with an ambitious target of 175 GW of RE by 2022. It is very likely that even higher targets would be envisaged for 2030, mainly to take advantage of the low-cost discovery (`2.5–`2.75/kWh) and fixed price long- term Read more…
A village in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha district has presented itself as a model for renewable energy usage with complete dependence on solar power for all its needs. The solar-powered village in Chakanwala Panchayat named ‘Mandironwala Bhuddi’ has no electricity poles but is completely lit up using solar power. Solar panels Read more…
India’s renewable energy workforce has grown five-fold in the past five years. In 2019, nearly 100,000 workers are employed in the solar and wind industry, up from 19,800 workers in 2014. Of these, 12,400 new workers were employed in FY19 and 30,000 new workers were employed in FY18 by utility-scale Read more…
The building blocks for the Indian renewable energy growth are now well in place, and it is time for the country to pole-vault to the next frontier of its journey. The 3rd Global RE-INVEST 2019, will establish India’s competitiveness in the global renewable energy arena. 3rd Global RE-INVEST is scheduled Read more…
Renewable Watch recently interacted with Pitamber Shivnani, President, Power Grids, ABB India, regarding the role of digitalisation in the renewable sector, on the sidelines of GRIDTECH 2019. Excerpts from the conversation. What are the key transmission constraints in the renewable energy space in India? Well, geography for one. The sheer Read more…
On March 7, 2019, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave its approval for the inclusion of large-hydropower in the renewable energy sector. The move essentially ends the distinction between small-hydro projects (SHPs) with a capacity of less than 25 MW and large-hydro projects. With the addition of around Read more…
Transmission-related issues have considerably slowed down renewable energy development in the country, and the problems are only likely to get aggravated with the increase in the quantum of renewables available for grid injection. To address transmission constraints, a comprehensive plan covering transmission and control infrastructure was identified as part of Read more…
The pace of adding renewable generation capacities slowed down in FY19 with just 8.6 gigawatt (GW) of solar and wind power plants getting commissioned in the fiscal. The country had added 11.3 GW and 11.8 GW of renewable capacities in FY17 and FY18, respectively. The installed renewable capacity now stands Read more…
Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is in talks to buy a majority stake in Hyderabad-based Mytrah Energy as the alternative assets manager looks to make its first renewable investment of more than $1 billion in India, said three people aware of the development. Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is in talks to buy a majority stake Read more…