Energy Policy

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding large scale felling of toddy yielding palm trees in Bihar, 05/06/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …

Telangana government refuses to renew Lanco power deals

The availability of power at cheaper rates in the market has led to the TS not giving the nod for renewing the PPA with Lanco. Hyderabad: While the Telangana state government has refused to sign a Power Purchase Agreement with Lanco power project, owned by former Congress MP Lagadapati Rajagopal, …

Renewables readiness assessment: United Republic of Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania possesses impressive potential for bioenergy, geothermal, solar and wind energy development, in addition to significant existing hydropower capacity. This report advises the country’s energy planners to explore different policy assumptions and investment scenarios, taking into account the latest studies on resource potential and technology costs. …

Renewable energy prospects for India

India is one of the most dynamic and vibrant markets in the world for renewable energy. This key emerging market, home to 16% of the global population in 2017, is poised for some of the fastest energy demand growth over the coming decades. Development of renewables is happening on many …

Green power capacity addition hits a record, neck and neck with thermal

Renewable power capacity addition at 11.5 gw in fiscal 2017, just a shade below 11 gw added under thermal The renewable energy sector reported a record capacity addition of over 11 gigawatt (gw) in fiscal 2017, an increase of around 60% over the previous year. The addition is neck and …

India to become major wind energy hub: Suzlon Chairman Tulsi Tanti

Falling tariff is not the only trend that renewable energy is witnessing. Suzlon, the domestic market leader in wind equipment manufacturing, expects global vendors to come to India to tap 60 gigawatts (Gw) of additional wind capacity that the government is aiming to achieve by 2020. In an interview to …

Suzlon’s first 2.1 MW wind turbine generator in Gujarat achieves 42% PLF

The Suzlon Group, a leading global renewable energy solutions provider, on Wednesday, said its S111 120m 2.1 MW wind turbine generator has achieved a nearly 42% Plant Load Factor (PLF) in its first 12 months of operation at the Jamanwada site in Kutch district of Gujarat. The prototype was commissioned …

Better payment guarantee can bring down wind power tariffs further

Assurances of timely payments from power distribution companies will push wind power tariffs down further, according to industry watchers. Chairman at the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association, Sarvesh Kumar, said, “A better payment guarantee mechanism will push tariffs down further.” He was speaking at a press conference on the sidelines …

Adani: remote prospect - Carmichael status update 2017

Mounting debt across the Adani Group suggests that the Indian conglomerate’s Carmichael mine proposal for northeast Australia has become an increasingly precarious house of cards, according to new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The report—“Adani: Remote Prospect: Carmichael Status Update 2017”—notes that Adani Enterprise …

Deep dive: what do current policy developments in China, India and the US mean for investing in renewables?

To reach the Paris Agreement climate goal, and stay under 2°C warming, emissions will need to peak in the coming years and be reduced to zero by 2050. China, India and the US play a key role in achieving this target as they emit over 50% of the global CO2 …

Solar rooftops: Govt removes duties amid tepid response

Solar tariff touched a new low last week as the final levelised tariff for a 250 MW solar project in Andhra Pradesh was discovered to be Rs 3.15 per unit. In a bid to encourage the use of rooftop solar power, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has …

Haryana govt exempts solar equipment from VAT

A decision to this effect was taken by the Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, in Chandigarh. The Haryana government on Tuesday exempted solar equipment and parts used in installation of solar power projects from value added tax (VAT). A decision to this …

Telangana gets largest solar farm in Nizamabad district

HYDERABAD: Telangana got its largest solar farm with a capacity of 143MW at Dichpally in Nizamabad district on Saturday. It was commissioned by Gurugram-based renewable energy producer ReNew Power Ventures Pvt Ltd. The independent power producer (IPP) is eyeing an installed capacity of 510MW in Telangana with a total investment …

Over 300 solar consumers deprived of subsidy by MEDA

NAGPUR: Change in norms by Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) has deprived over 300 solar power consumers of central government subsidy. Solar consumers have demanded that MEDA and state energy ministry should take a sympathetic view of their cases and sanction the subsidy. A solar power consumer, on the condition …

Energy: going where the wind blows

Wind power industry is in the news. Why? For the first time, wind power installations (windmills) crossed the 5 Gigawatt mark, to reach 5,400 MW in 2016-17. The earlier record was 3,472 MW of 2015-16. The current year might see installations of 6 GW. And? In February, in the country’s …

India may add 6,000 MW wind power capacity in FY'18: IWTMA

India may add around 6,000 megawatts (MW) of wind power capacity in the ongoing fiscal, an industry body has said. "The government's target (for the 2017-18) I think is 4,500 MW. We know that we have number of challenges in front of us, but we will try our best to …

Schneider Electric India to enhance energy efficiency through low-cost technology

Asserting its commitment to energy efficiency and enabling access to clean energy, Schneider Electric India on Tuesday showcased a range of low-cost clean technologies at the catamaran as part of the Nomade des Mers (Nomad of the Seas) expedition. The expedition ? which began in 2015 at Brittany (France) and …

Hartek Power bags 1,025 MW solar grid EPC orders in FY17

CHANDIGARH: The 1,025-MW solar grid EPC projects include 30 substation projects of up to 220 KV spread across 10 states, including Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Bihar. With its specialization in executing high-voltage turnkey substations and power infrastructure projects, Hartek Power will provide …

Renewable energy in Europe 2017: recent growth and knock-on effects

Addressing climate change requires a globally coordinated, long-term response across all economic sectors. The 2015 Paris Agreement provides the framework for limiting global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and for pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Early in this process, the European …

Presidential Executive Order on promoting energy independence and economic growth

Donald Trump's Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth states that "it is in the national interest to promote clean and safe development of our Nation's vast energy resources, while at the same time avoiding regulatory burdens that unnecessarily encumber energy production, constrain economic growth, and prevent …

300 किलोवाट सौर ऊर्जा पैदा करेगा ट्रिपलआइटी

300 किलोवाट सौर ऊर्जा पैदा करेगा ट्रिपलआइटी300 किलोवाट सौर ऊर्जा पैदा करेगा ट्रिपलआइटी जासं, इलाहाबाद : ग्रीन एनर्जी को बढ़ावा देने के लिए ट्रिपलआइटी अब बड़े पैमाने पर सोलर एनर्जी का उत्पादन करेगा। 2.19 करोड़ की लागत से 300 किलोवाट सौर ऊर्जा उत्पादन के इस प्रोजेक्ट पर काम शुरू कर …

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