Renewable Energy in India

With a population of 1.3 billion, India has a massive demand for energy to fuel its rapidly growing economy. From a power deficit nation at the time of Independence, the efforts to make India energy-independent have continued for over seven… Continue Reading →

Coal-Based Thermal Plants Must have 40% of Generation Capacity from Renewables

The Ministry of Power has announced that any coal or lignite-based thermal generation station coming up on or after April 1, 2023, must either install or procure renewable energy equivalent to 40% of the thermal generation capacity. Also, any coal or lignite-based… Continue Reading →

India may pull plug on FAME II after next fiscal

India is likely to discontinue the second phase of the ₹10,000 crore Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India or FAME II scheme after the next financial year, government officials familiar with deliberations said. The Centre could instead… Continue Reading →

Cabinet approves National Green Hydrogen Mission

Mission aims to make India a Global Hub for production, utilization and export of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives Mission will help in India becoming energy independent and in Decarbonization of major sectors of the economy Read More

At the G20, India is pressing the issue of energy storage

India hosted its first Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG ) meeting from February 5th to 7th, 2023. The meeting took place at the IT Hub of India, Bengaluru. Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy R K Singh… Continue Reading →

Hyundai supplier plans USD 67 mn Georgia plant, 400 jobs

PHA announced Monday it would invest USD 67 mn at a site about 15 miles (24 kilometers) west of Savannah, with plans to hire 400 workers. The company already has a plant in Montgomery, Alabama, near the Hyundai facility in… Continue Reading →

ICRA upgrades outlook on Indian thermal power sector to ‘stable’ from ‘negative’

A line of cable trolleys transports coal from a mine to thermal power stations on a smoggy morning on November 23, 2021 in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dust spots visible in the sky are due to particulate pollution in the… Continue Reading →

IEEFA projects exponential growth of battery storage assets in India

A new report has projected exponential growth in India’s Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). BESS – one of the key emerging technologies in the Indian renewable energy sector – can ensure both peak-time power supply and round-the-clock power to help overcome the intermittent… Continue Reading →

Odisha’s OPTCL bags CBIP Award-2022 for best-performing transmission power sector

The Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL), the State-run transmission utility, has been conferred with the Central Board of Irrigation and Power Award 2022 for the ‘best-performing transmission power sector’. Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of OPTCL along with Prashanta… Continue Reading →

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