
The Centre has also asked states to promote nuclear power projects and look for adequate sites for such projects. Currently, 18 sites have been identified for possible nuclear power plants, Khattar said.

Under the pilot scheme, the government would consider projects with innovative approaches for decentralised green hydrogen production, utilising sources such as rooftop solar, micro-hydel plants, floating solar installations, wastewater and biomass.

India’s carbon credit market, bolstered by recent regulatory changes, faces challenges in balancing supply and demand, ensuring compliance, and integrating with global markets. Clear guidelines for the voluntary market, effective monitoring, and regulatory stability are crucial for the system’s success and long-term impact

Staying on as the president of the global solar alliance consolidates New Delhi’s clout in climate politics and offers scope to support its own energy and other economic needs

Himachal Pradesh, which hosts close to a quarter of India’s large operating hydro power plants, is facing low reservoir water levels

Suzlon’s wind turbine generator emerges as one of the most in demand models

Project developers are attaching counterparty risk premium to power sale contracts with states amid delays in payments

Electricity consumption is accelerating faster than renewable sources can provide for it. And so the world keeps turning to the dirtiest of fossil fuels

India is making rapid strides in renewable energy, but coal will continue to dominate for quite a few decades

Electricity generation and usage in India is estimated to exceed that in the European Union by 2050

Resolution of stressed thermal power plants is picking up pace on rising electricity demand and improving operating metrics

NTPC earnings are projected to grow faster than Power Grid in the three years to FY27

The share of hybrid and firm and dispatchable tenders in renewable power projects rose from 10 percent in FY20 to 30 percent in FY24 and 46 percent in 5M FY25

The company can become one of India’s top renewable power generators if it achieves the stated targets

Receivables of renewable energy project developers dropped as discoms began paying past bills

The share of non-fossil fuels in total electricity generation rose on strong growth in nuclear power and moderation in demand

The skewed distribution of global investment in clean power projects is a concern for India and other developing nations

CESC is scaling up green energy capacities. Adani Power, which once contemplated delisting, is aiming to double its electricity generation capacity base

The power generation earnings are rising amid heightened capex and scale-up of renewable energy capacities

The company’s order book increased to the highest levels in its history in the June 2024 quarter

Several initiatives announced in the Union Budget are both visionary and practical

The focus should be on adoption of cleaner coal and ultra super-critical technologies to reduce emissions, suggests the Economic Survey

The pace of capacity addition needs to be ramped up to meet the rising electricity needs of the country

Suzlon can focus on quality orders and gain market share in the India wind turbine market

The central government hopes that the Viability Gap Funding support will bring down the cost of offshore wind power to an affordable level for discoms