Solar mission continues to lure private players
Project proposals total 2,500 MW solar energy in second batch of bidding
Crowd at the gate
Everyone wants a piece of the pie in the sky
Rooftop hurdles
Financial and policy issues hinder the adoption of grid-connected rooftop solar power in the country
Experts disappointed with budgetary allocation to renewables
There has been a 46.8 per cent decrease in gross budgetary support for renewable energy ministry, they say
Renewable or not?
Centre’s regulations do not specify whether cogenerated power is renewable, leaving industrial units which recover waste heat in a fix
Rs 3,300 crore omission
Subsidies given annually to industries for pollution control are unmonitored
New gold rush
Centre prepares to launch solar mission phase 2
Draft document proposes 9,000 MW of grid-connected solar power and 800 MW of off-grid application; lacks clarity on critical issues
Patronising dirty technology
Delhi municipality constructs yet another waste-to-energy plant at Ghazipur
Solar thermal technology to get a boost in phase two of solar mission
Should solar thermal be preferred over photovoltaic solar power?
Solar trick
A number of solar mission projects operational only on paper
Clouds over solar
Trade barred
Countries protect their renewable energy equipment. Exporting nations see it as trade barrier
Post-COVID clean cooking schemes: Beyond financial barriers in rural households
Beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana availed 1.62 refills in the first 5 months of COVID-19 pandemic against 3 free refills …
Post-COVID clean cooking schemes: By and for women
Clean cooking schemes designed with women at their centre will help India maintain its progress towards abatement of indoor air quality and help …
US to approach WTO against India’s solar mission policy, again
India’s commerce ministry investigating US policies that could have unfairly promoted US solar companies
Power utilities oppose hike in wind tariff price
State electricity regulatory commissions increasing tariffs without taking into account technology improvements
Tamil Nadu Solar Policy: will it be enforced?
State aims to have same amount of solar as is now installed in all of India by 2014
Crank it up
Sun block
Financial woes, delay in raw material supply stall most of the concentrated solar power projects
Solar mission phase II may reign in import of thinfilms
Earlier mandate of domestic content requirement only for crystalline silicon technology led to most developers importing cheaper thinfilm solar panels
National Solar Mission: bidders quote low tariff, bag projects
Lowest bid in second batch of solar energy projects was for Rs7.49/unit
Sugar mills in India are doubling up as power generators by burning crushed sugarcane or bagasse. But with the price of bagasse rising, their …
Boon or doom?
The commerce ministry's recommendation to impose duty on imported solar cells has started a debate. Will it boost the domestic solar power sector …
Solar power plants' output high, but varying widely
Larger projects under National Solar Mission doing better than smaller ones