Biomass market in a flux
Biomass power generation started with a bang 10 years ago. Plant owners, Ruhi Kandhari and Aparna Pallavi met say the picture is not that …
Another batch of solar projects up for grabs in India
The government races ahead by announcing guidelines for new solar projects, with 3,000 MW worth of solar energy already opened up to stakeholders
Wanted, tariff revision
Biomass power plant owners say they cannot manage with power rates fixed when they began operations
Centre considering fund to protect domestic solar industry
Solar mission mandate to promote domestic crystalline silicon technology fails to achieve desired result
Deadline extended for developers of solar thermal projects
Faulty solar radiation data and delay in raw material supply slow down developers; deadline extended to spare them penalties
Assembly elections may further delay solar mission phase 2
Union Cabinet yet to approve plan; model code of conduct may be announced anytime in states like Rajasthan, making launch difficult
Solar mission: 1,500 MW worth projects to be allocated under bundling scheme
Bundling, wherein solar and thermal power were sold as a bundle, was credited with the reduction of tariff rates for solar power in Phase I of …
Cabinet clears phase two of solar mission
Lack of clarity on domestic content and procedural hitches delayed the launch by over six months
Solar equipment makers at loggerheads with solar plant developers
Manufacturers say long-term growth of solar industry possible only if domestic content mandated in solar mission phase II
Is REC an albatross for power distribution utilities?
Only two states have achieved their renewable energy targets so far. Others scaled down their commitments
Concentrated solar power projects may get second extension
Lack of experience in handling new technologies and dearth of funds have been cited as reasons for delay in commissioning projects
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
Rooftop hurdles
Financial and policy issues hinder the adoption of grid-connected rooftop solar power in the country
Renewable or not?
Centre’s regulations do not specify whether cogenerated power is renewable, leaving industrial units which recover waste heat in a fix
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
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
Sun block
Financial woes, delay in raw material supply stall most of the concentrated solar power projects
Power utilities oppose hike in wind tariff price
State electricity regulatory commissions increasing tariffs without taking into account technology improvements
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
Crank it up
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 …
Who needs ultra mega solar power plants?
Government plans to set up four large-scale solar power plants that will cost a whopping Rs 1.2 lakh crore. Will they serve millions of energy poor?