Lanco found guilty of false commissioning of plants

To lose bank guarantees for its four power plants in Rajasthan

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

Smoke in the kitchen

The new ‘green’ biomass cookstove has immense potential but why is it missing in homes?

Clouds over solar

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

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

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

Solar power plants' output high, but varying widely

Larger projects under National Solar Mission doing better than smaller ones

Solar mission projects set to miss deadline

Developers face penalty in the range of Rs. 2 crore for a month’s delay

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 …

Odisha seeks help to buy costly renewable energy

Other states may follow suit as cash-strapped state discoms find the going difficult

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?

Two technologies that shape our future

Battery and meters are two widely used technologies, yet no one stops to think how they work. They determine our future. They dictate how we …

US challenges India's solar energy policy before WTO

'It is an attempt to browbeat India and further the interest of US solar companies'

New guidelines for national solar mission power projects

Reverse bidding retained, small changes like use of domestic content raises technology concerns

Falling silicon prices shakes up solar manufacturing industry

What will prevail? Crystalline PV or thin-film

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Investments in Indian renewable energy sector declining

Is it a temporary phase?

Let solar shine

Census 2011 throws light on the darkness across India. Of the 246 million households, 67 per cent get electricity from the grid, while 31 per …