Renewable energy: Why is wind losing ground?

Wind power generation is stuck in a vicious cycle of problems

COVID-19: Prolonged lockdown can affect renewable energy sector

Power demand has gone down by 20-25%, affecting revenues of distribution companies 

COVID-19: Three charts study power demand a week after lockdown

Peak electricity demand plummeted 27% — to 123,000 MW on March 31 from 169,000 MW on March 4

Wind to become largest power source by 2050, says Irena

But is the world really on track to achieve this?

Solar and its challenges in India

India needs a more comprehensive approach in order to achieve the target of 100 GW by 2022

China’s climate pledge and the 2020 irony

Last year China produced a record 3.84 billion tonnes of coal since 2015

Wind-dominated renewables will be key to limit electricity sector emissions: Report

India’s carbon emissions from electric power industry can be held at the 2018 levels in 2030 at costs comparable to a fossil fuel-dominated …

Renewable energy: India’s wind power sector is in a downward spiral

The sector is losing its sheen, with dropping capacity addition, lukewarm response to new auctions, and a plummeting manufacturing sector

Renewables ministry guidelines for PM-KUSUM fail to address key concerns

The scheme aims to provide energy security along with financial and water security to farmers

Maharashtra's solar pump scheme in Vidarbha not working: CSE survey

Farmers have not used the pumps which were installed during drought years; they could also have ruined the area’s water table

COVID-19: Power sector could kick-start halted economy, say experts

They suggest short-term measures to overhaul the economy during the COVID-19 crisis  

Renewable energy: Curtailment is a bane

If solutions to the problem are not found, it will add to the operational risk of renewable energy projects, discouraging investments

India witnesses fastest energy investment growth: IEA

The investments grew at a record 12 per cent during 2015 to 2018, to around $85 billion

Will the recent SECI bid help unlock the complete potential of renewable energy?

This is certainly innovative packaging but it is too early to comment on its success

Renewable energy: It is crucial to honour signed contracts

Disregard for power purchase agreements will affect sector's sustainability

Will mandates change fate of distributed renewables post COVID-19? 

Even as distributed renewable energy sector faces downfall, expert consensus is that situation will be short-lived

COVID-19: Why power sector revival will likely be long haul

COVID-19 shocks may prompt major energy transitions to gas, wind and solar sector

Overshadowed: Will wind power lose out to solar energy in India

India’s promising wind energy sector is struggling as the government gives more attention to solar power

Union Budget 2020-21: Will proposals on discom reform, PM-Kusum work?

Previous attempts at discom reform did not yield results while standalone solar pumps do not incentivise farmers

Renewable energy: Why competitive bidding did not help wind power

Auctions are not announced regularly, process lacks clarity. This is limiting growth of the sector   

Royally ignored: Small hydroelectric projects suffer from solar power rise

Though the government has not done anything to discourage the sector, its disinterest is evident.

Clean energy, renewables, stubble burning: What the Union Budget 2021-22 missed

The budget lost the opportunity to address rural sector, where the Ujjwala Scheme will be extended to only one crore additional beneficiaries

Decarbonising faster can save India 200,000 deaths from particulate matters: Report

In the business-as-usual scenario, nearly 830,000 premature deaths can take place by 2050 due to exposure to PM10 particles, the report said

Why green hydrogen may be the clean fuel for future

Declining costs of renewables and urgency to curb greenhouse gas emissions is accelerating potential growth of hydrogen in political and business …

Four agreements signed at meet organised by International Solar Alliance

Prime Minister Modi called on all UN members to join ISA to save the Earth