Mridul Chadha currently works as Head-News & Data at Climate Connect Limited, a market research and analytics firm in the renewable energy and carbon markets domain. He earned his Master’s in Technology degree from The Energy & Resources Institute in Renewable Energy Engineering and Management. He also has a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering. Mridul has a keen interest in renewable energy sector in India and emerging carbon markets like China and Australia.
August 2nd, 2019 | by Mridul Chadha
Despite the recent slowdown in capacity addition in the renewable energy capacity in India, and doubts related to future investments in the sector, the share of fossil fuel-based capacity in the country’s installed mix continues to contract
July 22nd, 2019 | by Mridul Chadha
Renewable energy technologies, especially wind and solar power, continued to lead all other technologies in new capacity added in the first half of
July 22nd, 2019 | by Mridul Chadha
For three consecutive days earlier this month, the state of Karnataka satisfied more than 50% of its energy demand from solar and wind energy projects
May 18th, 2019 | by Mridul Chadha
The share of India’s non-fossil fuel power generation technology continues to grow with the rapid rise in solar and wind energy capacity over the last few years.
May 17th, 2019 | by Mridul Chadha
For the first time in India’s history solar power generation cross the milestone of 10 terawatt hours in a quarter. The milestone is a testament to the rapid increase in India’s solar power capacity over the last few years given the strong emphasis of the government on promotion of renewable energy technologies.
May 10th, 2019 | by Mridul Chadha
India’s coal-heavy thermal power generation sector left solar and wind energy sector behind in terms of new capacity added in the first quarter of this year. The decline in new capacity added in the renewable energy segment should ring alarm bells for the government as it seems to be falling behind its ambitious capacity targets for 2022.
January 21st, 2019 | by Mridul Chadha
India’s renewable energy sector achieved yet another major milestone. The country’s wind energy capacity crossed the 10% share mark in the overall installed base in the last quarter of 2018.
January 21st, 2019 | by Mridul Chadha
A record 50% of the new power generation capacity added in India in 2018 was based on solar power.
January 7th, 2019 | by Mridul Chadha
Along with the auctions, India’s rate of adding new solar and wind energy capacity also declined during the third quarter of 2018, and the trend may continue and extend to the entire second half of 2018.
November 12th, 2018 | by Mridul Chadha
India has recorded perhaps its highest-ever renewable energy penetration in overall energy generation in the quarter of July-September 2018. The event is on expected lines after the country reported a historically high monthly share of renewable energy generation in July and August
November 12th, 2018 | by Mridul Chadha
India continues to add record volumes of solar and wind energy capacities even as the net capacity additions in the coal sector remain stunted
June 15th, 2015 | by Mridul Chadha
Encouraged by the rapidly developing solar power market in Japan, Panasonic is planning to significantly increase its solar photovoltaic modules [&hellip
May 29th, 2015 | by Mridul Chadha
Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power has reported progress on the financial front of two landmark solar power projects in Morocco. A [&hellip
May 22nd, 2015 | by Mridul Chadha
Project developers eager to set up solar PV power projects in Jordan took a shot at the lowest-ever tariff in the [&hellip
May 20th, 2015 | by Mridul Chadha
Morocco’s ambitious Noor-Quarzazate project has received financial backing from the European Union. The European Union (EU) has granted a $47.8 million loan [&hellip
May 12th, 2015 | by Mridul Chadha
Yet another renewable energy projects auction, this time in Turkey, has attracted an overwhelming response from project developers. Turkey, an [&hellip
May 11th, 2015 | by Mridul Chadha
Minas Gerais, the south-eastern state of Brazil, has announced that it will start auctions of solar photovoltaic power plants later [&hellip
May 11th, 2015 | by Mridul Chadha
Italian renewable energy project developer Enel Green Power has announced an expansive capacity addition and capital investment program. Enel Green [&hellip
April 23rd, 2015 | by Mridul Chadha
The South African government is planning to seek more interest in renewable energy development through their successful Renewable Energy Independent Power [&hellip
April 15th, 2015 | by Mridul Chadha
Solar energy seems to be the new go-to investment segment in the small Middle East country of United Arab Emirates. [&hellip
