Saurabh An avid follower of latest developments in the Indian renewable energy sector.
February 8th, 2019 | by Saurabh
The state government of Gujarat recently concluded another edition of its biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit. The summit, once again, witnessed pledges being made for large-scale renewable energy deployment in the state, but these pledges need to be taken with a pinch of salt given the poor track record of such pledges being converted into actual operational power plants.
February 7th, 2019 | by Saurabh
Siemens Gamesa has secured yet another big order in the Indian wind energy market. The order, for two different wind energy projects, is a result of the auction regime introduced by the Indian government two years back.
January 29th, 2019 | by Saurabh
International interest in Indian renewable energy companies has been rekindled with at least three large groups looking to acquire a stake in Hero Future Energies, a large privately-owned renewable energy project developer.
January 29th, 2019 | by Saurabh
A large solar power tender launched by the west Indian state of Maharashtra has witnessed encouraging responses from some of the leading renewable energy developers in India. The tender is among the largest issued by a state in the last few months, and marks a crucial point in the current scheme of things as similar tenders have dried up at the central government level.
January 29th, 2019 | by Saurabh
Large orders to set up wind energy projects continue to flow across the Indian market as developers eye crucial deadlines to commission their respective projects.
January 29th, 2019 | by Saurabh
The Indian state of Gujarat has canceled yet another solar power tender after finding the tariff bids to be too high according to recent trends. This is the second such tender that has been canceled in Gujarat after bidding was complete.
January 29th, 2019 | by Saurabh
The tender for the first phase of India’s largest solar power parks has been issued by the state of Gujarat. The solar park will be located at Dholera, an upcoming industrial hub.
January 29th, 2019 | by Saurabh
The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has issued yet another solar power tender as it looks to catch up with other large Indian states with substantial installed solar power capacities.
January 29th, 2019 | by Saurabh
India’s push to promote domestic manufacturing in the solar power segment may soon get a boost, thanks to the Indian Railways. The world’s fourth-largest railway network is planning to replace almost its entire power supply from thermal power plants with solar power plants.
January 28th, 2019 | by Saurabh
A privately-owned power distribution company in India has launched a tender to set up 300 megawatts of solar power capacity in the western state of Gujarat. The capacity auctioned shall be used by the distribution company to fulfill its Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO).
January 28th, 2019 | by Saurabh
Despite being one of the largest states in India, Maharashtra has fared poorly compared to smaller states in terms of setting up large-scale solar power projects. Now, the state is looking to significantly increase the installed solar power capacity in a short period.
January 28th, 2019 | by Saurabh
After a gap of several months, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a national-level tender to set up large-scale solar power projects.
January 28th, 2019 | by Saurabh
One of India’s leading renewable energy power generation companies, Adani Green Energy, has announced plans to set up the world’s largest solar-wind hybrid park in the country’s western state of Gujarat.
January 21st, 2019 | by Saurabh
Concerned over the lackluster pace of capacity addition in the solar power sector, the Indian government has made amendments to the auction and project implementation timelines. The recent amendments to the policies would result in much quicker implementation of large-scale solar power projects giving hope to the government that the 2022 target of 100 gigawatts solar power capacity will be realized.
January 21st, 2019 | by Saurabh
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 Saurabh
A record 50% of the new power generation capacity added in India in 2018 was based on solar power.
January 14th, 2019 | by Saurabh
The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has announced a policy to set up a solar-wind hybrid power policy. As per the policy, the state intends to set up 5 gigawatts of hybrid capacity over the next five years.
January 14th, 2019 | by Saurabh
The Indian spree of wind energy auctions seen over the last two years has resulted in an upsurge in orders for some of the leading wind turbine manufacturers. This recent jump in orders comes as developers look to meet the deadlines to commission their respective projects.
January 14th, 2019 | by Saurabh
India has reiterated its medium-term targets for renewable energy installed capacity. The targets, up to 2030, will result in a 40% share of renewable energy capacity in the overall power generation in India.
January 7th, 2019 | by Saurabh
A recent tender issued by the state government of Gujarat to set up 700 megawatts of solar power capacity garnered bids from Indian and foreign project developers, with the international companies prevailing in the end.
January 7th, 2019 | by Saurabh
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.
January 7th, 2019 | by Saurabh
The Indian government has reiterated its commitment to auction large volumes of solar and wind energy capacity in order to achieve the target of 100 gigawatts solar and 60 gigawatts of wind energy capacity operational by 31 March 2022.
January 5th, 2019 | by Saurabh
Lack of transmission infrastructure, increasing concerns over liquidity and financial health of power producers, and insufficient interest by developers has forced India to reduce the size of what was supposed to the largest wind energy tender in its history.
January 5th, 2019 | by Saurabh
After a long wait of around five years, the Indian government has issued tenders to set up 7.5 gigawatts of solar power capacity in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. The plans to set up large-scale solar power projects were first floated in 2014.
