BYD has partnered with New Delhi based EV cab service Evera. BYD will deliver 100 e6 station wagon EVs. Evera provides app-based cab services in the nation’s capital and this will be one of the largest orders of electric vehicles in the fleet sector for BYD India. Today’s announcement added … [continued]
Indian solar module manufacturer Insolation Solar has secured funding from a World Bank-backed fund for expansion of its production line. The funding was released by the Energy Access Relief Fund which is backed by IFC, BII, DFC, FMO and others, and managed by Social Investment Managers and Advisors. The funding … [continued]
Berkeley Lab study shows how deep cost reductions in clean technology and India’s renewable and lithium edge can enable a pathway for cost-effective energy independence by 2047 India can achieve its vision of energy independence by 2047, according to a new study titled Pathways to Atmanirbhar Bharat (which translates to … [continued]
Indian media outlets have reported that some of the largest renewable energy companies in the country have put in bids seeking subsidies to manufacture solar modules. The Economic Times reported that Tata Power, Reliance Industries, and First Solar were among the bidders vying for $2.4 billion in subsidies for setting … [continued]
India’s central bank is expected to raise $3 billion through sale of green bonds over the next 12 months. The Reserve Bank of India may auction green bonds worth $3 billion sometime after September this year. According to media reports, the bank may offer tenures of up 30-40 years, which … [continued]
India’s Ministry of Power has issued draft guidelines to procure power from pumped hydro storage projects to better integrate renewable energy capacity in the grid. According to a document released by the ministry of power, the country envisages setting up 18 gigawatts of pumped hydro storage capacity. The projects shall … [continued]
Two of the leading industrial conglomerates in India have committed to set up large scale renewable energy projects in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. Reliance Industries and the Adani Group have reportedly announced plans to set up a total of 25 gigawatts in the state of Andhra Pradesh over … [continued]
The Indian government has issued a list of projects that would be eligible to earn carbon offsets for the purpose of selling them in international carbon markets. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, a total of 13 activities have been identified as … [continued]
The dream of an in-road, wireless EV charging system is not so dreamy any more. Indiana is among the states developing systems that will enable electric vehicles to recharge while in motion. That’s the sort of convenience that will help more drivers make the switch from gasmobiles to electric drive, … [continued]
CleanTechnica recently published an article that I had compiled about the progress of BEVs in India. Although the adoption curve looked impressive, the absolute numbers were still miniscule. One of our readers pointed out that the real story was electric two-wheelers in India. Autocar India tells us that electric two-wheeler … [continued]
