India: Renewable Energy Dominates 1st Half Of 2019 With 58% Share In New Capacity
Renewable energy technologies, especially wind and solar power, continued to lead all other technologies in new capacity added in the first half of 2019.
Renewable energy technologies, especially wind and solar power, continued to lead all other technologies in new capacity added in the first half of 2019.
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.
Financial and project implementation troubles for Indian renewable energy developers do not seem to cease, with little to no solutions to the existing challenges and new ones coming up frequently.
Yet another renewable energy major in India is facing a huge financial challenge and has attracted interest from foreign investors.
With the return of the Narendra Modi government the Solar Energy Corporation of India has stepped up its efforts to gain momentum on renewable energy capacity addition, which remains way behind the target.
One of India’s leading private sector power companies is the latest to reportedly consider setting up a yieldco.
In yet another attempt to boost the mix of renewable energy in its energy mix, the Indian Railways has issued its first tender to implement solar-wind hybrid projects.
One of India’s leading wind energy solutions providers, Suzlon Energy, has claimed that it had the highest market share in India in the financial year 2018-19.
Amidst rising competition and falling tariff bids for solar and wind energy projects, India’s leading renewable energy project developer is looking to foray into the transmission business.
Results of India’s second national-level solar-wind hybrid auction are in. While capacity allocated to project developers has declined, there remains a silver lining for the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) in terms of price bids.