Cost-Effective Energy Storage in South Asia
NREL Performed a First-of-Its-Kind Assessment of Opportunities for Grid-Scale Energy Storage in South Asia Over the Next Three Decades
NREL Performed a First-of-Its-Kind Assessment of Opportunities for Grid-Scale Energy Storage in South Asia Over the Next Three Decades
Just ahead of its 75th independence day, India achieved a major milestone in its power sector — 100 gigawatts of installed renewable energy. On the 12th of August, India’s minister for power and renewable energy, RK Singh, announced on Twitter that the country had achieved the milestone of 100 gigawatts … [continued]
Solar power has replaced wind power to become the largest renewable energy technology in India. According to data reported by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for January 2021, solar power capacity in India was 38.7 gigawatts. Wind energy capacity was reported to be 38.6 gigawatts. Solar power overtaking … [continued]
The news out of India concerning wind and solar power has been bipolar, to say the least. India set an ambitious target of 175 gigawatts (GW) of new wind and solar power to be completed by 2022. India certainly is not meeting that goal on a linear timeline.
ReNew Power aims to double its power generation capacity to 20 gigawatts in five years. The capacity expansion would require an approximate investment of Rs 40,000-50,000 crore (US$5.3-6.6 billion). This investment may vary depending on the location of the projects and cost of the land involved.
Indian Railways has taken some significant measures over the last few weeks that will cement its place as one of the single largest clean energy users in India. These steps include the issuance of tenders for large-scale solar power projects and the commissioning of a first-of-its-kind project to use solar power for trains’ traction systems.
All new power generation capacity added in India in the quarter ending March 2020 was from non-thermal technologies. The new capacity was dominated by solar power, followed by wind power.
The Solar Energy Corporation of India has yet again tried its hands at renewable energy storage tender. This time the agency has issued a tender with a special clause that may result in lower tariff bids and attractive buying rates for buyers.
Renewable energy technologies, especially wind and solar power, continued to lead all other technologies in new capacity added in the first half of 2019.
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.