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India Gives Up On Tidal Power

March 30th, 2020 | by Saurabh

India has given up on development of two tidal power plants. High costs associated with setting up tidal power plants is the reason behind Indian government’s decision

India To Achieve 200 Gigawatts Of Renewable Energy Capacity By 2022

November 25th, 2019 | by Smiti

The Indian Minister of New and Renewable Energy has expressed confidence that the country will overachieve on its target to have 175 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity operational by

India Plans 25 Gigawatt Solar Power Park In Jammu & Kashmir

August 23rd, 2018 | by Saurabh

The government of India has once again floated the idea of setting up a large solar power project in the Ladakh region of its northernmost state of Jammu & Kashmir. The region receives the highest solar radiation per unit area in India.

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India To Auction 40 Gigawatts Of Renewables Every Year Until 2028

July 3rd, 2018 | by Saurabh

Months after the Chinese government downgraded its solar capacity target for 2020, and weeks after implementation of sweeping changes to the feed-in tariff policy in China, India has announced its own aggressive auctions timeline for solar and wind energy projects.

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This Little Tweak Can Help India Achieve 227 Gigawatts Renewable Capacity By 2022

June 19th, 2018 | by Saurabh

Clean energy news was abuzz this past week with the news that India had increased its renewable energy capacity target from 175 gigawatts to 227 gigawatts by March 2022. A couple of articles have already been published at CleanTechnica. I also decided to take a shot at it, a rather critical one though.

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India’s New 227 Gigawatt Renewable Energy Target Is Ambitious, Challenging, But Possible, Says IEEFA

June 12th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill

The announcement earlier this month from India's power and renewable energy minister RK Singh that his country will increase its interim renewable energy target from 175 gigawatts (GW) by 2022 up to 227 GW has been heavily lauded, and though it "does look excessively ambitious," according to Tim Buckley from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, he nevertheless believes it is possible.

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India A Step Closer To First Offshore Wind Energy Auction

April 17th, 2018 | by Saurabh

Nearly eight years after we first covered news about India taking initial steps to set up offshore wind energy projects, the first government document seen as a precursor to a final auction has been released.

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India To Change Solar Bid Rules To Address Possible Import Duties

March 20th, 2018 | by Saurabh

Just days after two Indian states were forced to postpone solar power auctions for 2.2 gigawatts of capacity, the federal government has given new assurances that would allay some concerns of the developers.

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India Having Second Thoughts Over 100% EV Target?

March 19th, 2018 | by Saurabh

The Nikkei Asian Review has taken note of a recent remark by India’s Minister for Power and Renewable Energy that may indicate a significant downgrade of India’s earlier stated goal to fully switch to electric vehicles by 2030.

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India Plans 5 Gigawatt Offshore Wind Auction In 2018

December 25th, 2017 | by Saurabh

After delay of several years, India may eventually auction and allocate its first-ever offshore wind energy projects next year.

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India Likely To Surpass 175 Gigawatts Of Renewable Energy Target By 2022, Says Minister

November 27th, 2017 | by Saurabh

With an aggressive timeline for solar and wind energy projects announced by the Indian government, the Minister for New & Renewable Energy now expects the country to surpass its target to have 175 gigawatts of operational renewable energy capacity by March 2022.

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India To Auction 77 Gigawatts Of Solar Capacity by March 2020

November 27th, 2017 | by Saurabh

The realization of poor progress toward the 100-gigawatt operational solar power capacity by March 2022 has dawned upon the Indian government, which has moved into hyperdrive to ensure that this target is met in the remaining months.