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Press Release and Charles Worringham
Proposed coal mining expansions at odds with excess supply
8 April 2021 (IEEFA India): India has stockpiled a record 132 million tonnes of coal – enough to run India’s power plants for two months – greatly exceeding the average of the previous five years, finds a new briefing note by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The note by analyst and […]
Kashish Shah
Investors are increasingly unwilling to risk capital in a sector with US$40-60 billion of non-performing assets
India’s 40 gigawatts (GW) of stressed and stranded thermal power assets, identified by a special parliamentary committee in March 2018, still linger on – most of them without any feasible resolution. The multitude of fundamental problems still persist despite efforts to resolve them by the government, lending institutions and proponents of the projects. These include […]
Guest Commentary: Gireesh Shrimali
Nearly half of existing coal power in India is more expensive than new renewable power
To get to its ambitious climate targets, India not only needs to do more renewables – and by the term ‘renewables’ we mean all clean generation technologies including battery storage, green hydrogen, smart grids and energy efficiency – but also less fossils. Further, India needs to drive electrification of the transport sector to reduce its […]
Press Release, Tim Buckley and Saurabh Trivedi
The key domestic and international institutions driving renewable energy growth in India
16 February 2021 (IEEFA India): A huge global capital pool is mobilising to invest in renewable energy and grid projects in India, according to a new IEEFA report, with pull factors including solar power tariffs hitting record lows, plunging solar module costs, record low interest rates, and the security of government-backed, 25-year power purchase agreements (PPAs). […]
Guest Commentary: Gireesh Shrimali and Guest Commentary: Abhinav Jindal
Fault lines revealed in coal-dominated state Indian enterprises’ response to energy transition risk
India is at the forefront of new global energy trends with renewable energy generation continuing to replace coal-based power. Since 2017, renewable energy has outpaced coal capacity additions by more than two to one (Figure 1). This trend is expected to continue going forward to expand to almost 100% of net new capacity as and […]
Press Release, Vibhuti Garg and Guest Commentary: Jyoti Gulia
The focus should be on helping manufacturers become globally competitive
7 January 2021 (IEEFA India): Although one of the top 10 solar module producers in the world, India is lagging behind its biggest competitor China, finds a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and JMK Research. The report, Viability Assessment of New Domestic Solar Module Manufacturing Units, finds current production capacity in […]
IEEFA
ETEnergyworld.com: State-owned Coal India on Monday said it plans to set up 14 rooftop and ground-mounted solar power projects of 3,000 MW capacity by 2023-24 which will entail an investment of Rs 5,650 crore. Coal India (CIL) is mandated by the coal ministry to become a net zero carbon company. Solar power initiative is a […]
Tim Buckley
The writing is on the wall for coal, and now globally significant financial institutions are starting to shun high risk oil and gas projects
What started as a trickle is turning into a rush for the exit as countries, financial institutions and companies commit to quitting coal – and increasingly oil and gas as well. 2020 to-date has seen 56 global banks, insurers, pension funds and asset managers announce new or expanded coal exit policies – 143 globally significant […]
Guest Commentary: Gireesh Shrimali
Coal power generation under pressure from increasing renewable energy
At approximately 70% of generation, coal is the dominant fuel for electricity (or power) in India.[1] Further, in India, most coal (again, approximately 70%) is used for power generation.[2] Due to various reasons; including coal’s historic cost-competitiveness, energy security, incumbency and ability to provide baseload power; many believe that coal is likely to remain the […]
IEEFA
The Sydney Morning Herald: The $52 billion super fund for healthcare workers has divested holdings in thermal coal companies under a new climate policy that commits to ‘net zero’ emissions across the entire portfolio by 2050. HESTA’s updated climate plan involves reducing absolute carbon emissions across its investment portfolio by 33% within the decade and […]
IEEFA: Global capital mobilising for India’s $500bn renewable energy infrastructure opportunity
The key domestic and international institutions driving renewable energy growth in India16 February 2021 (IEEFA India): A huge global capital pool is mobilising to invest in renewable energy and grid projects in India, according to a new IEEFA report, with pull factors including solar power tariffs hitting record lows, plunging solar module costs, record low interest rates, and the security of government-backed, 25-year power purchase agreements (PPAs). […]