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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 […]
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The Hindu Business Line: NTPC Southern Region, which is in the process of implementing about 450 MW of solar capacity, is all set to commission about 217 MW floating solar capacity, including one of the largest floating solar power plants of 100 MW at Ramagundam by May this year. “These floating solar projects are coming […]
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). […]
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Bloomberg: India’s use of coal may have peaked in 2018, according to a new report by U.K.-based clean energy group Ember. That’s sooner than many experts have forecast. The share of the dirtiest fossil fuel in India’s power mix fell for the second year in a row in 2020, according to the report released on […]
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 […]
Guest Commentary: Jyoti Gulia and Vibhuti Garg
What drove the aggressive winning bid of Rs2/kWh ($0.027/kWh) in a recent solar PV auction?
India set a new record low tariff of Rs2/kWh ($0.027/kWh) in the recent Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) auction on 23 November 2020. The tariff based bidding was conducted for selection of solar power developers to set up 1,070 megawatts (MW) of grid-connected solar PV projects on a “build-own-operate” (BOO) basis in Rajasthan (Tranche-III). […]
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Mercom India: The Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) auction for 1,070 MW of solar projects in Rajasthan set a record-low lowest (L1) tariff of ₹2 (~$0.0270)/kWh (Tranche-III), according to Mercom’s sources. This tariff is about 15.3% lower than SECI’s previous record low tariff of ₹2.36 (~$0.0319)/kWh discovered in its auction for 2 GW of […]
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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 […]
Press Release, Tim Buckley and Simon Nicholas
Adani Green Energy’s market value is now 40% more than NTPC’s, but the wider group faces a growing ESG risk
11 November 2020 (IEEFA India): A new IEEFA report identifies the opportunity for the Adani Group to lead Indian energy strategy by further aligning itself with the government’s vision for energy independence and fast-growing reliance on renewables. “The soaring value of Adani Green Energy is a clear indication of where the market, and this group, are […]
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). […]