INDIA RENEWABLE TARGET

BUDGET EXPECTATIONS: Industry experts anticipate the Union Budget 2024 will maintain the Modi government’s focus on renewable energy, emphasizing policy stability and increased investment. Sharad Mahendra of JSW Energy underscores the need for consi...

The conclave that took place at KSH Infra Park in Pune, Maharashtra on June 13, brought together industry leaders, experts, and enthusiasts to explore the transformative possibilities within the transmission and distribution industry.

JSW Energy has signed power purchase agreements with subsidiaries for wind and solar projects, totaling 1,325 MW. This brings the company's total locked-in capacity to 13.6 GW. The agreements account for 36% of the company's pipeline capacity, aimin...

Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management plans to triple its investments in India’s renewable energy sector to over $10 billion within the next three to four years. The firm is also exploring opportunities in electric vehicles and green hydrogen. With a...

India is set to add 15.4 gigawatts of new coal power capacity this year, the most in nearly a decade, to meet rising electricity demand. Despite clean-power goals, coal remains vital due to economic growth and severe heat waves. Challenges in energy...

In its annual Infrastructure Summit 2024, CRISIL Ratings said the surge will ride on India’s need for creation of sustainable infrastructure by adding more green power to the energy mix, improving physical connectivity through a denser road network,...

India is set to add 30-35 GW of renewable energy capacity this financial year, surpassing last year's 18.4 GW addition. Renewable sources contributed 71% to the 26 GW power generation capacity added in FY24.

CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions, backed by Brookfield Renewable, aims to increase operational capacity to over 3,000 MW by June 2026. The company has expanded to 8 states in India, with significant growth in commercial and industrial segments.

India needs $385 billion for 500 GW renewable energy by 2030. Coal remains key for next decade. Adani Group plans to generate 45 GW of renewable power by 2030 to support India's transition to net-zero by 2070.

The renewable energy sector is seeing a rise in demand for roles like solar PV technicians, wind turbine installers, roofers, and storage operators, in addition to a decline in attrition rates to 33.5% in FY24.

Cairn Oil & Gas, part of Vedanta Group, aims to achieve net zero by 2030 through renewable energy initiatives like sourcing 70 MW of renewable energy and installing solar rooftops in Rajasthan and Gujarat. Moreover, the group also aims to achieve ne...

The company “can meet just 50% of its 50GW target funding requirement by 2030 without raising equity, despite claiming this target is ‘fully funded’,” Snowcap said.

Wealthy countries finally met the $100 billion annual climate aid target for poorer nations in 2022, two years late, as per the OECD. The delay has damaged trust in climate negotiations as nations aim for a more ambitious goal by November. However, ...

​In the last two years, it is a well known fact that every PSU stock has been re-rated by the street, right from perennial under-performers like oil marketing and refining oil companies to PSU banks. But if one looks a bit deeper there are some whic...

India, committed to climate mitigation programme, today stands 4th globally in renewable energy installed capacity, 4th in wind power capacity and 5th in solar power capacity, as per International Renewable Energy Agency - Renewable capacity statist...

IREDA has rallied by about 190% since its November 2023 listing. After reaching 215 in February, the momentum in the stock fizzled out. It continued to drift lower and found support above 120 levels in March. The stock is trading well above most of ...

Tata Power plans a 66% higher capital expenditure of Rs 20,000 crore to focus on energy transition and net-zero emissions. The company aims for 70% capacity from non-fossil-based fuels by 2030.

Southern states like Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana hold immense solar and wind energy potential. However, realizing this potential requires substantial investment in strengthening transmission infrastructure.

India anticipates a 9.3% increase in power generation to 1,900 billion kWh by March 2025, the fastest growth since 2011/12. Factors include searing heatwaves, economic activity uptick, and projected above-average monsoon rains. Fossil fuel-fired pow...