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Energy

Tough challenges ahead for renewable energy sector

In the concluding part of a two-part series, Business Standard looks at the bright spots of the green energy sector as well as the looming threats

Publication Date: 
10/05/2016
Shreya Jai
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Renewable Energy, India, WTO, Energy Policy, Power Transmission, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Energy
Climate Change

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Factors responsible for climate change, 09/05/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Factors responsible for climate change, 09/05/2016. The Government launched National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in 2008 which outlines India’s strategy to meet the challenge of Climate Change.

Publication Date: 
09/05/2016
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Climate Change, National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), India, Parliament, Green House Gases, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE)
Energy

Solar Energy Corporation of India plans to set up more solar plants

NEW DELHI: The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), set up primarily to facilitate the growth of solar power, is going ahead with plans to become a renewable energy developer itself.

Publication Date: 
03/05/2016
Kaavya Chandrasekaran
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Andhra Pradesh, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), Manipur, Energy
Energy

Fortum India open to buying solar projects

Preferred option will be greenfield growth, says Finnish firm’s MD, Sanjay Aggarwal

Publication Date: 
29/04/2016
Debabrata Das
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Solar Energy, Power Industry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), Renewable Energy, Energy
Energy

Driving foreign investment to renewable energy in India: a payment security mechanism to address off-taker risk

As India prepares to meet its increasing energy demands, which will likely double by 2030, the government has set a path towards ambitious renewable energy targets of 175GW by 2022. Raising enough finance will be central to achieving these targets.

Publication Date: 
18/04/2016
Arsalan Farooquee, Gireesh Shrimali
Climate Policy Initiative
Tags:
Renewable Energy, India, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Finance, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), Industry, Electricity
Energy

Solar projects: Ain’t no sunshine

Despite the sector’s efforts to inch closer to grid parity, disruptive bidding games, a negative WTO panel ruling and a dependency on land availability and evacuation facilities for success puts in

Publication Date: 
13/04/2016
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, WTO, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), Andhra Pradesh, Energy Technology, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Energy
Energy

ReNew Power hits 1000 MW milestone

ReNew Power Ventures Private Limited became the first company to cross an installed capacity of 1 Giga Watts (GW) from its clean energy projects in India with the commissioning of 1060MW of project

Publication Date: 
12/04/2016
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Power Industry, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), Energy
Energy

WTO ruling on solar power: China supports India's stand

China has voiced support for India's decision to file an appeal against a recent WTO ruling which held the government's power purchase agreements with solar firms as "inconsistent" with internation

Publication Date: 
08/04/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, India, China, WTO, Energy Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), Energy
Energy

Guidelines for Implementation of scheme for setting up of over 5000 MW Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Projects with Viability Gap Funding (VGF) under Batch-IV of Phase-II of the National Solar Mission (NSM)

Guidelines for Implementation of scheme for setting up of over 5000 MW Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Projects with Viability Gap Funding (VGF) under Batch-IV of Phase-II of the National Solar Mission (NSM).

Publication Date: 
16/03/2016
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Tags:
Solar Energy, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), India, Off-Grid, Finance, Power Transmission
Energy

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Capacity of solar energy, 14/03/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Capacity of solar energy, 14/03/2016. The Government has revised the National Solar Mission target of Grid Connected Solar Power projects from 20,000 MW by 2022 to 1,00,000 MW by 2022. State-wise details of total current commissioned capacity of solar energy in the country is given at annexure.

Publication Date: 
Monday, March 14, 2016
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Solar Energy, India, Statistics, Parliament, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), Off-Grid

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