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Increased Wind, Hydro Power Surged Renewable Generation In July

An analysis of the latest monthly renewable energy generation data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) claimed that the increased generation of clean energy from wind power projects and small and hydropower projects led to an overall increase in non-fossil fuel energy generation in July this year. However, the data also revealed that solar energy generation during […]

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Govt Releases Framework For Promoting Energy Storage

The Ministry of Power has now released a detailed framework for promoting energy storage systems (ESS) in the country. The framework includes the promotion of battery storage systems as well as pumped storage systems.  The ministry guidelines advocated for a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) of up to 40 percent of the project’s capital cost to make […]

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Indian Airports Move Towards Renewables, Glare Hazards Pose New Challenge

By-Ravleen Kaur Earlier in March, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) announced that it will use 100 percent renewable energy at all its airports by 2024. AAI is India’s public sector airport developer and operator. Of the 137 airports it manages, the statutory body has, already commissioned in-house solar plants at 38 airports with a capacity of 40 […]

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India’s Top 5 Module Manufacturers By Highest Module Efficiencies Basis ALMM List

The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has updated the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM). The validity stands from March 10, 2023 to March 10, 2027. The ALMM list lays down the approved manufacturers whose modules can be used for government supported projects in India. Currently, there is a temporary exemption till March […]

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Solar Feeders Promise To Fulfil Solar Targets in Agriculture

Radheshyam Singh is a marginal farmer from Noorsarai in the Nalanda district of Bihar. While a few farmers from the district have availed the benefits of off-grid solar pumps for irrigation in the past, Radheshyam and most of the farmers in the neighbourhood still depend on the grid. However, dependency on the grid for irrigation […]

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H1 Global Wind Turbine Orders At High Of 69.5 GW

Research from research firm Wood Mackenzie. indicates that global wind turbine order intake reached new highs in H1, with 69.5 gigawatts (GW) of activity, a 12 percent increase year-over-year. The figures include offshore as well as onshore wind turbine orders. A big driver of this activity was offshore wind turbine orders from outside of China, […]

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The Unicorn In Solar Market : Zetwerk’s Story

Ever since the solar sector was brought into focus sharply in 2014, in the form of an ambitious capacity addition plan by the central government, the sector has been abuzz. Yes, there have been the predictable, and some unpredictable roadblocks too, be it the covid pandemic, or the price volatility that followed it. But there […]

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Haryana Renewable Energy Department Awards Order for 7,781 Pumps to Shakti Pumps

Shakti Pumps has announced receiving its first work order under the KUSUM-3 Scheme from Haryana Renewable Energy Department (HAREDA). The contract is for 7,781 pumps. The work order for the pumps is valued at close to INR 358 crores. This is inclusive of GST. Recently,  Shakti Pumps reported a net sale at INR 101.01 crore […]

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Renewables Led To Saving Of $520bn in Fuel Costs Globally: IRENA

A new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) claimed that the global power sector saved $520 billion in fuel costs last year, owing to the increasing adoption of renewable energy sources. The report underscores how the ongoing fossil fuel price crisis catalyzed the competitiveness of renewable power sources. In 2022, 86 percent, equivalent to 187 Gigawatts (GW), […]

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