ACME cancels record ₹2.44 tariff Rajasthan contract citing COVID-19 uncertainties
Project delays and uncertainty over COVID-19 are why India’s ACME Solar cancelled its record ₹2.44…
Energy
India approves ‘no eligibility’ commercial coal mining, PFC & REC funded 8.8GW of new capacity in 2019
The Indian government has approved a new mechanism for commercial coal mining under which any…
For India’s energy sector, a long road divides stimulation from transformation
The economic argument for increasing investments in clean energy and sustainable technologies received a massive…
Ultra Mega Power Plants brought down solar power tariffs, kick-started clean energy transition in India: IEEFA Report
A new report prepared by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis shows that…
India’s CO2 emissions fall for first time in four decades amid coronavirus: Carbon Brief analysis
An economic slowdown, renewable energy growth and the impact of Covid-19 have led to the…
ReNew bags India’s first round-the-clock solar power supply tender, vows power cost will be lower than $0.038/kWh
India’s first tender for round-the-clock solar power supply, with storage, was bagged by Goldman Sachs-backed…
India backtracks on washing coal, now says it doesn’t lower pollution
India’s government has backtracked on its 2014 directive to wash freshly-mined coal for power producers…
Oil tumbles, will the world capitalise for climate gains?
The global oil industry is going through perhaps its roughest patch in its 200-year history,…
COVID-19 impact: 150 GW renewable energy projects at risk in Asia Pacific
Around 150 GW of renewable projects are at risk across Asia Pasific over the next…
India relaxes rules further, approves self-certification for oil & gas exploration
The government of India has relaxed its oil & gas exploration rules for new entrants…