PPA row: Stopped by court, Andhra stumps wind energy firms, curtails power in peak season
In a setback to renewable energy companies, Andhra Pradesh discoms curtailed wind power drastically when…
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India ratcheting up coal plants & coal imports, NTPC to unveil world’s cleanest coal plant
India is very likely to expand its coal power capacity by up to 22% —…
Regulator stays Andhra Pradesh’s decision to renegotiate PPAs, state threatened with legal action
In a setback to the new Andhra Pradesh government, power tariff regulator, the Appellate Tribunal…
Fossil fuels’ Energy Return on Investment (EROI) far worse than estimates, may fall with higher costs
A new study has found that the Energy Return on Investment (EROI) of traditional fossil…
Leveraging the water-clean energy nexus is win-win for Indian agriculture
A new study published by Auroville Consulting has estimated that a well-planned integrated approach towards…
Govt moves away from sops for renewables, seeks review of UDAY to spur investment
Rather than budgetary sops, the centre’s focus is now on increasing the effectiveness of UDAY…
CEA says coal to power 50% of India, even in 2030
A new report by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) of India says coal will account…
Tamil Nadu’s power board stops floating tenders for solar, wind farms
After failing to get any response from investors over two financial years, Tamil Nadu’s electricity…
Trump rolls back Clean Power Plan, allows states to set own emission targets for coal plants
US President Donald Trump has rolled back his predecessor’s Clean Power Plan, under which coal…
Sharp decline in India’s solar installations, govt. keeps chin up despite slump in renewables growth
In the first quarter of 2019, solar installation in India rose by 4% compared to…