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Tamil Nadu cancels 500 MW solar auction held in Jan-Feb

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 3, 2017

Tamil Nadu has cancelled an auction it held in January-February to allot 500 MW of solar projects, because the state-run power distributor found the winning bid of Rs 4.40 per kwH too high, one...

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Canadian Solar said to explore sale of Indian power assets

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 3, 2017

Canadian Solar Inc., a maker of solar panels, is exploring the sale of its Indian solar power assets, worth around 108 megawatts (MW), two people aware of the development said....

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Greenko makes $2.1-billion bid for Reliance Infrastructure’s Mumbai Power business

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 3, 2017

Greenko, backed by Singapore’s GIC and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, has sought to acquire Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infrastructure’s flagship Mumbai electricity business for an enterprise...

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Draft norms for wind block surveys issued

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 26, 2017

The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has unveiled draft guidelines on private participation in studies for identifying offshore wind power blocks.

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India records highest-ever renewable energy generation

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 20, 2017

The month of June 2017 will go down in the history of India’s energy sector as the period when the nation recorded the highest monthly power generation from renewable energy sources, reinforcing...

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Two Indian renewable power producers plan to sell $750 million in domestic bonds: sources

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 20, 2017

Two of India's biggest renewable energy companies, Greenko Group PLC and ReNew Power Ventures Pte Ltd, plan to sell a combined $750 million worth of rupee-denominated bonds in the domestic...

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Let states’ green power purchase quota be the floor: Karnataka to Centre

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 20, 2017

Karnataka has written to the central government suggesting that the quota of renewable energy states are mandated to buy should be considered as the minimum requirement, a move that may...

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Scrap mandatory approval from power-telecom panel: Solar companies

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 20, 2017

Solar developers have petitioned the Ministry of Power, pointing out that setting up projects within the timelines set for them would be a lot easier if they were not mandatorily required to...

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Energy firms back European Union plan for CO2 cap on power subsidies

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 20, 2017

A group of energy firms has backed a disputed plan by EU regulators to attach emissions limits to subsidies for providing back-up power capacity to avert blackouts.

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India’s wind turbine makers mull cuts as auction pace lags

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 15, 2017

ReGen Powertech Pvt., one of India’s top five wind turbine makers, last month shuttered a factory at Udaipur in Rajasthan and laid off workers, signalling challenges roiling the nation’s wind...

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