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Plunging cost of wind and solar marks turning point in energy transition - IRENABy : Sustainability ..., Jun 2, 2020
Plunging costs of renewables mark a turning point in a global transition to low-carbon energy, with new solar or wind farms increasingly cheaper to build than running existing coal plants, according to a report published on Tuesday. The International Renewable Energy Agency (... Read more.. |
Softbank-Bharti renewable JV looks to raise up to $750 millionBy : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2020
SoftBank-backed renewable energy firm SBG Cleantech is set to reach out to financial and strategic investors to raise capital to fund its ongoing and pipeline projects in India and the US. SB Energy, the renewable energy arm of SoftBank, has mandated Bank of America Merrill... Read more.. |
Germany to help India evaluate optimal power balancing to meet renewable energy plans by 2022By : Sustainability ..., May 26, 2020
Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) has contracted DNV GL, world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body to conduct a major control reserve study for southern region of India. It is the first control reserve study to be... Read more.. Subject Tags: Energy Demand , GIZ , Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) , renewable energy sector , study |
Green Certificates Trading Mirrors Power Slowdown with 35% DropBy : Sustainability ..., May 26, 2020
Renewable energy certificates (REC) sales slumped by over 35 per cent to 2.37 lakh units in April. In April 2019, total sales had crossed 3.68 lakh. The figures come from the Indian Energy Exchange, the premier platform for trading in these certificates, along ith Power... Read more.. Subject Tags: bids , Indian Energy Exchange , Renewable Energy Certificates , renewable energy sector |
ONGC and NTPC to Form JV for Renewable Energy BusinessBy : Sustainability ..., May 22, 2020
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) and India’s largest power generation utility NTPC ltd are planning to set up a Joint Venture (JV) company for the renewable energy business. According to an ONGC statement, the two Maharatna’s entered into a Memorandum of... Read more.. Subject Tags: joint venture , memorandum of understanding (MoU) , NTPC , ONGC , renewable energy sector |
India may see renewable, roads mega sale once the lockdown is liftedBy : Sustainability ..., May 8, 2020
On April 27, PE firm KKR said it will buy Shapoorji Pallonji group's solar assets. While the lockdown has impacted mergers and acquisitions across businesses, companies and deal consultants are certain that renewable power assets would be the first to go up on sale on the... Read more.. |
COVID-19: Renewable power generation remains unaffected amid lockdown, says reportBy : Sustainability ..., May 6, 2020
Amid the COVID-19 lockdown, renewable power generation remained unaffected due to their ‘must-run’ status while electricity from thermal sources were impacted most due to a decline in power demand in March and April 2020, according to a recent report by Indian Ratings. It... Read more.. |
Coronavirus risks future of India's coal-fired power plants: IEEFABy : Sustainability ..., May 5, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent nationwide lockdown have highlighted the growing financial risks to India's coal-fired power plant sector, a technology being replaced by new, cheaper, and cleaner renewable energy, an IEEFA note said on Monday. Entitled 'Who Would... Read more.. |
COVID-19: Labour migration to pose short-term challenges for power, renewable energy sectorsBy : Sustainability ..., May 1, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the country under an extended lockdown creating a cascading effect on economic growth but the labour migration caused by it is posing serious challenges for the power and renewable energy industries. The exodus of migrant labourers from major... Read more.. |
Clean energy: Gujarat, Rajasthan shine in FY20 while Karnataka retains top slotBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 29, 2020
Amid headwinds faced by the renewable energy sector in FY20, Gujarat and Rajasthan managed to add more capacities than others, while Karnataka retained its Number One position in total installed capacity. Gujarat’s total renewable capacity crossed the 10,000 MW mark in FY20,... Read more.. |