Robust RE capacity addition to continue in 2025
The domestic renewable energy sector is poised to sustain its growth momentum in 2025, driven by both utility-scale procurement and commercial and industrial (C&I) sector demand. In 2024, capacity...
View ArticleGreen energy open access trips in Karnataka
The market for green energy open access has hit a speed breaker with the Karnataka High Court recently striking down the Green Energy Open Access Rules, 2022, and the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory...
View ArticleNavigating the US-led energy reset
The US government’s recent decisions to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement and relax regulations on production and use of fossil fuels have added a new layer of complexity to the evolving...
View ArticleBudget 2025-26: A decisive push towards energy security and clean energy
The Union Budget 2025-26 underscores the government’s commitment to promote renewable energy and domestic manufacturing capacity in the clean energy sector, thereby continuing to undergird a...
View ArticleBEE rules give shape and direction to India’s carbon market
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has released a detailed guide outlining acceptable project structures for the offset mechanism within the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS). This scheme applies...
View ArticlePowering rooftop solar
Building on the success of the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, the government has issued guidelines to further promote rooftop solar (RTS) installations under the renewable energy service company...
View ArticleStorage to become a standard feature in solar projects
The recent recommendation of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) that all renewable energy implementing agencies and state utilities incorporate at least two-hour co-located energy storage systems...
View ArticleRaising the bar in solar PV modules
The solar photovoltaic (PV) module market is at a critical juncture as technology obsolescence accelerates across industries. Since 2017, the market has been dominated by passivated emitter and rear...
View ArticleCommissioning delays impacting India’s RE expansion
Project delays are hampering India’s progress towards its ambitious target of generating 500 GW electricity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030. A report by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) on...
View ArticleSluggish BESS supply chain struggles to keep pace with rising demand
India’s progress towards a future powered by renewable energy is gathering pace, driven by adoption of battery energy storage system (BESS). Substantial investments, strategic deals and robust policy...
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