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India crowned as top emerging market for clean energy
India crowned as top emerging market for clean energy
It now has the largest auctions for clean energy power-delivery contracts.
86GW of renewables installed in India in 2019
Wind comprised 44% of the total renewables mix.
1.2GW wind tender in India flops as bids run dry
This is the fourth time in a row that SECI failed to get enough offers for the tender process.
India's electricity consumption growth hits 6-year low in 2019
The figure declined for five months straight due to a slowdown in industrial consumption.
India take up nearly 60% of Asia Pacific's power tenders in Q4
The number of tenders in the region hit 1,838 in the quarter.
India urged to heighten renewables investment amidst improving reliability
Intermittency is being addressed by battery storage.
Tariff policy and renewables trading to boost India's renewable PPA market
Cross-subsidy charges on private renewable energy procurement may be slashed.
India's specialised developers get boost as open access PPA market doubles
They had access to financing sources with a lower cost of capital.
Solar and wind installations in two Indian states recover amidst waiver of charges
Other states are expected to follow suit in 2020.
Diversification on the cards for India's state-owned utilities
Coal India and NTPC have amped up their investments in solar power projects over the years.
India's coal generation slipped 11% YoY in November
Industrial slowdown and prolonged rains caused a decline for the fourth month.
India's SECI picks firms for 2.7GW of solar PV projects
923MW has been awarded to NTPC.
India eyes reviving 24GW of gas-fired power plants
The plants are expected to operate at 90% their capacity with imported gas.
Tata Power-DDL appoints Ganesh Srinivasan as CEO
He will take over from Sanjay Banga, who has been promoted to president for T&D in Mumbai.
India's Powergrid banks on asset monetisation to weather order drought
The utility is eyeing to execute its $1.39b plan by March 2020.
Land procurement hiccups stall India's renewables projects
Around 60%-70% of the time goes to approvals and procurement.
India's Gujarat to boost renewables capacity to 30GW by 2022
6.9GW will be allotted to wind power.