India Archives - Page 5 of 8 - Renew Economy

Wind and solar records tumble as China and India accelerate energy transition
Key developments in China and India this week provide confirmation the global electricity markets are transforming a great deal faster than anyone expected.
Tim Buckley

Jan 22, 2016

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India energy minister says solar power now cheaper than coal
New solar auction in India produces a new record low, prompting the energy minister to say that solar power is now cheaper than coal.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 21, 2016

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Solar sets a cracking pace in India as PV prices drop 20% in 2015
A review of solar tender activity points to a major step-change in solar pricing to a level already below imported coal-fired power generation.
Tim Buckley

Dec 21, 2015

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Tata Power Solar commissions world’s largest rooftop solar array
India now boasts the world’s largest solar rooftop array following the news that Tata Solar Power has commissioned a 12MW array.
Ian Clover

Dec 11, 2015

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Fact-checking the claim that Australian coal is clean
Australian thermal coal is higher in energy content, true, but its ash content is double Indonesia’s export-coal average.
Tim Buckley

Nov 27, 2015

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Other Good Stuff

Gamesa plans 100MW of solar in India, commissions first project
Gamesa has chosen one of the fastest-growing markets in the world to stage its comeback in the solar power sector.
Saurabh Mahapatra

Nov 23, 2015

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Other Good Stuff

India’s fast-moving energy transition
India has had $100 billion in renewables investments so far this year.
Tim Buckley

Nov 13, 2015

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Energy security starts at home, as foreign coal adventures sour
The unstated ethos of the high-rolling coal companies seemed to be “what could possibly go wrong?” – Plenty as it turns out.
Bob Burton

Nov 11, 2015

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Coal freight group Aurizon in wishful thinking on export market
As thermal markets change, some industry executives seem to be missing the picture.
Tim Buckley

Nov 10, 2015

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World’s biggest coal company to install 1 gigawatt of solar power
Coal India Limited (CIL) is reportedly planning to construct solar power projects in a number of areas of India totaling one gigawatt of capacity.
Jake Richardson

Oct 13, 2015

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Policy & Planning

India signs up for 10-fold increase in renewables in Paris climate pledge
A tenfold increase in India’s renewable base will drive technology, innovation and cost reduction not just in India, but globally.
Tim Buckley

Oct 2, 2015

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Policy & Planning

China, India and the Pope accelerate push to Paris climate change deal
China to commit to national carbon trading scheme, India pushes to 40% renewables, and the Pope urges the US to act. Meanwhile, in Australia, Greg Hunt denies there was ever a war on renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 25, 2015

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