India Archives - Page 6 of 8 - Renew Economy

Solar power is booming in India. Will it reach the people who need it most?
As renewable energy ramps up, entrepreneurs work to bring its benefits to the 300 million citizens who lack electricity.
Didem Tali

Sep 25, 2015

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Commentary

Solar shines as coal economics wane in India
India continues to gain momentum towards a more diversified, domestic oriented electricity grid better oriented towards supporting sustainable growth.
Tim Buckley

Sep 18, 2015

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Carmichael coal mine deeper in doubt as NAB, LG walk away
National Australia Bank becomes 14th global bank to rule out funding Queensland coal mine ‘that would dwarf Paris’; LG says it won’t buy the coal.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 3, 2015

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Solar and distributed energy to power the world, not coal, says former US utility boss
Former head of largest utility in US says solar, not coal, key to bringing electricity to Asia and Africa, and fossil fuel grids in western countries not sustainable.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 28, 2015

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1st airport in world to go 100% solar is in India
Cochin International Airport Limited in Kochi, Kerala (India) has become the first airport in the world to be powered entirely by solar power.
Anand Upadhyay

Aug 24, 2015

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Can India install 5GW of rooftop solar by 2017?
India has released a year-by-year roadmap for its aggressive solar target of 100 GW by 2022, with rooftop solar slated to account for 40% of it.
Katherine Tweed

Aug 17, 2015

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Adani losing interest in Galilee Basin as it turns focus to renewables
Adani’s most recent quarterly report suggests it has lost interest in its Australian coal project, and wants to focus instead on renewable energy and domestic coal.
Tim Buckley

Aug 14, 2015

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Cheap solar in India sounds death knell for coal imports, Australia’s included
As India transforms its energy market, solar pricing has fallen to the extent that it is now cheaper than new imported thermal coal-fired power plants.
Tim Buckley & Jai Sharda

Aug 11, 2015

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Solar undercuts coal in India, as another bank quits Adani mega-mine
Report finds solar generation in India already cheaper than imported coal, as another banking giant – UK’s Standard Chartered – quits Australian coal mine.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 11, 2015

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Policy & Planning

Abbott wrong to say Australian coal will help Indian poor
Tony Abbott’s claim Australian coal will cure Indian energy poverty reveals a deep lack of understanding for the real situation, says former govt minister.
Eas Sarma

Aug 10, 2015

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$2.2 billion, 1 gigawatt solar project in Kenya moves forward
Last Friday, North America’s SkyPower announced that it would be signing a solar deal with Kenya for a 1 gigawatt, $2.2 billion development project.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 29, 2015

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CleanTech Bites

India’s grand solar plans ruin Abbott’s coal export strategy
Deutsche Bank report highlights how dramatic India’s renewable energy revolution will be – and what it will mean for Abbott’s coal plans.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 22, 2015

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