Why India’s first round-the-clock solar village has angered neighbouring pastoralists

Despite vocal opposition, a significant area designated as grazing land has been acquired by the government for the solar project.

Tanvi Deshpande, IndiaSpend.com

· Mar 08, 2023 · 07:30 pm

With its new energy policy, Odisha is hoping for a frictionless transition to renewable power

The state plans to increase its renewable energy capacity from 627 megawatt to 10,000 megawatt by 2030.

Manish Kumar

· Jan 22, 2023 · 07:30 pm

India has extended the deadline for its rooftop solar programme without increasing the budget outlay

The deadline extension is not a good sign, say experts.

Kundan Pandey

· Nov 06, 2022 · 07:30 pm

How Tamil Nadu is failing to capitalise on its renewable energy goldmine

A hybrid structure of solar-wind power is cost effective and efficient but the model is underutilised due to the lack of a focused state policy.

Vasudevan Sridharan

· Oct 06, 2022 · 11:30 am

In the Indian Sundarbans, lack of maintenance has eclipsed the dream of solar energy

About two dozen solar assets lie abandoned on these islands.

Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

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Subhrajit Sen

· Jun 28, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Electricity from the cold ocean depths could be a gamechanger for island states reliant on diesel

Ocean thermal energy conversion plants could one day provide constant power – if technical issues can be overcome.

Rosalind Archer, The Conversation

· Jun 05, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Repowering Tamil Nadu’s old wind turbines can help India inch closer to its clean energy targets

Thousands of old turbines, which have a below one-megawatt capacity and are past their lifecycle, should be replaced.

Priyanka Shankar

· May 16, 2022 · 07:30 pm

In Kachchh district, locals are resisting wind farms to save a unique thorn forest and wildlife

It is not just windmills but the ancillary infrastructure that comes with it that is impacting wildlife in the area, especially peacocks.

Ravleen Kaur

· Apr 29, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Sri Lanka’s renewable energy plans suffer as fuel shortages force people to switch to firewood

Lakhs of people in the debt-burdened island nation have been grappling with long queues to buy petrol and cooking gas.

Shihar Aneez, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Apr 25, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Indian start-ups have a solution for city-dwellers who can’t install solar panels on their rooftops

To beat the space crunch, city residents can invest in solar power production elsewhere in return for green electricity credits.

Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Apr 10, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Will pushing banks to invest in renewables help India achieve its clean energy targets?

A report by a committee of the Parliament has recommended a renewable finance obligation for the country’s financial institutions.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Mar 21, 2022 · 09:30 pm

After years of focus on mega renewable energy projects, India is pushing decentralised solutions

The Union government has come out with a national framework for promoting decentralised renewable energy livelihood applications.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Mar 09, 2022 · 07:30 pm