The dam-building spree in Arunachal Pradesh is taking a toll on its biodiversity

India is currently building as many as six large hydropower plants in the North Eastern state. Experts question the rationale behind the big push.

Sushmita

· Apr 21, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Climate change is making India’s hydropower projects more vulnerable

Studies point to the impact of extreme weather events on these projects.

Manish Kumar

· Apr 10, 2023 · 09:30 pm

In Assam, a solar power scheme has failed to keep the lights on in rural areas

Substandard equipment and a lack of accountability has dimmed the promise of renewable energy schemes.

Aatreyee Dhar

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Chandrani Sinha

· Apr 09, 2023 · 07:30 pm

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