Why is China increasing restrictions on renewable power plants?

Why is China increasing restrictions on renewable power plants?

SINGAPORE: China is expected to increase curbs on renewable power plant output for the first time in eight years, three industry sources said, after several provinces said rapid solar and wind expansion had exhuasted grid capacity. The curbs, known as curtailment, are likely to increase this year and keep growing, the sources said, potentially reducing … Read more

Solar power plant inaugurated at Autokast Ltd in Cherthala

Solar power plant inaugurated at Autokast Ltd in Cherthala

A two-megawatt solar power plant set up on the premises of Autokast Ltd, a ferrous foundry manufacturing unit in the public sector, at Thiruvizha near Cherthala was made operational on Friday. It was inaugurated by Industries Minister P. Rajeeve. The ground-mounted plant, set up on 8.85 acre of land, can generate 8,000 units (kWh) of … Read more

Forest department to install hanging solar fences in two Idukki panchayats

Forest department to install hanging solar fences in two Idukki panchayats

A model of the hanging solar fencing at Marayur forest division in Idukki. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Forest department has decided to install hanging solar fences at Marayur and Kanthaloor panchayats in Idukki to tackle man-animal conflict. According to officials, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has allotted a total … Read more

Adani Green expects over ₹100 crore one time revenue, post favourable ruling on solar project

Adani Green expects over ₹100 crore one time revenue, post favourable ruling on solar project

Adani Green Energy Ltd, part of the Adani Group, said it expects one-time revenue of ₹103 crore from a favourable order received from the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) for its 72 MW solar project at Kamuthi. In 2015, a power purchase agreement was signed with Tangedco for 25 years to procure power from … Read more

India could become the world’s second-largest solar photovoltaic manufacturer by 2026: Report

India could become the world’s second-largest solar photovoltaic manufacturer by 2026: Report

A file photo of a solar power plant in Pavagada in Tumakuru district. | Photo Credit: AP With 110 gigawatts (GW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) module capacity set to come online in the next three years, India will become self-sufficient and will be the second-largest PV manufacturing country after China, says a new joint report … Read more

India misses RE capacity target due to low solar rooftop, wind energy project installations: Parliamentary panel

India misses RE capacity target due to low solar rooftop, wind energy project installations: Parliamentary panel

An aerial view shows a shepherd walk past photovoltaic cell solar panels in the Pavagada Solar Park on October 11, 2021 in Kyataganacharulu village, Karnataka. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES A parliamentary panel has attributed low installation of solar roof-top and wind energy projects as key reasons for the shortfall in achieving India’s renewable energy … Read more

India to be net exporter of solar modules by 2026, says Ministry for New and Renewable Energy official

India to be net exporter of solar modules by 2026, says Ministry for New and Renewable Energy official

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal By 2026, Indian industry will be able to manufacture solar modules worth 100 gigawatts (GW) annually, and help the country be a net exporter of solar power. This would significantly aid India’s target of installing 500 GW of electricity capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030, Bhupinder Bhalla, … Read more

Pinarayi owes apology to Congress leaders in solar case, says Satheesan

Pinarayi owes apology to Congress leaders in solar case, says Satheesan

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan owes an apology to senior Congress leaders, including former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, K.C. Venugopal, A.P. Anilkumar, Hibi Eden, and Adoor Prakash, for insisting on a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the solar case, Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has said. Despite the Chief Minister knowing that there … Read more