Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) responsible to conduct wind energy auctions in India has seen tremendous response to the latest 1 gigawatt tender. According to media reports, project developers have placed bids to set up a total of 2,898 Read more…
Clouds of insolvency are hovering over Inox Wind’s future as the wind energy sector in India decisively moves from feed-in tariff regime to competitive auctions. Inox Wind, an integrated wind energy solutions provider in India, has claimed that it is Read more…
The monsoon season in India brings with it very high wind speeds, especially in the southern part of country. This year it has enabled record wind power generation in at least one of the states. Tamil Nadu reported highest-ever wind Read more…
Coal India, the largest coal producing company in the world, recently announced plans to shutdown some mines that are no longer economically viable. Government-owned Coal India recently informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that it will shut 37 underground mines as Read more…
With the Indian government planning to organised an increasing number of reverse auctions for wind energy projects, several states are rethinking whether to continue with the feed-in tariffs at all. Karnataka has become the latest state to ask its power Read more…
India’s largest port (by volume handled) could soon be powered by renewable energy, the Minister for Shipping and Transport Nitin Gadkari recently stated. Government officials are assessing the possibility of setting up a solar-wind energy park to power the seaport Read more…
With the Indian government looking to launch a major auction roadmap for the wind energy market several foreign wind turbine manufacturing companies are looking to capture a market share. German turbine manufacturers Nordex and Senvion have announced the launch of Read more…
Government-owned National Aluminium Corporation (NALCO) is planning to set up 150 megawatts renewable energy project. The Minister for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy in India recently announced that NALCO is looking to set up the project in the Read more…
Following the massive success of the first-ever wind energy tender, the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy in India is planning to launch another tender this year four times the size. The Solar Energy Corporation of India has announced that Read more…
Gamesa has reported a massive jump in installation numbers in India as it continued to dominate the crowded wind energy market. According to media reports, Spanish wind turbine manufacturer recently announced that it installed 2,050 megawatts of wind energy capacity Read more…
Following a sharp correction tariff rates for wind energy projects in the first-ever competitive auction in India in February several states have refused to sign fresh power purchase agreements at higher feed-in tariffs. According to media reports, states of Gujarat Read more…
In an effort to incentivise power distribution companies to increase procurement of wind power the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy in India plans to implement a wind energy auction roadmap. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy recently issued Read more…
The future of Indian wind energy sector remains bright and is expected to easily achieve the installed capacity targets announced by the government by 2022, chairman of one of the leading wind energy companies in India has stated. Tulsi Tanti, Read more…
Chairman of the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) recently stated that a record 6,000 megawatts wind energy capacity is expected to be added in financial year 2017-18.