India has a large public sector owned corporate sector which is dominated by oil companies such as IOCL, BPCL, HPCL, ONGC, etc. These are multi-billion dollar companies which are spread across the oil and gas value chain. They own a massive asset base and play a key role in the energy infrastructure of the country. However, […]
Solar Rooftop Attractiveness Index India recently launched the solar rooftop attractiveness index called SARAL in which states are ranked according to their attractiveness in terms of investors putting up rooftop solar systems in those state. This follow various indices that the government of India has been developing over the past few years such as the Ease of […]
The Indian government once again has put new plans for developing mega renewable energy at the forefront. As per the new plan, 1600 MW sized plants will be set up in states where land has been identified and cleared by the various authorities. The government has roped in Indian power-related companies owned by it such […]
The long-awaited grid parity had arrived in the last couple of years in multiple places such as India where both solar and wind prices are now below that of fossil fuel power prices. This is not multiplying to other places and situations as the prices of solar technology continue to trend lower and lower each […]
The Indian manufacturing industry has seen numerous bankruptcies and closures over the last few years as predatory pricing from Chinese solar panel giants led to massive price erosion for solar products. The Indian government in its usual muddle-headed policymaking failed to take cognizance in time, only focusing on reducing solar power costs without worrying about […]
Green Loans India India requires hundreds of billions of dollars in funding for its 500 GW of green power capacity that is supposed to come up by 2030 as part of its climate change mitigation efforts as per the Paris climate change treaty. However, India’s government-owned banks have not done much to support the government […]