Arun Kumar Singh, the chairman of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), stated on Monday that the business expects to invest approximately Rs 1 trillion in renewable energy by 2030 in order to reach net zero by 2038. At a news conference after the financial results on Friday, Singh stated, “We have been working on…
If renewable energy companies miss project completion dates, the government will place them on a three- to five-year blacklist, according to a government decree viewed by Reuters. The New and Renewable Energy Ministry issued an order that stated, “If any renewable energy project is not finished by the set date of completion, then its bank…
With constant governmental backing and ambitious commitments made at COP26, India, the third-largest energy consumer in the world, is forecast to add 145 GW of renewable energy (RE) capacity over the next five years, with solar energy accounting for 75% of the expansion. In its most recent report, Renewable 2022, the International Energy Agency (IEA)…
India’s government is analyzing a slower retirement of maturing coal-fired power plants as it also adds newer sites, a move that would keep fossil fuel capacity higher for years and potentially stall efforts to hit climate goals. Officials are considering a proposal to shutter less than 5GW of existing capacity by the end of the…
Power Minister RK Singh on Wednesday introduced the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in Parliament, which provides for setting up Carbon markets. Further, the Bill also seeks to mandate the use of non-fossil sources, including green hydrogen, green ammonia, biomass, and ethanol for energy and feedstock. The amendments aim to promote renewable energy and the…
Tata Power, one of India’s largest power generation companies has lined up a capital expenditure of ₹75,000 crores for renewable energy over the next five years, Chairman, N Chandrasekaran said to shareholders at the company’s 103rd annual general meeting. The focus on the renewable energy sector has led to steady growth of India’s renewable energy…
BlackRock the largest asset manger in the world, entered into a binding agreement to invest ₹4,000 cr in Tata Power’s renewable energy, joining hands with Mubadala Investment Company to help Tata Power arm achieve a portfolio of 20 GW of renewable assets. The Tata Power board has approved a plan to bring all it’s renewable…
