The United Kingdom to Co-Chair India-Led Climate Change Initiative
The government of the United Kingdom (U.K.) has said that the country will co-chair the governing council on the India-led global ‘Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).’ Established by Prime ...
India Likely to Stop Coal Imports by 2023-24
The Union Minister of Coal and Mines, Pralhad Joshi, recently announced India’s plans to stop the import of thermal coal from 2023-2024. Coal-based power makes up the largest share of ...
NTPC Raises $750 Million Syndicated Loan to Reduce Emissions from Power Projects
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) announced that it had raised a syndicated loan worth $750 million (~₹53.5 billion) in Japanese Yen to fund capital expenditure for the installation of ...
India May Experience a Net-Negative Agricultural Impact from Climate Change: Report
The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) has released a report titled “Climate Risk and Response,” which focuses on understanding the nature and extent of physical risk from climate change over the ...
India Bans Import of Harmful Hydrochlorofluorocarbon that Depletes the Ozone Layer
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) has issued a notification that mentions that the issuance of the license for the import of hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC)-141b will ...
Prime Minister’s Office Proposes Waiving Carbon Tax on Coal
According to a communique reviewed by Mercom, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office has proposed waiving the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Compensation Cess, (earlier called the Clean Energy ...
Increasing Number of Insurance Companies Moving Away from Coal-Based Projects: Report
Coal, one of the most significant contributors to climate change, is on its way to becoming uninsurable. The Unfriend Coal campaign, which is now in its third year, shows how ...
EIB to Stop Funding Fossil Fuel-Based Projects After 2021
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced that it will end financing fossil fuel-based projects by the end of 2021. The global lender now wants to focus its financing for ...
Assam Signs MoU with NHPC to Develop 2 GW Subansiri Lower Hydro Project
The Government of Assam and the National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop Subansiri lower hydroelectric project located along the borders of Assam ...
Government Classifies Ocean Energy Under Renewable Sources
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has informed all the stakeholders that energy from the ocean like tidal, wave, ocean thermal energy conversion, will be accepted as renewable ...
Ceiling Tariff of ₹3.50/kWh to Apply for Fossil Fuel-Based Cogeneration Projects in Maharashtra
The state of Maharashtra has specified an upper ceiling tariff of ₹3.50 (~$0.049)/kWh for competitive bidding to procure power from fossil fuel-based cogeneration projects in the state. Specifying the tariff ...
Rajasthan Commission Issues Draft Tariff Regulations for Biomass and Biogas Projects
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has issued draft terms and conditions for the determination of tariff for biomass, biogas, and biomass gasifier energy. These regulations will come into force from ...
MNRE Continues Custom Duty Concession for Non-Conventional Power Projects
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a memorandum regarding continuation of issue of concessional custom duty certificate (CCDC) to set up projects for generation of power ...
Siemens and Drax Power Enter £40 Million Contract for Upgradation of Biomass Turbines
Drax Power and Siemens have signed a £40 million ($52.47 million) contract for the upgrade of turbines on three of Drax Power’s biomass units over the next three years. The ...
Indian Public Sector Banks Issued More Loans to Coal than Renewables
Public sector banks in the country funded more coal projects than renewable projects in 2017, according to the latest report issued by the Center for Financial Accountability (CFA), a financial ...
India Plans to Deploy Seven Million Electric Vehicles by 2020
India is targeting the deployment of five to seven million electric vehicles in the country by 2020 under the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020. The NEMMP’s goal is ...
Hydropower Projects Delayed in India Due to Complex Clearance Procedures
Several hydropower projects in India are witnessing significant overruns in both time and costs. Only 28 percent of the total hydropower potential in India - out of 148 GW has ...
NITI Aayog Says Solar’s Share of Electricity to be 14-18 percent by 2040, Up from Current 1%
The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) has released its draft national energy policy (NEP) for 2017. The report predicts that the share of solar and wind to be 14 to ...
India’s Power Supply Deficit was 0.5 Percent in April 2017
In April 2017, India recorded a power supply deficit of 0.5 percent. 100,801 million units (MU) of energy was supplied against the requirement of 101,329 MU, according to the Central ...
CERC Releases Draft Renewable Energy Tariff Regulations for 2017-2020
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) released their draft tariff regulations for 2017 to 2020. The public hearing on the draft will be held on March 15, 2017, and the ...
India’s Renewable Energy Installed Capacity Doubles with the Inclusion of Hydro
At the recently conducted Power Ministers’ conference in Goa, Hydro power has been granted renewable energy status. It was also decided that a separate renewable energy purchase obligation (RPO) should ...
Kerala Targets 1 GW in Renewable Energy Installations to Meet Energy Demand
The renewable energy sector in Kerala could soon get a boost. The state plans to set up close to 1,000 MW of renewable energy projects comprising of solar and wind ...
