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Brookfield-backed firm CleanMax on Monday announced a joint venture partnership with Osaka Gas Group to develop a 300MW renewable energy portfolio entailing an investment of Rs 1,500 crore. The joint venture entity will be called 'Clean Max Osaka Gas Renewable Energy Private Limited' (CORE), according to a statement. Under the joint venture, a total investment value of Rs 1,500 crore for the 300 MW renewable energy portfolio, which will be developed in due course of time, a revised statement said. The remaining 100 MW will be developed in about next two years, it added. CleanMax and Osaka Gas are forging a partnership to help corporate clients transition to a low-carbon economy, the statement said, adding that the association with CleanMax marks Osaka Gas' entry into the green energy market in India. CleanMax, one of Asia's leading renewable energy providers in the Commercial and Industrial (C&I) sectors, announced a long-term strategic joint venture with Osaka Gas Co. Ltd., a ...
The government has notified a revised Quality Control Order (QCO) to promote high-quality and efficient solar photovoltaic (PV) products, an official statement said on Wednesday. The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has notified the Solar Systems, Devices, and Components Goods Order, 2025, which revises and supersedes the existing Solar Photovoltaics, Systems, Devices, and Components Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2017. "The order aligns with the government's commitment to promoting high-quality and efficient solar photovoltaic (PV) products for sustainable energy development. It aims to enhance product reliability, ensure safety, and support India's ambitious renewable energy targets," the MNRE statement said. The revised order will come into effect 180 days from the date of publication. The order covers Solar PV modules, Inverters to be used in solar PV applications and storage batteries.
The share of renewables including large hydro in the country's overall energy mix is expected to remain stable at nearly 21 per cent in FY25, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said on Tuesday. The balance will be largely contributed by thermal capacity, the agency said in a report. "The share of renewables (including large hydro) in the overall energy mix is expected to remain stable at nearly 21 per cent in FY25, with the balance largely contributed by thermal," it said. As per official data, as of December 2024, India's overall power generation capacity was at 462 GW, of which 209.444 GW was renewables including hydro. The agency further said that it expects all-India energy requirement to grow 5-5.5 per cent year-on-year (yoy) during FY25, with incremental capacity additions of 30-35GW, largely led by renewables. Ind-Ra said it has also maintained a stable rating outlook for solar and wind projects for FY26, based on the historical generation profile (factoring volatility), .
India's renewable energy installed capacity increased by 15.84 per cent to 209.44 GW by December 2024 from 180.80 GW a year ago, marking a record expansion, an official statement said on Monday. The total capacity added during 2024 more than doubled to 28.64 GW from 13.05 GW added a year ago. In 2024, solar power spearheaded this growth with addition of 24.54 GW, registering 33.47 per cent year-on-year rise in its cumulative installed capacity to 97.86 GW in 2024, the statement by Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) said. Wind power addition was 3.42 GW in 2024, taking the total wind capacity to 48.16 GW, a growth of 7.64 per cent from 2023. Bioenergy installed capacity rose from 10.84 GW in December 2023 to 11.35 GW in December last year. Small hydro power projects saw incremental growth, with installed capacity increasing from 4.99 GW in 2023 to 5.10 GW in 2024. MNRE under Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi has been taking various key initiatives to
State-owned power giant NTPC on Friday said its step-down arm NTPC Renewable Energy has started commercial supply of 110 MW electricity from two different solar projects. With this, the total installed and commercial capacity of the NTPC group has now become 76,708.18 MW, a BSE filing stated. According to the filing based on the certificate issued on January 9, 2025, by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), the second part capacity of 60 MW out of 320 MW Bhainsara Solar PV Project in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan of NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd (NTPC REL), a step-down subsidiary of NTPC Ltd through its subsidiary NTPC Green Energy Ltd, is declared on Commercial Operation with effect from January 7, 2025. The first part's capacity of 160 MW has already been declared for commercial operation from August 28, 2024. It further stated that the second part capacity of 50 MW out of 220 MW Shajapur Solar Project (Unit-II) at Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh of NTPC REL, is declared on commercial operation
Tata Power has announced an investment of Rs 1.2 lakh crore in Rajasthan in various renewable energy related projects including rooftop solar installation and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Speaking at the Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit which started on Monday, CEO and MD of the company Praveer Sinha said the company's investment roadmap was aimed at making Rajasthan a power surplus state through a range of initiatives. "Tata Power's clean energy roadmap for the state would significantly contribute to India's goal of becoming net-zero carbon by 2070 and the state's ambition to emerge as the next clean energy hub in the country," Sinha told reporters after the inauguration ceremony. The initiatives include renewable energy projects with Rs 75,000 crore investment (comprising solar, wind and hybrid projects across key regions like Bikaner, Jaisalmer, and Jodhpur); rooftop solar, transmission and distribution, and EV charging infrastructure. "The investment is ..
President-elect Donald Trump is set to create a National Energy Council that he says will establish American energy dominance around the world as he seeks to boost US oil and gas drilling and move away from President Joe Biden's focus on climate change. The energy council to be led by North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Trump's choice to head the Interior Department will be key in Trump's pledge to drill, drill, drill" and sell more oil and other energy sources to allies in Europe and around the globe. The new council will be granted sweeping authority over federal agencies involved in energy permitting, production, generation, distribution, regulation and transportation, with a mandate to cut bureaucratic red tape, enhance private sector investments and focus on innovation instead of totally unnecessary regulation, Trump said. But the president-elect's energy wishes are likely to run into real-world limits. For one, US oil production under Biden is already at record levels. The federa
Negotiators at the UN climate conference in Azerbaijan should focus on mobilising USD 1 trillion per year by 2030 to help developing countries cope with the warming world, a new report the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance said on Thursday. This money, according to the group of international climate finance experts, is needed from public and private sources. As countries negotiate at COP29 a new climate finance package to support developing countries beyond 2025, the report cautions against the risks of delayed action. Any shortfall in investment before 2030 will place added pressure on the years that follow, creating a steeper and potentially more costly path to climate stability," Failing to invest sufficiently now, it warns, "Means we will need to mobilise even larger sums in shorter time frames to catch up on critical targets." The report said global climate action requires USD 6.36.7 trillion annually by 2030, with USD 2.4 trillion per year needed ...
A year after countries agreed to triple global renewable energy capacity to 11,000 gigawatts by 2030, a new report on Tuesday revealed that national targets still only aim for a collective doubling of capacity in the next six years. The report by global energy think tank Ember showed only eight countries have updated their renewable targets in the last 12 months, resulting in just a four-GW increase in overall renewable energy targets globally. The report analysed national 2030 renewable capacity targets for 96 countries and the EU as a bloc. These countries collectively account for 96 per cent of the world's renewable capacity, 95 per cent of global electricity sector demand and 94 per cent of global power sector emissions. Of the 96 countries, 83 have renewable capacity targets for 2030. At the UN's climate conference in December 2023 in Dubai, world leaders reached a historic agreement to triple global renewables capacity by 2030. The International Energy Agency (IEA) and ...