It is not uncommon these days to come across tweets citing slick World Economic Forum videos showcasing new developments in the field of solar and wind energy, with exhortations like “We have the solutions. Let’s implement them.” In the narrative on climate change (or climate crisis, as it is more accurately being referred to of […]
I wrote recently with Bharath Jairaj in Firstpost about why the Ministry of Power’s proposal to classify energy from large hydropower projects as “renewable energy” is ill-conceived and flawed. While India should remain strong in its commitment to de-carbonization through expanding its installed capacity for renewable energy, shifting the goalposts to re-define the concept of […]
The previous post about solutions for risk mitigation in the renewable energy sector briefly touched upon the possibility of using the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM), which has been used in the road sector in India. This post will examine this theme in some more detail. The renewable energy power plant model entails high capital costs […]
An earlier post discussed the poor financial health of utilities in India, and some of the problems faced in the renewable energy sector as a result. This post will be a discussion of potential measures that could be considered to mitigate the risks faced by renewable energy power producers, and better protect their financial interests. […]
The de-carbonization of the energy sector, through an increased share of renewable energy, is an urgent need. India has set itself a target of increasing its renewable energy capacity to 175 GW by 2022, and increasing the share of electricity from non-fossil fuel based energy sources to 40% by 2030, as part of its Nationally […]
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