India

India halts 5.9GW of hydropower projects over financial stress

The government is forced to set up a new hydropower policy as soon as possible.

India extends timeline for tenders of 18 coal blocks

The submission date for technical bids has been transferred from 19 December to 2 January.

Why India's 2022 renewables targets face a foggy horizon

The culprit? Recent auction cancellations and higher solar prices.

India eyes 5,000 biogas plants by 2023

It aims to raise the share of gas in the energy mix to 15%.

India's full electrification target shrinks by 10 million homes

The government is chasing the full electrification deadline on 31 December.

India's first solar-wind hybrid tender undersubscribed by 150MW

It ended with the lowest tariff of 3.79 cents per kWh.

Karnataka floats tender for 50MW Pavagada Solar Park plant

The engineering, procurement, and construction contract will last 10 years.

Higher electricity bills loom over five Indian states

Gujarat is allowing Adani, Tata, and Essar to pass higher costs of coal to consumers.

India eyes 23GW of solar projects in mountainous Ladakh region

A contract to set up and implement the projects will be awarded to a single developer.

India gives foreign solar cell makers another shot

It released a call for expressions interest by foreign solar manufacturers that want to build production lines in India.

SECI's 1.2GW tender for hybrid wind and solar undersubscribed by 150MW

Even the bids of Adani and Softbank were not enough to hit the required capacity.

India's NTPC launches tender for 1.2GW solar PV projects

The projects will be developed near NTPC switchyards in the Maharashtra region.

India Power-led consortium picked for Albania's first solar power station

The $79.34m station is expected to have a capacity of 100MW.

SECI raises tariffs for 10GW solar scheme

Investor interest in the scheme continued to be weak.