India

Suzlon defaults on US$209 million in convertible bonds

May issue notes denominated in US$ to fund 2012 repayment.

US to export shale gas to India

Will do so despite not having Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India.

India eager to build undersea power cable to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, however, concerned with project cost.

Indian energy firm to build LNG plant in Canada

Construction could start in two or three years.

Indian states unable to meet renewable purchase obligation targets

Failure led to 25% loss in electricity from renewable energy sources in 2012.

India asks US to export LNG

Calls it a win–win solution for both countries.

Supreme Court of India gives Kudankulam the go ahead

Says opening controversial nuclear power plant is in the national interest.

India will build two power plants in Bangladesh

US$1.7 billion deal to ease a Bangladesh’s huge electricity shortage.

Electricity rates in New Delhi to rise

Residents will pay 1.5% more for three months beginning May.

ADB makes first RE investment in India

Invests US$30 million in NSL Renewable Power Private Ltd.

Quick guide to putting up a solar power plant in India

Post 2010, a demand slump following the abolition of feed-in-tariff policies in Italy & Germany caused a supply glut in global markets leading to a fire-sale of solar modules. This, indeed, was the underlying cause for the succession of anti-dumping cases in the US & EU (and now India). Causing a 30-40% drop in solar PV system prices (an all-time low), this, perhaps, accelerated deployment, if anything, in India. The solar market boom had begun.

India poised to increase nuclear energy capacity by over 1,000%

Could achieve this faster than solar and wind power energy.

Chinese to support Indian waste-to-energy plant

The plant in Jawaharnagar, Hyderabad will be capable of producing 48 megawatts.