Solar and wind potential in India are likely to face a negative trend in the future due to climate change, according to a new study by Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology. The researchers used state-of-the-art climate models devised by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to analyse the wind and solar projections for the renewable energy sector over the...

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) will scale up investments in the green energy initiative that it recently announced to play a leading role in the world's transition to clean energy. “Over the next 12 months our investments across the Green Energy value chain will gradually start going live, scaling up over the next couple of years....

Amp Energy India, one of India’s leading renewable energy companies, today announced that it has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), with Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Ltd (RUMSL) in Madhya Pradesh, for 100MW/140MWp capacity. RUMSL is a joint venture of Solar Energy Corporation of India and Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. It has been designated as a Solar...

As on date, India is the third largest GHG emitter in the world, after China and the US. It emits about 3 gigatonnes (Gt) CO2eq of greenhouse gases each year; about 2.5 tons per person, which though is less than the world average, it accounts to approx. 7 per cent of the annual global emissions, despite having only 17...

New Delhi: Richest Indian Gautam Adani on Tuesday said his ports-to-energy conglomerate never slowed or stopped investing in the country as the group’s success is based on its alignment with the India growth story. Speaking at the annual shareholder meeting of the group companies, he said the previously announced USD 70 billion investment in new energy business will help turn...