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Amidst the Paris negotiations of 2015, the International Solar Alliance (ISA), as initiated by India and France, has come to garner attention and propel discussions and analyses at the level of academia as well as international politics. Inaugurated, apparently, with the intention of feeding the inc...

Energy General Renewable

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August 20, 2021

Nikhil Varghese Mathew

Whither Coal?

The Ministry of Coal (MoC), through a notification on June 18, 2020, officially launched the process of auctioning coal mines, thus opening up the Indian coal mining sector to commercial operations by the private industry. The stated aim, according to the Government of India (GoI), of the move...

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August 20, 2021

Anuradha Munshi

Solar Power in India: A report on Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Project

This preliminary report on ‘Solar Power in India’ looks at the solar power scenario, projects and financing mechanisms in India with a focus on Rewa Mega Solar Power Project in Madhya Pradesh. India has huge solar energy potential and the government is targeting large number of solar projects in the...

Energy General Publications

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May 26, 2021

Tanya Thomas

The State of Energy Finance in India

Wind and solar electricity costs have fallen so much that buildingnew renewable generation is now cheaper than operating 39% ofthe world’s existing coal capacity, and this will increase to 60% ofexisting capacity in the next two years, according to the UN. Half ofIndia’s current coal capacity will b...

Energy General Publications

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June 11, 2021

Rajesh Kumar

A Push on Large RE Projects to Achieve Paris Pledge

After making a pledge in the Paris Agreement to increase the share of renewable energy, India is not only pushing large scale renewable energy projects including solar and wind projects, but it has also eased many rules and regulations in a hurry to bring back large hydropower projects to achieve it...

Energy General

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July 30, 2021

Rajesh Kumar

How India is making a way for coal: Energy Sector Updates

Coal has not been only always costlier from the perspective of socio, economic, and ecology, but it has also been one of the biggest greenhouse gas emitters in the energy sources. Despite that, post-pandemic, India is aggressively pushing coal than ever before. On the other hand, the newly elected P...

Coal Energy General

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December 25, 2020

Bhargavi S. Rao

When the sun sets this year, a small village weeps

As the year comes to an end, the state of Karnataka feels proud of its renewable energy targets. And that it is on par with California when it comes to the generation and use of renewable energy. According to records, of the total 30,063 MW capacity of power generated, 7,334 MW is from solar, 4,823...

Energy

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December 14, 2020

Bhargavi S. Rao

Where Do We Stand Five Years After the Paris Agreement?

India offers a case study for reducing greenhouse gas emissions It was five years ago this month, December 2015, when the globe’s nations came together in Paris to chart a path for addressing the climate crisis. The resulting Paris Agreement was an essential step forward in the international eff...

Coverage Energy

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December 8, 2020

CFA Admin

Press Release on the inaugural of Energy Finance Conference India

The Inaugural Session of the 2nd Energy Finance Conference India 2020 builds the blueprint for an economically and socio-politically feasible sustainable energy transition A distinguished panel of academics, policy experts and activists pitches for restructuring the energy systems to drive home ...

Energy Press Releases

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December 5, 2020

CFA Admin

India sees consecutive year-on-year decline in coal funding: Report

The third annual Coal vs Renewable Financial Analysis 2019 marks a second consecutive year-on-year decline in coal funding in India following a 90 per cent decrease in 2018. The report, made public on Tuesday, finds a 126 per cent drop in funding from the commercial banks to coal compared to 201...

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India’s Solar Realities in the Backdrop of the International Solar Alliance

Whither Coal?

Solar Power in India: A report on Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Project

The State of Energy Finance in India

A Push on Large RE Projects to Achieve Paris Pledge

How India is making a way for coal: Energy Sector Updates

When the sun sets this year, a small village weeps

Where Do We Stand Five Years After the Paris Agreement?

Press Release on the inaugural of Energy Finance Conference India

India sees consecutive year-on-year decline in coal funding: Report

India’s Solar Realities in the Backdrop of the International Solar Alliance

Whither Coal?

Solar Power in India: A report on Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Project

The State of Energy Finance in India

A Push on Large RE Projects to Achieve Paris Pledge

How India is making a way for coal: Energy Sector Updates

When the sun sets this year, a small village weeps

Where Do We Stand Five Years After the Paris Agreement?

Press Release on the inaugural of Energy Finance Conference India

India sees consecutive year-on-year decline in coal funding: Report

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