Even as the Indian government is all set to roll out its new electric vehicles policy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) recently published a report that flagged worries about cobalt, a core element used in the lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles. It pointed to risks around cobal... Read more

With less than four years left to meet its target of installing 40,000 megawatt (MW) of rooftop solar power capacity by 2022, India has installed just about 2,538 MW as of March 2018, a full 94 per cent short of target. At this rate, missing the target is a foregone conclusion, which also jeopardis... Read more

The installed power generation capacity in India has risen to 344 GigaWatts (GW) and its energy deficit, which stood at over 4 per cent in 2014, has shrunk to less than one per cent in 2018, an official release said on Wednesday. NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant made a presentation at a review meeting h... Read more

India is likely to invest Rs 385,000 crore for setting up 77,000 Megawatt of solar power generation capacity by 2022, Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh said today The government has set a target of installing 100,000 Mw of solar power capacity by 2022. Solar projects with aggreg... Read more

Achieving the 2022 target of 40 GW of rooftop solar capacity will be a challenge and will require considerable innovation, according to Manu Srivastava, Principal Secretary, New and Renewable Energy Department, Madhya Pradesh. The slow pace of rooftop solar capacity addition in the country could la... Read more

The Centre is in the process of coming out with a single bid for setting up a storage linked solar power project in Ladakh. “Ladakh has the highest potential, of about 35,000 MW, for solar power in India. So we are talking about coming out with one bid of 25,000 MW with storage,” said Minister ... Read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reviewed the progress of household electrification under the 'Saubhagya' scheme, focusing on last mile connectivity and distribution of power in urban and rural areas, a PMO statement said. The prime minister had yesterday reviewed the progress in the key infrastruc... Read more

A Munich-based startup has taken advantage of the strong Bavarian sun this summer to test the final development of the charging system of its Sion car, an all-electric solar vehicle that lets you charge as you drive Germany will likely miss its target of putting 1 million electric cars on the road ... Read more

Bullish on the performance and increased production of "Model 3" cars, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now planning to introduce a mini-car. "We're working on a new Tesla mini-car that can squeeze in an adult," Musk tweeted on Sunday, replying to a user who asked him about a "Model X Radio Flyer" toy car. T... Read more

The world’s first-ever facility to create thermal batteries will be inaugurated tomorrow in Andhra Pradesh, as reported by ANI. The state’s Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will be present at the unveiling of the plant, that will see thermal batteries being manufactured by Bharat Energy Storag... Read more

A recent study has claimed that India would overtake China by a wide margin to become the world's leader in renewable energy by 2050. This transformation represents $1.6 trillion opportunity, where solar and wind will attract the highest share of investment over the next three decades. Yet, despite ... Read more

The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has urged the finance ministry to exempt solar power projects under implementation from 25% safeguard duty imposed on imported solar equipment last week. “We have requested the finance ministry to exempt projects that have already been awarded or we... Read more