NTPC signed MoUs with Vehicle Aggregators Ola, Lithium, Shuttl, Bikxie, Bounce, Electrie and Zoom Car for development and utilization of public charging infrastructure today. This collaboration with Aggregators, having the presence in the entire spectrum of e-mobility across India, will lead to the ... Read more

There has been a drastic fall in the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules in the past four decades, with the reduction in prices nearing 99 percent. Recently, in a paper titled “Evaluating the Causes of Cost Reduction in Photovoltaic Modules” published the journal Energy Policy, Massachusetts... Read more

The Solar Association recently organized a conference in the national capital to discuss issues related to the Indian solar sector. The discussion ranged from the current trends and common pain points such as GST, and safeguard duty to commercial and technical issues ailing the sectors. Discussing ... Read more

The Global Energy Storage Alliance (GESA) has appointed Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director of India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), as its new Chair. The appointment was announced at the GESA board meeting held this month during Energy Storage North America in Pasadena, California, USA. Dr. Wa... Read more

The 1.2 GW ISTS-connected wind-solar hybrid power projects (tranche-I) tender which was floated by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)’s has been undersubscribed by 150 MW. “The ceiling tariff for the project has been fixed at ₹2.70 (~$ 0.038/kWh)”, said a SECI official. Talking a... Read more

The booming renewables industry in Texas should, in theory, create a role for energy storage plants to manage its variability. Years into the Lone Star State’s wind and solar deployment, though, little grid storage has arrived, and future prospects look bleak. Early projects have delivered some ... Read more

Taking another step forward towards propelling the growth of intelligent transportation in the state, the Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) has approved a tariff of ₹6.00 (~$ 0.083)/kWh for electric vehicle charging or battery swapping stations. The average cost of service... Read more

The government is planning incentives to promote renewable power and it has already issued tenders for setting up 26-GW clean energy capacities, a top IREDA official said on Friday. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) Chairman K S Popli said India is planning to produce 50 GW (from c... Read more

Policymakers must stop deliberating and take decisive action if India is to access the country’s estimated 300GWh of storage opportunity in the next four years, Rahul Walawalkar, executive director of the India Energy Storage Alliance, told ESJ earlier this month. Electric vehicles, behind the me... Read more

Transportation accounts for about 11 percent of India's carbon emissions and is a major source of air pollution in several cities nationwide. As many as 14 of the world’s top 20 most-polluted cities are in India, according to a 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) report. During winters, the cond... Read more

The power ministry would soon bring an electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure policy, which will also allow individuals to set up charging station for commercial use to boost e-mobility, said Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh on November 11. "We have circulated the EV Ch... Read more

Electric vehicles (EVs) are inevitable and as India leads up to EVs, Telangana based start-up, E-trio is now ready to launch retrofitted electric in India. E-trie is India first company to have successfully gotten approval from Govt run Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI). E-trio will fi... Read more