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How India’s top thermal power producer is making more profits — from renewables
August 30, 2026 3:29 pm
For many years now, NTPC’s profits have grown more rapidly than its revenues. What explains that mismatch? The answer, ironically enough, lies in the growing share of renewable energy in India.
High-tariff hybrid, vanilla solar projects struggling to find buyers: MNRE Secy
August 22, 2026 6:20 am
Vanilla solar (or ‘plain vanilla solar’) refers to standard, standalone photovoltaic solar power projects that generate electricity directly from sunlight without integrated battery storage, wind pairing, or hybrid components.
A new compact between AI and agriculture: An Andhra Pradesh opportunity
August 03, 2026 6:30 am
Andhra Pradesh is uniquely placed to show the rest of the country how the cloud can shower prosperity on agri-households
Wrong solar power unit causes fire twice, buyer wins Rs 30,000 payout
July 13, 2026 5:50 pm
The ruling is significant for thousands of households opting for rooftop solar power systems under government schemes, as it underlines that installers cannot compromise on specifications or safety.
A volatile oil market is free advertising for everything Chinese
June 22, 2026 3:30 pm
When the Strait of Hormuz closed, the warnings were everywhere: An energy-hungry China caught flat-footed, prices it couldn't control, an economy about to wobble. The wobble never came
Power subsidies are slowing household solar adoption. A solution: More subsidies
July 18, 2026 4:24 pm
Incentivising households and farmers to generate electricity locally is a crucial step for India's clean energy transition. But high upfront costs and cheap grid power have slowed the adoption of decentralised solar.
Bengaluru Metro's Blue Line can run fully on solar power, save Rs 61 crore a year: IISc report
May 20, 2026 8:06 pm
The rooftops of the Blue Line metro stations alone cover an area of 1.09 lakh square metres, accommodating 50,000 solar panels, as per the IISc report.
Renewable energy curtailment critical issue; India requires super grid like China: MNRE Secy
May 12, 2026 6:10 am
More deployment of battery energy storage systems, grid forming inverters, synchronous condensers to provide pathway for better integration of RE into grid system, says Sarangi
Why Meta is betting on space-based solar energy projects to power its AI future
May 04, 2026 5:56 pm
Amid the surging demand for AI and the data centre boom, big tech companies have been exploring out-of-the-box energy solutions, including orbital data centres.
Centre may add battery storage under revamped PM-KUSUM 2.0
March 30, 2026 4:14 am
Centre extended timeline for financial closure & completion of projects under PM-KUSUM scheme on Saturday.
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