Simarpreet Singh, Director, Strategy, Hartek Group is of the opinion that the refinancing or the bond opportunity in the power sector in view of 14,000 circuit km of the Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) present a Rs 300 billion refinancing opportunity for the bond market over the next four years.

Confusion regarding GST rate on solar and safeguard duty on SEZ-based manufacturing units are not allowing the domestic manufacturing industry to grow, feels Ivan Saha, BU Head- Solar Manufacturing and CTO, Vikram Solar.

India's concentration was on thermal capacity addition, which suddenly shifted to RE. Give us an overview of what is happening in the power sector as a whole.

The Government of India has ambitious plans of increasing the percentage of RE in the energy mix of the country. India's target is to achieve 175 GW generation capacity by 2022.

The recent draft amendments by the Ministry of Power for group captive power has not gone well with the captive power players. The amendments are blessings in disguise for state distribution companies (DISCOMs), as it was on their complaints that the government has acted upon.

Concern about climate change and concerted action to reduce green house gas emissions are powerful drivers for renewable energy.

With the regulatory landscape for automotive industry transforming globally, India is incentivising the shift to electric mobility.

We have already liberalised the Electricity Act and it provides for franchisees. However, the charging station is not selling electricity, but giving you a service. It is actually buying the electricity from a discom.

While Green Energy Corridor may enhance transmission grid to a greater extent, the evacuation issues faced by the renewable energy segment may not get fully resolved in the near future.