Besides being a zero carbon emitting source of energy, costs of geothermal has significantly reduced over the years, making it an available option for India - one that the government too is contemplating.

The 11th edition of the Renewable Energy India (REI) Expo, a 3-day event (September 20-22), has commenced in Delhi.

Haryana has decided to install one lakh new solar water pumps in the state for irrigation purpose, of which 25,000 would be set up by the next year. A decision in this regard was taken in a meeting of New and Renewable Energy Department, chaired by CM Manohar Lal Khattar.

Stranded small hydro power projects will receive concessional loans from MNRE, extended at an interest rate of up to 2 per cent, through the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA).

MNRE’s recent guidelines for solar energy bids, are a positive development for the sector as it addresses some key concerns, a report by rating agency ICRA states. Some of these concerns are off-taker credit profile, grid curtailment and termination payments.

The market for energy storage in the south Asia region is dominated by India. As per estimates, India could attract investments in the energy storage devices manufacturing to a tune of $6 billion in the short-term. The total energy storage market between 2015 and 2022 in India is expected to go up from 4.4 GW to 70 GW, according to India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA).

Freyr Energy is a Hyderabad based full service distributed solar solutions provider with operations in India and Ghana. The company's products range from rooftop systems, petrol pumps, solar water pumps to micro-grids.

After completing a successful decade of existence, the Renewable Energy India 2017 Expo (REI), hosted by UBM India, India’s leading exhibitions organiser is set to take place from September 20-22, 2017 at the India Expo Center, Greater Noida.

The Indian solar market added 1,869 MW in the second quarter of 2017, bringing installations in the first half of the year to 4,765 MW (surpassing the 4,313 MW installed in all of 2016), according to the latest India Solar Market Update released by Mercom India Research.