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The growth of decentralised renewable energy and the increased dependency on battery storage are the two new challenges the diesel gensets manufactures are facing at present.

A former finance secretary and now as a Member Secretary, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and Principal Advisor-Niti Aayog, Ratan Watal believes that the handling of battery waste is a challenge and India must regulate the recycling market in the country to reap its benefit.

Biodiesel launched by My Eco Energy is compatible with the existing diesel engines and requires no modifications, says Santosh Verma, Co-Founder, My Eco Energy.

Ramesh Pasarija, former Chairman, Technical Committee, Indian Diesel Engine Manufacturers Association feels that an increase in the battery life will be a major challenge for diesel gensets.

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.

To cater to the growing markets in India, Sunil Badesra, Business Head, Sungrow is all set to expand the company's capacity from its present 1 GW to 3 GW by 2020, which will be streamlined in the third quarter.

In an interview with POWER TODAY, Hemant Joshi, CEO, TMEIC, lists out the challenges in the power purchase agreement. Land acquisition and evacuation are putting the solar capacity addition on a slower track.

The solar landscape in India is still marred with challenges that hamper the achievement of the target set for 2022, says MR Rajesh, Director, Power-One Micro Systems.