India’s transmission and distribution utilities – It's time to transform
Monday, 02 January 2012 Ritesh Pothan Ritesh Pothan welcomes in 2012 with a look at how India needs to invest in transforming its energy transmission and distribution systems if it is to successfully bring power to all and develop a susta...
India’s solar plans moves ahead
Monday, 05 December 2011 Ritesh Pothan Ritesh Pothan updates us on how the JNNSM – Phase 1 Batch 2 PPA bidding process has been completed for 350 MW of PV power projects. Solar power is now that much more closer to its brothers, wind and...
Renewable energy – is it working for India?
Tuesday, 01 November 2011 Ritesh PothanFirst solar, then biomass... Now Ritesh Pothan, our expert blogger based in India, provides a definitive synopsis of his country's renewable energy scenario and potential.
Biomass - a sustainable renewable energy source for India!
Monday, 12 September 2011 Ritesh PothanAfter focusing for several weeks on India's solar industry, Ritesh Pothan moves on to look at what is needed for the biomass sector to grow and become a significant power producer across the country.
The Indian Solar Saga Part 3 of 3
Off-grid solar policies and ground realities
Wednesday, 17 August 2011 Ritesh Pothan In part 1 and 2 of the 3 part series we covered the Indian power generation scenario, Gujarat, Centre (JNNSM) and State Solar policy with some insights into their application and risks. Our final part...
The Indian Solar Saga Part 2 of 3
Central and state grid solar policies
Monday, 04 July 2011 Ritesh Pothan In part 1 of the 3 part series we covered the Indian power generation scenario and Gujarat Solar policy with insights on pros and cons of the state. In this post we will cover the Central Government P...
The Indian Solar Saga Part 1 of 3
Grid connected Policy Framework
Wednesday, 08 June 2011 Ritesh Pothan In the first of a three part series on India's solar industry, Renewable Energy Magazine blogger, Ritesh Pothan, looks at the Gujarat Solar Policy which signalled Gujarat’s arrival as the major ...
Will REC’s be the solution for grid based renewable projects in India?
Tuesday, 31 May 2011 Ritesh Pothan Ritesh Pothan knows a lot about India's renewable industry and wants to share his knowledge with us through his new blog on Renewable Energy Magazine: "A perspective on Indian renewables". In this fir...
Crown Estate to lease more wave and tidal sites for technology development
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