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In response to global discussions on climate change, India has been steadily increasing the growth rate for renewable energy vis-à-vis conventional energy. The years 2016-17 and 2018-19 averaged an annual growth rate of around 24% for the renewable sector, and it has been continuing since then. Reducing the use of fossil fuels and increasing the use of renewable energy is the overall objective of the transition to clean energy. For this to happen effectively, a host of factors need to come together, including policy support for renewables, improved grid connectivity, better pricing, etc. It also requires larger public support, which would strengthen the hands of the policymakers. A vibrant and robust discussion on the clean energy transition can support and strengthen the public as well as policy understanding, discussions and decision making. Through the Clean Energy series, Mongabay-India aims to explore the nuances that build the larger picture of India's clean energy ambitions. This would include progress in the generation, transmission, distribution and pricing of renewable power. The series will also look at the efficacy of linking renewable power generation to local grids and the progress made towards making grid-linked systems viable for the producer-consumers. It will analyze the distribution between centralized, utility-scale installations vis-à-vis decentralized, rooftop installations.

Report projects 100 percent electric two-wheeler penetration in India by 2027

Will an affordable public charging ecosystem boost electric mobility in Delhi?

A new study from Karnataka evidences the impact of windfarms on biodiversity

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[Webinar] What does India need to meet its 2030 renewable energy targets?

Multiple hydropower projects on the Chenab river ring alarm bells

Discoms and states pivotal to making renewable energy via open access a success

[Video] Can a waste-to-energy plant address piling concerns from a landfill site?

Environmental Performance Index: An unscientific study or an opportunity to reflect and improve?

[Video] Why rooftop solar is struggling in Bengaluru

How increasing taxes and decreasing subsidies threaten India’s clean energy growth

Decentralised solar setups give power access to small farmers, facilitate innovations

[Webinar] Can decentralised solutions empower India’s energy transition?

Madhya Pradesh looks to streamline the struggling ecosystem for electric vehicles

As India looks to shift to renewables, Jharkhand’s coal mine workers fear loss of jobs and social security

Kinnaur’s chilgoza pine trees make way for hydropower projects

Are power lines turning Kutch into a bird graveyard from a bird paradise?

India’s coal crisis exposes power sector woes

Repowering Tamil Nadu’s aging wind farms to meet clean energy targets

[Webinar] Where is India on the green hydrogen map?

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