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The Paris-based agency said industrial activity was also impacted by global economic uncertainties in the first half of the year, leading to just 1.4 per cent YoY growth in demand between January and June 2025. However, demand is expected to pick up in the second half, reaching an overall growth rate of 4 per cent for the year.

The renewable energy sector saw a record capacity addition in 2024, with a total of 28.64 GW installed during the year, representing a significant 119.46 per cent increase over the 13.05 GW added in 2023. 

According to JMK Research, India installed 4.59 GW of new rooftop solar capacity in the calendar year 2024 (January to December), 53 per cent higher than in 2023. 

Meanwhile, the total non-fossil fuel capacity, which includes both installed and pipeline projects, surged to 472.90 GW, a substantial 28.5 per cent increase from the previous year’s 368.15 GW.

India's Largest Solar Module Manufacturer: Hitesh Chimanlal Doshi, Chairman and Managing Director of Waaree Energies, began his journey with a Rs 5,000 loan from a relative to trade in hardware and electronics. Nearly 40 years later, he leads Waaree Group, now among India’s largest renewable energy firms, marking a remarkable rise from humble beginnings to industry prominence. Notably, Waaree Energies is the largest solar module manufacturer in India with a capacity of 12,000 megawatts.   

The award was presented at the “Pawan - Urja: Powering the Future of India” event, commemorating Global Wind Day.

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Between March 2023 and March 2024, China installed more solar capacity than it had in the previous three years combined and more than the rest of the world combined for 2023.  

With this financing, efforts will be made to enhance the market capability for green hydrogen. 

Dr Faruk Gulam Patel is the Chairman and Managing Director of KP Group, one of the major players in the solar and wind power sector in India.

It is aimed at encouraging price-sensitive consumers to run their air-conditioners for fewer hours at night, which would in turn reduce the strain on overworked fossil-fuel power plants and lower the risk of nighttime power cuts.

The IEA warned global solar PV manufacturing capacity has increasingly moved from Europe, Japan and the United States to China The report highlighted how government policies in China have shaped the global supply, demand and price of solar PV

The development comes against the backdrop of the government's focus on renewable energy and target of 500 GW of clean energy by 2030. The formation of the renewable energy unit had received the nod of Department of Investment and Public Asset Management and NITI Aayog in December 2021. NHPC is expanding its renewable energy portfolio and has taken up several projects under different modes, which are under the tendering / development stage.

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This will enable IREDA to lend Rs 12,000 crores to the renewable energy sector, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said.

The scheme will facilitate grid integration and power evacuation of approximately 20 GW of Renewable Energy (RE) power projects in seven States namely, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.

Danish PM has called PM Modi an inspirational figure for the rest of the world. Mette Frederiksen said the Indian Prime Minister has set an ambitious climate target for renewable energy. She noted that both democratic nations believe in an international system based on rules.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (October 6) spoke to Henrik Andersen, president and CEO of Vestas, about a host of issues related to the wind energy sector. During the interaction, PM Modi also highlighted the steps taken by India to harness wind energy in order to build a cleaner future for the coming generations. Had an insightful interaction with Mr. Henrik Andersen, President and CEO, Vestas, tweeted PM Modi.

The panel concluded in its ruling that "the measures" of the US "are inconsistent" with certain provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said in a statement Thursday.

Researchers not only improved on the amount of energy produced and stored, they managed to reactivate a process in the algae that has been dormant for millennia.