Insights
Perspectives on renewable energy, technology, operations, and the energy transition — from practitioners who are building and operating in this industry every day.
Group captive vs third-party open access
A company settles on open access for its renewable power, then hits the fork: third-party, or group captive. Both are open access — the difference is equity, and equity changes plenty downstream. An honest read of each, and a checklist to decide.
How solar IPPs can unlock hidden value from their existing RMS: and what it takes to go further
Every solar plant in India has some form of remote monitoring, yet operators are still surprised by underperformance. Most IPPs draw on only 20-30% of the value their monitoring could deliver. Here is where the other 70-80% is hiding.
The renewable industry has a data problem, not an energy problem
India does not have a renewable energy generation problem. It has a renewable energy data problem. Until the industry recognises this distinction clearly, the gap between installed capacity and reliably delivered energy will keep widening.
The wind energy value unlock playbook: refurbishment, repowering, hybridisation and beyond
India has roughly 47 GW of installed wind, much of it aging and underperforming on some of the best sites in the country — one of the largest untapped value opportunities in Indian energy. The playbook has four chapters.
Solar O&M in 2026: raising the bar on what good operations actually looks like
The industry measures MW commissioned, tariffs and capacity targets. What it does not measure is how well those plants are actually operated over 25 years. Here is what good solar O&M actually looks like in 2026.
The real reason India's wind sector underperformed for a decade: it wasn't the wind
For a decade, India’s wind underperformance was blamed on the wind itself. That explanation is convenient, and largely wrong. The real causes were a series of structural, commercial and policy failures.