Summary

Renewable energy (RE) has been a sunrise sector that has grown at break-neck speed from 35 GW as on March 2014 to 78.3 GW as on March 2019, riding on strong government thrust, falling costs and strong interest from strategic and financial investors. 

However, over the last 12-18 months, the prospects have clouded up somewhat, with bid cancellations, levy of GST and anti-dumping duties, delayed payments from discoms and continued aggression in bids.

Moreover, the demand-supply curve mismatch risk looms as penetration of RE rises in the overall electricity supply mix. 

This calls for an integrated energy approach, encompassing an enabling policy and regulatory framework and market-led mechanisms.

In the context, CRISIL is organising a webinar titled ‘REassuring growth’, where experts from CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory will delve into:

• How does the RE capacity addition trajectory look from here?
  
• Are recent bids for wind and solar power sustainable? 
  
• Considering grid stability concern, what are the viable round-the-clock supply options for renewable energy?
  
• Have we achieved grid parity considering grid integration costs?

The presentation would be followed by a panel discussion with senior industry leaders and a Q&A session.