INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
An inability to accurately forecast the weather makes it difficult to optimise renewable energy production and can influence safety and
profitability of projects |2 min read Last Updated : Sep 06 2024 | 9:43 AM IST
India needs to upgrade the way it monitors weather so its
inability to accurately forecast the weather makes it difficult to optimise renewable energy production and can influence safety and
profitability of projects, said Yogesh Patil, CEO of forecaster Skymet Weather Services
he said, adding that Adani Green has brought up the issue with Indian authorities.
As it strives to reduce the carbon intensity of its
economy, India will need to increase the share of renewables in its coal-heavy energy basket, but it is already facing constraints
Its rapid economic development is driving the fastest growing electricity demand among all major economies
And with around 205 gigawatts of installed non-fossil capacity, it remains far from reaching the 500 gigawatts it seeks to achieve by the
end of the decade.
Scarce land and booming demand are why wind and solar now need to be deployed in hard-to-reach locations like offshore
understanding of the weather will become increasingly important as India embarks on a more challenging stage of its renewables expansion,
investors in the renewable space, he said.First Published: Sep 06 2024 | 9:43 AMIST
