MNRE Set to Evaluate Solar Power Scheme worth 5,000 MW Under JNNSM

Other areas of assessment will include assessment of tariffs for solar projects under the scheme, constraints, and roadblocks under the current model, especially...

Policies & Regulations | November 04, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2649 readings

Sanjeev Sahai Appointed Power Secretary

Prior to this, Sahai, who is a UT cadre IAS officer of 1986 batch, was serving as the Special Secretary in the Ministry of Power. He also served as Additional...

Policies & Regulations | November 02, 2019 | By Huned |  3169 readings

German Chancellor Praises India’s Initiatives in Renewable Energy

Angela Merkel, who is in India for the 5th round of Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC), made these remarks during a joint press conference with Prime Minister...

Policies & Regulations | November 02, 2019 | By Huned |  2745 readings

India Praised for Renewable Energy Development Efforts

This was the observation made by Francesco La Camera, Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) while speaking at the Asia Clean...

Policies & Regulations | November 01, 2019 | By Huned |  2524 readings

India, Saudi Arabia Signs Renewable Energy Agreement

The two countries signed a Strategic Partnership Council agreed to further cement the bilateral ties in political, defence, security, trade, and investment...

Policies & Regulations | October 30, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2705 readings

India Set to Build a Series of RE Projects Alongside Pakistan Border

“These projects will help reduce India’s carbon footprint and adhere to promises made at the 2015 Paris agreement,” Kumar said. India currently...

Policies & Regulations | October 23, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2422 readings

India to Set Up 30 GW of RE Plants Alongside Western Border

Land for renewable projects is a vital challenge in India and the high cost of procurement weighs on the price of electricity. The nation is progressively looking...

Policies & Regulations | October 18, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2405 readings

MNRE Releases Guidelines for Bidding Procedure for Wind-Solar Hybrid Projects

As per the draft, one of the objectives of the guidelines is to enable Discoms to procure electricity from wind-solar hybrid power project at competitive rates...

Policies & Regulations | October 18, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2393 readings

India well on Track to Accomplish 175 GW of RE by 2022: R K Singh

Substantiating the claim of prospects of a rise in energy demand in India he said, "In the past 16 months, we electrified 26.6 million homes. Now, all...

Policies & Regulations | October 15, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2956 readings

MNRE Elucidates December 2022 as Deadline for Achieving 175 GW Target

In the same context, the MNRE has overruled reports conveying doubt on India’s renewable energy target. The ministry states that “it is not only...

Policies & Regulations | October 12, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2483 readings