India to Hike Import Duty on Solar Equipment Shortly: R K Singh

“Right now safeguard duty is imposed on solar equipment which will be diluted in a few years. We will increase tariff on solar equipment down the value...

Policies & Regulations | August 09, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2736 readings

MNRE Calls Proposals for R&D in Solar Energy

In June, the ministry had summoned preliminary project proposals on “Solar-driven seawater hydrogen production and producing methane by sequestering CO2”

Policies & Regulations | August 08, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2539 readings

Power Ministry Introduces ‘TRA’ Mechanism for Strained Projects Servicing Debt in First Place

The high-level committee on strained power projects in its report had recommended in November last year that the net surplus after meeting operating expenditures...

Policies & Regulations | August 06, 2019 | By News Bureau |  3467 readings

India Soon to Set Voluntary Targets to Combat Land Degradation: MoEFCC

It is estimated that by 2030, 40.7% of the world’s population will be living in the areas of water stress conditions. Out of 328-million-hectare land...

Policies & Regulations | August 05, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2492 readings

MNRE Relaxes Bidding Guidelines for Solar Power Projects

The successful bidder, if being a single company, shall ensure that its shareholding in the SPV/project company executing the PPA shall not fall below 51 percent...

Policies & Regulations | August 02, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2695 readings

Telangana to Install Solar Power Worth 1 GW, Plans One-Time Settlement of Power Dues

Noting that gram panchayats and municipalities have to pay "heavy power dues", Rao said the government would go for a one-time settlement of all the...

Policies & Regulations | August 01, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2138 readings

India Offers $100 Million Help to Benin to Achieve its Sustainable Development Goals

The two sides signed four agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoU). Two MoUs were signed, including an MoU in the field of export credit and investment...

Policies & Regulations | July 31, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2282 readings

Indian Railways Set to Operate on 100 Percent RE in Next 10 years: Piyush Goyal

The striving plan is an extension of Indian Railways’ bid to develop 1 GW of solar energy generation capacity this financial year – and meet 10%...

Policies & Regulations | July 30, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2421 readings

MNRE Releases Standard Costs for Rooftop Solar Installations

As per the announcement, projects with a capacity of above 1 kW and up to 10 kW, the benchmark cost has been set at Rs 54/W, or Rs 54,000 per kW

Policies & Regulations | July 19, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2686 readings

Govt Summons Special Powers to Fast-Track Power Transmission Lines for RE

The 8-point agenda drawn up for a robust transmission system includes recommendations on planning, operations, costs to name a few. The report seeks to draw...

Policies & Regulations | July 18, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2731 readings