India, Denmark Inks MoU on Green Energy Transition

Key focus areas under the MoU are knowledge exchange on energy planning and scenario modeling, integration of high share of renewable energy, power system flexibility...

Policies & Regulations | June 08, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2494 readings

PM Modi Evaluates Power, Renewable Energy, Proposes Need for Innovative Models in Rooftop Solar

For the renewable energy sector, he said that there is a need for an all-inclusive approach for the entire supply chain in the agricultural sector oscillating...

Policies & Regulations | May 28, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2531 readings

MNRE Calls Proposals to Develop Institutional Framework for ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ Plan

This is in line with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for connecting solar energy supply across borders by giving the mantra of ‘One World...

Policies & Regulations | May 28, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2521 readings

Solar Has Massive Potential to Advantage Energy Extensive Sectors: Nitin Gadkari

While underlining the importance of solar energy, he said sectors such as agriculture, warehousing, etc. are energy extensive sectors and proper commercial...

Policies & Regulations | May 26, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2439 readings

MNRE Issues Draft Guidelines for Off-Grid Solar Plants; Pursues Stakeholders Views

With an aim to effectively utilize the costly assets of the solar PV system, the Ministry decided that such system should be operated through RESCO mode, and...

Policies & Regulations | May 19, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2676 readings

Govt. Provides Economic Stimulus to Power Discoms with Liquidity worth Rs. 90,000 Crore

State-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) will instill the liquidity by raising an amount of about ₹90,000 crores...

Policies & Regulations | May 13, 2020 | By News Bureau |  3205 readings

MNRE Appoints Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi as its New Secretary

In his earlier role, Chaturvedi was serving as Additional Chief Secretary and Additional Secretary (Climate Change Department) of the Ministry of Climate Change...

Policies & Regulations | May 12, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2867 readings

MNRE Extends Phase-III of Off-Grid Solar Programme till March 2021

“Approval of President of India is hereby accorded for the continuation of the off-grid and decentralized solar PV applications program phase-III till...

Policies & Regulations | May 04, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2541 readings

MNRE Requests Renewables’ Stakeholders to Align Activities in Agreement with ALMM Order

The ministry also mentioned that it has been consistently directing all implementing agencies (of central and state Governments) to explicitly, upfront, include...

Policies & Regulations | April 28, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2683 readings

MNRE Issues Draft Standards for Utility Grid Inverters

The focus of these standards is to provide interconnection technical specifications and requirements along with environmental test specifications and requirements...

Policies & Regulations | April 23, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2695 readings