Power Industry Welcomes Recommended Electricity Act Revisions

Companies and industry experts commended the proposed amendments for creation of Electricity Contract Enforcement Authority with powers of the civil court,...

Policies & Regulations | April 22, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2685 readings

Andhra Pradesh Strategies Fresh Export Policy for Renewable Energy Projects

New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation (NREDCAP) has already acknowledged 29 locations in various districts for the projects. A viability report by...

Policies & Regulations | April 21, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2526 readings

Union Cabinet Expected to Sanction Package for Power Discoms Facing Revenue Loss in Lockdown

A report by industry body CII had said discoms are likely to suffer a net revenue loss of around Rs 30,000 crore and liquidity crunch of about Rs 50,000 crore...

Policies & Regulations | April 20, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2308 readings

MNRE Prepares to Appeal Investment from Organizations Shifting Their China Base

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has set up Renewable Industry Facilitation & Promotion Board to enable investment in the sector, the ministry...

Policies & Regulations | April 20, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2590 readings

Uzbekistan Invites Request for Bids for 100 MW Wind Farm Project

Uzbekistan has already struck deals on solar plant construction with several companies such as United Arab Emirates' Masdar and Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power and...

Policies & Regulations | April 16, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2410 readings

Govt Permits Construction of Renewable Energy Projects in Reviewed Lockdown Guideline

Anand Kumar, secretary, MNRE, in two separate twitter posts recently had requested all state and port authorities to identify land for setting up renewable...

Policies & Regulations | April 16, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2628 readings

MNRE Appoints IREDA to Handle CPSU Scheme on its Behalf

“IREDA will now be entrusted with the task of conducting bidding for allocation of solar power projects in the Scheme with Viability Gap Funding (VGF)...

Policies & Regulations | April 13, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2475 readings

India’s 175 GW Renewable Energy Target on Track Despite COVID-19 Outbreak: MNRE Secretary

The country will receive raw materials for building renewable energy capacity of 6-7 GW, which are currently stuck in Chinese ports, in another month, Sinha...

Policies & Regulations | April 10, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2609 readings

France Sanctions Wind and Solar Power Projects Worth 1.7 GW

Among the 300 projects that were sanctioned, 35 are onshore wind projects with a total capacity of 750 megawatts, while the rest are solar. The ministry said...

Policies & Regulations | April 02, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2301 readings

MNRE Requests States to Permit Unrestricted Movement of Material and Engineers

A renewable energy developer said such an explanation that power falls under essential services was essential. "MNRE has done the right thing. Now the...

Policies & Regulations | March 27, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2601 readings