Power Minister Pursues Exclusion of Priority Sector Lending Limit for RE Sector

Aims at encouraging public sector banks to lend more for RE projects and help RE developers access easy finance

Policies & Regulations | June 11, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2567 readings

India Looks Poised to Achieve its 175 GW RE Capacity Target : R K Singh

Singh, who took the charge of the ministries in the second term of Modi government, believed 80GW of renewable energy has been established while another 24GW...

Policies & Regulations | June 10, 2019 | By News Bureau |  3008 readings

MNRE Calls Project Proposals for Solar-Driven Seawater Hydrogen Production

The country’s present efforts are towards development of technical know-how, generating system performance data, and indigenously develop cost-competitive...

Policies & Regulations | June 03, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2712 readings

Global Access to Electricity is Developing, but Falling Short of Sustainable Energy Goals: IEA

In spite of substantial progress in recent years, the world is falling short of meeting the global energy goals set in the United Nations Sustainable Development...

Policies & Regulations | May 23, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2175 readings

FoR Releases Draft Model Regulations for Distributed RE Sources

As per the forum, the discoms will implement a web-based application processing system for handling the applications for distributed renewable energy systems...

Policies & Regulations | May 17, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2811 readings

JERC Releases Draft RE Tariff Regulation for Goa and Union Territories

The tariff regulation once implemented will be applicable for the state of Goa and the Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and...

Policies & Regulations | May 17, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2644 readings

RE Transition Can Accomplish Climate and Energy Goals Without Losing Rivers: WWF

Launched on the eve of the World Hydropower Congress in Paris, Connected and Flowing: A renewable future for rivers, climate and people details the transformations...

Policies & Regulations | May 13, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2748 readings

MNRE Intervenes to Assist RE Developers, Holds Discussions with State Governments

As per reports, Gujarat has settled to provide land to accommodate 10,000 MW; Andhra will be giving space for 8000 MW, while Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh have...

Policies & Regulations | May 13, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2618 readings

India, Vietnam to Reinforce Co-Operation in Atomic Energy, Security and Defence

Both sides agreed to further strengthen cooperation in defence and security, peaceful uses of atomic energy and outer space, oil and gas, renewable energy,...

Policies & Regulations | May 13, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2422 readings

MNRE Issues Clarification on Import of Lead-Acid Battery for Solar Applications

In its latest announcement, the ministry elucidated that secondary cells and batteries of lead acid and nickel based chemistry are covered under ‘Storage...

Policies & Regulations | May 09, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2867 readings