Government Plans to Call Bids for 40 GW Battery Plants

The proposal is projected to involve investments of $40 billion in the next two-three years and is likely to garner interest from global battery manufacturing...

Policies & Regulations | May 08, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2658 readings

RE Growth Descent in 2018 after 20-year Expansion: IEA Report

Renewables have a major role to play in curbing global emissions. Renewable capacity additions need to grow by over 300 GW on average each year between 2018...

Policies & Regulations | May 06, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2582 readings

High Court Asks Panel to Re-evaluate GST on Solar Sector

The government, following industry representations on the impact of divergence in tax practices, provided a deemed valuation provision that entailed taxing...

Policies & Regulations | May 06, 2019 | By News Bureau |  3375 readings

IPPAI Seeks Level Playing Field in Distribution of Transmission Projects

The IPPAI also pursued separation of the central transmission utility (CTU) role of PGCIL from its role as an asset developer to create a level playing field...

Policies & Regulations | May 06, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2498 readings

India Calls for Determined Efforts to Guarantee Energy Security in Asia: V K Singh

He insisted the Member States to join the International Solar Alliance launched in November 2015

Policies & Regulations | May 03, 2019 | By News Bureau |  3132 readings

India Misses Opportunity to Become Power-Surplus with Peak Deficit at 0.8% in 2018-19

According to the latest data made available by the CEA, during peak hours, as much as 175.52 gigawatts (GW) was supplied against a demand of 177.02 GW leaving...

Policies & Regulations | April 22, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2676 readings

India Will Reach 227 GW of RE Capacity by 2022: Vice President

The Vice-President called upon town planners to make sustainable solutions such as harvesting solar energy and enhancing green cover an important part of town...

Policies & Regulations | April 15, 2019 | By News Bureau |  3396 readings

Cabinet sanctions RE Pact between India and Denmark

The pact consents strategic cooperation in renewable energy with focus on offshore wind energy and a Letter of Intent to institute an Indo-Danish Centre of...

Policies & Regulations | April 15, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2736 readings

TERI Formulates Roadmap to Nurture Resource Efficiency Policy for India

It is based on the 6Rs i.e. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Redesign, Remanufacture, and Refurbish; principle that enhances material consumption at every stage of the...

Policies & Regulations | April 15, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2536 readings

Sweden Secures Top Position in IEA’s Energy Transition Country Review

Sweden is an international leader in building a low-carbon economy, with the nethermost share of fossil fuels in its principal energy supply among all IEA member...

Policies & Regulations | April 12, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2501 readings