India Making Fantastic Efforts Towards Renewable Energy: UN Chief

In response to another question, he said India is also a huge coal producer but the country is making a "fantastic effort" in relation to renewables...

Policies & Regulations | September 23, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2682 readings

New Power Tariff Policy Will Be Approved Soon: R K Singh

“In that, I am laying down for the first time in the power sector, a Bill of Rights of Consumers,” he said

Policies & Regulations | September 10, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2562 readings

Govt to Launch New Tariff Policy, UDAY 2.0 for Addressing Discoms Losses

After the rollout of tariff policy and UDAY 2.0 scheme, if a discom would not take steps to reduce losses, the Government of India would not give any grant...

Policies & Regulations | September 09, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2199 readings

MNRE Asks SECI, NTPC to Issue Bank Guarantees for RE Projects in 45 Days

In its letter, the ministry has requested the two entities to release the PBG for projects that have been commissioned in not more than 45 days from the commercial...

Policies & Regulations | September 06, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2603 readings

Govt Aligning Big-Ticket Reforms to Galvanize Indian Power Market

The power ministry has set up an expert group led by special secretary in the ministry to chart a course for "deepening of power markets in India"....

Policies & Regulations | September 05, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2467 readings

India Calls for Financial Backing to Accomplish Paris Agreement Targets

The nations under the United Nations negotiated and adopted the Paris Agreement in which India made four commitments, including reducing greenhouse gas emission...

Policies & Regulations | September 02, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2636 readings

Government to Accomplish 100 Percent Electrification of Railway in 10 Years: Goyal

He said more than half of the trains that come to New Delhi are still based on diesel but the ministry is working on their electrification

Policies & Regulations | August 29, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2221 readings

Robust Power Sector Essential for Development of North Eastern States: R K Singh

Advising North-Eastern states to embrace smart and prepaid meters to avoid power theft, he said: "Concerted efforts will have to be made to make the system...

Policies & Regulations | August 28, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2368 readings

Energy Bulletin to Play Regulator Role for Observing Power Supply in Andhra Pradesh

Affirming that the energy bulletin, which was introduced in July, is yielding good results, energy secretary Nagulapalli Srikant has recommended a five-point...

Policies & Regulations | August 27, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2308 readings

MNRE Releases Guidelines for Series Approval of Solar PV Inverters for Testing

The guidelines are intended to enable test labs to approve the product family comprising a change in design and materials for the solar inverters for their...

Policies & Regulations | August 27, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2784 readings