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MNRE Releases Guidelines for Phase-II of 40 GW Rooftop Solar Programme

The Government of India (MNRE) has set the target of accomplishing 100 GW of solar power capacity in the country by the year 2022 of which 40 GW to be accomplished...

Policies & Regulations | August 21, 2019 | By News Bureau | 3074 readings

MNRE Relaxes Bidder Selection Rules under PM KUSUM Scheme

As per the new revisions of the government, to guarantee quality and post-installation services only manufacturers of solar water pumps or manufacturers of...

Policies & Regulations | August 20, 2019 | By News Bureau | 3072 readings

Government Set to Inaugurate Integrated Power Scheme in 53 J&K Towns

“The scheme will bring improvement in consumer satisfaction and power supply reliability, monitoring of all feeders, proper energy accounting and auditing...

Policies & Regulations | August 20, 2019 | By News Bureau | 2470 readings

MNRE Requests Startups to Make Ground-Breaking Solutions at Reward of Rs 10 Lakhs

Under this program, the ministry has delivered a unique opportunity to early-stage companies (startups) and innovators to crack some key challenges which are...

Policies & Regulations | August 19, 2019 | By News Bureau | 2663 readings

Power Gencos’ Unpaid Dues from Discoms Rise to Rs 46,000 Crores in June

In order to give respite to power generation companies, the Centre has enforced a payment security mechanism from August 1, 2019. Under this mechanism, the...

Policies & Regulations | August 19, 2019 | By News Bureau | 2476 readings

India to Hike Import Duty on Solar Equipment Shortly: R K Singh

“Right now safeguard duty is imposed on solar equipment which will be diluted in a few years. We will increase tariff on solar equipment down the value...

Policies & Regulations | August 09, 2019 | By News Bureau | 2803 readings

MNRE Calls Proposals for R&D in Solar Energy

In June, the ministry had summoned preliminary project proposals on “Solar-driven seawater hydrogen production and producing methane by sequestering CO2”

Policies & Regulations | August 08, 2019 | By News Bureau | 2681 readings

Power Ministry Introduces ‘TRA’ Mechanism for Strained Projects Servicing Debt in First Place

The high-level committee on strained power projects in its report had recommended in November last year that the net surplus after meeting operating expenditures...

Policies & Regulations | August 06, 2019 | By News Bureau | 3558 readings

India Soon to Set Voluntary Targets to Combat Land Degradation: MoEFCC

It is estimated that by 2030, 40.7% of the world’s population will be living in the areas of water stress conditions. Out of 328-million-hectare land...

Policies & Regulations | August 05, 2019 | By News Bureau | 2592 readings

MNRE Relaxes Bidding Guidelines for Solar Power Projects

The successful bidder, if being a single company, shall ensure that its shareholding in the SPV/project company executing the PPA shall not fall below 51 percent...

Policies & Regulations | August 02, 2019 | By News Bureau | 2757 readings