Students in power deficit areas to get solar lamps in UP from December 22
The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is likely to distribute over 34 lakh solar lamps to school children in power deficit districts of …
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MNRE Releases Concept Note on Solar PV Manufacturing Scheme
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released concept note on solar PV manufacturing scheme, a scheme to build up manufacturing capacity of …
India to auction 5 GW offshore wind power projects in 2018
Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh today said the government plans to auction 5 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind power project next year. The proposed bidding would be …
GST led to 10-12 % rise in cost of solar projects: AISIA
The GST has led to 10-12 per cent rise in overall cost of solar projects, the All India Solar Industries Association (AISIA) has said, while …
Power Ministry issues guidelines for tariff-based wind power auction
The power ministry has issued guidelines for transparent procurement of wind power through tariff-based competitive bidding in a bid to boost the clean source of …
States to ensure Cross Subsidization in Power Sector remains below 20%: R.K. Singh
Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Raj Kumar Singh, chaired a Conference of Power and Energy Ministers of States/ …
Consumers can switch power service cos, like telecos: R.K Singh
Consumers will be able to change their power suppliers just like telecom services, after proposed amendment to the existing Electricity Act is approved, Union Minister …
KERC starts approving old PPAs with wind energy developers: Report
Karnataka’s power regulator has reportedly started approving old PPAs with wind energy developers, sparking optimisms that discoms and regulators will stop resisting older PPAs on …
India can easily achieve 200 GW of renewable capacity by 2022: R K Singh
India can easily achieve 200 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022 as against the “conservative target” of 175 GW, Power Minister R K Singh …
MNRE Discontinues Empanelment of Channel Partners
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announched that it has decided to discontinue empanelment of channel partners under grid connected rooftop and …