Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Once completed, it will eliminate the need for consumers to hire a consultant to determine the potential of a rooftop plant in their homes A small aircraft will soon be going around Bengaluru to map the rooftop area available for generation of solar energy. The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) …
The official said the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), which is the nodal agency for implementing the scheme, would float tenders next month for setting up wind projects with cumulative capacity of 1,000 MW to supply power to non-windy states. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has invited stakeholders …
Non-solar states oppose mandatory solar purchase; final order under review Minister of state for coal, power, renewable energy and mines, Piyush Goyal The Union government is likely to revisit the renewable purchase obligation (RPO) targets for state-owned power distribution companies. This is following confusion among industry players about the order …
The government has come up with the policy to promote optimum utilisation of wind energy resources as a large number of wind-turbines installed up to the year 2000 are of capacity below 500 KW and are at sites having high wind energy potential. To increase power generation potential of low-capacity …
Advisory follows ‘back down’ complaint by solar power producers The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has asked power regulators to favour solar power over thermal power in situations of back downs. This comes after some solar power developers complained about back downs for various reasons in certain States, …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has complained to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) that some discoms are not fully evacuating the solar power available to them, resulting in losses for solar developers. Discoms have been arbitrarily shutting off power from solar projects, for varying lengths of …
The Government has formulated draft National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy with the objective to provide a framework for promotion of large grid connected wind-solar PV system for optimal and efficient utilization of transmission infrastructure and land, reducing the variability in renewable power generation and thus achieving better grid stability. Further, the …
Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines informed that as per information received from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the quantum of electricity generated during 2015-16 through Wind and Solar sources was 33029.39 MU and 7447.92 MU respectively. He further said …
NEW DELHI: The ministry of new and renewable energy is in the process of finalising a national lab policy to set norms for testing, standardisation and certification of renewable energy related products, and define the infrastructure required for testing centres. The policy document is in the final stage of being …
Total installed solar power generation capacity in the country touched 7,805 MW mark by June-end this year with Rajasthan topping the charts with 1,294.60 MW, Parliament was informed today. Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh followed Rajasthan with grid connected solar power generation capacity of 1,267.41 MW and 1,123.36 MW respectively as …
SMC inks MoU with Solar Energy Corporation of India Aiming to generate solar power through rooftops of buildings in Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) limits, the civic body Monday inked an MoU with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The memorandum of understanding (MoU) engaged SECI, a central public sector undertaking …
India will double the target for energy to be generated from solar parks by 2020, a top government official said, as roof-top installations progress slower than anticipated and US company SunEdison’s projects are threatened by its bankruptcy. The solar parks are sought after by companies because the Indian government acquires …
Banks and financial institutions have sanctioned about Rs 78,830 crore funding for clean energy projects, of which Rs 33,482.83 crore has been released till March end this year, Parliament was informed today. "Banks and financial institutions (FIs) have supported (renewable energy) projects of 30,983.70 MW capacity with sanction and released …
The UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) is preparing a road map for 100 MW (megawatt) concentrated solar thermal (CST) capacity for the next five years in India, a top official said. "We are preparing a road map for 100 MW (megawatt) concentrated solar thermal (CST) capacity for the next five …
The SBI and the World Bank have signed an agreement worth $ 625 million (around Rs. 4,200 crore) to support India in order to meet the mammoth power requirement while protecting the environment. The World Bank will help the SBI in financing Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (GRPV) projects at …
Winning bids for solar projects in Gujarat remained stuck at Rs 4.43 per unit, the reserve price set for most of the recent auctions in India, suggesting that prices may have bottomed out. The contracts were awarded on the basis of the least subsidy sought. The auction conducted by the …
Various villages falling under 41 panchayats in the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh Development Authority (BBNDA) will soon be illuminated with solar lights as the Ministry of Non-Renewable Energy, Government of India, has extended Rs 2.80 crore for the purpose. The funds have been sanctioned under the Off-Grid Decentralised Solar Applications Programme aiming at …
PUNE: The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (GEF-UNIDO) is implementing a global environment facility supported project 'Promoting business models for increasing penetration and scaling up of solar energy' in partnership with the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE). A series of awareness generation workshops are being organized in several …
The government’s draft policy for wind and solar hybrid plants, released for public comments recently, is a good step, but restrictive as it puts a cap on the size of such units. The policy, which is available on the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s website and is open for …
The central government has launched a scheme to set up grid-connected wind energy projects aimed at generating 1,000 MW clean power, an official statement said on wednesday. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has been designated the nodal agency for implementing the scheme, under which the wind power will …
