Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

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 …

MPs told to contribute for solar electrification of villages

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has outlined his vision for increasing India's renewable energy capacity five-fold from 30 GW to 175 GW, including a boost in solar power generation from 20 GW to 100 GW. All Members of Parliament have been asked to contribute through their MPLADS fund towards providing street …

Rajasthan lags behind neighbouring states in solar power projects

Rajasthan has only 31 MW approved/sanctioned projects under Grid connected roof-top and small solar power plants programme. Rajasthan has lagged behind neighbours like Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat in new and renewable energy despite holding a huge potential in the sector. According to Union ministry of new and renewable energy …

India committed to goals on renewable energy: Goyal

ABU DHABI: India is committed to meet its renewable energy goals and is not bothered about US president-elect Donald Trump's skepticism on policies related to climate change, Piyush Goyal, India's minister of state with independent charge for power, coal, new and renewable energy and mines, told delegates at the 2017 …

India poised for huge growth in solar energy: Piyush Goyal

India is poised for huge growth in solar energy and it won't stop at the 100GW solar power target to be achieved by 2022, Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said. "The 100 gigawatt target for solar should not be a constraint. India won't stop at 100 GW," Goyal said addressing …

Government nod for ratifying International Solar Alliance Agreement

ISA was launched jointly by the Prime Minister Modi and the France President on November 30 last year in Paris on the sidelines of the 21st Conference of the Parties (CoP) meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the ministry said. Government on Wednesday gave ex post …

Clean energy share rises to 7.54% in India's power generation

Power generation from renewable energy sources like solar and wind has increased to 7.54 per of the total electricity generated in the country during April-September this fiscal, Parliament was informed today. During the period, out of total power generation of 631.84 billion units (BU), 47.62 BU was generated from renewable …

Tiger deaths see 25 per cent increase from last year

Tiger deaths have registered an increase of 25 per cent this year, with the toll recorded at 98 compared to last year's 78. The data was shared by Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. The figure includes deaths due to natural causes and …

C’garh aims 1/3rd of India’s power generation target in 12th Plan

Chhattisgarh is aiming to achieve one-third of the national power generation target of 90,000 MW through commissioning of various projects during the 12th five-year Plan, officials informed. Chhattisgarh will procure additional power from renewable energy sources to the tune of approximately 700 MW by FY 2018, officials informed. With this …

India's solar power generation capacity at 8.7 GW: Piyush Goyal

Addition of 1,964.76 MW in the first seven months of the current fiscal has taken the total solar power generation capacity in the country to 8,727.62 MW, Parliament was informed today. "As on October 31, 2016, Solar Energy Projects with an aggregate capacity of over 8727.62 MW have been installed …

NITK’s new building gets award

The new teaching block of National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) has bagged an award from the Directorate of CPWD as the third best completed building by CPWD for 2015-16. This award is given for buildings constructed by CPWD on all-India basis. PK Naidu, Project Manager of CPWD (Central Public …

Govt plans to boost setting up of biomass power plants

NEW DELHI: There is a renewed interest in biomass power plants, which can not only generate electricity but also help dispose of — in a carbon-neutral manner — agriculture waste, burning of which in Punjab and Haryana is partly blamed for the alarming levels of pollution Delhi is experiencing. Minister …

Sukhbir inaugurates 100 MW solar power plant

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday inaugurated the State’s largest solar power plant of 100 MW, set up by Adani group at Sardargarh village in this district. Speaking on the occasion, he said that the plant, costing Rs 640 crore, would prove to be a game changer …

Finnish clean energy companie bet big on India

Finnish companies are looking at India's renewable energy market to offer power from municipal waste, a technology in which the European country has excelled. At several locations in Finland, companies, including Vantaa Energy and Ekokem, have set up medium-sized plants that burn municipal waste to generate power. Both companies are …

Finland keen to showcase its clean energy projects to India

Prepares a presentation on the subject for Energy Minister Piyush Goyal during his visit Finland is keen to showcase its expertise in an assortment of clean energy technologies to India’s Energy Minister Piyush Goyal when he visits the country later this month. From the Wartsila, a well-known name in India, …

Centre issues guidelines to state for wind power

CHENNAI: The Union ministry of new and renewable energy has issued guidelines for setting up an inter-state transmission system to evacuate wind power to the extent of 1,000MW from windy states like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan. As per the guidelines, wind power projects will be selected through an …

Two energy projects yet to plug in

VISAKHAPATNAM: Two major projects in the energy sector with a combined investment of around Rs 29,000 crore by power PSU National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Trina Solar (Singapore) Science and Technology Energy for Visakhapatnam district are in limbo for almost a year now due to various obstacles. While NTPC …

India to get electricity from offshore wind energy in 5 yrs'

India will get electricity generated by wind-propelled plants installed in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu in about five years as part of the country's green energy development programmes, an energy expert has said. "We are preparing India for offshore wind (and) providing MNRE a road map for offshore wind for Gujarat …

‘India to get electricity from offshore wind energy in 5 years’

India will get electricity generated by wind-propelled plants installed in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu in about five years as part of the country’s green energy development programmes, an energy expert has said. “We are preparing India for offshore wind (and) providing MNRE a roadmap for offshore wind for Gujarat and …

Will next-gen solar cells help India save $900 million?

The University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia has claimed that the next generation of its research on solar cell technology could help the Centre save more than $900 million (over ₹6,000 crore). Claiming that the Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC) technology developed by the university could be …

With solar boom, renewable sector doubles new capacity in first half

1,750 MW solar power added to the grid against 1,305 MW wind energy With solar power segment maintaining strong momentum, India’s renewable energy sector has almost doubled its new capacity addition during the first half of this fiscal when compared with the same period last fiscal. During April-September 2016, renewable …

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