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 …
ABB India is looking at significantly increasing its presence in the solar energy space as the Union and several State governments have lined up mega expansion of solar energy capacity. As prices of oil and coal go up steadily, experts feel, solar power could become an affordable and sustainable source …
With states like Madhya Pradesh making rapid strides in solar energy generation, more than four ultra mega solar power plants can come up in the country, according to Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. “Our objective is to bring down the cost of solar energy …
These guidelines by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy are to provide necessary policy framework and mechanism for selection and implementation of 750 MW Grid-connected solar PV power projects with Viability Gap Funding under Batch-1 Phase-II of JNNSM. The Scope of these Guidelines is to provide the necessary policy …
Cocking a snook at the US, which had objected to compulsory local sourcing conditions imposed in the first phase of India’s National Solar Mission, the country is all set to extend similar norms to the second phase as well. Domestic sourcing conditions would, however, be imposed on just 50 per …
Policy provides for subsidy in the form of viability gap funding Projects in batch 1, phase II of JNNSM will be supported with funds from the National Clean Energy Fund (Photo: Jonas Hamberg) The Centre has cleared the decks for setting up 750 MW grid-connected solar PV power projects under …
Author(s): Joel Kumar Uttarakhand gets applications for 65 per cent of its target in 15 days of launching scheme Applicants for rooftop solar projects are eligible for a subsidy of 30 per cent (Photo: Joel Kumar) UTTARAKHAND is exploring new strategies to make full use of the state’s solar energy …
The total viability gap funding requirement for the scheme works out to Rs 1,875 cr The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the setting up of a 750-Megawatt (Mw) power generation capacity under the initial leg of the second phase of the National Solar Mission under implementation. The projects would be …
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the implementation of scheme for setting up 750-MW grid-connected solar power projects under the second phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. This would be facilitated through viability gap funding (VGF), which would be funded from the National Clean Energy Fund. …
Lack of clarity on domestic content and procedural hitches delayed the launch by over six months State-of-the-art manufacturing unit of Indian solar manufacturing company, Indosolar, under forced closure. Indian manufacturers bled profusely because of solar mission phase one policy which allowed import of thinfilm technology from abroad and mandated domestic …
The scope of these guidelines is to select 750 MW grid connected solar power projects and provide the necessary policy framework for development of projects under the “Viability Gap Funding scheme for 750 MW of Phase II Batch-I of the JNNSM”. The objectives of these guidelines are: To enable scaling …
The specific objective of the study is to assess the potential of India’s industries to set up a manufacturing base for production of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technology components and equipment. The study assesses competitive positioning and potential of Indian companies in the manufacturing of key CSP components. It proposes …
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has just said that humans are the largest contributors to climate change. Developing nations have for long been accused of emitting greenhouse gases, and with this, pressure on India to reduce emissions is going to mount further. But the country is, in a small …
It will involve 1,850 km of transmission lines, 3 new 400 kV substations and 9 new 220 kV grid substations The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will lend $500 million to set up a transmission network that will carry power from clean energy projects in Rajasthan. "ADB will provide $500 million …
Conference discusses impediments that prevent solar energy from taking off in a big way in the country. Gujarat has taken the lead in solar energy. Now, it is planning to generate 5MW energy each from rooftop solar panels in five other cities — Mehsana, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar and Vadodara, said …
Mulls a policy to attract manufacturers in solar power sector. Gujarat government on Monday said that it plans to install about 60 Mw solar power generation capacity in the next three years through roof-top units on houses. It further said it was mulling a policy to attract manufacturers in solar …
The solar energy sector in India has reached a deadlock and needs policy reforms, claimed experts at a conference on 'The future of solar energy in India' held at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) on Monday. Jointly organized by Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi-based research and advocacy body, …
In the second phase of development of solar power projects in Gujarat, the state government plans to generate 60 MW power from rooftops by bringing in 30,000 houses under the project within the next three years. Apart from houses, solar panels of about 20 MW capacity will be laid on …
Stake holders, experts and state level policy makers are seeking reforms must to facilitate growth of solar energy sector up to its potential. At a time when India's total installed capacity in solar power generation is just about 1800 mw against the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission's (JNNSM) target of …
Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission has failed to appreciate the country’s solar potential as envisaged in national policy on climate change, according to K. Sivadasan, researcher and renewable energy expert. The policy states that India needs to attain a solar installed capacity of 200 GW by 2050. But need for …
Union Cabinet yet to approve plan; model code of conduct may be announced anytime in states like Rajasthan, making launch difficult The already-delayed launch of phase two of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) may get delayed further. Upcoming Assembly elections, lack of clarity over domestic content (sourcing equipment …
