MNRE has continued the National Bioenergy Programme for the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The programme has been recommended for implementation in two phases. The Phase-I of the programme has been approved with a budget outlay of Rs 8.58 billion. The National Bioenergy Programme will comprise of three sub-schemes including- waste to energy programme (programme on energy from urban, industrial and agricultural wastes /residues) to support setting up of large biogas, bio compressed natural gas (bioCNG) and power plants (excluding municipal solid waste to power projects); biomass programme (scheme to support manufacturing of briquettes and pellets and promotion of biomass (non-bagasse) based cogeneration in industries) to support setting up of pellets and briquettes for use in power generation and non-bagasse based power generation projects; and biogas programme to support setting up of family and medium size biogas in rural areas.
MNRE issues ALMM List-II for solar cells
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II for solar cells, listing nine domestic manufacturers with a cumulative annual production capacity of 13,067 MW. […]
MNRE issues National Policy on Geothermal Energy
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released the National Policy on Geothermal Energy with the vision of making geothermal energy a key part of India’s renewable energy mix. Among its key goals, […]
SECI floats tender to set up PMU for National Mission on Cleantech Manufacturing
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has floated a tender to select an agency for establishing a programme management unit (PMU) to support the National Mission on Cleantech Manufacturing. Besides the core sectors of […]