Miscellaneous

The Abraaj Group, a Dubai-based emerging markets buyout firm, has partnered with ENGIE to set up a wind energy platform in India. The partnership aims to address the country’s growing demand for clean energy. To […]

Solar power developers have filed a petition with the Ministry of Power to scrap the clause regarding mandatory approval from the Power and Telecom Coordination Committee (PTCC) for project completion. The petition states that currently […]

A  consortium of 12 British and Indian universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Brunel and Imperial College London has received a grant worth GBP 7 million from the UK government to build five self-sufficient solar-powered buildings in […]

TNERC has rejected petitions regarding the implementation of the must-run status of solar projects in Tamil Nadu from three subsidiaries of the Adani Group. The three subsidiaries are Kamuthi Renewable Energy, Ramnad Solar Power and […]

Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (Hitachi High-Tech) has signed an MoU with CleanMax Solar to tap the Indian solar power market. Under the partnership, the two companies will jointly offer rooftop solar solutions to Japanese companies across India. Hitachi […]

The sale of renewable energy certificates (RECs) increased to 6.48 million in 2016-17, a 31 per cent rise as compared to 4.95 million in 2015-16. The Indian Energy Exchange and Power Exchange India hold auctions […]

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed an android application called the “Solar Calculator” to calculate solar energy. This will help select locations for solar PV projects. The application has been developed by the […]

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras has won the IEEE Spectrum Technology in the Service of Society Award 2017 for its solar-direct current (DC) inverter system. The system uses the micro grid technology, and converts residential […]

The Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI) is developing a solar-wind hybrid technology. As part of this research project, the institute is developing windmills that are 5-125 metres tall. While windmills on small towers will […]

The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for the signing of an MoU on renewable energy between India and Portugal. The MoU, which was signed on January 6, 2017, will help in strengthening […]

As part of its clean energy initiatives, the Indian Navy has installed 18 light weight flexible panels of 300 Watt each on its survey vessel, Sarvekshak. The power generated from the solar system, which has […]

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras has won the IEEE Spectrum Technology in the Service of Society Award 2017, for its solar direct current (DC) inverter system. The system is used for microgrids, wherein it […]

Kalakote-based Rashtriya Rifles, a branch of the Indian Army under the authority of the Ministry of Defence, has installed 40 solar light generating sets in the remote village of Mathiyanigala, Jammu. These solar lights have […]

Japan-based Mitsui Group is looking for an investment opportunity in India’s clean energy sector. This is a part of the $33 billion investment commitment announced by the Japanese government to be made between 2014 and […]

Project developers, policymakers, government officials, manufacturers and suppliers involved in the renewable energy sector believe that the major drawback for the industry is lack of awareness about renewable energy among the general public. In order […]

Schneider Electric India has announced that it has powered more than 2 GW of solar capacity in India through its inverters, transformers and other medium voltage equipment. The company claims that of the country’s cumulative […]

As per the latest data by the MNRE, the total installed solar module manufacturing capacity has increased from 5,848 MW in June 2016 to 8,113 MW in December 2016. The number of companies engaged in […]

The Indian and Norwegian governments have entered into a partnership with the aim of encouraging innovation in the field of renewable energy. As per the agreement, the Research Council of Norway and Department of Science […]

Astudy released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) states that solar tariffs would rise by 10 per cent if the current tax exemptions given to the solar sector were curtailed with the […]