The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the deadline for completing grid-connected solar projects under Component A of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) programme till March 31, […]
As per a recent statement by the Minister of Road Transport and Highways, India is expected to make it mandatory for auto manufacturers to offer vehicles running 100 per cent on bio-fuels in the next […]
The government of Odisha has published its Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy for 2021. The EV policy in Odisha intends to hasten the adoption of electric vehicles, particularly in the categories of electric two-wheelers (E2W), three-wheelers (E3W), […]
Augmenting India’s push for green hydrogen, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has proposed a uniform renewable purchaseobligation (RPO) on distribution licensees, open access consumers and captive power consumers. The said proposal has been issued under the Draft […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking on the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, set a goal of achieving self-reliance in energy by 2047. In addition, he formally announced the launch of the National Hydrogen Mission, which aims […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has launched a loan interest subvention scheme in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the Global Environment Facility to provide financial assistance for innovative waste-to-energy (WtE) based bio-methanation […]
The government of India has announced its intent to make it mandatory for user industries to produce or procure green hydrogen as a part of their operations. The Ministry of Renewable Energy (MNRE) has sent […]
Rajasthan’s government has released the Rajasthan Electric Vehicle Policy, 2021 for adoption of electric vehicles in the state. The state has followed the initiatives under various other states, such as Gujarat, Maharashtra and Delhi among […]
The Union Cabinet has approved a reforms-based and results-linked Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme. The Scheme seeks to improve the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of all discoms/power departments excluding private sector discomsby providing conditional financial […]
The Department of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises has announced that Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India Phase II (FAME II) programme has been extended by two years. […]
The Department of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises has announced amendments to the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India Phase II (FAME II) programme. Moving from a uniform […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the commissioning timelines for solar projects to be developed under Tranche III of the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) programme (Phase-II) by 6 months, that […]
Ministry of power has announced that it will set up a national mission on use of biomass in coal-based thermal plants. This will help address the issue of air pollution arising from stubble burning, which […]
Haryana released guidelines for developing solar parks by private solar power developers without central financial assistance. These solar parks would be developed in line with the MNRE’s guidelines for solar park development. As per the […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable energy has announced that it will soon announce new guidelines for its bioenergy and waste-to-energy projects. These will include revised guidelines for the programmes ‘Programme on Energy from Urban, […]
Under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, the union cabinet has approved the “National Program on Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage”. The program has an outlay of Rs 181 billion and aims to achieve 50 GWh […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued amendments to the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme Phase-II for setting up 12,000 MW grid-connected solar power projects with viability gap funding (VGF) support. […]
Haryana’s New and Renewable Energy Department has released the draft ‘Haryana Solar Power Policy, 2021’ with a big focus on rooftop solar projects and small-scale distributed in addition to utility-scale solar projects and parks. Further, […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued guidelines for implementation of Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme ‘National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules’ for achieving manufacturing capacity of GW-scale. Through this […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has notified an amendment to the draft Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020. The draft rules were originally released on December 31, 2020, under section 176 of the Electricity Act, […]
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