Policies and Programmes

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) plans to set up a renewable energy standardisation cell. The objective of the cell is to identify the areas in renewable energy where standards need to be […]

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a clarification regarding the compulsory requirements of registration for solar manufacturers under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM). The clarification deals with the […]

Power and renewable energy sectors have been allocated a sum of Rs 220 billion under the union budget for the year 2020-21, which was announced on February 1, 2020. The budget focussed on three key […]

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a clarification for the second phase of its rooftop solar programme under which distribution companies or its authorised agencies will invite expressions of interest for […]

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a notification stating that the deadline for the self-certification of solar inverters has once again been extended by six months from December 31, 2019, to […]

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a clarification for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Uttham Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) programme which states that the distribution companies can pass on the procurement-based […]

The Delhi government has approved a policy for electric vehicles (EVs). The policy mainly focuses on electric two-wheelers, shared transport vehicles such as three-wheelers and buses, and goods carriers or freight vehicles. These vehicles contribute […]

Rajasthan’s recently released Solar Energy Policy, 2019 aims to achieve a target of 30 GW of solar power by financial year 2024-25. Of this, utility-scale solar parks will account for 24 GW, distributed generation 4 […]

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued guidelines for decentralised solar power projects. The new guidelines will apply to distribution companies (discoms)  procuring solar power from decentralised solar power projects of capacity […]

The government of Andhra Pradesh has issued a notification amending the state’s policy for wind, solar and wind-solar hybrid projects, taking away some incentives from the renewable generators. The amendments have changed or cancelled many […]

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has revised its National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy to state that the renewable purchase obligation (RPO) contribution of obligated entities that consume energy from hybrid wind-solar sources must […]

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has announced that interstate transmission system (ISTS) charges and losses on the transmission of electricity generated from solar and wind energy projects will be waived as long as they are […]

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued guidelines to implement Component-C of the KUSUM scheme that aims at promoting grid-connected solar pumps.  Under Component-C, 1 million grid-connected agricultural pumps of individual capacity […]

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has amended its guidelines for the competitive bidding process of solar projects. According to the amended guidelines, in case of a force majeure event, the affected party will be […]

The Karnataka State Solar Policy 2014-21 has been amended for the third time. The amended policy which will come into effect immediately, states that for the promotion of integrated solar parks, the capacity will now be limited […]