The Union Territory of Ladakh will provide 20,000 acres of land at Pang immediately for the establishment of a renewable energy park, while the availability of another 20,000 acres of land at Pang would be […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued revised guidelines allowing thermal generation companies to set up renewable energy generation capacity either on their own or through […]
The prime minister has given approval for the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme to set a higher ethanol price derived from various sugarcane-based raw materials for the upcoming sugar season 2021-22, which runs from December […]
The Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy convened a meeting with senior officials from the central government, central PSUs, renewable energy developers, pumped storage developers, and battery manufacturers to discuss the “Report on […]
The policy for Biomass utilisation for power generation through Co-firing in Coal-based power plants was changed and announced on October 8, 2021, in order to further help the country’s energy transition and reach the aim […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated during his national statement at the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow that India will achieve net-zero emissions by 2070. He presented five targets for India: One, India will […]
The Government of India has identified new areas to achieve higher levels of penetration of renewable energy by proposing certain amendments to the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. The objective will be to enhance demand for […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has revised the terms of reference of National Committee on Transmission (NCT) to fast-track Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) planning and approval process. This revision is expected to ease the […]
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 […]
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