The Rajkot district administration has made it mandatory for all new buildings coming up in the six municipalities and villages falling under the Rajkot Urban Development Authority to install rooftop solar power units. The Rajkot […]
SECI has auctioned 1,000 MW of wind power projects through a reverse competitive bidding mechanism. The total technical bids received aggregated 2,600 MW. The final e-auction was conducted on February 23, 2017, in which Mytrah […]
MNRE has proposed amendments to the guidelines for the implementation of the viability gap funding (VGF) programme, reducing the minimum solar project size in special category states and union territories (UTs) from 10 MW to […]
MNRE has released the draft guidelines for the tariff-based competitive bidding process for solar projects. The key features of the draft proposal include 100 per cent land procurement at the site within three months of […]
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the government’s proposal to enhance the targeted capacity under the Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects from 20,000 MW to […]
The Delhi government has released the Delhi Solar Policy 2016, enforceable from 2016 to 2020. The policy, which is applicable to solar installations of 1 kW or more, focuses on promoting investments under multiple financial […]
SECI has extended the bid submission date for implementing 1,000 MW grid-connected rooftop solar PV project for government buildings in different states/UTs of India under the Capex/ Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) model till March […]
The MNRE is planning to add a fixed-cost component to the tariff for electricity generated from renewable energy sources. The move is aimed at preventing distribution companies from backing down from procuring power generated by […]
The Ministry of Shipping has launched the Green Port Initiative, under which it plans to set up 136.5 MW of solar and wind power projects across 12 major ports in the country. These include 91.5 […]
In tune with the tariff policy announced by the MNRE in 2016, the Karnataka government has amended its 2014-21 solar policy and set an ambitious solar generation target of 6,000 MW by March 2021. The […]
The Union Budget 2017-18 has laid special emphasis on renewable energy development. As compared to the previous year when funds worth Rs 50.36 billion were allocated to the sector, for 2017-18 the allocation to the […]
Consequent to the Cabinet approval dated September 9, 2015, the MNRE has finally released the National Offshore Wind Energy Policy. The policy authorises the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) to conduct the auction of […]
Solar Energy Corporation of India has floated a tender for the selection of developers to set up 100 MW of solar power projects under the domestic content requirement (DCR) category. The capacity will be a […]
Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (Mahagenco) is looking at public-private partnerships and joint venture (JV) routes to add 2.5 GW of grid-connected solar energy capacity in three years. The state power utility already has […]
The environment ministry has given its approval for a wind measurement project in the Gulf of Kutch, near the Gujarat coast. The project will involve survey, investigation, exploration, data acquisition and other related technical studies […]
The government is likely to announce a viability gap funding (VGF) mechanism to help power distribution companies procure wind power. This comes after the government announced a reduction in the AD benefit for wind power […]
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (powergrid) has released a new report that states the investment requirement for developing transmission facilities for the upcoming solar parks in the country. As per the report, Green Energy […]
In the 1,000 MW wind power tender floated by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), bids totalling 2,600 MW have been received by the agency. Companies such as Adani Power, Hero Future Energies, ReNew […]
Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for MNRE’s proposal for the ratification of International Solar Alliance’s (ISA) framework by India. ISA was launched jointly by the Indian and French governments in November 2015 […]
The US government’s development finance institution, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), and the Indian government have launched a $20 million finance initiative to fund renewable energy projects in India. The US-India Clean Energy Finance […]
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